VHSL Class 1 state volleyball tournament starts Nov. 14
By Randy Arrington
SWOOPE, Nov. 10 — The Luray Bulldogs defeated the Bison of Buffalo Gap in four sets on Tuesday night to capture the Region 1B championship. Luray will host a first round quarterfinal match in the VHSL Class 1 state volleyball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Luray was lead by juniors Lakin Vile and Caroline Donovan, who each posted 15 kills in the region title match. Donovan added three aces and a block, while Vile also had an ace. Junior Emily Benson contributed eight kills, an ace and a block.
The top-seeded Bison opened up the region title match on Tuesday night with a strong 25-18 win. The first set was tied four times in the single digits, but the home team maintained a two- or three-point lead most of the way until widening the margin at the end of the set.
Luray answered back in the second set with a 25-21 victory. After being down 4-0 early, the Bulldogs tied things up at 8-8. The Bison build their advantage up to 19-13 before Luray closed out the set on a 12-2 run that evened the match.
Luray would win the third set 25-19. It was the least competitive set of the title match, as the Bulldogs built up an 18-9 advantage at one point. The fourth and final set was the opposite — it proved to be the most competitive set of the night and was tied up 10 times.
Luray fell behind 23-17 before going on a 6-0 run to tie things up. Vile and Donovan both recorded kills to tie things at 24-24, and then take a pone-point lead. After being tied again at 25-25, the Bison made a mistake and junior Maeve Dudley closed out the set and the match with her second ace of the night. Luray captured a 3-1 win and the Region 1B title.
The Bulldogs (14-9) will start play in the state tournament as Region B champions, which means they will host a quarterfinal round match on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Bison (14-9) will enter as Region B runner-up and travel for the first round. Opponents and times TBA.
State semifinals will be played Tuesday, Nov. 17, with the state championship on Saturday, Nov. 21.
All-Region selections will be published soon.
For information on the state volleyball tournament, CLICK HERE.
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