Both Purchase Line and Northern Cambria bowed out of the PIAA 2A volleyball tournament with first round losses.
Purchase Line dropped a tense five-setter to WPIAL third-place finisher Fort Cherry. The Red Dragons took the first set, 25-17, dropped the second and third by scores of 25-22 in both, then won the fourth, 25-23 before dropping the final frame, 15-11. Fort Cherry’s Emily Pfender cranked a kill for what appeared to be the game-winner, with her team surging out onto the court, but a net violation negated the point, so Pfender had to do it again, and did.
Northern Cambria lost in four sets to District 10 champion Maplewood, which won the Class A championship last year. The two teams split the first two sets, with Maplewood taking the opener, 25-20 and Northern Cambria the second 25-23. Then Maplewood turned up the pressure, winning the third set 25-12 and the fourth, 25-16.
Lainey Vasil led the Colts with 17 kills and 15 digs.
