High schools Thursday: Deering volleyball wins playoff opener

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Paced by the all-around play and serving of libero Eva Scipione, sixth-seeded Deering advanced to the Class A volleyball quarterfinals by defeated 11th-seeded Bonny Eagle 3-2 in a preliminary-round match Thursday in Portland.

The set scores were 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 17-25, 15-8.

Deering (9-6) next faces third-seeded Thornton Academy on Saturday.

Bonny Eagle ended its season with a 9-6 record.

WESTBROOK 3, BREWER 1: Acadia Trudel, Vivian Anderson and Joanna Kamalandua each recorded five kills, and the seventh-seeded Blue Blazes (6-9) beat the No. 10 Witches (3-12) in a Class B preliminary round match in Westbrook, 27-25, 17-25, 25-12, 25-13.

Westbrook advances to a quarterfinal on Saturday against second-seeded Greely.

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