Brant, Black Knights take care of Kenton

VAN BUREN 3KENTON 0KENTON– Selma Brant, gave a strong performance, and Van Buren defeated Kenton in just three sets on Tuesday, 25-13, 25-23, 25-10 on the road.Brant led the Black Knights with 16 kills, 11 digs, and two aces. Brooklyn Wilkin continued her impressive play for Van Buren, finishing with 15 kills, two aces, and seven digs. Lydia Ponn dished out 33 assists to go with three aces and three digs. Van Buren will host Riverdale today at 6:30 p.m. BLUFFTON 3ALLEN EAST 0HARROD– Bluffton needed just three sets in victory over Allen East on the road, getting 14 kills, 10 digs, and three aces from Karlie Lora and winning 25-17, 25-9, 25-21. Lainey Grandey had nine kills and four aces for the Pirates. Camryn Fuchey had 21 assists, and Adelyn Althaus had 20.The Pirates 7-3, host Delphos Jefferson on Thursday at 7. LEIPSIC 3COL. GROVE 0COLUMBUS GROVE– Danaysia Danzy continued her strong play, and Leipsic -- the No. 2 team in Division VII -- beat Columbus Grove in three sets in a non-conference matchup, 25-15, 25-16, 25-14.Danzy ended with 20 kills and two aces. Karmyn Brough had 40 assists, two aces, and five digs. Sidney Apple ended with 11 kills and two aces. Jaelynn Siefer finished with 25 digs, Alyssa Campbell had four aces, and Kya Brandt added eight kills.The Vikings, currently at 9-0, travel to Arcadia today at 4:30, while the Bulldogs travel to Miller City today at 7 p.m. SENECA EAST 3CAREY 0ATTICA– Seneca East secured a hard-fought three-set win over N10 opponent Carey on Tuesday, winning 25-21, 25-23, 25-21.Carey's Abbi Seager notched 11 kills and 11 digs. Rylie Stoops finished with seven kills and 16 digs. Sophia Klein ended with four kills, two aces, and two blocks. The Blue Devils host Wynford at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in another N10 matchup. H-LOUDON 3NORTHWOOD 1NORTHWOOD– Hopewell-Loudon defeated Northwood in four sets on Friday, thanks to a strong match from Savanna Cook. Cook finished with 16 kills, 16 digs, 19 assists, and three aces. Araceli Velasquez recorded 12 kills, four aces, and 30 digs for the Chieftains, while Maddie Holcomb had four aces, 39 digs, and four assists. Emery Siebenaller added eight kills, three aces, and six digs. The Chieftains host New Riegel on Thursday at 7 p.m.