BLUE DEVILS BULLY THEIR WAY INTO DISTRICT ROUND

By Ty Bartell

BERLIN CENTER OH- The post-season tournament is finally here for high school volleyball in the state of Ohio!
With four different divisions to crown four different volleyball state champions, plenty of local teams across all four divisions have high hopes of getting to Dayton. In Division 4, one of those local powerhouses have been The Western-Reserve Blue Devils volleyball team. Entering the tournament as the #2 seed in the Region 13, Northeast 2 bracket, The Blue Devils made it to the Sectional Final after blasting #39 Valley Christian in the Sectional Semi-Final.
Western-Reserve’s second round draw? A familiar opponent in, a fellow Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Scarlet Division foe, the #23 seeded Lowellville Rockets. Entering the playoff match on Thursday, The Blue Devils had won 31 consecutive matches against The Rockets, dating back to 2008! Thursday saw much of the same dominance on display, as Western-Reserve claimed the match in straight sets 25-14, 25-11 and 25-11. Effectively extending their streak to 32 consecutive match wins.

Haylee Fellows was an engine on offense, setting her attackers up to the tune of 30 assists while double-doubling it up with 13 digs as well. Alyvia Hughes also recorded a double-double with her 20 kill and 12 digs performance. Hughes was also active at the net and behind the service line with 2 aces and 2 blocks as well. Lisa Eichert played a great opposite to Hughes, with Eichert ending the evening with 13 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces and 1 block. Angelina Cappabianca tied it all together in the middle as she finished with 11 digs, 7 kills, 2 blocks and 3 assists in the win!

#2 Western-Reserve (23-1) will now head to Columbiana High School on Tuesday, October 24th for the District Semi-Final match against #12 Newton Falls (15-8) representing The MVAC Grey Division. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. with the winner advancing to the District Championship match! Stay up-to-date with all post-season volleyball scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!

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