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Williamsport reacts throughout a volleyball match towards Central Mountain on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Millionaires fell 3-1.
MILL HALL – This one was not for the faint of coronary heart.
It was a Tuesday showdown of 10-2 groups when Central Mountain hosted Williamsport in volleyball motion. The two groups had sturdy front-row play and quite a few lengthy volleys that will spotlight the abilities of each groups.
The contest had a postseason sense of urgency feeling to it as each groups rode the rollercoaster of feelings all through the competition. Central Mountain was clutch when the stress was on because it topped Williamsport by a rating of 3-1 with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 19-25 and 26-24.
“Hats off to Williamsport. They brought it tonight,” mentioned Central Mountain volleyball head coach Chipp McCann following the match. “I’m happy we got the win. We faced adversity and overcame it. It was good to see but we have a lot of things we have to work on yet.”
“We’ve had a couple games where it came down to end where we had to pull out a fifth set and we really had to dig down deep”, mentioned Williamsport volleyball head coach Patti Jones. “We’ve had adversity we’ve had one of our outside hitter that’s been out for a while. We really worked hard adjusting to that. They adjusted today and made changes the kid can work on. I’m super proud of them and all their hard work.”
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Central Mountain’s Gabby Beaubrun (11) performs a spike throughout a volleyball match towards Williamsport on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Wildcats gained 3-1.
Holding a 2-1 lead getting into the fourth set, Central Mountain would begin with three service factors from Chloe Confer to rapidly give her staff an early 3-0 benefit. Three facet outs later, the Wildcats would prolong that lead to ten after seven consecutive service factors by Reese Walizer. In that run, Kylie Rauch was lethal correct from the entrance line.
Slowly however certainly the Williamsport offense began to claw their approach again in. They had been ready to minimize the lead to 17-10 after which issues exploded for the Lady Millionaires. Four consecutive service factors from Keiser rapidly shrunk the Central Mountain lead to 17-15.
Trailing by three late, Williamsport would as soon as once more sizzle from the serving line. Peyton Dincher stepped to the serving line and reeled off 5 consecutive service factors to put her staff within the lead at 22-20.
The Millionaires had been ready to push the sport to one other win to tie the match up. But with their backs towards wall and the sport within the steadiness, it might be a behind the again shot by Wildcat Chloe Confer that will tie the sport at 24, forcing it to go no less than two extra factors.
That was all of the momentum that Central Mountain wanted, as Rauch took care of the remaining from the service line, posting an ace and ending the night time with a no return on her final serve, clinching the win for Central Mountain which places them to a glowing 11-2 document on the yr.
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Central Mountain celebrates throughout a volleyball match towards Williamsport on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Wildcats gained 3-1.
It didn’t take lengthy to get the motion going as within the opening contest, the sport was a back-and-forth battle with every staff seeing their time within the lead. The Wildcats would finally edge out that first set, 26-24.
Leading the Central Mountain assault was its entrance row play of Gabby Beaubrun, Lily Downing, Katelyn Walker, Kylie Rauch and Sophia Kelley. But the Millionaires additionally obtained some sturdy upfront manufacturing from Geiani Whaley, Isabelle Morrow, Ava Fischer and Isabelle Keiser.
But it might be the entrance row of Central Mountain got here out on fireplace within the second recreation because the Wildcats dominated from starting to finish, taking the sport 25-15. With their backs towards the wall, the Lady Millionaires gained 25-19 to maintain the competition going to a fourth recreation.
In the JV contest, Central Mountain took the opening contest and Williamsport took the second, forcing a 3rd and deciding tie breaker. In the tip, the Wildcats bounced again there as nicely, profitable 15-9.
Central Mountain 3, Williamsport 1
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WIlliamsport’s Sadie Bower (5) performs a set throughout a volleyball match towards Central Mountain on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Millionaires fell 3-1.
WP 24 15 25 24
CM 26 25 19 26
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Multiple Central Mountain gamers attempt to block a Williamsport return throughout a volleyball match towards Williamsport on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Wildcats gained 3-1.
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Williamsport’s Isabelle Morrow (8) performs a spike throughout a volleyball match towards Central Mountain on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Millionaires fell 3-1.
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Williamsport’s Geiani Whaley (10) blocks a Central Mountain spike throughout a volleyball match towards Central Mountain on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Millionaires fell 3-1.
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Central Mountain celebrates throughout a volleyball match towards Williamsport on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Wildcats gained 3-1.
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Central Mountain’s Chloe Confer (3) reaches for a return throughout a volleyball match towards Williamsport on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Central Mountain. The Wildcats gained 3-1.