Berwick wins district opener against MCHS

Berwick High School won its District 8-III opener against area rival Morgan City 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16).
Berwick had seven aces and five blocks in the win.
Sydney Aucoin and Ashton Morales led the Lady Panthers. Aucoin had 10 kills, 1 block and 2 digs, while Morales had 1 ace, 6 kills, 3 blocks, 6 assists and 5 digs.
Other top contributors included Mary Jordan Melancon, 1 ace, 1 block, 8 assists and 9 digs; Brittany Roberie, 3 aces and 13 digs; Alyssa Gray, 1 ace, 3 kills and 5 digs; Jordan Lipari, 1 kill and 9 digs; Emma Hover, 1 ace and 9 digs; and Rosalyn Gros, 1 kill and 6 digs.
Morgan City had 72 digs in the loss.
Kennedy Hebert led Morgan City with 1 ace, 8 kills, 1 assist, 18 digs and 1 block, while Alex Thompson had 5 kills and 4 digs.
Other top contributors included Cecily Feliciano, 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 assist and 13 digs; Abby Reynaud, 1 ace, 2 kills, 11 assists and 5 digs; Brandi Albarado, 1 ace and 14 digs; Allie Vincent, 6 assists and 9 digs; and Katelyn Gautreaux, 9 digs.
In junior varsity action, Morgan City won 2-0 (25-21, 25-18).
Morgan City had nine aces in the win.
Faith Crappell had 4 kills and 7 digs, while Reynaud had 1 ace, 1 kill, 7 assists and 3 digs.
Other top offensive contributors included Hannah Gros, 5 aces and 2 digs; Scottie Metrejean, 2 kills, 1 assist and 5 digs; Hallie Blanchard, 9 digs; and Vincent, 1 kill, 1 assist and 5 digs.
In freshmen action, Morgan City fell 2-0 (25-20, 25-16).
Nia Lightfoot led Morgan City with 1 ace, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 assist and 10 digs, while Hallie Blanchard had 12 digs.
Other top contributors included Karmen Peterson, 1 ace, 2 kills and 8 digs; and Jolee Nini, 2 aces, 6 assists and 2 digs.
Patterson falls to
West St. Mary
The Patterson Lumberjills dropped their District 2-IV opener to West St. Mary Tuesday at Patterson 3-1 (22-25, 20-25, 25-22, 22-25).
The Lumberjills had 26 aces and 34 kills in the loss.
Arian Grogan led the Lumberjills with 8 aces, 14 kills and 1 block, while Makayla Ruiz had 6 aces, 7 kills and 3 digs.
Other top contributors included Tapanga Haven, 2 aces, 2 digs and 21 assists; Erykah Singleton, 1 ace, 11 kills and 1 block; Morgan Jones, 6 aces and 2 kills; and Katelyn Larson, 1 ace and 4 digs.
Patterson (5-9, 0-1) will continue district play Thursday when it travels to face Notre Dame, the No. 4-ranked team in Division IV according to the latest unofficial Louisiana High School Athletic Association power rankings.