ST. PAUL — Marmaton Valley Junior High’s volleyball team went 2-1 Monday to take third place at a St. Paul tournament.
The Wildcats opened with a 25-10 and 25-12 win over Oswego.
Shelby Sprague paced the victors with 20 points and seven aces. Lexi Lowder followed with seven points, four aces and a kill. Dani Deer had five points, Braelynn Sutton notched two points, two aces and a kill. Khiana Haynes had a point, a spike and two kills. Jacee Mattox had a point, an ace and a kill.
Host St. Paul defeated Marmaton Valley, 25-18 and 25-23, in the second match.
Sprague had eight points for the Wildcats, followed by Sutton’s five points, four aces and a kill. Deer had four points, three spikes, two kills and an ace. Lowder had three points and two kills; Haynes had three points and an ace.
Marmaton Valley rebounded to knock off Chetopa, 25-11 and 25-9, in the third-place match.
Sutton led the way with 13 points and 10 aces. Haynes had five points and three aces. Lowder, Mattox and Sprague each had four points. Lowder also had an ace and a kill, while Sprague and Mattox added two aces and one ace, respectively. Deer had three points with a kill.
“I’m really proud of the girls,” Marmaton Valley head coach Brenda Mills said. “We had good energy all night long.”
The Wildcats will wrap up the 2020 season Thursday at home against Crest.
