By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
MUNCIE – Considered to be a virtual tossup and the marquee championship match of the night Nov. 7, the Class 3A state final between top-ranked Yorktown and No. 2 Brebeuf rode on the standout blocking of the latter’s front line as coach Brian Murray’s Braves avenged their only loss of the season with a four-game victory at Worthen Arena.
The stat line shows a 24-12 overall advantage for Brebeuf (34-1), which took the opening game in nearly flawless fashion at 25-21. After enduring some fantastic back-line defense that allowed Yorktown to pull even at one game apiece at 25-14, Brebeuf put together Game 3 runs of 7-0 and 10-2 to answer with a 25-15 blitz before closing out the Tigers (37-2) by a 25-21 count.
“We were able to wear them down,” Murray said of his Braves, who fell two games to one to Yorktown at the Tigers’ invite Aug. 29. “If there was a time for us to play the best ball we’ve played all year, it was at 1-1 in the state finals.
“I told the kids we need to be true to who we were – ‘cuz I didn’t think we did that this morning (in a 25-11, 25-14, 25-4 semifinal sweep of unranked Silver Creek at Muncie Central). We needed to go out and be goofy, we needed to go out and swing away, and we needed to go make silly mistakes.”
Loose and powerful, Brebeuf took control of the match after Yorktown’s sizzling second game that found a hole in the Braves’ defense from a service perspective. Moving their serve in to center-short and center-middle, the Tigers roared out on a 12-1 run behind the power game of 6-foot senior Ari Eaton (16 kills on the night).
But Brebeuf responded by hitting.660 in Game 3 and .630 in Game 4, and it got significant input from five players. Six-foot-one junior Sloane White led the way with 16 kills, a game-high five blocks, and a torrid .519 hitting percentage, while 6’2” senior Lauren Rafdal and 5’11” junior Jeme Obeime had 12 kills apiece.
Five-foot-10 sophomore Natalie Wichern contributed 41 assists and 10 digs for the Braves, while 5’3” junior Jadyn Yarling had 19 digs.
“We needed to go bounce balls, and I thought that’s what we did tonight,” Murray said.
It was the third volleyball state title for Brebeuf (2003, 2005).
Yorktown, whose only previous loss had come in the regular season’s final week to unbeaten 2A state champion Muncie Burris, also got 13 kills from 6’1” junior Jill Hopper to go along with notable efforts from 5’11” senior Bailey Barker (21 digs) and 5’4” senior Emily MacIntyre (16 digs).
The Tigers had swept No. 4 Mishawaka Marian (33-6) 20, 16, and 14 to reach the highly anticipated 3A final.
Yorktown’s Avila named Mental Attitude Award winner
Laura Avila of Yorktown was named winner of the 2009 Mental Attitude Award for 3A volleyball by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a scholarship check for $1,000 the school in her name
The award is presented annually to a senior in each classification who best demonstrates excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Since 1989, more than $575,000 in college scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high school students in Indiana.
Avila is a three-year member of the Student Council, where she has served as committee chair. A member of the Academic Team, Key Club, and National Honor Society, Lauren has volunteered at nursing homes and soup kitchens. Avila ranks second in her senior class at Yorktown and also is active in her local church.
The four-year varsity letterwinner was named to the 2009 All-State and All-County teams. She recorded team-highs in both aces and assists during the 2008 season and was designated team captain her junior and senior years. The daughter of Ramon Avila of Yorktown, Lauren also plays tennis for the Tigers and plans to pursue a degree in education or speech pathology at an undetermined college.
