BRONTE, TX — The Miles Lady Bulldogs overcame a field with four state-ranked teams to bring home the title from the Bronte Showdown on Saturday.
Miles defeated No. 3 Benjamin in the quarterfinals, No. 9 Bronte in the semifinals and Water Valley in the final.
Kendyl Riddle was named tournament MVP for the Lady Bulldogs. Corabella Schwertner and Rylee Vahlenkemp were named to the all-tournament team.
Brooke Woods and Jayden Gomez were named to the all-tournament team for Water Valley, which defeated Coahoma in the quarterfinals and Graford, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, in the semifinals.
Bronte defeated Graford in the third-place match. Emalyn Bohensky and Kylie Reno were named to the all-tournament team for Bronte.
Other all-tournament players included Kamryn Glover and Kaylee Rogers from Graford, Pollina Ham from Benjamin, and Collyn Daniels from Veribest.
The Bronte Showdown has been one of the state's best small-school volleyball tournaments for years, and it continues to draw some of the top teams in 1A and 2A each season.
Bronte Showdown
Saturday's scores
Championship Bracket
At New Gym
Quarterfinals
Graford def. Veribest
Water Valley def. Coahoma
Bronte def. Early
Miles def. Benjamin
Consolation semifinals
Veribest def. Coahoma
Benjamin def. Early
Consolation final
Benjamin def. Veribest
Guarantee game
Coahoma def. Early
Semifinals
Water Valley def. Graford
Miles def. Bronte
Third place
Bronte def. Graford
Final
Miles def. Water Valley
All-Tournament Team
MVP: Kendyl Riddle, Miles
Corabella Schwertner, Miles; Rylee Vahlenkemp, Miles; Brooke Woods, Water Valley; Jayden Gomez, Water Valley; Emalyn Bohensky, Bronte; Kylie Reno, Bronte; Kamryn Glover, Graford; Kaylee Rogers, Graford; Pollina Ham, Benjamin; Collyn Daniels, Veribest
Consolation Bracket
At Old Gym
Quarterfinals
Harper def. Bronte JV
Marfa def. Cornerstone
Sterling City def. Junction
Bangs def. Van Horn
Consolation semifinals
Cornerstone def. Bronte JV
Van Horn def. Junction
Consolation final
Cornerstone def. Van Horn
Guarantee game
Junction def. Bronte JV
Semifinals
Harper def. Marfa
Bangs def. Sterling City
Third place
Marfa def. Sterling City
Final
Harper def. Bangs
Friday’s scores
Pool A
Graford def. Benjamin 25-15, 25-17
Graford def. Van Horn 29-27, 25-14
Graford def. Harper 23-25, 25-23, 25-20
Benjamin def. Harper 28-26, 23-25, 25-21
Benjamin def. Van Horn 23-25, 25-17, 25-12
Harper def. Van Horn 25-16, 17-25, 25-13
Standings — 1. Graford, 2. Benjamin, 3. Harper, 4. Van Horn
Pool B
Water Valley def. Sterling City 25-20, 25-14
Water Valley def. Cornerstone 25-17, 25-18
Water Valley def. Early 25-18, 25-21
Early def. Cornerstone 15-25, 25-22, 25-20
Early def. Sterling City 14-25, 25-21, 25-21
Cornerstone def. Sterling City 21-25, 25-23, 25-18
Standings — 1. Water Valley, 2. Early, 3. Cornerstone, 4. Sterling City
Pool C
Bronte def. Coahoma 25-23, 25-20
Bronte def. Marfa 25-9, 25-13
Bronte def. Junction 25-7, 25-21
Coahoma def. Junction 25-20, 25-10
Coahoma def. Marfa 20-25, 25-14, 25-14
Junction def. Marfa 25-16, 25-18
Standings — 1. Bronte, 2. Coahoma, 3. Junction, 4. Marfa
Pool D
Miles def. Veribest 25-12, 25-22
Miles def. Bronte JV 25-8, 25-10
Miles def. Bangs 25-14, 11-25, 25-15
Veribest def. Bangs 25-12, 25-16
Veribest def. Bronte JV 25-14, 25-10
Bangs def. Bronte JV 25-12, 25-12
Standings — 1. Miles, 2. Veribest, 3. Bangs, 4. Bronte JV
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