Lady Pirates lose to Potlatch, win Silver Bracket at Lewiston Tournament
The Prairie Lady Pirates lost a league match to Potlatch 25-23, 21-25, 17-25, 23-25 at Cottonwood Thursday, Sept. 5 and then won the Silver Bracket at the Lewiston Tournament Saturday, Sept. 7.
In the opening game against Potlatch, Prairie fell behind 1-5 and 2-8. They were still behind 5-10 when Potlatch bricked a serve. Sierra Oliver jump served a pair of aces and Kylie Schumacher added a kill to cut the deficit to 9-10.
Prairie again fell behind by as many as 6 at 10-16. A kill by Hailey Hanson and 2 by Lexi Schumacher cut that deficit in half at 13-16. After 5 straight sideouts, Lexi Schumacher scored a kill and then went to the service line. 3 aces and a block by Ellie Nuxoll later and Prairie had a 20-19 lead.
After 5 more sideouts, Potlatch scored on served for a 22-23 lead.
Hanson scored a sideout kill and then Kaylie Lockett served and ace to get to game point. Hanson then slammed down a ball on first touch at the net to give Prairie the game by 2 points.
In the second game they fell behind 0-3 and 3-7 but then came back to take a 12-11 lead on an ace by Oliver.
Potlatch answered with 6 straight points and Prairie never got closer than 3 the rest of the game.
In the third game Potlatch again took an early 1-4 lead. Prairie tied it at 4 after an ace by Hanson and a kill by Lexi Schumacher. Potlatch again took the lead by Prairie tied it at 8 after a jump serve ace by Lexi Schumacher. They tied it again at 11 and 12 but couldn’t take the lead.
After a kill by Hanson made it 15-16, Potlatch took control and outscored Prairie 2-9 the rest of the game to take a 1 game to 2 lead.
Prairie fell behind 0-6 in the fourth game and were down 3-9 when the rallied. With Lockett serving 4 straight aces and Lexi Schumacher adding 2 kills, Prairie took their first lead of the set at 10-9. Potlatch answered with 5 straight points to retake control.
Prairie then rallied back to take a 19-18 lead after a kill and a block by Hanson. Potlatch scored 2 straight but Prairie answered with 3 straight on a missed Potlatch serve, a smashing spike by Lexi Schumacher and a kill by Hanson for a 22-20 lead.
Potlatch answered with 4 straight points to get to match point. Hanson scored a kill to make it 23-24 but Potlatch then scored the match winning kill.
Hanson had 15 kills including 4 blocks and 3 aces. Lexi Schumacher had 14 kills, 2 assists and 4 aces. Kylie Schumacher had 10 kills. Nuxoll had 6 kills, including 2 blocks and an assist. Tamden Pecarovich had 2 kills, 19 assists and 2 aces. Sydney Shears had 2 kills and 2 assists. Avery Riener had 1 kill and 3 assists. Mia Anderson had 11 assists and 2 aces. Oliver had 3 aces.
Prairie is now 1-1 on the season and in league play.
The JV lost in 3 games to the Loggers 20-25, 25-21, 9-15.
The first game saw Prairie fall behind early and they were never able to take the lead. They got within 1 at 9-10 and then fell behind 12-21.
They rallied back with Erica Schlader serving 2 aces and setting up Beka Schumacher for a kill to cut the deficit to 4. However Potlatch was able to hold on to win by 5.
A bad serve by Potlatch and a kill by Halee Rowland gave Prairie a 2-0 lead to start the second game. After a sideout, Schlader scored a kill and Rowland served an ace to make it 4-1.
Potlatch got back within 1 at 5-4 but 2 kills by Schumacher and an ace by Schlader made it 8-4.
Potlatch rallied back to take a 9-11 lead and the set was played close from then until it was 18-19. At that point Schumacher scored a sideout kill and Schlader went to the service line. 2 kills by Schumacher and an ace by Schlader made it 22-19. After a pair of Potlatch points, Schumacher scored another sideout kill. Nadia Cash then served 2 aces to give Prairie the game.
In the decisive third game Prairie got off to a tough start as they fell behind 0-3 and 2-7.
They were able to rally back within 1 at 8-9 after a couple of aces by Schlader but Potlatch outscored them 1-6 the rest of the way to win the match.
The C team managed to pull out the only match win of the night for Prairie as they beat Potlatch 25-10, 25-14.
The Lady Pirates didn’t fare very well in pool play at Lewiston losing to Moscow and Genesee. However in the Silver Bracket for the teams that finished 3^rd and 4^th in pool play, they came out as the winners as they defeated Clarkston, Logos and the Lewiston JV.
The tournament had a team drop out at the last minute and Prairie was placed with Moscow and Genesee in a 3-team pool where they played best 3 of 5 while the three 4-team pools each played best 2 of 3.
Prairie lost their first match in 3 straight to Moscow, 17-25, 18-25 and 20-25.
They didn’t fare any better in the second match against Genesee as the Bulldogs also won in 3 sets, 16-25, 14-25, 17-25.
Lexi Schumacher had 10 kills in that match. Hanson had 6 kills, including 2 blocks plus 1 assist and 2 aces. Kylie Schumacher had 3 kills. Nuxoll had 2 kills. Shears had 2 kills, including 1 block, plus 2 assists. Anderson had 1 kill and 5 assists. Pecarovich had 11 assists and 4 aces. Aubree Rehder had 3 aces.
Bracket play was all best of 3 matches. Prairie opened against Clarkston, who had finished 4^th in their pool.
The two teams split the first 2 points then Lockett served Prairie to a 6-1 lead with 2 aces plus 2 kills by Lexi Schumacher.
Clarkston was able to cut the lead to 9-8 before missing a serve. Lexi Schumacher then served 8 straight points. She had 3 jump serve aces while Kylie Schumacher scored 4 kills for an 18-8 lead.