The complete 3A box score:
Brebeuf
ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN
## Player SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Points
RESER, Lucy 4 2 2 11 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3.0
WICHERN, Natalie 4 0 1 2 -.500 41 2 2 0 10 0 1 0 1 2.5
OBEIME, Jeme 4 12 7 34 .147 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 13.5
RAFDAL, Lauren 4 12 4 38 .211 0 0 0 2 8 0 4 0 0 14.0
ESTES, Cali 4 6 5 23 .043 2 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 1 7.5
WHITE, Sloane 4 16 2 27 .519 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 2 0 19.5
WICHERN, Emily 4 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0
PORTER, Hillary 4 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1.0
YARLING, Jadyn 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 4 48 21 136 .199 44 4 3 4 60 3 14 3 2 62.0
Total team blocks: 10.0
Team attack by set
Set K E TA Pct
1 14 8 41 .146
2 9 4 33 .152
3 12 4 26 .308
4 13 5 36 .222
Yorktown
ATTACK SET SERVE SRV DEF BLOCK GEN
## Player SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Points
1 AVILA, Laura 4 3 1 11 .182 40 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 1 4.0
6 BARKER, Bailey 4 9 8 37 .027 2 2 2 1 21 0 2 0 0 12.0
11 HOPPER, Jill 4 13 10 39 .077 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.0
12 WOLFERT, Emily 4 3 3 17 .000 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3.0
14 EATON, Ari 4 16 3 33 .394 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.0
16 BARKER, Kelsey 4 4 1 12 .250 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 5.0
3 MacINTYRE, Emily 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0.0
7 CHEATHAM, Hanna 4 0 0 1 .000 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.0
9 ACREE, Kaycee 4 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1.0
10 PERRY, Kayla 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 4 49 26 151 .152 47 4 8 4 65 0 8 1 2 57.0
Total team blocks: 4.0
Team attack by set
Set K E TA Pct
1 11 5 39 .154
2 18 3 33 .455
3 6 10 38 -.105
4 14 8 41 .146
1 2 3 4 Total
Tie scores 8 5 6 5 24
Lead changes 6 3 3 0 12
The play-by-play summary:
First set
For BRE: RESER, Lucy; WICHERN, Natalie; OBEIME, Jeme; RAFDAL, Lauren; ESTES, Cali; WHITE, Sloane; libero YARLING, Jadyn.
For YOR: HOPPER, Jill; EATON, Ari; AVILA, Laura; WOLFERT, Emily; BARKER, Kelsey; BARKER, Bailey; libero MacINTYRE, Emily.
0-1 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
1-1 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
2-1 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Attack error by OBEIME, Jeme.
2-2 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Service error. so
2-3 Point BRE – (ESTES, Cali) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill.
3-3 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: ACREE, Kaycee.
4-3 Point YOR – (ACREE, Kaycee) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura).
4-4 Point BRE – (ACREE, Kaycee) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: PORTER, Hillary.
4-5 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Attack error by BARKER, Bailey.
5-5 Point YOR – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura). so
6-5 Point YOR – (MacINTYRE, Emily) Attack error by RAFDAL, Lauren.
7-5 Point YOR – (MacINTYRE, Emily) Attack error by RAFDAL, Lauren.
7-6 Point BRE – (MacINTYRE, Emily) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
7-7 Point BRE – (WHITE, Sloane) Attack error by BARKER, Bailey (block by RESER, Lucy; WICHERN, Natalie).
8-7 Point YOR – (WHITE, Sloane) Attack error by WICHERN, Natalie (block by BARKER, Bailey; EATON, Ari). so
For YOR: BARKER, Kelsey.
8-8 Point BRE – (AVILA, Laura) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
9-8 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Natalie) Attack error by ESTES, Cali. so
For YOR: WOLFERT, Emily.
9-9 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: OBEIME, Jeme; WICHERN, Emily.
9-10 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Emily) Service ace (BARKER, Bailey).
9-11 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Emily) Attack error by WOLFERT, Emily.
9-12 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Emily) Attack error by WOLFERT, Emily.
Timeout Yorktown.
10-12 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Emily) Attack error by ESTES, Cali. so
For YOR: PERRY, Kayla.
For BRE: RAFDAL, Lauren.
10-13 Point BRE – (PERRY, Kayla) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
11-13 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) Bad set by ESTES, Cali. so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
11-14 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
12-14 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: ACREE, Kaycee.
12-15 Point BRE – (ACREE, Kaycee) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: PORTER, Hillary.
13-15 Point YOR – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: EATON, Ari.
13-16 Point BRE – (MacINTYRE, Emily) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
13-17 Point BRE – (WHITE, Sloane) Bad set by AVILA, Laura.
13-18 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Service ace (CHEATHAM, Hanna).
Timeout Yorktown.
13-19 Point BRE – (WHITE, Sloane) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from ESTES, Cali).
14-19 Point YOR – (WHITE, Sloane) Service error. so
For YOR: BARKER, Kelsey.
