Centre girls defeat Hope
By ROWENA PLETT
Staff writer
The Centre High School volleyball team started out on a high note Saturday at the Herington Invitational by defeating arch-rival Hope.
They lost the first game, 19-25, but won the next two, 25-12 and 25-17 to win the match.
Selena Seifert served for 13 points including four aces. Jackie Klenda delivered 15-of-18 spikes and four kills. Kylie Burhoop had 10-of-11 spikes and three kills. Alyssa Luna was 9-of-12 with six kills and one block.
Alisha Barney and Megan Gutsch each blocked the ball three times.
The other two matches didn't go as well. The Lady Cougars lost to Sacred Heart in two games of 16-25 and to Chase County in two games, 17-25 and 21-25.
Coach Yvonne Burhoop said the team played well.
"We didn't have a lot of unforced errors in the first two matches," she said. "When you have unforced errors, you're giving points away.
"Sacred Heart is tremendous. Even though we didn't win, we did well including excellent blocking. Our coverage was there but Sacred Heart capitalized on our mistakes."
She said Chase County had good, hard servers and the team worked aggressively to respond. She said one time three players were down on the floor digging for the ball.
She is optimistic about upcoming contests.
"The girls are still receptive and that's a plus," she said. "They work hard in practice. If we all keep coming together and are consistent, it will pay off."
Parents' Night is Tuesday with a triangular at CHS. Junior varsity action begins at 4:30 p.m.
Centre Triangular
On Sept. 20, the Lady Cougars hosted White City and Flint Hills Christian of Manhattan.
The team defeated Flint Hills in two games, 25-15 and 25-18, but were defeated by White City, 17-28 and 18-25.
Selena Seifert was leading server for the match, serving for 14 points, two as aces. She also set the ball 39-of-40 attempts, 12 for a kill.
Alisha Barney was a perfect 17-of-17 in spikes, with five kills. Jackie Klenda was 15-of-16 with eight kills, and Alyssa Luna was 15-of-18, with six kills.
White City proved to be a tougher opponent. Centre got off to a good start in the first game with good serving by Kylie Burhoop.
The team led 13-8 at one point before falling behind to lose by eight points.
The girls fell behind early in the second game and were not able to catch up.
Team serving was 17-of-18 and 16-of-18, respectively. Alisha Barney served for 10 points for the match, including two aces.
Luna led in spikes, completing 14 of 17 attempts, including five kills. Burhoop was a perfect 10 with four kills.
Seifert was 40-of-40 in setting, 11 for a kill.
Coach Burhoop said she was pleased with their play.
"We did a lot of good things we had not been doing," she said.
The junior varsity defeated White City in two games, 25-22 and 25-15.
Leann Pankratz served for eight points including two aces, and Samantha Alvarez for seven including three aces.
