NEODESHA — Humboldt High’s volleyball season is reaching its crescendo at the perfect time.
The Lady Cubs picked up two more match wins Tuesday, sweeping past Caney Valley and host Neodesha to stay perfect in the Pioneer League.
The victories give Humboldt nine wins in its last 10 matches and 10 of its last 13, with the only losses going to Class 5A power Emporia and Class 3A’s top- ranked Royal Valley.
Tuesday’s 25-20 and 25-12 wins over Caney and 25-20 and 25-16 wins over Neodesha give the Lady Cubs a 3-0 league mark.
“We came out a little slow in the first set with Caney, but battled through and found a way to win,” Lady Cub head coach Terry Meadows said. “With Neodesha, I was pleased with our serves. We were able to put pressure on them and we played some great defense.”
Leading the way against the Bullpups were Kirstyn Murrow with six kills, 10 assists and two digs. Jessica Myers added five kills, an ace and two digs. Jada Dangerfield also had five kills to go with three digs and two aces. Kenisyn Hottenstein had 12 set assists and two aces. Brooklyn Ellis also had two aces to go with five digs.
Humboldt spread the wealth in the win over the Bluestreaks, with six players earning at least two kills in the match.
Myers had three kills, four blocks and seven digs. Dangerfield had two kills, two blocks and eight digs, Kady Hart and Karley Wools each added three kills and a block. Murrow had four kills, two aces, 10 assists and three digs. Nautianna Goforth also had three kills.
