Local Volleyball Teams Fight for Playoff Seeding
La Grange
The La Grange volleyball team lost its playoff seeding match Friday with fellow district co-champ Giddings 19-25, 1825, 20-25.
That loss drops La Grange’s overall record to 26-19 and 11-2 in district. The Lady Leps now play Houston North Forest on Monday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Sealy High School in the first round of the 4A playoffs. If La Grange wins that match they would advance to play the Salado/Lampasas winner in the second round.
In Friday’s seeding match, Jena Jobb led in digs with 16 and Maddi Fritz had 15, Hailey Hill 13 and Kylie Trlicek 12. Fritz had five aces, Haylie Cooper four and Hill four. In assists, Fritz had a teamhigh 15 and Hill had 11.
Camille Gonzalez had three blocks and Kylie Trlicek had two.
Flatonia
The Flatonia volleyball team won its postseason play-in game against Louise in four sets Friday to grab the final playoff spot in their district. Flatonia won 25-16, 19-25, 25-19, 25-20. The Lady Bulldogs (14-20) now advance to play Skidmore-Tynan in the first round of the 2A playoffs Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria West High School.
Schulenburg
Schulenburg (27-16 overall) won the District 27-4A title and now advances to the playoffs against Kenedy. The Lady Horns will play that matchTuesday Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. at Nixon-Smiley High School. The winner advances to face the Torndale/Milano winner in the next round.
RTC Beats Fayetteville in Tiebreaker
Round Top-Carmine beat Fayetteville in four sets Saturday in a playoff seeding tiebreaker.
Both teams had finished as co-champs of their district, but Saturday the Cubettes earned the No. 1 seed with a 9-25, 2523, 25-23, 25-11 victory. Mallory Krause had a tripledouble for the Cubettes with 11 kills, 12 digs and 10 assists. Tess Eilers had seven kills, 15 digs and four aces. Kaysie Ward had 11 kills. Jessica Rohde had seven digs.
Jill Eilers had 15 assists and 10 digs for RTC. Maggie Salinas had 22 digs and Kim Rohde had 18 digs.
The Cubettes (21-13) now get a first round playoff bye and advance to play the winner of the Leverett Chapel and Goodrich match in the second round.
Kayme Schley led Fayetteville in Saturday’s match with 10 kills and Brooklyn Jaeger had eight. Tara Vitek and Kynley Hurst each had five kills.
Rylie Dyer had four aces. Jaeger had three blocks. Schley had 19 digs, Hurst had 17 and Dyer had 16. Marissa Rohde had 14 digs. Hurst had 23 assists. Fayetteville fell to 37-6 overall. They begin the playoffs against Dime Box.