Hendrickson, Georgetown, Westlake cruise to first-round volleyball playoff victories
District 23-5A co-champions Hendrickson and Georgetown swept past District 24-5A's Ann Richards and Crockett in area high school volleyball playoffs Monday night at the Delco Center.
On the opening night of the UIL state playoffs, Hendrickson setter Morgan Warren chalked up 37 assists, notched six digs and served three aces to lead Hendrickson past determined Ann Richards 25-14, 25-12, 25-10 and will advance to face Houston Lake Creek, which upset Lake Belton, in the area round later this week.
“We got together as a team — we have a lot of seniors — after the loss Friday night to Georgetown and really wanted to come out and play together as a team," Warren said. "Every match from here on could be the last one and we wanted to stay close and play our hardest."
Warren dished assists to nine different players; Kara Wynn collected 14 kills on 21 swings while Kamea Uitenham added 11 kills.
Hendrickson (32-7) finished the first set on a 10-5 scoring run, then won the second with a 20-6 spurt and jumped to a quick 9-1 lead in the third. Ann Richards, meanwhile, has only three seniors on the roster and the core of its squad are freshmen and sophomores. The Stars (19-11), who went 14-3 in district, were led by freshman Noah Morris' six kills as well as sophomores Greta Urban, Lyla Annen and Jayda Golech.
Meanwhile, Georgetown dominated Crockett 25-7, 25-10, 25-10 powered by a 17-2 run in the first set, an 18-5 run in the second and a 19-6 run in the third. The Eagles had 49 kills in the match compared to Crockett's 10. And the Eagles were playing without 6-foot-5 outside hitter Addison Gaido, who's committed to Texas. Georgetown coach Jenny Richardson said she was resting Gaido; the Eagles will next face the Killeen Ellison-Montgomery winner.
Georgetown libero Raegan Ramirez had four aces and notched 21 digs. Crockett was led by right-side hitter Lola Osaigbovo, who had eight kills and hit .280 for the match.
Around the area
East View sweeps LASA: East View's impressive 25-8, 28-26, 31-29 sweep of LASA continued a strong final seven weeks of the season; the Patriots have now won playoff matches in back-to-back years and went 10-4 down the stretch in District 23-5A. Those only losses were to Georgetown and Hendrickson. The Patriots trailed by three points late in the second set and fought off two set points, while in the third they warded off four set points. Ashlyn Walther fired 22 kills and Maissa Pozo added 11 shots.
Westlake tops Vandegrift: Westlake, which finished third in District 26-6A, closed out the Vipers in four sets behind Lily Davis' 23 kills and 23 digs, Allie Hudgins' 20 kills and 19 digs and Claire Wernli's 10 kills and four blocks. Reese Emerick notched 26 digs and freshman setter Emerson Butler finished with 57 assists. Alex Beauchamp had 15 kills and nine digs for Vandegrift.
Leander falls: District 26-5A champion New Braunfels Canyon swept Leander 25-11, 25-18, 25-14 as nine different Cougars attackers scored.
Rouse sweeps San Antonio Pieper: Rouse got 25 kills from the middle to sweep past Pieper 25-17, 25-20, 28-26 behind 14 kills from Jadyn Wilgus, who hit .440. Naara Tanco added 11 kills and 15 digs, and Savannah Skopal had 35 assists and 20 digs.
Wimberley crushes Gonzales: Laney Hennessee had 14 kills and served nine aces in Wimberley's 25-16, 25-13, 25-7 sweep. Jesse Weeks had 25 assists.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Hendrickson, Georgetown volleyball earn first-round playoff sweeps
