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Havre celebrates senior night tonight against Lewistown
Havre High's Paige Nelson takes a swing during Thursday night's Central A volleyball match against the Browning Indians at the HHS gymnasium. The Ponies beat Browning in four games, and will close out the regular season tonight against Lewistown.
Naomi Terry sets a pass during Thursday night's match against Browning.
HHS's Ceyara Plante makes a dig during Thursday's match against Browning.
Havre's Jacey McDonald goes up for a kill during Thursday night's match at the HHS gymnasium.
The Blue Ponies celebrate a point during Thursday night's match against Browning at the HHS gymnasium.
The Havre High volleyball team needs two wins this week to avoid a play-in match for the Eastern A Divisional, and Thursday night inside the HHS gymnasium, the Blue Ponies got the first thanks to a win over Browning in four sets.
The Indians, who are winless in the Central A this year, actually won the first game of the match. Browning even threatened to win the second, but some key points by senior Naomi Terry allowed Havre to rally. The Ponies won that game and the match by the scores of 16-25, 27-25, 25-17 and 25-15.
"We just didn't come ready to play," HHS head coach Tamecia Jarvis said. "I don't think they thought that Browning was going to play that well. But they are a scrappy team and it was good we were able to come back from that."
After dropping the first game by nine points, Havre came out strong in the second set and eventually built an 18-13 advantage. However, a 9-1 run by Browning put the Indians back in front, 22-21. Back-to-back aces by Naomi Terry, as well as another key point by Terry later in the set, put Havre in position to win the game and HHS did just that thanks to ace from Claire Worm. That gave Havre the 27-25 win and tied the match and 1-1.
From that point on, the Ponies were a different team. Havre cruised to an easy victory in the third set after scoring five of the first six points. In the fourth set, HHS scored six of the first eight points and took a commanding 14-4 lead after consecutive kills by Paige Nelson. When it was all said and done, Havre won the third set by eight and the fourth by 10 en route to its seventh win of the season and its third in conference play.
"I think the big thing for us is we actually started to play," Jarvis said. "We actually started to work as a team and that's what made the difference."
In the win, the Ponies racked up 30 kills, 12 aces, six blocks, 21 assists and 78 digs. Terry was a key player in the match for Havre as she finished with team high’s in digs with 18 and assists with 12. She also had five aces.
Freshman Sam Oliver also had a big night, registering a match-high six aces, while Nelson also made an impact with a team-high eight kills and 17 digs. Senior Jacey McDonald pitched in with seven kills and four blocks in the win.
Havre (7-11, 3-4) will take on Lewistown tonight inside the HHS gymnasium. Start time is set for approximately 7 p.m. With a win, Havre will clinch third in the final Central A standings. A loss will mean fourth place for HHS.
"We need to come out with a lot more energy than we did tonight," Jarvis said. "Hopefully, senior night will help with that."
Havre def Browning
16-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-15
Havre - Kills 30 (Paige Nelson 8, Jacey McDonald 7, Camryn Huston 6); Aces 12 (Sam Oliver 6, Naomi Terry 5); Assists 21 (Naomi Terry 12); Digs 78 (Naomi Terry 18, Paige Nelson 17): Blocks 6 (Jacey Mcdonald 4).
Browning - No stats available.
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