SYLVAN GROVE — Heading southeast for the eight-team Sylvan-Lucas tournament, the Clifton-Clyde volleyball team took first place, going 5-0 and not dropping a single set.
In match one versus Palco, the Eagles won 2-0.
Clifton-Clyde took a dominant set one, 25-6, and took set two with a quick 25-8 win.
In match two versus Natoma, the Eagles won 2-0.
The Eagles took a commanding set one win, 25-7, before completing the sweep with a 25-12 set two win.
Paige Joy led in kills with eight; Camdyn Baker had five; Ellie Wurtz had four; Gracen Sacco and Eden Close had two. Wurtz had six aces; Sacco had three; Close and Baker each had two; Nellie Fahey had one. Sacco led in assists with 13; Tragen Kieffer had one. Scout Skocny and Close led in digs with three; Joy had two; Sacco and Wurtz each had one. Joy had the lone block.
In match three versus host Sylvan-Lucas, the Eagles won 2-0.
CC took a gritty set one win with a 25-22 victory, and took set two with a more comfortable 25-17 win.
Baker led in kills with 10; Wurtz had nine; Joy had eight; Sacco had one. Wurtz and Baker had two aces; Sacco and Joy had one. Sacco led in assists with 23; Joy had two; Baker and Kieffer each had one. Fahey led in digs with eight; Close and Baker had seven; Sacco had six; Joy had four; Skocny, Wurtz, and Addelyn Walter all had three; Joy had three solo blocks; Wurtz and Close had an assisted block.
In match four versus Lakeside, the Eagles won 2-0.
The Eagles carried their momentum out of pool play, taking set one 25-7 from the Knights, before punching their ticket to the first-place match with a 25-13 set two win.
Baker led in kills with 11; Close had six; Wurtz and Joy had two; Sacco had one. Fahey had six aces; Close had two; Sacco and Joy had one. Sacco led in assists with 18; Kieffer had three. Sacco, Skocny, Close, Walter, and Fahey all had three digs; Baker had two; Wurtz, Joy, and Kieffer had one. Close and Joy had a solo block; Wurtz and Kieffer each had an assisted block.
Versus Bennington in the first-place match, the Eagles won 2-0.
Joy led in kills with 11; Wurtz had five; Baker had two; Close had one. Wurtz had two aces; Close had one. Sacco led in assists with 15; Kieffer had three. Sacco led in digs with 10; Close had nine; Wurtz had five; Skocny and Baker each had four; Joy and Fahey each had two; Kieffer had one. Kieffer, Wurtz, Joy, and Close all had an assisted block.
Traveling to Randolph for a triangular with Blue Valley and Frankfort
In match one versus Frankfort, the Eagles lost 2-0.
The Wildcats took set one 25-14, with the Eagles almost taking set two but narrowly falling 25-23.
Paige Joy led in kills with five; Camdyn Baker had four; Gracen Sacco had three; Ellie Wurtz had one. Sacco led in assists with five; Olyvia Sanders, Eden Close, and Nellie Fahey all had one. Sacco and Joy led in digs with seven; Baker had five; Scout Skocny had four; Sanders had two; Sydney Huncovsky had one. Wurtz had two solo blocks; Joy and Close each had one solo block.
In match two versus Blue Valley, the Eagles lost 2-0.
Blue Valley edged out the Eagles in set one, winning 26-24, with Clifton-Clyde dropping set two, 25-21.
Joy led in kills with four; Close had three; Sacco had two; Baker had one. Sacco, Wurtz, Close, and Fahey all had an ace. Sacco and Fahey each had four assists. Joy led in digs with seven; Sacco had four; Skocny and Fahey had two; Wurtz, Close, Tragen Kieffer, and Baker each had one. Joy had a solo block, while Baker and Close had an assisted block.