Clarkston got back within 19-13 before a kill by Hanson set Pecarovich to the service line where she served out the game. Hanson had a pair of kills. Pecarovich had 2 aces and Shears scored the game-winning kill.
In the second game Anderson served 2 aces and Lexi Schumacher added a kill to turn a 4-3 lead into a 7-3 lead. Clarkston answered back with 6 straight points to take a 7-9 lead. They never lead by more than 2 and when they bricked a served to make it 12-13, Lockett served Prairie back into the lead. She had 1 ace while Hanson scored a block and Shears and Lexi Schumacher each added a kill.
Clarkston answered with 4 straight to retake the lead. A kill by Lexi Schumacher and an ace by Hanson put Prairie back on top. Clarkston tied it but 2 kills by Ellie Nuxoll and 2 aces by Anderson put Prairie up 23-20. A kill by Kylie Schumacher got Prairie to match point.
Prairie couldn’t put Clarkston away though as the Bantams scored 4 straight to tie the set at 24-24. A kill by Kylie Schumacher and an ace by Pecarovich gave Prairie the match.
Lexi Schumacher had 10 kills and 3 aces. Kylie Schumacher had 9 kills. Hanson had 5 kills, including a block, and added an ace. Shears had 2 kills, including a block, plus an assist. Nuxoll had 2 kills. Anderson had 10 assists and 4 aces while Pecarovich had 9 assists and 4 aces. Lockett had 3 aces.
In the bracket semifinal Prairie faced league for Logos and had to go 3 games to win, 25-18, 24-26, 15-11.
Logos scored the opening points then Prairie took their first lead on a kill each by Hanson and Lexi Schumacher and an ace by Lockett.
Logos tied it then a kill each by Shears, Lexi Schumacher Kylie Schumacher, an ace by Hanson and another kill by Lexi made it 8-3.
Prairie then held the lead at 2 to 5 points until it was 20-18. Oliver scored a kill on a service dig and then Kylie Schumacher served out the game. It was her only turn serving on the day. Lexi Schumacher scored a kill, Kylie served an ace and Hanson scored a kill to get to set point. Kylie then served up another ace for the win.
Logos jumped out to a 1-4 lead in the second game and Prairie came back to tie it at 6-6 but couldn’t take the lead.
Logos took leads of 6-11 and 9-14 only to see Prairie come back to take a 15-14 lead as Pecarovich served 3 aces and Hanson added a kill and a block in a 5-point run.
Logos took back the lead but Prairie tied it at 16 on a kill by Hanson. Logos took a 16-18 lead but 3 straight kills by Lexi Schumacher made it 19-18.
After a kill by Lexi and 2 aces by Anderson it was 23-19. Logos scored a sideout but Lexi Schumacher scored another kill to get to match point at 24-20. However Prairie would not score another points as Logos scored 6 straight to force a third game.
Logos took a 2-4 lead in the third game but then missed a serve. Hanson served 2 aces and Nuxoll added a kill to make it 6-4. After 3 straight sideouts it was 7-6. Lexi Schumacher scored a kill and then served an ace to make it 9-6.
Logos answered with 4 straight to take a 9-10 lead. After 3 straight sideouts, Pecarovich served 3 straight aces to give Prairie another match point chance. This time Kylie Schumacher came through with a spike to the far corner to give Prairie the match win.
Lexi Schumacher had 17 kills and 2 aces in the match. Hanson had 7 kills, including a block and 5 aces. Kylie Schumacher had 6 kills and 2 aces. Shears had 3 kills and 5 assists. Nuxoll had 3 kills. Riener had 1 kill and 1 assist. Oliver had 1 kill. Pecarovich had 19 assists and 6 aces. Anderson had 9 assists and 3 aces. Lockett had 1 ace.
That put them up against the Lewiston JV for the Silver Bracket championship. Prairie beat Lewiston in straight sets 25-14, 25-20
Lewiston took the early lead at 1-5. A net violation sent Lockett to the service line. She served 2 aces and Lexi Schumacher scored 3 kills for a 7-5 lead. Prairie never trailed again in the set.
After 2 sideouts, Hanson served 2 aces and Lexi Schumacher added 3 more kills to make it 13-6. After a Lewiston sideout, Lexi Schumacher scored a kill , Nuxoll scored on a block and Anderson added an ace for a 16-7 lead.
After a pair of sideouts, Kylie Schumacher and Nuxoll each scored a kill for a 19-8 lead. After another Lewiston sideout, Kylie Schumacher scored 2 straight kills. Avery Riener added a kill for a 22-9 lead.
Another kill by Riener made it 23-11. Lewiston scored 3 straight points before bricking a serve to make it 24-14. Lexi Schumacher then scored the set winning kill.
In the second game Prairie trailed 2-3 when Lewiston missed a serve. Anderson then served 3 aces and Lexi Schumacher added a kill for a 7-3 lead.
Lewiston came back to tie at 8-8 and then took the lead at 10-11 and again at 11-13.
At that point Kylie Schumacher scored a kill and Lockett served 2 aces and Lexi Schumacher added 3 kills for a 17-13 lead. After 3 sideouts and an ace by Lewiston it was 18-16. Lexi Schumacher scored a sideout on a free ball and Anderson followed with 2 aces. Riener scored on a block and Lexi Schumacher and Nuxoll each scored a kill to get Prairie to match point at 24-16.
Lewiston fought off 4 match points before Lexi Schumacher scored the match winning kill.
Lexi Schumacher had 16 kills in the match. Kylie Schumacher had 7 kills. Nuxoll and Riener each had 3 kills, including a block, plus an assist. Shears had 1 kill. Pecarovich had 11 assists. Anderson had 10 assists and 6 aces. Hanson had 1 assist and 2 aces. Oliver had 1 assist and 1 ace. Lockett had 4 aces.

