Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
Pontiac's Alexix Legner tries to block a kill from St. Joseph-Ogden's Emerson Williams. Williams led SJO offensive effort with ten kills in the conference loss on their home court.
Area volleyball scores
• Pontiac 2, St. Joseph-Ogden 0 25-20, 33-31 The Spartans battled desparately to hold off the Indians in the second set and push a third-set decider, but came up short. Hadley McDonald led the team defensively with ten digs and Ava Alexander finished with nine of her own. Emerson Williams delivered ten kills while Addi Stevens and Vivian Smith chipped in six more each. Megan Kearney distributed 22 passes.
• Central Catholic 2, Rantoul 0
25-12, 25-17 Kampbell Niepagen led the way for the Lady Saints with ten kills. Kendall Fair finished with 18 of the team's 25 assists.
• Westville 2, Oakwood 0
25-10, 33-31 • Mahomet-Seymour vs Taylorville
not reported • Unity 2, Prairie Central 0
not-reported
Other scores from around the state
• Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 2, Decatur Unity Christian 1 17-25, 25-23, 25-20 Cameron Brown led the Lions with 12 kills, three blocks and 10 digs in the loss to the state-rank Knights.
• Alleman 2, Geneseo 0
25-20, 25-21 • Carterville 2, Harrisburg 0
25-18, 25-12 • Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 2, Chrisman 1
25-12, 20-25, 25-19 • Georgetown-Ridge Farm 2, Schlarman 1
25-15, 19-25, 25-20 • Huntley 2, Jacobs 1
25-14, 25-19, 25-12 • Illinois Valley Central 2, Bloomington 0
25-18, 25-15 • Maroa-Forsyth 2, Pleasant Plains 1
25-21, 26-28, 25-19 • Mater Dei 2, Mascoutah 1
26-24, 20-25, 25-15 • Illini West 2, Mercer County 0
25-21, 25-21 • Paris 2, Mt Carmel 1
23-25, 25-23, 25-15 • Providence St. Mel 2, Ellison 0
25-15, 25-15 • Quincy 2, Sterling 0
25-17, 25-21 • Warsaw 2, Payson-Seymour 0
25-19, 26-24
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