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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL OCTOBER 31, 2018 3B N. Douglas girls score fi fth trip to quarterfi nals By Zach Silva zsilva@cgsentinel.com Th e Warriors are going back to Redmond. For the fi ft h sea- son in a row, the North Douglas volleyball team has advanced to the 1A state quarterfi nals. “I’m just excited. I’m really happy for the girls. I’m happy for our seniors that they get to fi nish their volleyball career on the state tournament fl oor,” said North Douglas head coach Anne Campbell. “We’ve got freshmen that have been con- tributing all season and so they can see that hard work can get them to the state tournament and it kind of sets the tone for them coming back. Now they’re going to want to go to the state tournament every year. So I’m excited that we won.” North Douglas had a pair of home playoff wins last week defeating 18th ranked Rogue Valley Adventist Academy in straight sets (25-6, 25-14, 25-14) on Wednesday and 16th ranked Adrian in four sets (25-15, 23- 25, 25-19, 25-20) on Saturday aft ernoon. In Wednesday’s game, it was all Warriors from the start as they were untouched in the fi rst set against Rouge Valley. Th e visiting Red Tail Hawks strug- gled on their serve receive and when they did manage to get it over the net, it did not turn into a rally but rather an exhibition in North Douglas hitting. “We’ve just got to outpower them and outplay them and out- work and outhustle and outlast. Th at’s what we do,” said Camp- bell. Leading the way for North Douglas was Arianna Helgren with 11 kills to go with 11 digs. Abby Whipple had eight kills, seven digs and 20 assists for the Warriors. “I told (the team), aft er that fi rst set, you know, that’s a team, playoff jitters, long bus ride or whatever. Th at’s not the team that made it this far so you’ve got to prepare for that team,” said Campbell. “And then in the second they played a little more competitively and we started off right away with like four or fi ve hitting errors which, I told them, that doesn’t work for us.” Aided by North Douglas’ sloppy start to the set, Rogue Valley was able to hang around. Th e set swung with the serving of North Douglas’ freshman Samantha MacDowell. Th e Red Hawks were again out of rhythm and the Warriors capitalized with an 11-3 run. Rogue Valley hung around in %DFNHU''6 the third set and even took an 11-9 advantage before the War- riors rallied. It was, again, jump started with their serve but this time from Rilie-Jo Olds who helped put together an 8-0 run. Jo-Olds fi nished the game with 12 aces and fi ve kills. “I think it was a very good performance. I think there is more that we can work on and lots more kills that we can prob- ably get but I feel like we played a very good game,” said Jo-Olds. “I think energy and keeping our composure is a big thing for us and not letting any points get to us. If they get a point, we get the next point.” Th e win set the team up for a matchup against Adrian in the second round of the playoff s. In the fi rst game of the season, the Warriors defeated the Antelopes at the 1A Preview Tournament. From the start Adrian was competitive but the Warriors were too dominant across the board with big performanc- es from Helgren, Whipple and Nicki Derrick. Helgren had 22 kills and 31 digs, Whipple re- corded a triple-double with 24 digs, 24 assists and 14 kills while Derrick added 29 assists, 23 digs and seven aces. Aft er North Douglas took the fi rst set, Adrian answered in the -LPV3RLQW67LUH)DFWRU\ %LUFK$YHQXH'HQWDO 1:&RPPXQLW\&UHGLW &*3K\VLFDO7KHUDS\ 2UHJRQ:HVW59 &KYDWDO2UWKRGRQWLFV 3DWULRW0RUWJDJH &HWHUD)LQDQFLDO 6/)LUHDQG5HVFXH &RDVW)RUN 6RXWK9DOOH\$WKOHWLFV (PHUDOG)LWQHVV&OXE second with a late-ral- ly. Th e Warriors had a 19-14 lead that was fol- lowed with an 11-4 run by the visiting side to even the match at one set apiece. “We got into a couple times where we kind of got into a little bit of tentative play and kind of let’s see what they do on their side and I told them, that’s not our game. We don’t win those games. We have to play our aggressive ball,” said Campbell. In the third set, the Warriors again led 19-14 but this time were able to take care of business and close out the set. Th e fourth set was up for grabs throughout with neither team able to take control. “I felt like the last set North Douglas’ Arianna Helgren tips the ball over the net against was low energy on both Adrian on Saturday. sides,” said Campbell. “It was like 15-15 and it was Douglas is facing a familiar foe fectively did that today.” like, who’s going to play in fi ft h ranked Days Creek. Th e Going into the quarterfi nals, hard for 10 points? Because teams have met four times this the Warriors feel that this year that’s what it’s going to take because I didn’t want to go fi ve the championship is up in the season with the Warriors win- (sets). I did not want to play air. Th e last four seasons the title ning both league matches and has belonged to Country Chris- the Wolves taking both tourna- fi ve.” Campbell got her wish as tian but they were eliminated ment matches. Days Creek leads her team was able to claw their in the second round on Satur- the series in sets won 10-8. Regardless of matchup, North way to a win that was fi nished, day. Additionally, three teams Douglas’ Campbell believes that ranked higher than eight (Per- fi ttingly, with a Helgren kill to the team’s best volleyball is yet rydale ranked 9th, Joseph 10th seal the game and send the team back to Redmond for the fi ft h and Crosshill Christian 11th) to come. “We always talk about peak- have made their way to the fi nal year in a row. ing in November,” she said. “So location. “Before the game we went out I want to have the ultimate vol- “I’m so excited. It’s senior year there and we were just like, we need to jump on them. Because and we get to play in the state leyball experience, I want every- our biggest strength is being tournament. What ever happens one to have their best games and able to jump on teams and just there happens but I think we can just walk away from the state hit aggressively,” said Helgren. go all the way,” said Whipple. tournament ending our season on a proud and happy note.” “So we knew in order to win, all “It’s so exciting.” In a quarterfi nal match taking of our hitters had to pound the ball. And I felt like we really ef- place at 8 a.m. on Friday, North 6WDUILUH/XPEHU 'DYH¶V3ODFH Volleyball from B1 6WDWH)DUP ' '$XWR 9LOODJH*UHHQ *URFHU\2XWOHW &RWWDJH*URYH*DUEDJH6HUYLFH HORNERS, INC. is this Week’s Panel Winner with 9 correct Susan Monroe is this week’s READER winner with 11 Correct :LOOLDPV 0DWKLV the quarterfi nals to a three seed. Th is year, they enter as the three seed. “None of us had ever been to the tournament before and it’s way diff erent than your regular tournament because it’s Forest Grove and it’s huge. 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