Grandview edges Eisenhower for title

YAKIMA — After 12 hours of tournament competition, Grandview and Eisenhower took the championship of the SunDome Volleyball Festival down to just a few minutes.

And the Greyhounds owned those minutes.

Carrie Johnston of Eisenhower hits the ball during the Cadets match against South Kitsap in the SunDome Volleyball Festival Saturday, September 13, 2008. (Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic)

Closing the third and deciding game with a 5-1 run, Grandview outlasted the Cadets 25-18, 22-25, 15-10 to capture the title in the 32-team tourney Saturday night.

Grandview’s power tandem of seniors Kinzi Poteet and Sydney Mottice did just enough to offset a big floor game for Eisenhower junior Tori Fisher, who put down 18 kills in the title match.

Poteet, last year’s CWAC player of the year, used a kill and block to highlight a late 5-0 run in the opening game.

But the Cadets rallied back in the second as Fisher collected nine of her kills and had two aces. Sophomore teammate Shelby Fitterer produced four kills in the second game, including the final point.

The final game to 15 went back and forth with Grandview holding a 10-9 lead before the state’s top-ranked Class 2A team closed with its finishing rush.

Poteet and Mottice combined for 95 kills, 35 blocks and 107 digs for the day.

Grandview, Eisenhower and West Valley all won their pools in the morning and early afternoon. The Greyhounds defeated West Valley in the championship quarterfinals, then swept North Mason in the semifinals.

Eisenhower swept North Central 25-20, 25-17 in its quarterfinal, and then rallied to oust Cedar Park Christian 14-25, 25-19, 15-11 in the semis to reach the final.

West Valley’s only loss for the day was to Grandview. East Valley finished second to the Rams in pool play and won the bracket for No. 2 seeds.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Pool play

Pool A: 1, Eisenhower; 2, Centralia; 3, Wapato; 4, South Kitsap.

Pool B: 1, Grandview; 2, Southridge; 3, Cedarcrest; 4, Hoquiam.

Taylor Herrick of West Valley sets the ball during the Rams' match against King's during the SunDome Volleyball Festival Saturday, September 13, 2008. (Andy Sawyer/Yakima Herald-Republic)

Pool C: 1, Holy Names; 2, Ridgefield; 3, Ellensburg; 4, Sedro-Woolley.

Pool D: 1, North Mason; 2, Enumclaw; 3, Moses Lake; 4, Quincy.

Pool E: 1, West Valley; 2, East Valley; 3, King’s; 4, Bremerton.

Pool F: 1, Hockinson; 2, Castle Rock; 3, Oak Harbor; 4, Toppenish.

Pool G: 1, Cedar Park Christian; 2, Ballard; 3, Redmond; 4, Prosser.

Pool H: 1, North Central; 2, Goldendale; 3, Davis; 4, Othello.

Bracket play

No. 1 seeds — First round: Grandview d. West Valley 25-17, 25-20; North Mason d. Holy Names 25-17, 23-25, 17-15; Eisenhower d. North Central 25-20, 25-17; Cedar Park Christian 25-17, 25-22. Consolation: West Valley d. Holy Names 25-19, 25-20; Hockinson d. North Central 25-21, 25-23. Semifinals: Grandview d. North Mason 25-14, 25-13; Eisenhower d. Cedar Park Christian 14-25, 25-19, 15-11. Championship: Grandview d. Eisenhower 25-18, 22-25, 15-10.

No. 2 seeds — First round: Southridge d. Ridgefield 25-11, 25-19; Goldendale d. Castle Rock 25-18, 32-30; East Valley d. Ballard 25-18, 25-15; Enumclaw d. Centralia 25-9, 25-11. Consolation: Ridgefield d. Castle Rock 16-25, 26-24, 15-11; Centralia d. Ballard 28-26, 25-21. Semifinals: Southridge d. Goldendale 25-17, 18-25, 15-7; East Valley d. Enumclaw 18-25, 25-18, 20-18. Final: East Valley d. Southridge 25-20, 25-22.

No. 3 seeds — First round: King’s d. Wapato 25-16, 25-11; Ellensburg d. Davis 25-20, 25-22; Oak Harbor d. Cedarcrest 25-19, 25-17; Moses Lake d. Redmond 25-17, 23-25, 15-12. Consolation: Davis d. Wapato 25-13, 25-16; Cedarcrest d. Redmond 17-25, 25-22, 15-10. Semifinals: King’s d. Ellensburg 19-25, 25-23, 18-16; Moses Lake d. Oak Harbor 23-25, 25-22, 15-10. Final: King’s d. Moses Lake 23-25, 25-10, 15-12.

