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By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 20, 2017
North Penn-Liberty defeated Wellsboro 3-1 in NTL Large School Division volleyball to remain undefeated on Tuesday, September 19.
Liberty won the first set 25-21 and convincingly won the second set, 25-14. Wellsboro rallied to win the third 25-20 to force a fourth set. The Lady Hornets started out in control of the fourth but Liberty battled back to win 25-19 and claim the match.
Charisma Grega led North Penn-Liberty with 2 aces, 15 points, 12 kills, 2 blocks, and 15 digs; Savannah Doney added 3 kills, 6 points, 30 receptions, 1 assist, and 13 digs; Maddison Minyo had 3 aces, 11 points, 6 kills, and 2 blocks; Brooke Harvey had 2 aces, 10 points, 5 kills, 13 receptions, and 9 digs; JoAnne McNamara added 3 points, 3 kills, 17 assists, and 5 digs; and Elli Fry recorded 6 kills, 4 blocks, and 1 dig.
For Wellsboro, Cheyenne Sherman had 9 kills, 11 points, 2 aces, and 14 digs; Caitlyn Callahan had 7 kills and 4 blocks; Heidi Zuchowski recorded 5 kills, 5 points, and 2 aces; Megan Starkweather scored 10 points; Hannah Burnett made 17 digs; and Brianne Keane had 24 assists.
Liberty also won the JV game 2-0 (25-18, 26-24) to end Wellsboro's 27-game win streak dating back to last season.
The Lady Warriors cruised to a first set 25-11 victory then won the next two 25-18, 25-18. Hannah Deacon had 8 kills, 7 points, 2 blocks, and 4 digs; Ella Durst and Emylee Yusko each scored 12 points; Kamryn Miller had 8 digs; and Mikala Coots had 14 assists.
The Lady Rams topped their rivals in straight sets to Tuesday to improve to 6-0.
Karlye Huffman had 5 kills and 29 assists to lead Wyalusing. Kristie Epler had 32 digs, Melody Kneller recorded 18 kills, and Makayla Voda and Lylah Oswald finished with 6 kills each.
The Lady Trojans swept Athens in straight sets: 25-17, 25-18, and 26-24 to send Athens home with a loss. Amelia Martin had 9 points, 5 digs, and 9 assists for the Lady Wildcats; Sydney Liechty had 1 point, 3 digs, and 6 kills; Ashtyn Allen registered 4 points and 10 digs; Meghan Mcduffee had 9 points, 16 digs, and 1 kill; and Cassidy Stackpole recorded 3 points, 3 digs, and 5 kills.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.