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Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
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eight aces on 15 serving at-
tempts for the day. The team
amassed 23 aces, giving up
only one serve-receive error,
the coach said.
Senior Mariah Moulton
led Grant Union with 15 kills
— “a terrific hitting day,”
Speth said.
The team focused on main-
taining a quick, efficient of-
fense and playing “our game,”
the coach said.
“We are looking forward
to the challenges of state tour-
nament, and feel we are in a
great position to compete for
a state title,” Speth said.
Myrtle Point head coach
Tami Brown said her team
was hampered by injuries late
in the season but was able to
battle back to make it to the
first round.
“We knew, obviously, that
it was going to be a tough
match — they’re second in
state,” she said, referring to
Grant Union.
Grant Union senior Trinity
Hutchison said the team is ex-
cited to move on to the Final
8.
the
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Grant Union Prospector Sydney Brockway sends the ball
over the reach of Myrtle Point.
“We worked hard all year
for this, and I think this year
we have quite the shot at win-
ning the state championship,”
she said.
Prospector junior Hailie
Wright said they played well
as a team. McClellan said
that’s how the team stays on
corner’s
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BROOKE HARRISON
School: Ukiah/Long Creek
Grade: 10
Parent: Mary and Travis Stroe
Sport: Volleyball
What I like best about my sport: “I enjoy
making a team together and playing my hardest to
do my best and make sure my team enjoys the
season.”
Coach’s Comment: “This is Brooke’s second year
playing for ULC. Her dedication and positive
attitude make her a valuable player. Brooke
always gives 110 percent at practice and
during games. She is an encourager
and tries to help her team in any way
she can.”
-Coaches Reagan Enriquez and Linda
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top of its game.
“We all get along really
well, and we trust and believe
in each other,” McClellan
said. “We’re a really good,
compact and strong team.”
Moving on to the cham-
pionship tournament, Grant
Union takes on the Monroe
Dragons at 10 a.m. Friday in
Redmond.
The Prospectors have a
26-1 overall record and are
ranked No. 2 in state. Monroe
has a 22-6 overall record and
is ranked No. 9.
Grant Union outside hitter Mariah Moulton spikes the ball in the state playoff game.
Grant Union
Prospectors Trinity
Hutchison (5) and
Reagan Shelley
go up for a block
against Myrtle
Point.
Grant Union vs. Myrtle Point
Mariah Moulton: 15 kills (with 1 error
on 26 attempts); 1 ace; 100 percent
serve-receive; 5 digs
Trinity Hutchison: 3 kills; 3 solo blocks
Taylor Allen: 5 aces; 2 digs
Hailie Wright: 4 kills; 1 ace; 6 digs
Sydney Brockway: 6 kills; 1 ace; 100
percent serve-receive; 3 digs
Whitney McClellan: 8 aces (on 15
serving attempts); 6 digs
Kaylee Wright: 5 kills; 6 aces; 3 digs
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was very happy with how we
came out in the second half
and played up until the inju-
ry,” he said.
Tiger Donovan Schafer,
who scored a touchdown in
the first quarter on a pass re-
ception from Hand, scored
another in the third with Hand
scoring the two-point conver-
sion. This brought the score to
34-14, the Panthers leading.
On the Prairie City’s next
possession, Monument/Day-
ville recovered a fumble at
the Tiger 20-yard line. After
a false start penalty on the Ti-
gers, the Panthers pushed to
score on a safety.
Prairie City’s Syd Holman
scored again on the Panther’s
next drive, and the Tigers held
the line, preventing the extra
points.
With 1:40 left in the third,
the score of 40-14 held for the
remainder of the game.
It was a building year for
both teams. Friday’s win was
the first of the season for Prai-
rie City. Although Monument/
Dayville didn’t win any games
this season, they did score 100
points in five games.
Prairie City head coach
Nate Barber said he was im-
pressed with his team’s effort
The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
Monument/Dayville Tiger quarterback JT Hand goes long rushing the ball in Friday’s
game against the Prairie City Panthers in Monument.
on Friday.
“It was a tough end, but
hopefully the guys see what
we can do when we pay atten-
tion to detail, stay disciplined
and the things that are possi-
ble when they play together,
because it definitely has to
be a team win,” Barber said.
“Our defense really stepped
up, and offense — we ran the
ball pretty good — and our
blocking was much better.
Overall, everything was bet-
ter.”
Ashley said his team also
showed improvement.
“We had a great season,”
he said. “With as young and
little experience as we started
the year with, we learned a
lot and got better all the way
through the year. That’s all we
can ask for as coaches.”
Prairie City
Syd Holman: 2 rushing touchdowns
Jojari Field: 1 rushing TD, 1 receiving
TD, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss
Connor Jones: 1 rushing TD, extra
point conversion
Jake McHatton: 1 rushing extra point,
3 sacks
Danner Davis: 5 sacks, 2 tackles for
loss
Jayden: 8 of 13 completed passes for
132 yards, 1 touchdown
Defense: 3 safeties
Monument/Dayville
Donovan Schafer: 1 receiving TD, 1
rushing TD
Rico Sparka: 2-point conversion