The Pampa Lady Harvesters (17-11, 3-5) fell to the Canyon Eagles (16-14, 6-2) at Canyon on Saturday to begin the second round of District play.
After dropping the first set 25-13, the Lady Harvesters fought hard in both of the other sets but came up on the short end 25-20 and 27-25 to lose the match 3-0.
“Some take-aways from Canyon that I believe will help us against West Plains is we need to not just compete but compete to win and limit the errors we make throughout the match,” Head Coach Abbey Kashwer said.
The Lady Harvesters have fought hard in the tough district slate, losing some close matchups, with the highlight being the reverse sweep of Hereford and a three-game win streak.
“This team plays hard and competes, so if they believe they deserve to be talked about and make the playoffs then I believe that will swing the momentum,” Kashwer said.
Pampa played host to the West Plains Wolves on future Lady Harvester night on Tuesday. The write up for that game will come later this week. They also head to Borger on the road Saturday.
“Both matches are big because winning will help our chances to make the playoffs,” Kashwer said.
Junior Haili Newton has been a vital cog in the machine for the Lady Harvesters this season.
“Haili was competing to win against Canyon on Saturday. She was playing aggressively and is one of the most coachable kids in the program. She is all about Lady Harvester Volleyball,” Kashwer said.
District Standings As of Oct 6 (does not include Oct 7 games)
The final standings will send the top four to the playoffs. As of now, that would be Randall, West Plains, Canyon and Dumas.
Randall 8-0
West Plains 6-2
Canyon 6-2
Dumas 5-3
Pampa 3-5
Hereford 3-5
Perryton 1-7
Borger 0-8
Stats
Sophomore Madi Barton had 16 assists, seven digs, three kills, and one ace. Senior Karina Gonzalez had 11 digs, five kills, and one ace. Senior Gracie Smith had one ace. Freshman Addi Bagwell had seven digs, five assists, and three kills. Sophomore Kinley Duke had two kills. Sophomore Karsyn Brown had one kill and one assist. Junior Haili Newton had nine kills. Sophomore Myla Zarate had 17 digs. Senior Jolie Groomer had eight digs.
