Volleyball is edging close to perfect season

Jefferson High’s volleyball teams took another step toward a perfect regular season, with both varsity and JV squads taking county rivals Whitehall Oct. 13 in straight sets. The Lady Panthers are now 9-0 in this shortened schedule, with one match to play.

The varsity match was close at times, but never in serious doubt. An ace by Rachel Van Blaricom and a block point by Brooklyn Pancoast jump-started the Panthers, and a couple of kills by Dakota Edmisten put them up early, 5-2. Whitehall fought back with a 10-7 run to tie the game at 12, and points were traded until 15. Then, the Panthers took over with a 10-2 run to pull out the set, 25-17.

The second set started in much the same fashion, with the county foes staying within two points of each other until a 9-9 tie. From then on, it was all Panthers: Sam Zody put over an ace for a 16-10 edge, and Jefferson went on to win, 25-16.