{"id":25139,"date":"2025-04-10T12:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=25139"},"modified":"2025-04-10T12:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:46:34","slug":"fifth-set-thriller-goes-new-havens-way-in-bellmont-home-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/fifth-set-thriller-goes-new-havens-way-in-bellmont-home-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth-set thriller goes New Haven&#8217;s way in Bellmont home opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After giving up the opening set to New Haven (25-21), the Bellmont Braves took the first step in the right direction as a program by winning their very first set in school history against the Bulldogs, 25-22, but it was the visitors who ultimately won in a five-set match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/09aprbellvbrecap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Rex Brewer reviews Wednesday night&#8217;s NE8 volleyball match. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltoninsulationinc.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hamilton-insulation.jpg?resize=419%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hamilton-insulation.jpg?w=419&amp;ssl=1 419w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hamilton-insulation.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Craig Krull made a lineup switch in the second set and the addition of freshman Luke Summers, a late addition to the team this season, made a huge difference. Summers played the final four sets and finished with five kills. He was the perfect complement to his older cousin, Cam, who finished with an incredible 25 kills. That record may stand for a while in the Bellmont program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo.jpg?resize=640%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C591&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1183&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1577&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The two teams went all the way to a fifth set after New Haven ran away with the fourth and it was the Bulldogs who had just enough to claim victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mason Mankey once again dominated from the service line, scoring seven aces, all while demonstrating his remarkable athletic ability.  He dug out 20 balls over the five sets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1BmtESL7jM\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/BG-Included-Longbottoms-Logo-FINAL.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavin Krull had eleven kills in the loss, while Jack Johnson took the bulk of the passing, ending with 26 assists. Johnson also had five digs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/09aprMKS.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Special guest MaryKate Scheumann joined the broadcast to talk about the boys&#8217; team and how they are progressing this season. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The match brought out a big crowd, both from the community and from the BHS students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/09aprGavinDavis.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gavin Davis discusses how the student body feels about the boys&#8217; team and the excitement surrounding the program. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After giving up the opening set to New Haven (25-21), the Bellmont Braves took the first step in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,15,26,55],"class_list":["post-25139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-bellmont","tag-featured","tag-sports","tag-volleyball"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7220.1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25145,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25139\/revisions\/25145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}