Thursday roundup: Central Catholic, Jackson volleyball teams win district championships
The No. 5 seed Canton Central Catholic girls volleyball team beat No. 2 seed Berlin Center Western Reserve in three sets Thursday night to win the Columbiana Division IV district championship.
The Crusaders’ 25-19, 25-19, 25-9 win gives them their first district championship since 2017 and advances them to a regional semifinal at Strongsville High School against Willard district champion Monroeville on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. Central lost in a Division III district final last season.
Congrats to Coach Sharnsky and our girls volleyball team on winning the District Championship! On to the Regionals.! GO CRU! #1 Team, Family, Mission! pic.twitter.com/vSYhQyeEZI
— Matt Creamer (@Coachc1M) October 28, 2022
Central, which knocked off No. 3 seed Lake Center in Tuesday’s district semifinal, did not drop a set in its four sectional-district matches.
Maddie Heiser led Central with 16 kills Thursday, while Lauren Neisel had nine kills and three aces. Sydney Turner totaled 34 assists. Gracyn Clark had 21 digs. Western Reserve finishes its season at 20-5.
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Stark County-area high school box scores for Thursday, Oct. 27
GIRLS SOCCER
Hudson 1, Jackson 0
Division I, Cleveland 1 district final, at Barberton
Goals: Bell (H). Shots on goal: Hudson 5-2. Corner kicks: Hudson 3-1. Saves: Rozmajzl (J) 4, Liesen (H) 2. Halftime: 0-0. Records: Jackson 10-5-4, Hudson 13-4-2.
Walsh Jesuit 3, Green 1
Division I, Cleveland 3 district final, at Chardon ND-CL
Goals: Flory (W) 2, Pachan (W), Lipscomb (G). Assists: Pachan (W), Ruffa (W), Elkins (G). Shots on goal: Walsh 7-4. Corner kicks: Green 5-3. Saves: Lika (W) 3, Sitko (G) 4. Halftime: Walsh 2-0. Records: Walsh 15-2-2; Green 11-4-5.
West Branch 2, West Geauga 0
Division II, Akron 2 district final, at Hubbard
Goals: Berger (WB), Dennison (WB). Records: West Branch 15-0-3.
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VOLLEYBALL
Jackson 25-25-25, Painesville Riverside 10-17-8
Division I, Hudson district final
Top servers: Hepler (J) 22 points, 5 aces. Kills leaders: Wake (J) 12. Assists leaders: Dolan (J) 20. Defensive leaders: Debevec (J) 10 digs, Wake (J) 4 blocks, Evans (J) 4 blocks.
Hudson 17-24-25-25-15, GlenOak 25-26-15-17-8
Division I, Mentor district final
Top servers: Davis (G) 10 points. Kills leaders: N.Stepanovich (G) 13. Assists leaders: Nameth (G) 17. Defensive leaders: N.Stepanovich (G) 19 digs. Records: GlenOak 21-4.
Central Catholic 25-25-25, Berlin Center Western Reserve 19-19-9
Division IV, Columbiana district final
Top servers: Neisel (CC) 3 aces. Kills leaders: Hughes (WR) 14; Heiser (CC) 16. Assists leaders: Meyer (WR) 14; Turner (CC) 34. Defensive leaders: Jones (WR) 12 digs, Brown (WR) 5 blocks; Clark (CC) 21 digs. Records: W.Reserve 20-5.
Stark County-area high school tournament results and upcoming schedule
THURSDAY'S SCORES
GIRLS SOCCER
Division I district finals
Cleveland 1: Hudson 1, Jackson 0
Cleveland 2: Twinsburg 5, GlenOak 1
Cleveland 3: Walsh 3, Green 1
Division II district finals
Akron 2: West Branch 2, West Geauga 0
Division III district finals
Akron 3: Manchester 3, Andrews Osborne 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Hudson Division I district final
Jackson 25-25-25, Riverside 10-17-8
Mentor Division I district final
Hudson 17-24-25-25-15, GlenOak 25-26-15-17-8
Columbiana Division IV district final
Central Catholic 25-25-25, Berlin Center Western Reserve 19-19-9
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
All games 7 p.m.
Division I, Region 1
No. 11 GlenOak (4-6) at No. 6 McKinley (5-5)
No. 9 Berea-Midpark (5-5) at No. 8 Jackson (5-5)
Division II, Region 7
No. 16 Perry (4-6) at No. 1 Massillon (8-1)
No. 15 Dublin Scioto (4-6) at No. 2 Lake (9-1)
No. 11 Licking Heights (5-5) at No. 6 Hoover (7-3)
No. 12 Green (4-6) at No. 5 Big Walnut (8-2)
Division III, Region 9
No. 12 Alliance (8-2) at No. 5 Young. Chaney (9-1)
Division IV, Region 13
No. 16 Field (4-6) at No. 1 West Branch (9-1)
No. 12 Streetsboro (6-4) at No. 5 Northwest (7-3)
No. 10 Salem (6-4) at No. 7 Canton South (7-3)
Division IV, Region 15
No. 15 Carrollton (7-3) at No. 2 Steubenville (8-2)
Division V, Region 17
No. 11 Orrville (6-4) at No. 6 Fairless (8-2)
Division VI, Region 21
No. 10 Mineral Ridge (8-2) at No. 7 Central Catholic (6-4)
Division VI, Region 23
No. 12 Malvern (8-2) at No. 5 Dawson-Bryant (6-4)
SATURDAY
BOYS SOCCER
Division I district final
Hoover vs. Jackson, at Barberton, 2
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Smithville Division III district final
Tuslaw vs. Waynedale, 7
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County-area high school tournament results for Thursday, Oct. 27
