Class B volleyball: Florence, Loyola in semifinals; Eureka goes 1-1, Bigfork 0-1

RONAN — It will be an all-District 6B semifinal at the Western B Divisional volleyball tournament tonight at 6.

Those two teams rolled by 7B foes on Thursday during the opening session.

Florence downed Eureka and Bigfork 3-0 while Loyola bested Thompson Falls 3-1 and Plains 3-0.

The top two teams advance to state.

Florence 3, Eureka 0

Florence dominated net play with 38 kills to 12 for Eureka.

Aces were also a big edge for Florence 10-1.

Elliott Peterson had five kills and four blocks to lead Eureka.

Florence def. Eureka 25-15, 25-21, 25-16

Kills – Eureka 12 (Elliott Peterson 5), Florence 38 (Megan Byrne 13). Blocks – Eureka 9 (E. Peterson 4), Florence 4 (Jessica Dufresne 2). Digs – Eureka 58 (Evynn Anderson 12), Florence 62 (Kristyne Drozdz 22). Assists – Eureka 9 (Courtney Lemer 7), Florence n/a. Aces – Eureka 1 (Lemer), Florence 10 (Dufresne 4).

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Loyola Sacred Heart def. Thompson Falls 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21

Kills – T. Falls 43 (Shey Hannum 15), Loyola 39 (Sierra Tiede 16). Blocks – T. Falls 10 (Hannum 5), Loyola 6 (Tiede 3, Brooke Bezanson 3). Digs – T. Falls 91 (Logan Beckman 22), Loyola 88 (Olivia Round). Assists – T. Falls 35 (Beckman 32), Loyola 39 (Sadie Crippen 24). Aces – T. Falls 2 (Beckman, Megan McKenzie), Loyola 7 (Tiede 4).

Eureka def.

St. Ignatius 3-2

Eureka rallied to win sets four and five to pull out the first-round victory.

The scores: 25-12, 26-28, 25-15, 25-10, 16-14.

Amanda Peterson had 17 kills and two blocks.

Eureka had 117 digs with Evynn Anderson leading the way with 38.

Trinity Lewandowski had five of Eureka’s 12 aces.

Kills – St. Ignatius 38 (Lindsay Johnson 12), Eureka 37 (Amanda Peterson 17). Blocks – St. Ignatius 8 (Johnson 6), Eureka 5 (Elliott Peterson 2, A. Peterson 2). Digs – St. Ignatius 67 (Johnson 14), Eureka 117 (Evynn Anderson 38). Assists – St. Ignatius 23 (Jordyn Eichert 23), Eureka 27 (Courtney Lemer 14). Aces – St. Ignatius 15 (E. Peterson 6), Eureka 12 (Trinity Lewandowski 5).

Florence def. Bigfork 3-0

An early start, didn’t slow down Florence as the Falcons dropped Bigfork 25-10, 25-22, 25-23 in the first match of the day at 10 a.m.

Bigfork had balance with its attack with Marissa Hiza getting six kills and Abbie Fraley and Miranda Campbell both had five.

Hiza also shared the lead in digs with Riey Coleman. Both had six.

“The girls worked hard,” Bigfork coach Melody Strauss said.

“The came out ready to play ... rose to the occassion.”

Bigfork, the fourth seed from District 7B, really pushed the 6B champs — Florence — in the second and third sets.

Bigfork is back in action in a loser-out contest today at 10 a.m. versus St. Ignatius. Bigfork beat St. Ignatius twice during the regular season.

Kills — Bigfork 20 (Marissa Hiza 6, Abbie Fraley 5, Miranda Campbell 5) Florence 36 (Sabrina Hopcroft 16); Blocks — Bigfork 8 (Lana Berg 4), Florence 3 (Megan Kowalski 3); Assists — Bigfork 16 (Kalia Wicklund 16), Florence NA; Digs — Bigfork 31 (Riley Coleman 6, Hiza 6), Florence 60 (Kristyne Drozdz 23); Aces — Bigfork 4 (Berg 2), Florence 7 (Hopcroft 3).

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Thompson Falls def. Ronan

23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22

Kills – Ronan 37 (Kendra Starkel 11), T. Falls 37 (Shey Hannum 15). Blocks – Ronan 12 (Sydnee Clairmont 4, McKenzie Dulmes 4), T. Falls 10 (Autrey Hannum 4). Digs – Ronan 65 (Starkel 27), T. Falls 63 (Logan Beckman 16). Assists – Ronan 25 (Jordyn Clairmont 13), T. Falls 37 (Beckman 35). Aces – Ronan 9 (McKenzie Cates), T. Falls 11 (Sierra Sorlie 4).

Loyola Sacred Heart def. Plains

25-11, 25-19, 25-21

Kills – Plains 12 (Hailey Phillips 5), Loyola 15 (Sierra Tiede 7). Blocks – Plains 5 (Leah Thompson 2, Jessica Thompson 2), Loyola 5 (Tiede 2, Brooke Bezanson 2). Digs – Plains 19 (Kristen Josephson 7), Loyola 38 (Olivia Round 14). Assists – Plains n/a, Loyola 15 (Sadie Crippen 10). Aces – Plains 1 (Phillips), Loyola 14 (Shannon Epaprd 6).