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Class B Volleyball Semi-Finals

#1-North Branch Broncos (70-4) vs. #5-Fruitport Trojans (45-10)


The winner of this match will play #7 Holland Christian Maroons (49-12). The Maroons defeated #8 Ida Bluestreak in three straight games in the first Class B semi-final match. Holland Christian won the matches 25-18, 26-24, and 25-14. Ida finishes the season with a record of 47-10-2.

Game #1

North Branch scored first. Game tied at 1.
North Branch 4 - Fruitport 3
Game tied at 5.

North Branch 9 - Fruitport 7
Timeout Fruitport. North Branch in middle of one of their runs. North Branch 12 - Fruitport 7.
North Branch 13 - Fruitport 9
Fruitport 4-1 run to close gap to 14-12

North Branch 16 - Fruitport 13
North Branch on 5-3 run to lead 19-15
North Branch 21 - Fruitport 16

Miss Volleyball has been nothing short of great in the back line. Fruitport timeout. North Branch 22 - Fruitport 18.

North Branch keeps their game won streak alive. It now rests at 40 and counting. They win Game #1 25-20.

Game #2

North Branch scored first. The game is tied at 1.
North Branch 4 - Fruitport 2
Fruitport timeout. North Branch 6 - Fruitport 2

North Branch 8 - Fruitport 4
North Branch 12 - Fruitport 8
Fruitport playing North Branch point for point in this game. North Branch 14 - Fruitport 9

Timeout Fruitport. North Branch 15 - Fruitport 9. North Branch now on a 9-6 run to increase lead to 6.

North Branch 18 - Fruitport 12
North Branch 21 - Fruitport 13
North Branch 22 - Fruitport 15

North Branch 22 - Fruitport 18. Fruitport on 3 point run. Timeout North Branch.

Timeout North Branch. Fruitport 5 point run cuts lead to 22-20.
7 point run ties game at 22
Olivia Kohler ends run. North Branch 23-22

Fruitport uses a 3 point run to end North Branch's game won streak. Overall Fruitport used a 10-1 run to win the game. Fruitport wins Game #2 25-23. The match is tied at 1.

Game #3

North Branch scored first. Leading 2-1.
Timeout North Branch. Fruitport on 4 point run to take lead 4-2. Overall on a 14-3 run.

Lauren Strich stops run. North Branch 3 - Fruitport 4
North Branch 4 - Fruitport 7
Timeout North Branch. North Branch 4 - Fruitport 9

North Branch 7 - Fruitport 11
North Branch 9 - Fruitport 16
Timeout Fruitport. Here is the North Branch we love. On a 4 point run to cut deficit to 13-16.

North Branch back on game. 16 all is the score.
North Branch back on top. NB 19 - Fruitport 18
Score tied at 20

North Branch 21 - Fruitport 22
Score tied at 23

Fruitport wins Game #3 by a score of 25-23. North Branch came back strong to make it game, but can not afford any mistakes now. Fruitport leads the match 2-1.

Game #4

Fruitport score first. Fruiport 2 - North Branch 0
North Branch on board. North Branch 2 - Fruitport 2
North Branch 2 - Fruitport 5
North Branch 3 - Fruitport 7

North Branch 4 - Fruitport 9
North Branch seems disorientated tonight. North Branch 6 - Fruitport 10

North Branch 7 - Fruitport 11
North Branch 10 - Fruitport 13. They need a run now.
On a 4-2 run. North Branch 11 - Fruitport 13

North Branch 12- Fruiport 15
Timeout North Branch. North Branch 12 - Fruitport 17. They are disorientated and lacking court awareness. Need to correct or they will be going home.

Coach Fish timeout worked. They are on a 4-1 run to cut lead to 16-18.

North Branch 19 - Fruitport 20
North Branch 20 - Fruitport 20
North Branch 21 - Fruitport 22. Timeout North Branch

Fruitport uses a 3-0 run to win the game 25-21. They win the match 3-1.

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