The Saint Jo High School volleyball team qualified for the playoffs with a 25-5, 25-21, 25-16 victory over Gold-Burg in District 2A-10 action.
Forestburg and Saint Jo both have qualified for the Conference 1A postseason tournament.
Saint Jo stands at 10-19, 4-7 while Gold-Burg dropped to 4-27, 1-10.
Charity Brawner ran the Lady Panther offense to the tune of 23 assists along with four ace serves and four digs.
Bethany Thomas, playing the role of libero for the injured Delaney Hall, had 11 digs, one less than team leader Sarah Patrick’s 12.
Patrick peppered Gold-Burg with 19 kills and she had three solo ace blocks. Bailey Melton served up a team-best six aces while Sheridan Stiteler had five. Alyssa Hennseey chipped in with six kills and four digs. Stiteler also scooped up six digs.
For Gold-Burg, Hannah Franklin recorded eight kills and had seven digs. Lexy Hand supplied eight digs, two ace serves and three kills. Haley Davis chipped in with four digs and three kills.
Megan Metz tallied a team-best 14 digs, Shelby Horton and Madi Eckeberger had six each and Stormey Edwards five. Metz also had a couple of kills.
Saint Jo played host to Valley View Tuesday while Gold-Burg entertained Prairie Valley. See more area volleyball recaps in the mid-week Bowie News.

Saint Jo’s Sarah Patrick had 12 digs and 19 kills in a win over Gold-Burg on Oct. 17. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)