Sackett, Flathead pound Capital
HELENA - Hannah Sackett had 11 kills, 11 digs and served seven aces as the Flathead Bravettes swept Western AA foe Helena Capital 25-14, 25-21, 25-14 on Friday.
Danika Johnson added seven kills and Sarah Aylor had 11 digs.
"Danika had a very good night offensively. They couldn't stop her. She was hitting quicks all over the place. It was really fun to watch," said Flathead coach Leon Wilcox.
"Our passing was dynamite tonight," he added.
"It wasn't by any means a perfect game, but the momentum we had, the aggressiveness we brought to the game was nice. Our block was pretty solid and our back row really picked up the ball," he said.
"I really think that Emma Lawrence-Yee and Sarah Aylor really got it done in the back row. They worked together really well. They did great."
"We just looked a lot sharper than we did on Tuesday, lot more energy, lot more intensity. (The Bravettes) took control of their own game tonight, which is an important step."
Kills - Flathead 32 (Hannah Sackett 11), Capital 26 (Kaci Matthies 8, Kylie Schweitzer 6), Assists - Flathead 28 (Emily Russell 17), Capital 20 (Emily Burk 20); Blocks - Flathead 7 (Timi Severson 4), Capital 5 (Kyla Crisp 3, Kelsey Robertson 2), Digs - Flathead 43 (Sackett 11, Sarah Aylor 11), Capital 43 (Robertson 13, Crisp 12); Aces - Flathead 10 (Sackett 7), Capital 1 (Whitney Rau).
Libby 3,
Bonners Ferry 1
LIBBY - Libby rallied in the fourth set to defeat Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 25-15, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24 in a nonconference match.
Libby (2-3 overall) trailed in the fourth set 24-21.
Alex Kulbeck and Kim Tangen both had seven kills to lead Libby's attack. Kulbeck led in blocks with four.
"We're still a little bit on the roller coaster ride," Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston said.
"They're getting better at working out of it, getting more confident. It was a good team effort tonight."
Kills - Bonners Ferry NA (Miranda Stippich 10, Markayle Accord 10), Libby 24 (Alex Kulbeck 7, Kim Tangen 7); Blocks - Bonners Ferry NA (NA), Libby 6 (Kulbeck 4, Becky Boulware 2); Assists - Bonners Ferry NA (Ivy Dirks 26), Libby 20 (Lexie Hageness 18); Aces - Bonners Ferry (Accord 3, Olivia Lang 3), Libby 10 (Chelsea Bowe 3, Boulware 3); Digs - Bonners Ferry NA (Stippich 6), Libby 35 (Lauren Wettrecht 11).
FV Home School 3, Helena Home
School 0
HELENA - Flathead Valley Home School defeated Helena Home School 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 at the Rams Invitational.
That contest was a conference match.
FVHS also beat both Pullman Christian and Yellowstone County Christian Home School 2-0 in tournament play.
Kills - FVHS 28 (Mariah Burden 9); Blocks - FVHS (Burden, Lindsey Ehlers 1); Digs - FVHS (Shelby Lucht 10); Assists - FHVS 20 (Lucht 8, Shelby Sladek 8); Aces - FVHS 12 (Sladek 7)