Area volleyball and girls soccer teams continued their pursuit of advancing in the tournament Thursday.
In volleyball, Lakeside and Madison competed in Division III; Edgewood, Jefferson, Geneva and Conneaut, D-IV and Pymatuning Valley, V.
In girls soccer, Lakeside and Geneva played in D-III, while Edgewood, Jefferson and Conneaut were in IV.
VOLLEYBALL
In Division IV, the Warriors swept Cleveland East Shaw 25-5, 25-5, 25-9 for a D-IV Northeast 4 win at EHS, while the Falcons outlasted Buckeye 25-20, 30-28, 23-25, 21-25, 15-11 in a Northeast 3 victory at Ursuline.
For Edgewood (19-2), Summer Matthews scored 12 points with eight aces, to go with 23 assists.
Faith Vencill collected 17 kills, while Haylee Rhodes notched four digs.
"It was an exciting win for our program, and a goal they set early on to achieve," coach Kyra Vencill said. "I am proud of the girls and the effort they have put in all season.
"Laney Brunell came in for a couple serves and get into the game. The girls were excited for her and it was an emotional moment for her and the girls."
Lauren Hanek collected 24 points and 19 kills in the Falcons (11-12) victory.
Avery Miller had five aces and 17 digs, while Olivia Palm attained 23 assists.
"I'm tremendously proud of our whole team [Thursday night]," Jefferson coach Don Palm said. "We knew it would be a challenging match going into the evening.
"We needed to execute our game plan and have everyone play at a high level. Our effort, energy, and engagement was outstanding tonight and I thought that put us over the top. Now we just have to replicate that same energy for next Monday in the district semifinal."
The Blue Streaks (6-16) defeated Trinity 25-10, 25-5, 25-18 in a D-III, Northeast 2 match at MHS.
Reagan Meister scored 16 points, including five aces; Gracie Kless posted nine digs; Jordan Osborne notched three blocks; Amara Morant had eight kills and Callie McGuire added 19 assists for the Blue Streaks.
"The girls played aggressive from beginning to end, and played as a team," coach Tiffany Salinas said. "They served aggressively and limited their errors."
The Warriors, Falcons and Blue Streaks are scheduled to play district semifinal matches early next week.
Edgewood will host Canal Fulton Northwest at 5 p.m. Monday; Jefferson goes against Youngstown Ursuline at 7 p.m. Monday at Lake Catholic and Madison is at No. 3 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Other teams saw their season end in the sectional round.
The Dragons lost to Hawken 25-19, 25-20, 25-15 in a D-III Northeast 3 match.
For Lakeside, Ryleigh Chatman recorded six kills, while Gabby Kaplan chipped in with eight digs and seven assists.
In D-IV, Northeast 1, Geneva fell to Beachwood 25-21, 25-17-17, while Conneaut lost to Struthers 25-21, 25-20, 25-20.
For the Eagles, Rhiley Williams had 12 kills; Madi Kemp, 11 assists and Cora Brace 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley lost to Lakeview 25-5, 25-13, 25-9 in a D-V, Northeast 1 match.
GIRLS SOCCER
Lakeside, Geneva, Edgewood, Jefferson and Conneaut all dropped sectional matches Thursday.
In D-III, the Dragons lost to Avon Lake 8-0 in a Northeast 1 match, while the Eagles fell to Howland 7-1 in Northeast 5 action.
Meanwhile, in D-IV, the Warriors were defeated by Perry 7-0 in a Northeast 5 match; the Falcons lost to Peninsula Woodridge 5-1 in Northeast 3 action, and Spartans dropped a 4-1 decision to Beachwood in the Northeast 1 bracket.
Carly Tracy had 30 saves in net for Edgewood.