The News staff reports

PASADENA — No regional tournament this year for Port Neches-Groves.

The Rock-A-Noos tried to completely turn around a 2-0 deficit to Santa Fe in the area round of the 5A volleyball playoffs, but the Indians nipped PNG’s comeback bid in the fourth set to wrap up a 25-19, 25-17, 26-28, 25-22 win at Weldon “Stoney” Phillips Field House on Friday.

The defeat ended a 17-match winning streak for PNG (29-6), which was unbeaten in District 22-5A play.

PNG had pulled within 23-21 in the fourth set after trailing by as many as six points, but could not find a way to force a fifth set.

Libbie LeJeune totaled 22 digs, eight kills and 22 service points in leading the Rock-A-Noos. Bayla Newby dug 21 and served six points, Baylee Pridddy dug 18, Kaitlyn Gil and Rachel Hammersmith scooped 15 apiece, Elizabeth Bolyard had eight kills and four blocks, Layla Stansbury killed four and Hammersmith assisted on 21 points.

Santa Fe (21-12) will take on Kingwood Park in the 5A Region III quarterfinals. PNG lost in that round last year.

Other scores from Thursday’s volleyball playoffs: In 4A, Hardin-Jefferson 3, Bridge City 2; Huffman Hargrave 3, Hamshire-Fannett 0; and Tarkington 3, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 1.

FOOTBALL
COLMESNEIL 49, SABINE PASS 0

COLMESNEIL — Just one more win, and Sabine Pass would have earned a second straight playoff berth.

Instead, the Sharks (1-3, 1-3 in 12-2A Division II) got shut out for the third straight game. Sabine Pass would have to upset Evadale (6-2, 3-1) and Colmesneil would have to lose to Burkeville (0-7, 0-4) for the Sharks to get into the playoffs.

Statistics were not available.