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JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown High School volleyball team ended the regular season on a high note as the Blue Jays rallied to beat Bismarck High in five sets. Set scores were 29-27, 21-25, 18-25, 25-14, and 15-13.

Jamestown trailed 18-12 in the opening set before scoring seven of the next eight points to jump right back in set one. The Jays showed great resilience throughout overtime in the first set to come away with a 29-27 opening set victory.

Bismarck High controlled a majority of the second and third to go on top of Jamestown 2-1 in the match. The Jays dominated from the start of set four to force a final decisive set on Tuesday night.

Jamestown went ahead 7-4 early in the fifth before Bismarck High rattled off four straight points and eventually grabbed a 10-9 lead. The Blue Jays relied on seniors Bernadette Newman and Haylie Hakanson in order to get back in front and Hakanson eventually delivered the match-winning kill.

Newman paced Jamestown with 21 kills and Hakanson added 12. Makenna Nold had a big night all over the court, tallying 34 assists and nine kills. It was an all-around team effort in the win over Bismarck High.

Jamestown finishes the regular season at 29-5 overall and 17-3 in the West Region. The Blue Jays are 4-0 in five sets matches and will now travel to Dickinson for the West Region Tournament which begins on November 10th. Jamestown is the #2 seed and will play the winner of the 7/10 play-n match.