Rebounding from a loss in the first set, the Santa Fe Chiefs recovered in time to win the next three and defeat Concordia, 3-1 on Thursday, Oct. 24 in the Class One, District 14 Volleyball Championship that was held on the Orioles’ floor.
Santa Fe beat Concordia for the second time in the three matches they’ve had against each other in the past 12 days.
Midway through the opening set, the Orioles scored eight straight points to turn a 10-7 deficit into a 15-10 lead before going on to win, 25-19. After that, Santa Fe slowly began to take control, breaking a 7-7 tie to earn the second set, 25-21.
Sets three and four saw a very deep Santa Fe squad wear Concordia down as they led most of the way the last half of the match to close it out, 25-19 and 25-19.
The victory improves the Chiefs to 21-9 on the year while the Orioles end up 22-11-1. It marks Santa Fe’s fifth district crown over the past six seasons and their 14th in the last 17 years. Concordia was seeking their first district championship since 2009, but instead saw their volleyball hopes ended by Santa Fe for the 11th time in the last 15 seasons.
Santa Fe now plays at home next Thursday night in the Class 1 Sectionals when they meet Osceola, who won the District 13 Tournament at Lincoln last evening with a straight-set victory over Appleton City/Montrose.
Other district scores and the upcoming schedule for other area district tournaments include:
Class Five, District Five (at Helias Catholic)
Saturday:
2) Battle vs 7) Smith-Cotton
Class Four, District Seven (at Belton)
1) Belton 3, 5) Warrensburg 1
Class Three, District Seven (at Centralia)
1) Southern Boone 3, 4) Boonville 0
Class Three, District 15 (at Excelsior Springs)
Monday:
1) Odessa vs 2) Oak Grove
Class Two, District Seven (at Stover)
1) Stover 3, 5) Russellville 0
2) Cole Camp 3, 6) Calvary Lutheran
Tuesday:
1) Stover vs 2) Cole Camp
Class Two, District 13 (at Adrian)
Saturday:
1) Lone Jack vs 2) Adrian
Class Two, District 15 (at Lafayette County)
Monday:
1) St Paul Lutheran vs 2) Lafayette County
Class One, District 5 (at Tipton)
Monday:
1) Tipton vs 3) Northwest (Hughesville)
WEEK NINE FOOTBALL
KMMO’s broadcast schedule for Friday Night Football includes these matchups:
On KMMO AM 1300, the Marshall Owls will host the Smith-Cotton Tigers, with both teams looking for a momentum boost heading into their district tournaments. Both squads are currently 1-7 and ranked seventh in their district.
On KMMO-FM 102.9, it’s a rare Lewis and Clark matchup as two of the league’s remaining 11-man teams face off in Huntsville when Salisbury visit Westran. Both squads already have a win over Scotland County.
Our web-exclusive game features the Cole Camp Bluebirds visiting the Adrian Blackhawks.
All games have pregame at 6:40 p.m., with kickoff at 7 p.m. After our Game of the Week on FM 102.9, we’ll have the Pigskin Postgame as coaches are encouraged to call in and highlight their players’ performances.
Other Week Nine matchups include:
MRVC East
Holden at Knob Noster
Carrollton at Lafayette County
Richmond at Lexington
MRVC West
Clinton at Center
Odessa at Harrisonville
Warrensburg at Oak Grove
Central State Eight
Linn at Harrisburg
Fayette at Russellville
South Callaway at Tipton
Grand River East
THE BELL GAME: Brookfield at Marceline
Polo at Maysville
West Central Football League
Windsor at Crest Ridge
Cass Midway at Lincoln
Clarence Cannon Conference
Macon at Monroe City
Midland Empire
Chillicothe at St Joseph Benton
Tri-County Conference
Eldon at Boonville
11-man Non-Conference
KIPP Legacy at Lone Jack
Moberly at Orchard Farm
Nevada at Pleasant Hill
Central Rivers I-70
Orrick at St Paul Lutheran
Sweet Springs at Santa Fe
Concordia at Wellington-Napoleon
Central Rivers South
Hardin/Norborne Central at Northwest (Hughesville)/Otterville
Braymer/Breckenridge at Slater
Central Rivers North
Schuyler County at Paris
North Shelby at Southwest Livingston
8-man Non-Conference
BKN Thunder at Knox County
BOYS’ SOCCER
Kirksville 7, Boonville 0
Capital City 5, Warrensburg 0
Moberly 1, Fulton 0
Harrisonville 5, Odessa 4
Sacred Heart 8, Cole Camp 0
Smith-Cotton 5, Oak Grove 0
Stover 2, La Monte 1
Marshall 7, Tolton Catholic 1
Friday:
Pleasant Hill at Sacred Heart
Iberia at Smithton