Whipped By Warriors, Falcons Take Second

For one set, FC volleyball (12-0, 16-4) made mincemeat of defending Class A Runner-Up, seventh-ranked Caledonia (11-0, 17-4).  In a battle essentially for the TRC title, the Falcons jumped out 20-10 and prevailed 25-16.  It was the first set.  Long up-front, with the likes of 6’2” sophomore MH Lydia Lange, athletic on the outside with power-hitting senior Madisyn Heaney, and with a fifth-year starting setter in Adrianna Reinhart, who coincidentally set all the way back when FC went to state (2013); it was all Caledonia the rest of the way.  They took game two 25-17.  The Falcons fell behind big in game three (10-1), losing 25-11.  They fell back 7-1 in game four, rallied to down 13-11, only for Caledonia to go 12-1 to close out the game (25-12) and match (16-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-12).  The 3-1 win clinched the Warriors at least a share of the TRC title.  FC’s Kaelyn Marzolf had a game-high 14 kills with 3 ½ blocks.  Paige Donlinger added 11 kills.  The Falcons had just nine other kills (team season-low .060 hitting).  Madison Scheevel had 29 assists and 13 digs.  Kjerstiana Corson (21 digs) and Cailey Rindels (19 digs) led the defensive effort.  Heaney (12 kills, 16 digs, 3 aces), Lange (10 kills, 3 blocks), Reinhardt (4 kills, 30 assists), and Katelyn Stemper (13 digs) led the Warriors.  Caledonia (12-0, 18-9) has to beat R-P to clinch the TRC out-right.  FC (12-1, 16-5) will likely take second, a nice very accomplishment given the team turnover from last year to this.