Adena & Westfall Volleyball On Collision Course For Final 4 Bid
Presented By Atomic Speedway
SVC volleyball rivals Adena and Westfall will meet for a third time this season to decide which team will head to the OHSAA State Final Four at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.
Both teams advanced with Division 3 Regional Semifinal wins Thursday at Logan High School.
Watch (below) the final plays of both matches with post-match player comments from Makaela Lovely, Ellie Harper and Hannah Burns of Adena along with Claire Latham and Marissa Mullins of Westfall.
The #3 state ranked (24-2) Adena Warriors swept #9 ranked (24-3) Fort Frye in straight sets (25-19, 25-14, 25-22) while the #13 state ranked (22-4) Westfall Mustangs took down (21-4) Wheelersburg (29-27, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21).
The Warriors and Mustangs will play for the Regional Championship at 2pm Saturday, November 6th at Logan.
(24-2) Adena beat (22-4) Westfall twice during the regular season, (3-1) at Westfall in their first match and (3-0) at Frankfort for their second match.
But, in tournament time, the records go out the window as they meet again for the biggest prize of the season.
In Adena’s win over Fort Frye, the Warriors fell behind 9-5 in Set #1, but rallied to take a 14-13 lead that they never relinquished in their 25-19 win. Set #2, Adena never trailed in a 25-14 win for a (2-0) match lead. Set #3 was much closer, with Adena getting a 16-11 lead, but then was outscored 7-0 by the Cadets, who took an 18-16 lead over the Warriors. Adena briefly took the lead back at 19-18, only to see themselves behind at 20-19 and 21-20 before tying the score at 21-21. From there, the Warriors went on a 4-1 run for the 25-22 win and the three set sweep.
In Westfall’s win over Wheelersburg, the Mustangs jumped out early to leads of 6-1 and 7-2, only to find themselves behind 19-13. Westfall battled back as both teams traded points in the late going, with Westfall staving-off three set points to take a 29-27 win. Set #2 watched Wheelersburg slip away from a 19-19 tie for a 25-20 win to even the match at (1-1). Westfall won the pivotal Set #3, breaking away from the Pirates at 21-21 for a 25-21 win and a (2-1) lead in the match. Set #4 never saw Westfall trail, grabbing leads of as many as six points on several occasions before closing with a 25-21 win for the (3-1) match victory.
