Saturday, October 27, 2001
Kentucky state volleyball tournament
Pandas cruise in first round
By Ray Schaefer
Enquirer contributor
UNION — Notre Dame played volleyball Friday like it was in a hurry. It was an easy night for the Pandas, as they defeated Owensboro Apollo, 15-0, 15-3 in the opening round of the state tournament at Ryle High School.
“It was fun,” Notre Dame coach Bob Wood said. “It's always neat to be in a game environment like this.”
It was a miserable night for St. Henry. Louisville Mercy took out the Crusaders, 15-4, 15-8.
A much tougher test awaits the Pandas today: six-time defending state champion Louisville Assumption at 10:15 a.m. at Gray Middle School.
“We're going to need a good night's sleep,” Notre Dame junior setter Andrea Lanham said.
Assumption defeated Notre Dame in the regular season, but Wood was confident about an upset.
“They've got a great team,” Wood said. “Are they beatable? I think they're beatable, our girls think they're beatable.”
Assumption (37-0) coach Ron Kordes graded Friday's 15-6-15-3 win over Louisville Presentation a “B.”
“I think we came out a little flat,” Kordes said. “(Presentation) came out swinging. They passed pret ty well.”
Notre Dame, meanwhile, was sharp from the beginning against Apollo.
When Ryle public address announcer Jay Broadus wasn't announcing one of Lanham's 15 assists, he was calling one of senior Kelly Potter's eight kills.
“We were trying to work on making (the game) perfect, running a lot and passing and defending shots,” Lanham said.
Apollo senior Destiny Philp was nonetheless glad to have been on the same floor.
“That was a good experience,” Philp said. “There's not a level of play like that in our region, district or anything.
Wood was not as worried about what Assumption does as what his team does with the ball.
“If we take care of the ball on our side,” Wood said. “It'll be a great match.”
Friday's results
First round
South Oldham def. Bardstown Bethlehem, 15-4, 15-7
Lexington Henry Clay def. Perry County Central, 15-7, 15-7
Louisville Assumption def. Louisville Presentation, 15-6, 15-3
Notre Dame def. Owensboro Apollo, 15-0, 15-3
Louisville Sacred Heart def. Nelson County, 15-1, 15-0
Russell def. Letcher, 15-5, 15-8
Owensboro Catholic def. Frankfort Western Hills, 15-7, 15-11
Louisville Mercy def. St. Henry, 15-4, 15-8
Today's matches
Quarterfinals
At Ryle - Sacred Heart vs. Russell, 9 a.m.; Owensboro Catholic Louisville Mercy, 10:15 a.m.
At Gray -- South Oldham vs. Henry Clay, 9 a.m.; Assumption vs. Notre Dame, 10:15 a.m.
Semifinals
At Ryle, 2 and 3:30 p.m.
Championship
At Ryle, 7 p.m.
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Batavia 27, Clermont NE 7
Bellevue 21, Dayton 8
Boone County 21, Conner 0
Campbell County 21, Ryle 16
Columbus St. Charles 37, Indian Hill 20
Dayton Carroll 28, Lemon-Monroe 0
Edgewood 7, Miamisburg 6
Fairfield 12, Winton Woods 8
Finneytown 17, CHCA 12
Glen Este 35, Amelia 8
Harmony Community 18, Yellow Springs 12 (OT)
Holmes 26, Cov. Catholic 20
Landmark 43, Jacob Center 6
Lloyd 28, Owen Co. 0
Milford 34, Hughes 7
North College Hill 41, Deer Park 16
Reading 47, CCD 16
Ridgemont 21, New Miami 13
Roger Bacon 20, Northwest 7
Ross 41, Norwood 14
Summit Country Day 34, (Jackson Co.) Oak Hill 12
Sycamore 16, Harrison 13
Waverly 14, Mariemont 7
Western Hills 34, Walnut Hills 7
Wilmington 33, Loveland 19
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