Granite sweeps Lincoln; District 13C Bracket set
PHILIPSBURG – The Lady Prospectors swept their way out of the regular season Saturday, beating Lincoln in three straight sets, 25-7, 25-9, 26-24. The win leaves Granite in second place in the district when the tournament starts Thursday at Valley Christian.
The locals were in control from the start, easily winning the first two sets before allowing Lincoln to creep into the third. But even trailing 24-22, Granite rallied to claim the set and the match.
Reece Pitcher led the attack at the net with 11 kills and four blocks. Asha Comings had six kills to go along with six service aces. Rachel Ward dished out 10 assists while Gretchen Hill and Annabelle Locke led in digs with three apiece.
SCORING
Lincoln – 7/9/24 – 0
Granite – 25/25/26 – 3
Kills – (G) Lee 2, Comings 6, Hill 2, Ward 4, Pitcher 11, Lilyquist 2
Blocks – (G) Lee 2.5, Comings .5, Regan McDonald .5, Pitcher 4, Lilyquist 1.5
Assists – (G) Lee 2, Ward 10, Tallon 7, Lilyquist 1,
Digs – (G) Comings 2, Hill 3, Locke 3
Aces – (G) Comings 6, Locke 3, Ward 3, Pitcher 2
District 13 Tournament Bracket
It had been set for some time, but the District 13 Bracket was made official Saturday by Seeley Athletic Director Shawn Holmes.
Seeley Swan is the No. 1 team going into the postseason and will get a first-round bye.
Granite finished with second and will get a replay with Lincoln in their first round matchup Thursday at 4 p.m. Drummond claimed third and will also rematch its last regular district opponent (Darby) at 2 p.m. that same day. Should the Lady Trojans and Lady Prospectors win their openers, they would face off in the winner’s bracket semifinals at 8 p.m. that night.
Valley Christian is the No. 4 team and will play Victor at noon Thursday. The winner of that game will play Seeley Swan at 6 p.m. in their semifinal.
The winner’s bracket final is 6 p.m. Friday night. Most of Friday is reserved for sorting out the consolation bracket and eliminating teams until only two remain to play for fourth place at 8 p.m.
Saturday will see the loser of the winner’s bracket finale take on the survivor of the consolation bracket at 11 a.m. The winner plays in the championship match at 1 p.m.
Should the team with a loss win that initial matchup, they would play again at 3 p.m. to break the tie.
