James River cruises to quarterfinal victory

Maddie New made 31 assists to help third-seeded James River defeat No. 6 L.C. Bird 3-0 in the Dominion District boys volleyball quarterfinals yesterday.

Drew McLean added eight kills, three digs, a block and an assist for the Rapids.

Andy Putnam totaled 16 digs for the Skyhawks, and Matt Bienvenu contributed four blocks, 12 assists and three digs.

L.C. Bird ------------------------- 16 9 18
James River ------------------------- 25 25 25

Highlights: Shane Farrar (LCB) 6 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Darren Kilby (JR) 7 kills, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 2 digs, 3 aces; Jeremy Herman (JR) 7 kills, 1 block, 2 digs, 4 aces

Records: L.C. Bird 8-12; James River 15-7

Central District

Zach Seymour had 12 kills and 16 assists to lead top-seeded Thomas Dale over No. 4 Prince George. Mason Vivas had nine kills and Donnie Hevener had 10 aces and four kills to lead the Knights.

Prince George ------------------------- 17 11 13
Thomas Dale ------------------------- 25 25 25

Records: Thomas Dale 18-2; Prince George 17-2

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Central Region

No. 3 Prince George swept No. 2 Matoaca to advance to tomorrow's Central District final. For the Royals, Jorden Lykes led with 17 kills, Brittany Johnson had 11 kills, six digs and four aces, Danielle Perry had 17 assists, and Sarah Ham added six kills, four digs and two aces.

Prince George ------------------------- 25 25 25
Matoaca ------------------------- 12 16 23

Top-seeded Colonial Heights held off No. 4 Thomas Dale in three straight sets, advancing the Colonials into the finals.

Thomas Dale ------------------------- 22 13 10
Colonial Heights ------------------------- 25 25 25

Records: Thomas Dale 6-6; Colonial Heights 12-0

VCC quarterfinal

Megan Hutchinson dominated on the back line with 10 aces and the front line with 19 kills to lead Richmond Christian to a 3-1 win over Tidewater Academy. Amber Lachinet supported Hutchinson's efforts with 21 assists and four aces.


Tidewater Academy ------------------------- 9 24 25 20
Richmond Christian ------------------------- 25 26 23 25

Highlights: Megan Hutchinson (TA) 10 aces, 19 kills, 2 blocks, 5 assists; Amber Lachinet (RCS) 4 aces, 21 assists; Hannah Lazar (RCS) 4 kills

Records: Tidewater Academy n/r; Richmond Christian 16-5

LIS quarterfinal

St. Anne's-Belfield's offense was too much for St. Gertrude as the Saints pulled out a 3-1 win over the Gators.

The Gators were led by Haley Metcalfe's four aces, 12 kills and six digs. Sarah Green chipped in nine digs and Sarah-Davis D'LaLonde added three aces, and three blocks.

After dropping the first game to the Saints 29-27, St. Gertrude tied the match at 1 with a 25-23 win. However, after a close 25-22 Game 3, the Saints put the match away with the 25-16 Game 4 victory to advance to the next round.

St. Anne's-Belfield ------------------------- 29 23 25 25
St. Gertrude ------------------------- 27 25 22 16

Records: St. Anne's-Belfield 10-6; St. Gertrude 10-12

Audrey Fain's 13 kills and eight blocks led St. Catherine's to a 3-0 sweep of Steward. Audrey Cote chipped in with 10 assists, two aces and Catharine Cain added 12 digs and seven assists.

Steward ------------------------- 14 22 22
St. Catherine's ------------------------- 25 25 25

Highlights: Blair Oliff (S) 4 kills, 9 digs; Omri Morris (S) 5 kills, 2 blocks; Bren Wilberger (S) 8 digs, 17 assists; Audra Cote (SC) 10 assists, 2 aces; Audrey Fain (SC) 13 kills, 8 blocks; Catharine Cain (SC) 7 assists, 12 digs

Records: Steward 9-10; St. Catherine's 10-7

Jessica Addison made eight kills, six digs and five blocks, but seventh-seeded Trinity Episcopal fell to No. 2 Covenant 3-0. Ashley Fleetwood recorded 12 digs for the Titans, and Bailey Marget added 13 assists and four digs.

No. 7 Trinity Episcopal ------------------------- 13 10 18
No. 2 Covenant ------------------------- 25 25 25

Records: Trinity Episcopal 5-12; Covenant n/r

Collegiate swamped St. Margaret's in the first round of LIS playoffs. Becky Massie had 3 kills, Kalie Newlen had 5 kills and 2 blocks and Nicole Barr had 3 aces and 10 assists to lead the Cougars.

St. Margaret's ------------------------- 15 14 5
Collegiate ------------------------- 25 25 25

Records: Collegiate 18-6; St. Margaret's 2-16