Central Lady Rebels Use Polarizing Rallies to Beat Defending State Champs Jefferson Lady Blue Jays in Straight Sets

(Park Hills, MO) The Central Lady Rebels handle defending Class 2 State Champions, Jefferson Lady Blue Jays in straight sets 25-14, 25-16, 25-17 at the TJ Foulon Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Outside hitters Madison Dunn, and Avery Johnson led the Central attack along with the defensive effort from Blair Sitton in the middle stifling the Jefferson offense. Lady Rebel Head Coach, Olivia Casey, says her outside hitters can be a dynamic duo for opposing defenders.

Central separated from Jefferson in the first set via a 9-1 run to lead 15-7 midway through the set after the first 12 combined points featured 4 ties. In set 2, the Lady Rebels erupted for 9 of the first 11 points to carry that momentum from the first set into the second.

The Lady Rebels trailed at just one point in the entire match, when Jefferson opened Set 3 with a 1-0 lead. Central tied and overtook the Lady Blue Jays on the next two points and didn’t trail again. The third set featured 3 ties at 1-1, 2-2, and 3-3. Again, an early rally sank the Lady Blue Jays as the Lady Rebels rattled off 10 of the next 13 points to draw a timeout by Jefferson Head Coach, Tara Fish.

Central’s Coach, Olivia Casey hopes the style of play Tuesday can define her squad for the rest of the season.

Central improves to 14-3 and will begin MAAA Regular Season Conference Play on Thursday in Ste. Genevieve against the Dragons in a Broadcast match on KFMO. Jefferson falls to 12-5-1 and are at Arcadia Valley Thursday.

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Other Volleyball scores from Tuesday:

North County def. Arcadia Valley 25-23, 16-25, 14-25, 25-19, 15-11

Saxony Lutheran def. Ste. Genevieve 25-21, 25-21, 25-21

Farmington def. Seckman 25-17, 25-6, 25-20

Kingston def. Steelville 25-17, 25-17, 25-17

Valle Catholic def. Fredericktown 25-17, 25-15, 25-18


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Out of Town Scoreboard

Friday, Week 1 (KFMO, Video) - Final
North County16
Farmington49
Friday, Week 1 - Final
Owensville0
Central37
Friday, Week 1 - Final
Perryville35
Fredericktown21
Friday, Week 1 - Final
DeSoto14
Freeburg, IL30
Friday, Week 1 - Final
Hillsboro44
Moberly34
Friday, Week 1 - 3rd Quarter
Festus30
Rolla14
Friday, Week 1 - Final
Potosi21
St. Clair35
Friday, Week 1 - Final
St. Vincent35
Ste. Genevieve49
Friday, Week 1 - 4th Quarter
Monroe City22
Valle Catholic41
Friday, Week 1 - Final/
Herculaneum28
Windsor36
Jackson Tournament
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Fredericktown-
Parkway South-
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MICDS Tournament, Pool Play
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Farmington-
Duchesne-
MICDS Tournament, Pool Play
Friday 
Farmington-
Cardinal Ritter-
Jimmy John's Invitational (@ Burlington, Iowa)
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Mineral Area-
John Wood-
Jimmy John's Invitational (@ Burlington, Iowa)
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Mineral Area-
Frontier-

Broadcast Schedule

Saturday, August 30:
4:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Sunday, August 31:
10:15a, MLB: St. Louis @ Cincinnati*
Monday, September 1:
12:20p, MLB: Athletics @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, September 2:
5:50p, MLB: Athletics @ St. Louis*
6:00p, VB: Mineral Area @ Jefferson+
Wednesday, September 3:
5:50p, MLB: Athletics @ St. Louis*
Thursday, September 4:
4:00p, SB: Farmington @ North County
6:00p, VB: Cape ND @ Potosi
Friday, September 5:
6:00p, NFL, Week 1: Kansas City vs Los Angeles (A)
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s+
6:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
6:30p, FB, Week 2: Central @ Jefferson+^
Saturday, September 6:
5:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Sunday, September 7:
12:20p, MLB: San Francisco @ St. Louis*
Monday, September 8:
6:00p, VB: St. Pius @ Central
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Tuesday, September 9:
6:30p, VB: Arcadia Valley @ Potosi
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Wednesday, September 10:
4:00p, SB: Cape Notre Dame @ Farmington
7:45p, MLB: St. Louis @ Seattle*
Thursday, September 11:
4:00p, VB: Fredericktown @ North County
Friday, September 12:
6:00p, KFMOsports Tailgate Show fueled by McDonald’s
6:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
6:30p, FB, Week 3: Fredericktown @ Central^
Saturday, September 13:
5:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
Sunday, September 14:
12:00p, NFL, Week 2: Philadelphia @ Kansas City
12:15p, MLB: St. Louis @ Milwaukee*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3