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Tuesday sectional semifinal roundup
BRIDGEPORT — South Central High School's run in the Class 1A volleyball postseason has ended at the hands of last year's third-place finisher.
Cumberland returns to the sectional finals and will face a familiar opponent after beating the Cougars 25-18, 26-24 in Tuesday's semifinal round of the Red Hill (Bridgeport) Sectional.
The Pirates (26-2) will take on Little Illini Conference mate Edwards County (Albion) after the Lions dismantled Eldorado by a 25-12, 25-9 tally.
Last year, Cumberland eliminated Edwards County at the sectional semifinal level and went on to place third at the state tournament in Normal.
South Central (28-5) ends its season after winning its first regional title since 2004; sophomre Emily Atwood led the effort with four kills, whiole Kinzie Neilson, Kelsey Uphold, Krista Lotz and Katie Crain each had two.
Thursday's 7 p.m. finale will give the winner a berth in the Saturday Edwards County Super-Sectional.
Class 1A Red Hill Sectional
Semifinal
South Central — Kinzie Neilson, 11 points, 2 kills; Krista Lotz, 10 points, 2 kills, 4 assists; Kelsey Uphold, 6 points, 2 kills, 1 stuff block; Katie Crain, 6 points, 2 kills, 1 stuff block; Carissa Lotz, 5 points; Kendra Schaal, 4 points, 7 assists; Emily Atwood, 4 kills
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At Windsor
Windsor (29-7) will play for the title of its own Class 1A sectional after beating Danville Schlarman 25-18, 25-19 in semifinal action. No statistics were available as of press time.
In the other semifinal, Mount Pulaski's vaunted club saddled Tri-County (Kansas) with a 25-20, 25-19 loss to advance to Thursday's 7 p.m. championship. A trip to the Arcola Super-Sectional will be at stake.
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