The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Bluejays advanced to a District Final by beating Wakefield 3-0 on Monday and Wisner-Pilger 3-2 on Tuesday in Sub District C2-3 action at Pender.
GACC dominated the Trojans 25-7 in set one, 25-11 in set two, and 25-10 in set three.
Maddie Knobbe finished with 9 kills while Morgan Bracht and Katie Steuter totaled 14 and 13 digs, respectively. Breanne Kreikemeier added 9 digs while Sarah Arduser recorded 7. Kali Stratman dished out 16 set assists.
The Gators nabbed set one from the Bluejays 25-22. GACC won sets two and three 25-13 and 25-22 before Wisner-Pilger won set four 27-25. The Bluejays took set five 15-8.
Knobbe led the way with 15 digs while Kreikemeier registered 13 kills and 17 digs. Steuter recorded 10 kills and 41 digs. Bracht added 35 digs while Kate Knobbe posted 18. Arduser notched 12 while Stratman totaled 9 digs and 27 set assists. Sara Wordekemper compiled 12 set assists.
I thought the Gators might beat GACC, but the Bluejays rose to the occasion in the fifth set and put it away early.
GACC went up 5-0 in the fifth and decisive set, and that was the difference.
The Bluejays (28-2) take on Hartington Cedar Catholic (22-8) in the C2-2 District Final at Norfolk High Thursday night.
The two teams met twice in the regular season. GACC won 3-1 at Hartington Cedar Catholic on October 1st, and the Trojans returned the favor in the Mid-State Conference Championship match on Thursday, winning 3-2.
The Bluejays are pretty much in to the state tournament win or lose, and Hartington Cedar Catholic could still get in with a loss, but it would be tougher for them.
This match is important for GACC in terms of avenging a loss. The Bluejays don't want to head into the state tournament having lost to this team twice within a week. That would not be good for mental reasons should the two teams play again at state.
This match has a lot of meaning to GACC in terms of pride. The Bluejays want to win to get payback on the Trojans, and secure the No. 1 seed at the state tournament.
GACC is definitely capable of winning a state championship, and winning these types of matches could go a long ways in helping the Bluejays win tough matches at state.
Both of these teams are good, and I expect quality volleyball to be played Thursday night.
The atmosphere should be electric for what should be a great match.
I look for both cheering sections to really cheer hard for their respective team, and for the student sections to battle things out with different chants.
First serve is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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