Unbeaten Cambridge spikers sweep through tourney

Cambridge junior Jalen Kent (above) smoothly keeps the ball in play Saturday, Southwest senior Caylin Barnett (below) unleashes another serve and sophomore Tayten Dewey (bottom photo) from Rawlins County, Kan., rises to contest a potential kill with teammate Abby Micek (10) also in position at Cambridge.

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CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge Trojans are 4-0 following their 2-0 sweeps of Southwest, Red Cloud and Wauneta-Palisade during Saturday's Cambridge Invitational.

Southwest (3-1 record) took two wins but could not break trough against a Trojan team replacing some top blockers from last year's state tournament-qualifying team.

Cambridge delivered 25-13, 25-19 victories with junior Jalen Kent clobbering eight kills, senior Jacey Kent four and sophomore Erin Johnson another four.

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Johnson also made two of five Trojan stuff blocks with one each from sophomore Brylyn Springer, Jalen Kent and junior Leah Downer.

Junior setter Breelle Miller distributed 14 assists and made 10 digs. Junior Bailee Ahlemeyer added a Trojan-best 12 digs.

"The girls went into the game with a lot of fire and determination--they were pumped up from the get go," coach Lauren Carpenter commented. "We focused on our blocking and defense and that's honestly what won us the game was being able to shut their hitters down from the very beginning of the game."

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More will be featured in Tuesday's McCook Gazette.

Quick recaps from the other two Cambridge tourney wins.

Win over Red Cloud 25-13, 25-4

Kills: Jalen Kent 10, Jacey Kent 7.

Ace serves: Erin Johnson 3.

Digs: Breelle Miller 7, Jalen Kent 7.

Blocks: Brylyn Springer 2.

Assists: Breelle Miller 18.

Win over Wauneta-Palisade 25-8, 25-20

Kills: Jalen Kent 11, Jacey Kent 9.

Ace serves: Breelle Miller 3.

Blocks: Brylyn Springer 2, Jalen Kent 2.

Digs: Jalen Kent 9, Jacey Kent 7.

Assists: Breelle Miller 18.

Wauenta-Palisade's leaders:

Kills: Payton Cox 5, Chloe Stenho 3, GraCee Goings 3.

Ace serves: Chloe Stehno 3.

Blocks: GraCee Goings, Chloe Stenho, Sydnee Acton.

Digs: Peyton Cox 9, Chloe Stehno 6.

Assists: Halle Bardsley 5, Peyton Cox 4.

All the Southwest leaders from wins over Norton, Kan.; and Rawlins County, Kan., besides Cambridge match.

SW def. Norton

25-19

25-17

Bryn Lampe 17 assists, 1 ace serve, 3 digs

Caylin Barnett 7 kills, 3 ace serves, 7 digs

Bailey Truksa 7 kills, 7 digs

Atleigh Nelms 2 kills, 5 digs

Kyra Nelms 2 kills, 3 blocks, 2 ace serves

Payton Truksa 2 blocks

Allison VanPelt 9 digs

SW def. Rawlins County

25-15

25-16

Bryn Lampe 25 assists, 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 block

Caylin Barnett 6 kills,6 digs

Bailey Truksa 6 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace serve

Atleigh Nelms 5 kills, 6 digs

Kyra Nelms 8 kills, 1 block

Payton Truksa 4 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig

Allison VanPelt 8 digs

SW loss Cambridge

13-25

19-25

Bryn Lampe 12 assists, 5 digs, 2 block

Caylin Barnett 6 kills, 2 digs

Bailey Truksa 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace serve, 1 Block

Atleigh Nelms 1 kill, 5 digs

Kyra Nelms 3 blocks,

Payton Truksa 1 kills, 3 blocks,

Allison VanPelt 5 digs

Anikka Nelms 2 blocks

The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos are 2-2 as they did win 25-12, 21-25, 25-22 over Red Cloud on Saturday. Individual stats were not obtained.

The Rawlins County (Kan.) Buffaloes also went 1-2 at Cambridge with their 25-18, 25-21 victory over Red Cloud.