From staff reports

It took nearly a dozen extra points over the required 25, but the Frontier Lady Cougars knocked off Beallsville to advance to the sectional final against St. John's on Thursday.

Frontier picked up a four game win with the first match going all the way to 31-29, 10 points over when most games end at 25 for one team.

The second game also went a point over before the Lady Cougars rattled off the final two sets to win 29-31, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-22.

Makayla Marlow led Frontier with 22 service points while Lexie Hoff had 14 and Cameron Wolfe had 13 points, including eight aces.

Hoff added 26 digs and eight kills while Wolfe had 17 digs to help Frontier in the lengthy affair.

Rebecca Garlick led Beallsville with 16 points and 16 kills while Alexis Kanzigg also had 16 kills.

With the win Frontier improves to 15-10 and will play St. John's following the conclusion of the Caldwell and Steubenville Catholic Central game at Barnesville High School on Thursday.

Frontier def. Beallsville

29-31, 26-24, 25-22, 25-22

FRONTIER (15-10): Lexie Hoff 14 pts 2 aces 8 kills 26 digs; Cameron Wolfe 13 pts 8 aces 17 digs; Makayla Marlow 22 pts 5 digs

BEALLSVILLE (8-12): Alexis Kanzigg 8 pts 4 aces 16 kills 2 blocks 10 digs; Rebecca Garlick 16 pts 6 aces 16 kills 2 blocks 7 digs; Rachel Emrick 4 pts 15 assists 6 digs; Cheyenne Moore 13 pts 4 aces 14 assists 9 digs

Next game: Sectional final, Frontier vs. St. John's at Barnesville, approximately 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Fort Frye outlasts

Monroe Central

BYESVILLE - The Fort Frye Lady Cadets and Monroe Central Lady Seminoles seem to have a passion for playing five games to determine the victor on the volleyball court.

During the regular season the two squads split their matchups, each winning on the opponent's home court, in five games.

That trend continued Tuesday night as Fort Frye eliminated Monroe Central from tournament play with a five game 25-18, 25-21, 13-25, 23-25, 15-12 win at Meadowbrook High School.

After winning the first two games the Lady Cadets dropped the next two as they couldn't quite put the nail in the coffin of Monroe Central's season.

Junior Alex Kuhn had 21 kills and Kayley Stephens added 15 to help the Lady 'Noles battle to keep their season alive, but it wasn't sufficient to overcome Fort Frye.

With the win Fort Frye will now play the winner of the West Muskingum and Shenandoah game at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the sectional final at Meadowbrook in Byesville.

Fort Frye def. Monroe Central

25-18, 25-21, 13-25, 23-25, 15-12

MONROE CENTRAL (15-8): Alex Kuhn 8 pts 2 aces 21 kills 39 digs; Jennifer Hayes 10 pts 1 ace 14 assists 2 blocks; Laken Zwick 10 pts 21 digs; Chelsie Roberts 8 pts 2 aces 8 kills; Christina Parden 7 kills 7 blocks; Kayley Stephens 15 kills 4 blocks; Melissa Stimpert 11 assists; Asia Prickett 9 assists; Kate Fickell 2 blocks

Next game: Sectional final, Fort Frye vs. West Muskingum/Shenandoah winner, 3 p.m. Saturday at Meadowbrook.