Second-seeded Fort Cherry serves up another victory
High school
Second-seeded Fort Cherry used fast starts in the first two games to help sweep visiting Carmichaels, 25-12, 25-5, 25-18, in a WPIAL Class 2A girls volleyball first-round match Monday night on the Rangers’ home court.
The win sends Fort Cherry (16-1) into the quarterfinals Wednesday night against either seventh-seeded Laurel or 10th-seeded Riverview.
Fort Cherry dominated the first game, then raced out to a commanding 14-1 lead in the second game. Julia Amsler served 12 consecutive points for the Rangers. During that game, Rangers setter Gianna Biachnini recorded her 1,000th career assist.
Carmichaels (7-8) kept it close for much of the third set. Three times the Mikes trailed by only one point, at 12-11, 16-15 and 18-17, but couldn’t take a lead.
Girls soccer
South Fayette 4, Franklin Regional 0
Abbey Spalla scored two goals, powering defending state champion South Fayette to a 4-0 victory over visiting Franklin Regional in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
The fifth-seeded Lions (10-4-5) advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday against either Mars or West Allegheny.
Plum 4, Belle Vernon 0
Plum did all of its scoring in the second half and defeated visiting Belle Vernon 4-0 in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Emily Grubich scored two goals in the first five minutes of the second half to break a scoreless tie. Caryl Campbell and Ashley Baker also scored goals for the Mustangs (10-5-3).
Belle Vernon ends the season with an 11-4-4 record.
Eden Christian 2, Chartiers-Houston 0
Seventh-seeded Eden Christian slipped past No. 10 Chartiers-Houston 2-0 in a Class A girls first-round match.
The Bucs end the season with a 8-9-1 record while Eden Christian (11-5-1) moves on to the quarterfinals on Thursday.