Mounts fall in Quarter Finals
- 21 October 2008
Ephrata's plan heading into its match with Manheim Central was a good one. Keep the ball away from Barons' hard-hitting junior Rachelle Wiegand. That worked to some extent, although Wiegand finished with a match-high 13 kills. Problem was, the Barons have other weapons, namely Sam Pabon (three kills, three blocks), Sam Ginder (three kills) and Destinee Horning."I know that if Rachelle doesn't get the ball, someone else can get the job done just as well,'' said Barons coach Craig Dietrich.
The key to the match was the second game. The Barons held a 24-21 lead but a Manheim hitting error and a Brittany Nice (eight kills) swing drew the Mounts to within one at 24-23. An Ephrata serving error, however, gave the game to Manheim.
"We close that out and it's a different match,'' said Ephrata coach Brian Lesher. "When we didn't, the match almost ended then and there.''
The 25-12 win in the third game proved his point.
Ephrata's serve threw the Barons out of whack at times. Central was unable to get a solid game out of its middle hitters.
"That made us one-dimensional,'' Dietrich said.
But that was enough to claim the win.
Note on Districts: Tonight's semifinal losers will play a match after the semis for District Three Class AAA seeding purposes. A round-robin tournament involving Ephrata, Warwick and Conestoga Valley, also for AAA seeding purposes, will start at 6 tonight at Hempfield.
We here at www.ephratamounts.com are proud sponsors of the Dodgeball for Diabetes tournament.