PREP ROUNDUP

GRANITE FALLS — Shannon Bailey of Cedarcrest had a career night Monday but her personal best 26 kills still harbored a bit of frustration. One more and she would have had the school record. Nonetheless, the Redwolves were able to clinch a 2A District 1 playoff berth in their 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 29-27 victory over Granite Falls.

“We just couldn’t stop her,” Granite Falls coach Mark Newman said of Bailey. “We tried to block her and weren’t succesful.”

Bailey’s 26 kills was one better than her previous best, a feat accomplished in the last meeting between Cedarcrest and Granite Falls. The school record is 27 kills, a record held by Erin Townsend in a 1999 match against Mt. Si.

Senior middle blocker Sara Howser had nine aces and 13 kills for Cedarcrest and teammate Lindsey Smith had 47 assists. Crystal Canady had 18 digs for Cedarcrest (7-3 league and overall).

Ericka Smith had 14 kills for Granite Falls and Audrey Murphy added 11 kills. Shelby Spencer had 21 assists and three aces for Granite Falls (3-7).

Bailey finished the night strong committing 12 kills in the final game including the game winner.

Coupeville 3, Sultan 0: At Coupeville, Linde Maertens had 13 aces and six kills for Coupeville in its 25-20, 25-20, 25-10 Cascade Conference victory over Sultan (0-10 league and overall). Kelly Snoden had seven aces for Coupeville (3-8, 4-8) and teammate Julie Huddleston had 16 assists.

Archbishop Murphy 3, Lakewood 0: At Everett, Archbishop Murphy had 18 kills as a team in the 25-9, 25-18, 25-19 victory over Lakewood (3-7 league and overall). As a team Archbishop Murphy (9-1) had 16 aces and seven blocks.

King’s 3, South Whidbey 0: At Langley, Jordan Irish had eight kills and eight blocks for King’s in its 25-20, 25-21, 25-8 Cascade Conference victory over South Whidbey. Dionna Kirton was the match leader in kills with 13 and Laura Friar had eight kills as well for King’s (11-0 league and overall). Allison Wood and Lindsey Newman each had nine kills for South Whidbey (5-5).