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IHSAA volleyball state championship matches schedule, previews

brian haenchen, indianapolis star
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The fall girls sports season will end Saturday night with the IHSAA state volleyball championships.

All four matches will be played at Worthen Arena on the campus of Ball State (Muncie), and will be televised on Bally Sports Indiana. Matches will also be streamed via the Bally Sports+ app and pay-per-view at IHSAAtv.org ($15 per match or $20 for all four).

Here's what you need to know.

Class A: Tecumseh (31-4) vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (33-4)

WHEN: 11 a.m.

COACHES: Tecumseh - Katie Johnson (17th year, 390-145); Blackhawk Christian: Anne Boyer (6th year, 136-57)

SERIES: First meeting (per MaxPreps)

STATE FINALS: Tecumseh - 4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2022); Blackhawk Christian - 2 (2016*, 2022)

IPV RANKINGS: Tecumseh - 2nd; Blackhawk Christian - 5th

More:Keys to Tecumseh's state championship match against Fort Wayne Blackhawk

Tecumseh’s Jenna Donohoo (9) makes a pass during the Class A semi state volleyball game at Jasper High School in Jasper, Ind., Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2022.
Tecumseh’s Jenna Donohoo (9) makes a pass during the Class A semi state volleyball game at Jasper High School in Jasper, Ind., Saturday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2022.

KEY PLAYERS: Tecumseh - OH Jenna Donohoo (324 kills, 60 aces, 43 blocks, 275 digs), S Payge Johnson (693 assists, 123 aces, 335 digs, 269 kills), RS Bri Marx (246 kills, 46 blocks), RS Katelyn Marx (361 digs, 168 kills, 64 aces); Blackhawk Christian - OH Allie Boyer (406 kills, 349 digs), MH Abbie Cresse (341 kills, 96 blocks), S Leena Leichty (974 assists, 294 digs), L Emi Wood (518 digs, 111 assists, 60 aces).

Class 2A: Linton-Stockton (28-5) vs. Wapahani (31-5)

WHEN: 1:30 p.m.

COACHES: Linton-Stockton - Scott Vanderkolk (7th year, 146-78); Wapahani - Kati Weir (4th year, 116-22)

SERIES: First meeting (per MaxPreps)

STATE FINALS: Linton-Stockton - 1 (2002); Wapahani - 8 (2002*, 2011*, 2012*, 2015*, 2016*, 2019, 2020, 2022)

IPV RANKINGS: Linton-Stockton - 8th; Wapahani - 2nd

Wapahani senior Macie Bowden surpassed 3,000 career assists in the first round of the Delaware County volleyball tournament at Wapahani High School on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.
Wapahani senior Macie Bowden surpassed 3,000 career assists in the first round of the Delaware County volleyball tournament at Wapahani High School on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022.

KEY PLAYERS: Linton-Stockton - S Kylie Cooksey (490 assists, 52 aces, 159 digs), OH Audrianna Hale (252 kills, 55 aces, 325 digs), OPP-MB Becca Robbins (112 blocks, 185 kills), OPP-S Audrey Warrick (412 assists, 81 aces, 136 digs, 58 blocks); Wapahani - L Reese Baker (370 digs, 64 aces), S Macie Bowden (1,095 assists, 260 digs), OH Chloe Cook (365 kills, 126 digs), MH Camryn Wise (354 kills, 228 digs, 81 blocks, 61 aces).

Class 3A: Providence (30-6) vs. Bellmont (30-6)

WHEN: 4:30 p.m.

COACHES: Providence - Terri Purichia (24th year, 667-201); Bellmont - Craig Krull (18th year, 515-138)

SERIES: Bellmont leads 1-0 (per MaxPreps)

STATE FINALS: Providence - 11 (1975, 1986, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2012, 2013*, 2014*, 2015*, 2016, 2022); Bellmont - 8 (1978, 1984, 2005, 2007*, 2010*, 2019, 2021, 2022)

IPV RANKINGS: Providence - 1st; Bellmont - 4th

Bellmont players celebrate a point during the third set of the 2021 Class 3A volleyball state finals. Bellmont fell to Brebeuf Jesuit in five sets.
Bellmont players celebrate a point during the third set of the 2021 Class 3A volleyball state finals. Bellmont fell to Brebeuf Jesuit in five sets.

