Central Lafourche went on the road and pulled off a first-round upset Wednesday night, as the 18th-seeded Trojans outlasted No. 15 St. Amant 3-2 in the Division I state playoffs. The set scores were 26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 19-25 and 15-7.
Camryn Robinson was the difference all night with 23 kills and two blocks. Kimber Arnette added six kills, every one of them in the final two sets, and Kynlee Vicknair chipped in five.
The comeback started early. St. Amant built a 22-15 lead in the opening set, but Central Lafourche took nine of the next 10 points to go up 24-23 and then closed it out 26-24. The teams traded the next three sets, with St. Amant forcing a fifth after opening the fourth on a 9-1 run.
The Trojans never trailed in the deciding set. Robinson put down two early kills for a 4-1 lead, and Arnette came up with three more as Central Lafourche pushed the margin to 11-5 on the way to a 15-7 finish.
Calli Hargrave led St. Amant with 13 kills, and Ally Frazier added nine. The Gators finish 21-14.
Central Lafourche (23-16) reaches the regional round for the second time in four seasons and will face No. 2 Mandeville.
