ELLINWOOD — Great Bend outlasted state-ranked Ellinwood 25-23, 27-25 and downed Smoky Valley 25-18, 26-24. Ellinwood downed Smoky Valley 21-25, 25-15, 25-20.
Great Bend (8-1) edged past No. 7 ranked 2A Ellinwood with a typical solid defensive effort. Jenna Mauler delivered 6 kills, 11 serves, 9 digs and 7 serves received. Alyssa Herter provided 4 kills, 6 serves, 13 assists, 6 serves received.
Sydney Unruh led the defense with 17 digs and 21 serves received. Rachel Panzer had 9 digs. Brynn Boxberger led the way with 11 kills.
Great Bend returns home at 5 p.m. Thursday against Hutchinson High and Goddard High.
Ellinwood (12-2) countered with solid play from Mya Maxwell with 8 kills, 15 serves, 11 digs, 6 assists; and Anahi Mendez with 12 serves, 10 digs, 13 serves received. Hailey Gross delivered 9 served received, 7 digs and 5 serves.
Against Smoky Valley, Great Bend’s Mauler provided 10 serves, 4 digs, 7 serves received. Rachel Panzer delivered 6 kills, 5 serves, 5 digs, 2 assists, 9 serves received. Sydney Unruh handled 13 serves. Zoe Jerke had 7 assists.
Ellinwood’s Maxwell provided all-around play against Smoky Valley with 12 kills, 20 serves, 11 digs, 12 assists, 3 serves received. Anahi Mendez was a defensive spark with 12 serves, 17 digs, 13 serves received. Hailey Gross had 3 kills, 8 serves, 4 digs, 13 serves received.
Ellinwood plays a Central Prairie League triangular with Macksville Tuesday at St. John.
GREAT BEND stats vs. Ellinwood — (Jayden Johnson 3 kills, 3 assists; Alyssa Herter 4 kills, 6 serves, 13 assists, 6 serves received; Olivia Mull 6 kills, 13 serves, 2 digs; Brynn Boxberger 11 kills, 7 serves, 1 block, 1 assist, 1 serve received; Jenna Mauler 6 kills, 11 serves, 9 digs, 7 serves received; Sydney Unruh, 17 digs, 1 assist, 21 serves received; Rachel Panzer 4 kills, 5 serves, 8 digs, 2 assists, 7 serves received; Zoe Jerke, 9 serves, 1 dig, 14 assists)
GREAT BEND stats vs. Smoky Valley — (Johnson 3 kills, 2 assists, 4 serves received; Herter 1 kill, 9 serves, 3 digs, 9 assists, 5 serves received; Mull 5 kills, 6 serves, 2 digs; Boxberger 6 kills, 7 serves, 2 digs, 1 assist; Mauler 10 serves, 4 digs, 7 serves received; Unruh 1 kill, 6 digs, 1 assist, 13 serves received; Panzer 6 kills, 5 serves, 5 digs, 2 assists, 9 serves received; Jerke 2 kills, 13 serves, 4 digs, 7 assists)
ELLINWOOD stats vs. Great bend (Hailey Gross 1 kill, 5 serves, 7 digs, 9 serves received; Jozlyn Brown 5 digs, 9 serves received; Mya Maxwell 8 kills, 15 serves, 11 digs, 6 assists; Gabby Jacobs 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 serve received; Mary Dimitt 7 serves, 3 digs, 6 assists, 1 serve received; Brooke McReynolds 5 kills, 6 serves, 1 block; Allison McReynolds, 2 kills, 4 serves, 1 block, 1 assist; Anahi Mendez 12 serves, 10 digs, 13 serves received)
ELLINWOOD stats vs. Smoky Valley — (Gross 3 kills, 8 serves, 4 digs, 13 serves received; Brown 5 digs, 9 serves received; Maxwell 12 kills, 20 serves, 11 digs, 12 assists, 3 serves received; Jacobs 2 kills, 1 assist; Dimitt 1 kill, 12 serves, 3 digs, 10 assists, 3 serves received; B. McReynolds 6 kills, 8 serves, 4 blocks, 1 assist; A. McReynolds, 8 kills, 1 dig, 11 serves; Mendez 12 serves, 17 digs, 13 serves received)
