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BROOTEN — Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa secured its spot in the Section 6A-South championship match with a convincing victory Friday.
Hosting fifth-seeded Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, top-seeded BBE cruised to a three-set victory, 25-12, 25-19, 25-18.
The Fightings Saints had the early edge in the first set with a 7-4 lead. The Jaguars rattled off the next eight points to go ahead 12-7. Sophomore Kylie Weller scored the last points of the stretch with three consecutive ace serves.
BBE wrapped up the first set by winning the last six points.
Ava Mueller paced the Jaguars with 19 kills along with 13 digs and three ace serves. Weller tallied 36 set assists and 12 digs, and Brooklyn Fischer added eight kills, three ace blocks and nine digs.
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Maddie Luft led the Fighting Saints’ attack with seven kills. She also had 1-1/2 blocks. Olivia Noble put together 24 set assists, and Avery Joyce and Julia Carlson both had nine digs in the loss.
KMS concludes the season with a 12-17 record.
BBE (23-6) faces No. 2 seed Brandon-Evansville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fergus Falls. The Chargers (17-10) advanced with a win over No. 3 Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, 25-19, 25-22, 28-26.
In the North subsection Friday, No. 1 Henning beat No. 5 New York Mills in three sets (26-24, 25-16, 25-22), and No. 3 Breckenridge knocked off No. 2 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in three sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-15). The North sub-section championship is set for 6 p.m. Thursday at Fergus Falls.
The Section 6A championship takes place at 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 5 at Fergus Falls.
Section 6A-South
BBE 3, KMS 0
KMS (12-17) 12 19 18
BBE (23-6) 25 25 25
KMS
Serving (aces): Elsa Gjerde 1, Julia Carlson 1 … Set assists: Olivia Noble 24 … Hitting (kills): Maddie Luft 7, Taylor Haats 6, Shakira Olson 5, Katie Klaphake 5, Noble 1 … Blocking (aces): Luft 1-1/2, Haats 1, Olson 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Avery Joyce 9, Carlson 9, E. Gjerde 7, Josie Gjerde 7, Noble 7
BBE
Serving (aces): Abby Berge 3, Ava Mueller 3, Kylie Weller 3, Anna Jaeger 1 … Set assists: Weller 36, Harley Roering 2, Adley Hagen 1, Mueller 1 … Hitting (kills): Mueller 19, Allison Dingmann 8, Brooklyn Fischer 8, Berge 3, Hagen 3 … Blocking (aces): Fischer 3, Dingmann 2-1/2, Weller 1, Berge 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Mueller 13, Berge 12, Roering 12, Weller 12, Fischer 9, Jaeger 6
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Section 3AA-North
Paynesville 3, ACGC 0
Top-seeded Paynesville cruised to the victory over eighth-seeded Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at Paynesville.
Paynesville is host to Litchfield at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 3AA-North quarterfinals.
Emma Flanders led the Bulldogs with 17 kills and Lexy Frank had seven service aces. Rayna Spanier had 38 set assists and Kaydence Roeske had 10 digs.
For ACGC, Macy Elton had six kills, Alayna Schultz added 14 set assists and six digs and Ruby Kllinger had three kills and three blocks. Mikaili Johnson added seven digs for the Falcons.
ACGC (4-16) 22 13 10
Paynesville (19-5) 25 25 25
ACGC
Serving (aces): none … Set assists: Alayna Schultz 14 … Hitting (kills): Elli Roemeling 4, Mikaili Johnson 3, Ruby Klinger 3, Macy Elton 6, Schultz 2, Taylor Hoekstra 1 … Blocking (aces): Roemeling 1, Klinger 3 … Digs (5 or more): Johnson 7, Schultz 6
Paynesville
Serving (aces): Kyleigh Tangen 1, Emma Flanders 2, Kaydence Roeske 1, Lexy Frank 7, Rayna Spanier 1 … Set assists: Emma Stanley 1, Spanier 38 … Hitting (kills): Tangen 11, Flanders 17, Roeske 9, Frank 3 … Blocking (aces): Maddie Frieler 1-1/2, Tangen 1, Flanders 1, Roeske 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Roeske 10, Stanley 8, Flanders 5
Minnewaska 3, EVW 1
Sixth-seeded Minnewaska surprised third-seeded Eden Valley-Watkins at Eden Valley.
The Lakers’ Haley Shea had 46 set assists, four service aces, three kills and eight digs. Dreya Barsness contributed 16 kills, Dacia Fleury added 14 and Avery Fier had 11 for Minnewaska.
The Lakes play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at second-seeded New London-Spicer. NLS beat seventh-seeded Morris/Chokio-Alberta 25-22, 26-28, 25-23, 25-22.
