Class 1 semifinals: Advance vs. New Haven

Friday, November 6, 2020

BY KYLE SMITH — Dexter Statesman

The Advance Hornets swept New Haven 25-9, 25-9, 25-7 in the semifinal round of the MSHSAA Class 1 Volleyball Championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

New Haven's Natalie Covington (10) hits against Advance's Meadow Morse during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
From left, Advance's Alandry Below, Meadow Morse, Alyssa Miles and Nyah Wilson celebrate after the Hornets swept New Haven. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance fans cheer on their team in the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance fans cheer on their team in the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Alandry Below (12) greets teammates following a timeout during the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Kaylee Cline serves during the third set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance coach Erin Hoffman watches her team play in the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Chloe LaRue (11) and Jadeyn Metcalf attempt to block an attack during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Jadeyn Metcalf (8) hits against New Haven's Natalie Covington during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Mikayla Mikels (13) and Jadeyn Metcalf exchange high-fives during a player switch in the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Mikayla Mikels returns a serve during the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Alyssa Miles (right) returns a serve in front of teammate Nyah Wilson during the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
New Haven's Hannah Rethemeyer (8) hits against the Advance block of Nyah Wilson (2) and Meadow Morse (17) during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Meadow Morse (17) hits against New Haven during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Nyah Wilson serves during the second set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Advance's Nyah Wilson (left) attempts to block an attack by New Haven's Maria Sheible during the first set. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)