October 14, 2016 at 3:35 a.m.
DECATUR — Seems no matter what the Patriots tried, they weren’t able to pull away in the second set.
And when the Squaws nabbed the lead, the momentum continued in their favor.
The host Bellmont Squaws, who are ranked sixth in Class 3A, took advantage of mistakes by the Jay County High School volleyball team Thursday and picked apart its defense in sweeping the visiting Patriots, 25-18 25-19, 25-15.
“It is a very good team,” said JCHS coach Fred Medler, whose team completes its regular season by competing in the Union County tournament Saturday. “They have everybody back from last year and they were solid last year.
“They just get better as the year goes on.”
A service error by Bellmont and a kill from Sarah Walter gave Jay County (16-11) a 12-9 advantage in the second set, but the Patriots had trouble building on it. Bellmont’s Grace Hunter notched a kill, then served into the net before teammate Saige Jauregui and JCHS senior Abby Barcus traded kills. Then Bellmont (22-7) rattled off three straight points to tie it at 14.
Again, the teams traded the next six points, the last of which sparked an eight-point run by the host Squaws.
“Part of that is the rotations we were in and trying to get out of them fast, part of that is the rotation they are in and being able to continue running whatever they did,” Medler said.
Medler called a timeout trailing 19-17, and out of the break Tori Miller notched back-to-back kills for Bellmont and setter Taylor Bebout had a kill on a set to make it 22-17. That forced Medler into burning his final timeout.
“That whole run right in there we couldn’t stop them and slow them down,” Medler said.
A Jay County attack error and another Miller kill gave the Squaws a 24-17 lead. The Patriots scored the next two points before Hunter slammed home the set-winning kill.
Bebout often quick-set Jauregui, who took advantage of the Jay County block that wasn’t quite in position. She finished with six kills, four of which were as Bebout’s sets were still on the rise.
“First of all your block’s not ready for it and that’s where your defense starts,” Medler said. “Our block was just a tad bit late getting up so that created open holes and open spots and made the defense behind not able to cover.
“We have certain areas we have to cover with each player, and when (the Squaws) have a free shot at something they can hit those empty spots.”
Additionally, Jay County struggled offensively, both on its sets and while attacking. The Patriots had four set errors, one of which came during the crucial eight-point run in the second set. They also had difficulty hitting around the Bellmont block, and had shots sail wide or long of the court.
“The ball started getting sprayed around instead of consistently … putting it where we wanted to put it,” Medler said. “One of the things we’ve done all year is we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with unforced errors.
“We go up, we hit and we hit 3 feet long or 3 feet wide. The court is only so big and they covered it well.”
Barcus led the Patriots with a dozen kills, and Britlyn Dues followed with five. Olivia Kunkler notched three and Walter had two. Kaelyn Weaver had three blocks, and Walter chipped in with two blocks. Kailee Denney and Kendal Garringer had 12 and 10 assists respectively.
With one tournament remaining on the schedule before sectional begins Oct. 22 in Muncie, Medler said he is looking forward to the tough competition.
“We’ll just go down there and play against some really good teams,” he said, noting that Class 2A No. 7 Alexandria is in Jay County’s pool, as is Union County, which finished No. 14 in the most recent Class 2A state poll. “Good way for us to end the year, go down there and play hard, play every point and that’s what we’re working on.
“I thought we did that for the most part tonight.”
Jay County’s junior varsity team also lost 25-13, 25-9. Stats were not available.
And when the Squaws nabbed the lead, the momentum continued in their favor.
The host Bellmont Squaws, who are ranked sixth in Class 3A, took advantage of mistakes by the Jay County High School volleyball team Thursday and picked apart its defense in sweeping the visiting Patriots, 25-18 25-19, 25-15.
“It is a very good team,” said JCHS coach Fred Medler, whose team completes its regular season by competing in the Union County tournament Saturday. “They have everybody back from last year and they were solid last year.
“They just get better as the year goes on.”
A service error by Bellmont and a kill from Sarah Walter gave Jay County (16-11) a 12-9 advantage in the second set, but the Patriots had trouble building on it. Bellmont’s Grace Hunter notched a kill, then served into the net before teammate Saige Jauregui and JCHS senior Abby Barcus traded kills. Then Bellmont (22-7) rattled off three straight points to tie it at 14.
Again, the teams traded the next six points, the last of which sparked an eight-point run by the host Squaws.
“Part of that is the rotations we were in and trying to get out of them fast, part of that is the rotation they are in and being able to continue running whatever they did,” Medler said.
Medler called a timeout trailing 19-17, and out of the break Tori Miller notched back-to-back kills for Bellmont and setter Taylor Bebout had a kill on a set to make it 22-17. That forced Medler into burning his final timeout.
“That whole run right in there we couldn’t stop them and slow them down,” Medler said.
A Jay County attack error and another Miller kill gave the Squaws a 24-17 lead. The Patriots scored the next two points before Hunter slammed home the set-winning kill.
Bebout often quick-set Jauregui, who took advantage of the Jay County block that wasn’t quite in position. She finished with six kills, four of which were as Bebout’s sets were still on the rise.
“First of all your block’s not ready for it and that’s where your defense starts,” Medler said. “Our block was just a tad bit late getting up so that created open holes and open spots and made the defense behind not able to cover.
“We have certain areas we have to cover with each player, and when (the Squaws) have a free shot at something they can hit those empty spots.”
Additionally, Jay County struggled offensively, both on its sets and while attacking. The Patriots had four set errors, one of which came during the crucial eight-point run in the second set. They also had difficulty hitting around the Bellmont block, and had shots sail wide or long of the court.
“The ball started getting sprayed around instead of consistently … putting it where we wanted to put it,” Medler said. “One of the things we’ve done all year is we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with unforced errors.
“We go up, we hit and we hit 3 feet long or 3 feet wide. The court is only so big and they covered it well.”
Barcus led the Patriots with a dozen kills, and Britlyn Dues followed with five. Olivia Kunkler notched three and Walter had two. Kaelyn Weaver had three blocks, and Walter chipped in with two blocks. Kailee Denney and Kendal Garringer had 12 and 10 assists respectively.
With one tournament remaining on the schedule before sectional begins Oct. 22 in Muncie, Medler said he is looking forward to the tough competition.
“We’ll just go down there and play against some really good teams,” he said, noting that Class 2A No. 7 Alexandria is in Jay County’s pool, as is Union County, which finished No. 14 in the most recent Class 2A state poll. “Good way for us to end the year, go down there and play hard, play every point and that’s what we’re working on.
“I thought we did that for the most part tonight.”
Jay County’s junior varsity team also lost 25-13, 25-9. Stats were not available.
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