No. 4 seeds — First round: South Kitsap d. Quincy 25-22, 25-16; Sedro-Woolley d. Bremerton 25-11, 21-25, 15-7; Prosser d. Othello 25-23, 25-15; Toppenish d. Hoquiam 25-14, 25-18. Consolation: Quincy d. Bremerton 16-25, 26-24, 15-10; Othello d. Hoquiam 25-14, 25-23. Semifinals: Sedro-Woolley d. South Kitsap 25-14, 25-18; Toppenish d. Prosser 18-25, 25-18, 18-16. Final: Sedro-Woolley d. Toppenish 25-18, 20-25, 15-7.

Grandview highlights: Kinzi Poteet 63 kills, 20 blocks, 8 aces, 60 digs; Sydney Mottice 32 kills, 15 blocks, 47 digs, 5 aces; Vanessa Medina 114 assists, 5 aces, 12 blocks; Meghan Smasne 19 kills, 5 blocks.

West Valley highlights: Taylor Herrick 22 kills; Jenessa Reid 17 kills; Rachel Hanses 6 blocks; Lexi Filliol 50 digs.

East Valley highlights: Raechel Chandler 47-49 serving, 5 aces; Lauren Walker 34 kills; Lindsey Bronkhorst 30-31 serving, 2 aces (29 digs in pool play); Jaime Miller 33-33 serving; Annie Martinez 13 blocks in bracket play; Mercy Yates 14 kills, 17-18 serving.

Goldendale highlights: Kylee Bellamy 61 assists, 10 kills, 5 aces; Hannah Swigart 22 kills, 27 digs; Sydney Bloom 24 kills, 8 aces, 5 blocks; Nikki Williams 30-31 serving, 35 digs; Ryell Carley 8 kills, 9 digs; Sadie Shattuck 6 kills, 12 assists; Ashley Barrett 10 kills.

JUNIOR VARSITY TOURNAMENT

At YVCC

Pool A: 1, Eisenhower; 2, Ellensburg; 3, Prosser; 4, Bremerton.

Pool B: 1, West Valley; 2, Goldendale; 3, Grandview; 4, Toppenish.

Playoffs — First round: Eisenhower d. Toppenish 25-14, 25-20; West Valley d. Bremerton 25-4, 25-4; Grandview d. Ellensburg 27-26, 25-23; Goldendale d. Prosser 25-16, 22-25, 15-10. Consolation: Bremerton d. Toppenish, forfeit; Prosser d. Ellensburg 25-12, 25-22. Semifinals: Eisenhower d. Ellensburg 25-16, 25-19; West Valley d. Prosser 25-14, 25-16. Championship: Eisenhower d. West Valley 26-24, 26-24.

COYOTE INVITATIONAL: At Burbank, Granger swept three straight matches before falling in the title game of the 10-team tourney to Tri-Cities Prep, 25-21, 23-25, 15-12.

The Spartans swept Wahluke (25-9, 25-11), White Swan (25-20, 25-12) and DeSales (25-22, 25-14).
Granger highlights: Rosa Bojorquez 25 perfect passes, 35 digs; Yasmin Sanchez 9 pp, 8 digs; Emily Carpenter 13 kills; Taylor Ely 7 kills, 27-28 serving; Italia Mengarelli 11 pp, 9 digs, 35-37 serving, 2 aces; Janae Klarich 55 assists, 23-25 serving, 2 aces; Sam Zapien 23 kills, 4 blocks, 26-28 serving; Yuri Equihua 12 kills, 3 blocks; Ashlee Reddout 12 kills, 27 pp, 16 digs, 52-57 serving, 4 aces.

LA SALLE 3, HIGHLAND 0: At La Salle, Danielle Juarez and Janessa McElrath had four kills each to lead a balanced attack in the Lightning’s 25-5, 25-12, 25-7 win.
La Salle highlights: Whitney Anderson 4 perfect passes, 2 kills; Hannah Fischer 4 digs; Rachel Gassling 2 aces; Tori Gonzales 4 digs; Danielle Juarez 4 kills; Janessa McElrath 6 digs, 4 kills; Darcy Morford 3 digs, 4 kills; Olivia Rodriguez 3 aces, 4 assists; Regine Stanley 2 kills, 2 blocks.

Highland highlights: Aissa Wise 3 aces, 2 digs; Jordan Preston 2 digs; Liz Gonzalez 3 assists; Jessica Pellicer 2 digs.

BRIDGEPORT TOURNAMENT: Thorp went 3-3 in pool play, defeated Pateros in the quarterfinals and fell to Almira-Coulee-Hartline in a three-game semifinal.
Pool play: vs. Liberty Bell 25-9, 21-25; Soap Lake 25-14, 25-21; vs. Bridgeport 20-25, 23-25. Quarterfinals: d. Pateros 27-25, 25-21. Semifinal: lost to Almira-Coulee-Hartline 19-25, 27-25, 15-12.

Thorp highlights: Morgan Lowery 29 kills, 67 digs; Kelsey Hutchinson 11 kills, 63 digs; Courtney Jantzer 13 aces, 65 digs; Caroline Glaves 19 aces, 60 assists; Dani Gamble 17 perfect passes, 67 digs.