14-20 Point BRE – (AVILA, Laura) Service error. so
14-21 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Natalie) Service ace (BARKER, Kelsey).
15-21 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Natalie) **** by BARKER, Bailey (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: WOLFERT, Emily.
16-21 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
17-21 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
18-21 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by BARKER, Kelsey (from AVILA, Laura).
Timeout Brebeuf.
19-21 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) Attack error by RAFDAL, Lauren (block by EATON, Ari; BARKER, Kelsey).
20-21 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) Attack error by ESTES, Cali.
20-22 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie), block error by BARKER, Kelsey. so
For BRE: OBEIME, Jeme; WICHERN, Emily.
20-23 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Emily) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie).
20-24 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Emily) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie).
21-24 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Emily) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For BRE: RAFDAL, Lauren.
Timeout Brebeuf.
21-25 Point BRE – (EATON, Ari) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from ESTES, Cali). so
Second set
For YOR: EATON, Ari; BARKER, Bailey; WOLFERT, Emily; BARKER, Kelsey; AVILA, Laura; HOPPER, Jill; libero MacINTYRE, Emily.
For BRE: WHITE, Sloane; ESTES, Cali; WICHERN, Natalie; OBEIME, Jeme; RESER, Lucy; RAFDAL, Lauren; libero YARLING, Jadyn.
0-1 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
0-2 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) Attack error by BARKER, Kelsey.
1-2 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: PERRY, Kayla.
1-3 Point BRE – (PERRY, Kayla) **** by ESTES, Cali (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
2-3 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura), block error by WHITE, Sloane. so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
3-3 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Bad set by WICHERN, Natalie.
4-3 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura).
5-3 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Attack error by OBEIME, Jeme.
6-3 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) **** by AVILA, Laura (from WOLFERT, Emily).
6-4 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: PORTER, Hillary.
6-5 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
6-6 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill (block by WHITE, Sloane; RAFDAL, Lauren).
7-6 Point YOR – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by WOLFERT, Emily (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: ACREE, Kaycee.
7-7 Point BRE – (ACREE, Kaycee) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill. so
8-7 Point YOR – (WHITE, Sloane) **** by BARKER, Bailey (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: EATON, Ari.
9-7 Point YOR – (MacINTYRE, Emily) Attack error by RAFDAL, Lauren.
9-8 Point BRE – (MacINTYRE, Emily) **** by RESER, Lucy (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
9-9 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Natalie) **** by ESTES, Cali.
9-10 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Natalie) **** by ESTES, Cali (from WICHERN, Natalie).
10-10 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Natalie) Service error. so
For YOR: BARKER, Kelsey.
11-10 Point YOR – (AVILA, Laura) Attack error by ESTES, Cali.
12-10 Point YOR – (AVILA, Laura) **** by ACREE, Kaycee (from BARKER, Kelsey).
13-10 Point YOR – (AVILA, Laura) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
Timeout Brebeuf.
13-11 Point BRE – (AVILA, Laura) Ball handling error by EATON, Ari. so
For BRE: OBEIME, Jeme; WICHERN, Emily.
14-11 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Emily) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: WOLFERT, Emily.
For BRE: RAFDAL, Lauren.
15-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) Service ace (YARLING, Jadyn).
16-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
17-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by WOLFERT, Emily (from EATON, Ari).
Timeout Brebeuf.
18-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
19-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura), block error by OBEIME, Jeme.
20-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
21-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by WOLFERT, Emily (from EATON, Ari).
22-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
23-11 Point YOR – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura).
23-12 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) Service error. so
23-13 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
23-14 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
24-14 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: PERRY, Kayla.
25-14 Point YOR – (PERRY, Kayla) Attack error by OBEIME, Jeme (block by BARKER, Kelsey; HOPPER, Jill).
Third set
For YOR: BARKER, Bailey; WOLFERT, Emily; EATON, Ari; HOPPER, Jill; BARKER, Kelsey; AVILA, Laura; libero MacINTYRE, Emily.
For BRE: RESER, Lucy; WICHERN, Natalie; OBEIME, Jeme; RAFDAL, Lauren; ESTES, Cali; WHITE, Sloane; libero YARLING, Jadyn.
1-0 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) Ball handling error by ESTES, Cali. so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
2-0 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Service ace (RAFDAL, Lauren).
