It’ll be an all I-70 Conference matchup Thursday, Oct. 23 when Santa Fe takes on Crest Ridge for the Class One, District 14 Volleyball title in action being hosted this week by Sweet Springs.
Wednesday evening’s semifinal round saw the top-seeded and defending tournament champion Chiefs first fight off Concordia in three sets, defeating them 25-21, 25-23 and 25-15. That preceded third-seeded Crest Ridge knocking off second-seeded Northwest of Hughesville in the other matchup in four sets, 25-22, 26-24, 17-25 and 25-23.
In the opening match, the Orioles were very competitive during the first set, leading early 7-2 and 10-5. Chief Jacey Wilsie then served for six straight points to put Santa Fe on top,12-10 as they held the upper hand the rest of the way. In the next set, Concordia trailed 18-10 before making things very close by going on a 13-5 run to tie the score at 23. Santa Fe then recovered in time to knock home the next two points and win, 25-23. The final set saw the Chiefs win in more comfortable fashion as they took advantage of a couple of four-point outbursts to eventually earn a 25-15 victory for themselves. With the win, Santa Fe improved to 16-9-4 on the season while Concordia ended the year at 15-12-4.
The nightcap saw Crest Ridge avenge the four-set loss they suffered at home to Northwest less than a week and a half ago by beating the Mustangs in four this time around. The first round went to Crest Ridge who took advantage of a seven-point explosion to turn a 12-9 deficit into a 16-12 lead before going on to win, 25-22. In the next set, the Cougars coughed up an 11-4 lead and actually trailed 23-22 before they regrouped with four of the next five points to wind up on top, 26-24.
The third stanza was claimed by Northwest, 25-17 with the Mustangs ahead there from beginning to end. Crest Ridge then closed out the action by trailing early in the fourth set, 9-5 before rallying to tie the score at 10. Down the stretch, the two sides traded the lead back and forth until the Lady Cougars went on a late, 5-1 run to earn another come from behind victory for themselves, this time by the score of 25-23. Heading into tonight’s championship match, Crest Ridge boasts a record of 21-13-1 while Northwest wrapped up their campaign at 21-9-2.
Coverage of the Class One, District 14 Title game will begin at 5:50 p.m. on KMMO-FM 102.9 and online at KMMO.com.
Other results from Wednesday’s district volleyball action include:
Class One, District Five (at Calvary Lutheran, Jefferson City)
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) Calvary Lutheran vs 4) Columbia Christian Fellowship
2) Otterville vs 3) Columbia Independent
Class One, District 13 (at Lincoln)
1) Osceola 3, 4) Smithton 1
2) Sacred Heart 3, 3) Lincoln 1
Thursday’s Final:
1) Osceola vs 2) Sacred Heart
Class One, District 14 (at Sweet Springs; games on KMMO)
1) Santa Fe 3, 4) Concordia 0
3) Crest Ridge 3, 2) Northwest (Hughesville) 1
Thursday’s Final:
1) Santa Fe vs 3) Crest Ridge
Class One, District 15 (at Northland Christian)
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) Northland Christian vs 4) Faith Christian Academy
2) Wellington-Napoleon vs 3) KC Lutheran
Class Two, District 7 (at Russellville)
5) Russellville 3, 4) Tipton 0
2) Cole Camp 3, 7) New Bloomfield 0
3) Stover 3, 6) Eugene 0
Saturday’s Semifinals:
1) Fatima vs 5) Russellville
2) Cole Camp vs 3) Stover
Class Two, District 13 (at Lafayette County)
1) Lafayette County 3, 4) St Paul Lutheran 1
2) Lone Jack 3, 3) Cass Sherwood 0
Saturday’s Final:
1) Lafayette County vs 2) Lone Jack
Class Two, District 15 (at Lawson)
1) Lawson 3, 4) South Harrison 0
2) Carrollton 3, 3) Trenton 0
Saturday’s Final:
1) Lawson vs 2) Carrollton
Class Three, District 7 (at Hallsville)
5) Southern Boone 3, 4) Kirksville 0
3) Hallsville 3, 6) Centralia 0
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) Boonville vs 5) Southern Boone
2) Tolton Catholic vs 3) Hallsville
Class Three, District 8 (at Eldon)
4) School of the Osage vs Blair Oaks
(winner to face 1) Helias Catholic on Saturday)
3) California vs 6) Versailles
(winner to face 2) Eldon on Saturday)
Class Three, District 13 (at Knob Noster)
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) Nevada vs 5) Warsaw
2) Clinton vs 3) Harrisonville
Class Three, District 15 (at Excelsior Springs)
Thursday Semifinals:
1) Oak Grove vs 5) Richmond
2) Odessa vs 3) Excelsior Springs
Class Three, District 16 (at Bishop LeBlond, St Joseph)
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) Savannah vs 4) Maryville
2) Chillicothe vs 3) Bishop LeBlond
Class Four, District 7 (at St Teresa’s Academy, KCMO)
1) St Michael the Archangel 3, 8) Grandview 0
2) St Teresa’s Academy 3, 7) Raytown 0
Thursday’s Semifinals:
1) St Michael the Archangel vs 5) Pleasant Hill
2) St Teresa’s Academy vs 3) Belton
Class Five, District 5 (at Blue Springs South)
1) Grain Valley vs 8) Rolla
4) Columbia Hickman vs 5) Columbia Battle
2) Columbia Rock Bridge vs 7) Blue Springs South
3) Waynesville vs 6) Smith-Cotton