KEY PLAYERS: Providence - MH Lilly Kaiser (220 kills, 82 blocks), S Grace Purichia (1,101 assists, 325 digs, 197 kills, 24 blocks, 64 aces), OH Lilly Tappel (256 kills, 274 digs, 60 aces), OPP Makenzie Wagner (269 kills, 57 blocks); Bellmont - L Sami Christen (509 digs, 143 assists, 52 aces), OPP-S Hailey Cole (337 assists, 185 digs, 198 kills), OH Delaney Lawson (433 kills, 25.5 blocks), S Lauren Ross (678 assists, 218 digs, 111 kills).

Class 4A: Hamilton Southeastern (33-1) vs. Yorktown (34-2)

WHEN: 7 p.m.

COACHES: Hamilton Southeastern - Jason Young (11th year, 294-67); Yorktown - Stephanie Bloom (15th year, 485-47)

SERIES: Yorktown leads 5-4 (per MaxPreps)

LAST MEETING: Hamilton Southeastern defeated Yorktown 3-2 (25-19, 25-17, 14-25, 23-25, 15-10) on Sept. 6

STATE FINALS: Hamilton Southeastern - 2 (2019, 2022); Yorktown - 10 (1999, 2000*, 2009, 2011*, 2012, 2015, 2016*, 2018*, 2020*, 2022)

RANKINGS: Hamilton Southeastern - 1st by IPV, 4th nationally (MaxPreps); Yorktown - 2nd by IPV, 5th nationally

More:Sophie Ledbetter 'took charge' as libero. Now she and HSE are playing for a state title.

Yorktown's Emilee Hill sets up a teammate in the Delaware County volleyball tournament championship at Wapahani High School on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.
Yorktown's Emilee Hill sets up a teammate in the Delaware County volleyball tournament championship at Wapahani High School on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.

KEY PLAYERS: Hamilton Southeastern - MH Breonna Goss (155 kills, 121 blocks), OH Lauren Harden (330 kills, .326 hit%, 67 blocks), S Macy Hinshaw (724 assists, 258 digs, 30 aces), OH Avery Hobson (429 kills, .361 hit%, 30 aces, 52 blocks, 259 digs), S Ava Hunter (444 assists, 129 digs, 31 aces), L Sophie Ledbetter (457 digs, 51 aces, 131 assists), MH Tiffany Snook (172 kills, 93 blocks, 20 aces); Yorktown - L Addi Applegate (459 digs, 38 aces), S Kynnadi Bell (557 assists, 167 digs, 55 aces), RS Jayde Garrett (82 blocks), S-RS Emilee Hill (574 assists, 387 digs, 316 kills, .320 hit%, 31 aces), MH Gretchen Moore (214 kills, .352 hit%, 94 blocks), DS Addi Rains (286 digs, 50 aces), OH Charlotte Vinson (451 kills, 230 digs, 63 aces), MH Shanese Williams (84 blocks, 164 kills, .297 hit%).

ETC.: This is the first 1-2 Class 4A final since 2016. … Yorktown has won its last three state title appearances and is making its fifth appearance in eight seasons. … HSE has won 33 straight, including a five-set win at Yorktown in September, and had won 44 straight sets prior to dropping the opener vs. McCutcheon in the regional final. … The Royals have defeated two ranked teams in the tournament: No. 5 Carroll (Fort Wayne) and No. 3 McCutcheon; the Tigers have beaten three straight ranked teams: No. 4 Brebeuf, No. 8 Brownsburg and No. 6 Floyd Central. … D-I commits: HSE - Hobson (Duquesne), Harden (Florida), Goss (Duke); YHS - Hill (Eastern Kentucky), Rains (Clemson). ... HSE is hitting .317 as a team, averages 7.1 blocks per match and has a 91.9 serving percentage; YHS is hitting .267 as a team, averages 17.1 digs per set (53.7 per match) and has a 94.5 serving percentage. … Tigers coach Stephanie Bloom and assistant Stacie Taylor were on YHS' first championship team in 2000 and went on to play together at Ball State, where they were teammates with HSE assistant Sarah Steele.

*-Won state championship

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