BRITTON – Groton racked up 48 kills en route to a 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 win over Britton-Hecla in Northeast Conference volleyball action Monday night. The victory helped move Groton into the second spot in Region 1A power points, while the Braves are now third.

Tevan Hanson had 12 kills and 14 digs, while Taryn Traphagen added 11 kills for the Tigers. Each also had an ace serve.

Chellon Pruitt and Maddi Micko each had 11 kills for Britton-Hecla. Jaelee Grupe contributed eight kills, 28 set assists, 15 digs, a solo block and three assisted blocks.

Serving: Groton 6 aces (Chesney Weber 3, Taryn Traphagen 1, Abby Fjeldheim 1, Tevan Hanson 1); Britton-Hecla (Kennady Van Lith 17-17 3 aces, Chellon Pruitt 15-17 2 aces, Maddi Micko 15-15 1 ace).

Hitting: Groton 48 kills (Hanson 12, Traphagen 11, Libby Cole 8, Makenna Krause 8); Britton-Hecla (Pruitt 26-31 11 kills, Micko 28-37 11 kills, Jaelee Grupe 25-29 8 kills).

Setting: Groton 41 assists (Weber 21, Liby Althoff 16); Britton-Hecla (Grupe 113-114 28 assists).

Digs: Groton 84 (Sydney Locke 22, Hanson 14, McKenna Tietz 10); Britton-Hecla (Daynika Zuehlke 15, Grupe 15, Brynlee Schmieg 14).

Blocks: Groton 12 (Cole 9 assisted, Kella Tracy 4 assisted, Krause 4 assisted); Britton-Hecla (Grupe 1 solo 3 assisted, Micko 3 assisted, Tiana Tank 1 solo).

Records: Groton 12-10; Britton-Hecla 13-4.

North Central 25-25-25, Strasburg-Zeeland 15-10-22

Strasburg-Zeeland stats not reported

Serving: North Central 67-73 16 aces (Tylee Vander Vorst 22-22 7 aces, Maycee Mettler 4-4 3 aces, Ashton Heyne 14-15 3 aces).

Hitting: North Central 85-104 34 kills (Vander Vorst 26-32 12 kills, Lindsey Hoerner 19-24 9 kills, Kaidence Bulgin 15-16 4 kills, Peyton Schnabel 8-14 4 kills).

Setting: North Central 28 assists (Heyne 12, Camryn Witlock 9).

Digs: North Central 39 (Ava Gonska 15, Vander Vorst 8, Hoerner 6).

Blocks: North Central 3 solo (Schnabel 2, Bulgin 1).

Records: Strasburg-Zeeland 2-19; North Central 12-11.

Mobridge-Pollock 25-25-28, Ipswich 18-14-26

Mobridge-Pollock stats not reported

Serving: Ipswich 46-49 5 aces (Kalynn Oban 16-16 3 aces, Sophie Knittel 9-9 2 aces).

Hitting: Ipswich 93-117 26 kills (Jalyssa Hutson 28-36 9 kills, Oban 28-36 6 kills, Amy Lange 6-8 4 kills).

Setting: Ipswich 116-118 25 assists (Kirra Gellhaus 49-50 14 assists, Adelyn Pollock 47-48 10 assists).

Digs: Ipswich 59 (Knittel 12, Ally Johnson 11).

Records: Mobridge-Pollock 13-11; Ipswich 14-9.