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Serving Whitman County since 1877
Bulldogs clinch No. 1 seed in State Tournament with District win over Liberty
The Colfax Bulldog players and coaches pose with their District Championship plaque after defeating the Liberty Lancers 3-0 in a Washington 2B District 7 Championship game Nov. 3 in Colfax.
Jaisha Gibb goes for a spike in the Washington 2B District 7 Championship game Nov. 3 in Colfax.
The Colfax student section cheers on the Bulldogs during a timeout in a Washington 2B District 7 championship game Nov. 3 in Colfax.
COLFAX – Colfax secured a state playoff berth with its win over Upper Columbia Academy on Nov. 2 and a spot in the District 7 championship game against Liberty (Spangle).
The match was purely to decide seeding in the State Tournament on Nov. 10-11 in Yakima, with the winner to get the No. 1 seed and the loser to get the No. 2 seed.
Colfax wasted no time getting out to an early lead – going up 10-3 in the early stages of the game on the Lancers. The Bulldogs continued to expand on their lead – going up 19-9 before finishing with a 6-3 run to take the first set 25-12.
Liberty pushed back against Colfax in the second set – coming back from being down 13-8 in the middle stages to get within one point (18-17).
Colfax proceeded to finish the second set out with a 7-1 run and took a 2-0 lead over the Lancers.
This was the best push-back Liberty was able to give to the Bulldogs, with the third and final set beginning much like the first with Colfax taking an 11-2 lead early on.
Liberty wasn't able to get within more than eight points the rest of the set and Colfax won with a 25-14 final score and the 3-0 sweep in the District Championship game.
Although the win gives the Bulldogs the No. 1 seed from District 7 of the Washington 2B classification, head coach Megan Dorman said that the seeding isn't a major factor.
"I think with the RPI in state volleyball (seeding is) not a 'huge' huge factor," Dorman said. "It's always good ending Districts on a win going into State. So I think it's more just that momentum piece going in, and we'll see what happens once we get there."
Colfax not only ends the season with a District Championship, it also ends the season with several All-League selections.
Senior Jaisha Gibb, junior Lauryn York and sophomore Brynn McGaughy all received First-Team selections while junior Hailey Demler received Second-Team honors.
Stat leaders for the Bulldogs against Liberty were McGaughy with 19 kills and 3 blocks, York with 16 assists and 6 aces and Brenna Gilchrist with 12 digs.
A full State Tournament bracket will be released Sunday, Nov. 6.
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