Bulldogs volleyball chews up Gorillas

DAVENPORT - The Colfax Bulldogs certainly looked like the top dogs in Davenport as the young Gorillas fell in three sets.

Colfax won (25-10, 25-5, 25-15).

The Bulldogs are the No. 1 ranked 2B volleyball team in the state in the WIAA RPI rankings.

Davenport fell to 2-11 with the loss. Colfax improved to 11-0 with the win and has only lost two sets all season.

Bulldog Asher Cai had 8 kills and 7 digs. Lauryn York added 6 kills and 10 digs. Abree Aune contributed 6 aces and Justice Brown had 3 aces and 20 assists.

Colfax came out swinging at a very young Gorillas squad that at times, didn't have an upperclassman on the court. Davenport senior Hailey Nonnemacher-Stiles was the only Gorilla to see any action. Davenport's best player, senior Kylee Buchanan, was out while senior Allison Jorden remains out with injury.

The Bulldogs took a 14-6 lead in the first set before pulling away for the 25-10 win. Davenport then fell behind 8-0 in the second set before Colfax won 25-5. Davenport showed more fight in the third set, keeping the deficit to 14-10 before Colfax pulled away for the 25-15 sweep.

Davenport's loss came after the Gorillas picked up their second win of the season against Chesterton Academy.