Fillmore Central (1-seed, 21-6) swept its way thru its first two post-season opponents and into the 1A semis. Versus Houston (16-seed, 6-17), the #2-ranked Falcons ripped in game one 25-6. The Hurricanes led 18-15 in game two, but FC then scored six in a row to lead 21-18. They took the game 25-20, then ripped in game three 25-8 for the 3-0 sweep. Hannah Vaalemoen (9 kills, 17 digs, 3 aces), Madi Zwart (11 kills), Lauren Dahly (6 kills, 4 aces) and Norah Nagel (6 kills, 4 digs) led the offense. Braelynn Dierkes (16 assists, 4 digs, 3 aces), Josie Corson (8 digs) and Ava Larson (8 digs) helped. Houston, which finishes at 6-18, was led by Kayla Klunder (7 digs), Bella Rodriguez (6 digs), Emmie Melbo (3 kills, 4 digs) and Makenna Pedretti (4 assists, 3 digs). FC (1-seed, 22-6) then trekked to Rochester for a meeting with 8-seed Faribault B.A. (12-17). Travis Malley’s Falcons took game one semi-competitively at 25-15, but then won games two and three 25-3 and 25-8! B.A. scored just 26 points total with nine total kills. The Falcons had 38. Vaalemoen (11 kills, 10 assists, 5 digs), Zwart (10 kills), Dahly (6 kills, 3 aces), Nagel (5 kills, 13 digs) and Arianna Rindels (4 kills) supplied 36 of them. Dierkes (21 assists, 6 digs, 21-22 serving, 5 aces), Corson (18 digs, 17-17 serving) and Nagel (12-14 serving, 3 aces) all had big service sessions. FC had 14 aces. Larson added 11 digs. FC (1-seed, 22-6) moves on to face M-C (4-seed, 24-8-1) in 1A semifinal.
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