All season long, Pompano Beach prepared for this. In anticipation of a tough district tournament, the Tornadoes scheduled regular-season matches against some of Broward County's traditional volleyball powers.
Wednesday, that effort paid off as Pompano earned a 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 victory over Pine Crest in a District 14-3A semifinal.
The win means that Pompano not only advances to Friday's district championship, but that the Tornadoes are already assured a playoff berth in next week's regional tournament.
The other team advancing is North Broward Prep, which defeated Coral Springs Charter 25-17, 25-16, 25-7 in the late semifinal.
"We don't take anything for granted in this district," said Pompano outside hitter Peyton Schlosser (pictured - Hitting), who had 13 kills, nine service points and four digs. "This district is really tough, but I think if we keep playing aggressively we can be unstoppable. Everyone is working so hard."
Earlier this season, when Pine Crest (21-4) and Pompano met, the match was an emotional, five-set Tornado victory. This time, Pompano (15-6) used effective ball control to force the Panthers into several errors — and earn a three-game sweep.
Maddy Clawges had 31 assists and nine digs, while Stephanie Pellitteri added 10 kills and 13 digs.
Evita Conway had 16 digs and 12 kills to lead Pine Crest, while Carolina Berger added 17 digs and Catalina Jimenez had 14 digs.
In the other semifinal, top-seeded North Broward Prep (19-7) needed just over an hour to earn its dominating victory.
Senior outside hitter Callie Mitcham had 14 digs and 13 kills to lead the Eagles while Victoria McPherson added seven kills and four blocks. Melanie Garcia had eight kills, six service points, and five digs.
Morgan Haynes had 13 digs and Ashley Corona had six kills for Coral Springs Charter, which finished the season 9-15.
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