PORTAGE — Buchanan defeated Niles in three sets to win the Portage Northern Invitational Saturday.

The Bucks (25-4) defeated the Vikings (23-6) 20-25, 25-18 and 15-10.

Buchanan reached the finals by defeating Traverse City Central, Vicksburg, Paw Paw and Mason in pool play and Otsego in the semifinals.

The Vikings reached the finals by defeating Unity Christian, Flushing, Paw Paw, Coldwater, Okemos and Bronson in the semifinals.

 

Portage Northern Invitational

At Portage

Buchanan Results

Battle Creek Harper Creek d. Buchanan 25-12, 25-16

Buchanan d. Traverse City Central 25-23, 25-9

Buchanan d. Vicksburg 25-9, 25-10

Buchanan d.  Paw Paw 25-18, 25-11

Buchanan d.  Mason 25-27, 25-23, 15-13

 

Semifinals

Buchanan d. Ostego 25-8, 25-16

Finals

Buchanan d. Niles 20-25, 25-18, 15-10

 

Buchanan Statistics

Franki Strefling 56 digs, 80 kills, 8 blocks, 3 aces

Megan Adkerson 1 block, 17 kills, 3 digs

Andrea Bair 2 digs, 3 kills, 3 aces

Jade Mosier 1 ace, 22 kills, 18 digs, 14 blocks

Alex Tobler 2 blocks, 3 aces, 22 kills, 25 digs

Liz Kuntz 27 kills, 12 blocks

Taylor Strauss 5 aces, 76 digs

Taylor Reed 37 digs, 4 aces

Britta Mollberg 40 digs, 129 assists, 6 kills, 4 aces, 2 blocks

Varsity record: Buchanan 25-4

 

Niles Results

Niles d. Unity Christian 25-9, 25-22

Niles d. Flushing 25-21, 25-11

Niles d. Paw Paw 25-15, 25-11

Niles d. Coldwater 25-17, 25-18

Niles d. Okemos 27-25, 25-23

 

Semifinals

Niles d. Bronson 25-16, 26-23

 

Niles Statistics

Scorers

Kelsey Barton 44 points, 8 aces

Bre Love 39 points, 1 ace

Bella Rasler 36 points, 4 aces

Holly Walker 34 points, 3 aces

Carly Barton 32 points, 8 aces

Peyton Cavanaugh 26 points, 5 aces

 

Kills

Kelsey Barton 47

Rasler 45

Lexi Smith 38

Jazmin Brann 24

Carly Barton 14

Nola Wallace 7

 

Blocks

Wallace 12

Brann 10

Rasler 8

Smith 8

Kelsey Barton 7

Carly Barton 2

 

Digs

Love 69

Rasler 58

Kelsey Barton 43

Walker 42

Carly Barton 23

Smith 11

 

Assists

Kelsey Barton 85

Carly Barton 56

Varsity record: Niles 23-6