Haynes Academy knocks out St. Louis Catholic in quarterfinals

LAFAYETTE – No. 5 St. Louis Catholic staked an early lead in the Division III volleyball quarterfinals Thursday at the Cajundome, but couldn’t keep the pressure on No. 4 Haynes Academy. The Yellow Jackets won 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 29-27 to advance to Friday’s semifinal against No. 1 University Lab at 11:50 a.m. University (28-3) swept No. 9 Berwick (22-18) 25-13, 25-13, 25-9 in its quarterfinal match. “Haynes played a great match,” first-year St. Louis Catholic head coach Taylor Thomas said. “It wasn’t our best showing. “We lost our aggression. We started playing softer because we had told them that the doughnut was open, and sometimes they take it too literally and use it as an instruction rather than a helping hand.” Despite the trip to the Louisiana High School Athletic Association state tournament, the program’s first since 2020, it is something that they can build on. “We set a new standard for this program,” Thomas said. “They haven’t been here in six years.

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