JV games start at 6, followed by Varsity unless indicated

29-Logos*, here, won 3 games to 1

  5-Potlatch*, here, C-JV-V, 5 p.m., lost 1 game to 3
  7-Lewiston Tournament, lost 0-3 to Moscow, lost 0-3 to Genesee, beat Clarkston 2-0, beat Logos 2-1, beat Lewiston JV 2-0.
  7-JV Tournament at Genesee, Prairie JV were tournament champs
10-Troy*, there, 6 p.m., lost 1 game to 3, details next week
12-Lapwai*, there , C-JV-V, 5 p.m.
14-JV Tournament at Nezperce
17-Kamiah*, here
19-C vs. Orofino, here, 5 p.m.
19-Kendrick*, here
23-Potlatch*, there , 5 p.m.
24-C.V.*, there, C-JV-V, 5 p.m.
26-Lapwai*, here, C-JV-V, 5 p.m.

  1-C vs. Grangeville, there, 5 p.m.
  1-Kendrick*, there
  3-C vs. Grangeville, here, 5 p.m.
  3-Troy*, here, 6 p.m.
  5-Pea & Lentil Spike-Off at Genesee, 9 a.m.
  8-Kamiah*, there
14-Logos*, there
15-C.V.*, here , C-JV-V, 5 p.m.
19-24-Districts at LCSC
Oct. 31-Nov. 2-State at Jerome High School

*League Game

All games start at 4:30 p.m.
17-Nezperce, here
19-Kamiah, here
24-Highland, there
26-Grangeville White, there
28-Prairie Tournament
  1-Grangeville Blue, here
  3-Timberline, there
  8-St. John Bosco, there
10-Culdesac, here
15-Orofino, there
17-Clearwater Valley, here