Without question, the path back to championship glory for the Marcellus girls volleyball team is clearer absent two large roadblocks.
Cazenovia won the Section III Class B championship in 2009. Then Skaneateles made an unbeaten run to the championship last winter – all this after the Mustangs had won eight sectional titles in nine years.
But this fall, both Cazenovia and Skaneateles moved to the fall season in order to qualify for the state championship. Skaneateles reached the state tournament, only to lose to Victor in the regional playoffs.
Thus, Marcellus is favored to end its brief championship drought – something evidence in Thursday night’s opener, a three-game sweep at Westhill.
In a match moved back two days due to the massive winter snowstorm, the Mustangs steadily putting the Warriors away, winning the first game 25-16, the second game 25-17 and the third game by a 25-19 margin.
Nicole Fletcher delivered 13 kills, with Devon Landers adding four kills and five assists. On the back line, Jenna Annable and Jessica Cost both finished with 10 assists as Veronica Raymond put up four assists.
On Westhill’s side, Annaleigh Gedney had five assists, three kills and two digs, with Mackenzie O’Brien adding eight digs and Sarah Dailey earning five digs.
