The Road to the KCAC is complete after last night’s volleyball action. West Shamokin finishes the Heritage Conference regular season 16-0 with a 3-0 sweep of Penns Manor. Purchase Line defeated Homer-Center 3-2 and Marion Center swept River Valley 3-0. Both teams finish the regular season with conference records of 12-4 but Purchase Line earns the spot as the number two team from the west by virtue of a tiebreaker. The Red Dragons will take on the top team from the east, Conemaugh Township, a 3-0 winner over Cambria Heights last night.
Marion Center 3, River Valley 0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-22.)
Marion Center stats: Natalie Black:12 kills, 4 blocks; Kieler Elkin: 5 kills, 5 aces; Alivia Ruddock: 8 kills 5 digs; Reagan Mantini: 2 aces, 6 digs, 1 block; Riayn Miller: 1 block; Emma Zamborsky:21 assists.
River Valley stats: Gabriella Underwood: 13 digs; Bella Prenni: 21 digs; Megan Hess: 7 kills; Giada Colient: 6 kills; Gianna Cornman:3 kills and 2 blocks.
Marion Center won the JV game, 2-1. River Valley won the 9th grade game, 2-0 and the 8th grade game, 2-1.
Conemaugh Valley won a five-setter from Northern Cambria, dropping the first and third sets and taking the second, fourth, and fifth. (In her first year as a varsity starter, the Lady Colts’ Ciara McCracken collected her 500th career assist.)
Northern Cambria stats: Ciara McCracken: 2 aces, 14 service points, 2 solo blocks, 37 assists, and 10 digs; Lainey Vasil: 1 ace, 14 kills, and 18 digs; Soph Fry: 35 digs; Alyssa Depetro: 12 kills and 3 solo blocks; Emilee Depetro: 2 aces, 10 service points, 7 kills, and 25 digs; Aadyn Hoover: 1 ace, 6 kills, and 1 solo block; Julie Dumm: 4 kills and 5 digs; Maddie Work: 2 aces and 7 digs; Kayla Formeck: 2 kills and 5 digs. Senior Night congratulations to Emilee Depetro and Julie Dumm!
Northern Cambria swept the 7th grade, 8th grade, and JV matches.
Conemaugh Valley did not provide stats.
Portage beat United 3-2.
Saturday’s Heritage Conference Championship action on “The Road to the KCAC” begins with the two best-of-three semifinals, starting at 5:30, followed by the best-of-five championship. Purchase Line will play Conemaugh Township in the first semifinal, and defending champion West Shamokin will play the Northern Cambria in the second, followed by the championship match.
You’ll see all of the Saturday action on Renda Digital TV.
