The third-seeded Parry Mc-Cluer High School volleyball defeated No. 6 seed Highland County 3-0 in the Pioneer District quarterfinals on Monday night in Buena Vista.
With the 25-12, 25-13, 25-18 victory, PM (13-10) advanced to face No. 2 seed Narrows on the road in the semifinal round last night.
The Blues served their way past the Rams (7-14) in Monday’s matchup, dialing up 24 aces. Allie Cullen led the way with seven aces, and Presley Camden notched six. PM also got five aces from Josie Martinez, three from Kadence Zollman and a pair from Emory Slagle.
Zollman led PM with eight kills while collecting 10 digs, and Slagle tallied six kills. Cullen posted 12 digs, Martinez had four kills and nine digs, and Jorja Catlett added 13 assists and three kills.
The winner of last night’s semifinal will advance to Thursday’s championship, with the loser taking part in the third-place game. Both of those contests will take place at the highest remaining seed.
For district tournament updates, visit www.thenewsgazette. com, and see next week’s newspaper for the full story.
