Coming into the 2022 season, Broadwater High promised to be one the teams to beat in Class B volleyball. The Bulldogs returned all but one player from the squad that took third place at last year’s state championship, and they hadn’t lost a set yet this fall.
In fact, as it demonstrated in a straight-set win Sept. 8 in Boulder, Broadwater is a strong team. But the young Jefferson High Lady Panthers showed they could compete with the best.
In the first game, the score was tied four times in the early going, with a kill by Emma McCauley making it 6-8 and a block by Arena Faler keeping things close. The Bulldogs pulled ahead 19-12, but a slam kill by Clara Genger brought the Panthers into striking range, and Cameron Toney’s kill and an ace by Erica Shields made it 17-19. But the Bulldogs cruised from there to take the win, 25-19.
