Bushland advances to third straight state tournament, top performers
One team from the Texas Panhandle advanced to the state tournament in Garland.
The Bushland volleyball team punched its ticket to the Final Four for the third straight season and will start its journey at 1 p.m. when the Falcons (33-5) face off against Columbus (38-8) in the state semifinals at the Curtis Culwell Center.
The other semifinal is between Gunter (36-7) and Lorena (38-4).
Columbus is the only remaining team in the bracket that the Lady Falcons have not gone head-to-head against this season. Bushland defeated Gunter and lost to Lorena at an early-season tournament back in late August.
The state championship will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday.
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT TOP PERFORMERS
Emma Troxell, Bushland
The junior outside hitter earned Region I-3A tournament MVP honors following her performances this past week over Brock and Holliday. In the win over Brock, Troxell notched 10 kills and three blocks before totaling a team-high 19 kills to pair with five blocks in the win over Holliday on Saturday.
Paris Patterson & Jordyn Gove, Randall
The Randall duo wreaked havoc at the net in the four-set win over Colleyville Heritage in the Region I-5A semifinals. Patterson led the team in kills (18) and digs (21) while Gove finished second in kills (14) with eight digs, three assists and one block. In the loss to Grapevine, Gove led the team with a team-high 20 kills and 15 digs while Patterson ended with 17 kills, 19 digs and two blocks.
Currie Marusak & Jo Moffitt, Amarillo High
Marusak ended her high school career with a 25-kill, 11-dig performance in the five-set loss to Grapevine in the Region I-5A semifinals to end her career as the Lady Sandie all-time kills record-holder (1,524). She will play her collegiate ball at Texas Tech beginning next year. Moffitt set the single-season record for assists in Amarillo High history (1,441) and still has one more season ahead to lead the black and gold after 46 assists in the loss to Grapevine.
Kyndall Ragland, Wildorado
Wildorado's senior outside hitter was a pivotal member of the Lady Mustangs' first-ever regional tournament team and showed up big in the Region I-1A semifinals with a team-high 21 kills and 21 digs to send Wildorado to the Finals against Veribest.
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL RESULTS
CLASS 5A
Grapevine def. Amarillo High 14-25, 28-26, 22-25, 25-21, 15-7
Randall def. Colleyville Heritage 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-23
CLASS 4A
Decatur def. Hereford 25-16, 17-25, 25-22, 25-16
Argyle def. Dumas 25-16, 25-23, 25-21
CLASS 3A
Bushland def. Brock 25-21, 25-5, 25-14
CLASS 1A
Veribest def. Miami 25-15, 25-17, 25-27, 25-12
Wildorado def. Water Valley 7-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-18
REGIONAL FINAL RESULTS
CLASS 5A
Grapevine def. Randall 20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-20
CLASS 3A
Bushland def. Holliday 25-20, 24-26, 25-19, 25-10
CLASS 1A
Veribest def. Wildorado 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 25-13
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Bushland advances to third straight state tournament, top performers