2-1 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Service error. so
3-1 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) **** by AVILA, Laura (from BARKER, Bailey). so
For YOR: ACREE, Kaycee.
3-2 Point BRE – (ACREE, Kaycee) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: PORTER, Hillary.
3-3 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Attack error by AVILA, Laura (block by WHITE, Sloane).
3-4 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Attack error by BARKER, Bailey.
4-4 Point YOR – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by BARKER, Bailey (from ACREE, Kaycee). so
5-4 Point YOR – (MacINTYRE, Emily) Bad set by WICHERN, Natalie.
5-5 Point BRE – (MacINTYRE, Emily) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
6-5 Point YOR – (WHITE, Sloane) **** by AVILA, Laura (from BARKER, Bailey). so
For YOR: BARKER, Kelsey.
6-6 Point BRE – (AVILA, Laura) Attack error by BARKER, Bailey. so
7-6 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Natalie) Service error. so
For YOR: WOLFERT, Emily.
7-7 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
For BRE: OBEIME, Jeme; WICHERN, Emily.
8-7 Point YOR – (WICHERN, Emily) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: PERRY, Kayla.
For BRE: RAFDAL, Lauren.
9-7 Point YOR – (PERRY, Kayla) Ball handling error by WICHERN, Natalie.
9-8 Point BRE – (PERRY, Kayla) **** by ESTES, Cali. so
9-9 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
9-10 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie).
9-11 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill (block by ESTES, Cali; WHITE, Sloane).
9-12 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill.
Timeout Yorktown.
9-13 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) Attack error by WOLFERT, Emily (block by ESTES, Cali).
9-14 Point BRE – (YARLING, Jadyn) Ball handling error by AVILA, Laura.
10-14 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) Attack error by OBEIME, Jeme. so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
11-14 Point YOR – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Attack error by OBEIME, Jeme.
11-15 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) Service error. so
12-15 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) Attack error by WHITE, Sloane. so
For YOR: ACREE, Kaycee.
13-15 Point YOR – (ACREE, Kaycee) **** by HOPPER, Jill.
13-16 Point BRE – (ACREE, Kaycee) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill (block by OBEIME, Jeme). so
For BRE: PORTER, Hillary.
13-17 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by WHITE, Sloane.
13-18 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) Attack error by HOPPER, Jill (block by RAFDAL, Lauren; WHITE, Sloane).
Timeout Yorktown.
13-19 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
13-20 Point BRE – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from YARLING, Jadyn).
14-20 Point YOR – (PORTER, Hillary) **** by BARKER, Bailey (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: EATON, Ari.
14-21 Point BRE – (MacINTYRE, Emily) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
14-22 Point BRE – (WHITE, Sloane) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie).
15-22 Point YOR – (WHITE, Sloane) Attack error by RESER, Lucy. so
For YOR: BARKER, Kelsey.
15-23 Point BRE – (AVILA, Laura) **** by RAFDAL, Lauren (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
15-24 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Natalie) Attack error by EATON, Ari (block by RAFDAL, Lauren; RESER, Lucy).
15-25 Point BRE – (WICHERN, Natalie) Attack error by BARKER, Bailey.
Fourth set
For YOR: EATON, Ari; BARKER, Kelsey; AVILA, Laura; WOLFERT, Emily; HOPPER, Jill; BARKER, Bailey; libero MacINTYRE, Emily.
For BRE: ESTES, Cali; WHITE, Sloane; WICHERN, Natalie; RAFDAL, Lauren; OBEIME, Jeme; RESER, Lucy; libero YARLING, Jadyn.
0-1 Point BRE – (BARKER, Bailey) **** by ESTES, Cali (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
1-1 Point YOR – (YARLING, Jadyn) **** by EATON, Ari (from AVILA, Laura). so
For YOR: PERRY, Kayla.
1-2 Point BRE – (PERRY, Kayla) **** by OBEIME, Jeme (from WICHERN, Natalie). so
2-2 Point YOR – (ESTES, Cali) **** by HOPPER, Jill (from AVILA, Laura), block error by WHITE, Sloane. so
For YOR: CHEATHAM, Hanna.
2-3 Point BRE – (CHEATHAM, Hanna) **** by WHITE, Sloane (from WICHERN, Natalie).
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