BURLINGTON — The action was hot and heavy Saturday as three area schools — Iola, Humboldt and Southern Coffey County — ventured north for the Burlington Invitational Tournament.
Iola’s Fillies, after going 2-1 in pool play, wound up finishing fourth after falling to Emporia and Burlington in the medal round.
Humboldt’s Lady Cubs swept through the preliminary round, then won its semifinal match over Burlignton, before falling in the championship match to Emporia.
Southern Coffey County went 1-2 in its pool, then defeated Waverly in the semifinal before falling to Lyndon in the fifth-place match.
THE Fillies defeated Southern Coffey County in a three-set thriller — 23-25, 26-24 and 25-20 — behind the play of Becca Sprague and Lauryn Holloway, each of whom had 11 kills in the match. Sprague also had 13 digs, three blocks and a pair of ace serves.
Iola also defeated Lyndon in straight sets, 25-18 and 26-24.
Sprague had eight kills, five assists, a block and five digs.
Holloway registered 10 digs, while Chloe Sell had eight assists. Jenna Curry had an ace, two kills and seven digs.
The Fillies lost a three-set nailbiter to Humboldt, 25-12, 24-26 and 25-17.
Leading the way for the Fillies were Sprague, who had 10 kills, 12 digs and seven assists. Sell chipped in with eight digs. Holloway had six kills. Aysha Houk had three ace serves.
Jessica Myers paced Humboldt’s attack with six kills, four ace serves and five blocks at the net. Jada Dangerfield added five kills and a pair of aces. Kirstyn Murrow and Kirsten Kobold each had two aces. Murrow and Kenisyn Hottenstein had 12 and 11 set assists, respectively. Murrow also had seven digs. Brooklyn Ellis had six digs.
Tournament champion Emporia dispatched the Fillies in straight sets, 25-10 and 25-16, in the semifinals. Holloway had three kills and Sprague two. Sprague had a team-high six digs and four assists, followed by Gardner with five digs. Holloway also had a block.
The Fillies ended the day with a three-set thriller against Burlington, before Iola fell short, 25-23, 16-25 and 25-21.
Holloway and Sprague pounded home 11 and seven kills, respectively, Houk notched five kills. Holloway had three blocks, Hannah Gardner led with 17 digs, followed by Jenna Curry with 13 and Holloway with 12. Chloe Sell had 10 assists; Sprague had nine.
Iola resumes action Tuesday at home against Prairie View and Anderson County.