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Minnewaska (12-14) 25 18 25 25
EVW (16-11) 20 25 18 18
Minnewaska
Serving (aces): Haley Shea 4, Haillie Schultz 2, Emma Poegal 2, Dreya Barsness 1, Dacia Fleury 1 … Set assists: Shea 46, Avery Fier 1, Fleury 1, Barsness 1 … Hitting (kills): Barsness 16, Fleury 14, Fier 11, Miaya Guggisberg 6, Shea 3 … Blocking (aces): Guggisberg 2, Fier 2, Fleury 1, Barsness 1 … Digs (5 or more): Fier 12, Fleury 8, Shea 8, Barsness 7, Schultz 6, Brooklyn Meyer 5
EVW
Stats not available
Litchfield 3, West Central 1
No. 4 Litchfield prevailed over No. 5 West Central Area at Litchfield.
Olivia Holmgren led the Dragons in set assists (37) and ace serves (four) while also scooping up 18 digs. Greta Hansen had a team-high 18 kills, and Izzy Pennertz finished with 11 kills and four ace blocks.
Litchfield advances to the 3AA-North quarterfinals to play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at top-seeded Paynesville.
West Central (18-10) 24 20 25 23
Litchfield (16-12) 26 25 23 25
West Central
Stats not available
Litchfield
Serving (aces): Olivia Holmgren 4, Morgan Falling 4, Grace Holmgren 3, Ciarra Resmen 2, Grace Braaten 1 … Set assists: O. Holmgren 37, Resmen 1, Falling 1, Anna Sorgatz 1 … Hitting (kills): Greta Hansen 18, Izzy Pennertz 11, Falling 7, Asha Ehlers 4, O. Holmgren 2 … Blocking (aces): Pennertz 4, Falling 1, Hansen 1 … Digs (5 or more): Braaten 29, O. Holmgren 18, Falling 18, G. Holmgren 8, Ehlers 8, Sorgatz 6
Section 3AA-South
Montevideo 3, JCC 2
Seventh-seeded Montevideo surprised second-seeded Jackson County Central at Jackson.
Montevideo advances to play at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Windom in the 3AA-South quarterfinals. Windom, the third seed, beat sixth-seeded Fairmont 25-15, 25-21, 25-8.
Montevideo (5-16) 15 25 25 13 19
JCC (18-12) 25 17 13 25 17
Section 3A-North
Wabasso 3, RCW 1
The fourth-seeded Wabasso Rabbits beat No. 5 Renville County West at Wabasso.
Wabasso plays at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday against top-seeded Minneota in the 3A-North quarterfinals at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
For RCW, Avery Roxberg had 12 kills and three blocks and Rachel Jakel added 10 kills and 19 digs. Johanna Braun had 46 set assists and Ellie Wulf chipped in with 22 digs for the Jaguars, who finish with a 15-12 record.
RCW (15-12) 21 25 21 20
Wabasso (18-7) 25 22 25 25
RCW
Serving (aces): Holly Hinderks 2, Rachel Jakel 1, Ellie Wulf 1, Laila Ridler 1, Alexis Navarro 1 … Set assists: Johanna Braun 46, Hinderks 2, Wulf 1, Ridler 1 … Hitting (kills): Jakel 16, Avery Roxberg 12, Hinderks 10, Wulf 5, Coraley Bryan 5, Braun 1 … Blocking (aces): Roxberg 3, Bryan 3, Hinderks 2 … Digs (5 or more): Wulf 22, Jakel 19, Navarro 16, Ridler 13, Hinderks 12, Braun 11
Wabasso
Stats not available
MACCRAY 3, YME 1
Ranked No. 2 in the Section 3A-North bracket, MACCRAY won its playoff opener in four sets over No. 7 Yellow Medicine East at Clara City.
The Wolverines take on No. 3 Canby at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. The winner plays in the Section 3A-North championship at 7:30 p.m. Thursday back at SMSU.
The Sting finish the season 7-17.
YME (7-17) 21 14 25 22
MACCRAY (20-10) 25 25 21 25
Canby 3, LQPV 1
Sixth-seeded Lac qui Parle Valley’s season came to a close in a four-set loss at third-seeded Canby.
The Eagles wrap up the season with a 13-9 record.
The Lancers face second-seeded MACCRAY at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
LQPV (13-9) 20 14 25 17
Canby (16-14) 25 25 23 25
Minneota 3, Dawson-Boyd 0
Top-seeded Minneota swept eighth-seeded Dawson-Boyd at Minneota.
Minneota plays fourth-seeded Wabasso at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. It’s the 3A-North quarterfinals.
Dawson-Boyd (8-18) 11 13 5
Minneota (28-3) 25 25 25
