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STAUNTON - The Vandals got three touchdowns and more than 150 yards from Ryan Ambuehl during a 36-21 win at Staunton on Saturday night.

Vandalia's victory comes as a boost after the team was defeated by Carlinville last Friday, as the Vandals (2-1) now have a string of winnable games, with the next big challenge not until week 9 against Greenville, which lost to Carlinville 59-14 on Saturday.

Luke Smith and Tim Ritchey also scored for the Vandals to help drop Staunton to 2-1 on the season.

ALTAMONT – As part of a senior class that features three front-row hitters who are good enough to play at the next level, Vandalia’s Shelby Foster sometimes can get lost in the mix of thunderous kills.

Her contributions aren’t the ones that get the crowd on its feet or create a collective gasp from everyone in a gym.

But they are the ones that help a team like the Lady Vandals start the season 7-0.

The Lady Vandals stayed undefeated on Tuesday night, winning their third conference match of the season by beating Carlinville in thrilling fashion, 20-25, 28-26, 28-26.

The match marked the fourth time that at least one set in a Vandalia match has gone past the 25-point threshold.
“This is my team’s demeanor,” said coach Allison Smith.

The match was decided late in the third set, when superior efforts from three Vandalia players broke a match-point serve for Carlinville and resulted in a deflating kill that tied the set at 26.

A new conference rival will be another big challenge for the Vandalia football team on Friday, when the Vandals travel to Staunton.

The Bulldogs (2-0) have returned to the South Central Conference this season, and have already showed that they came to contend for championships, having held both Pana and Hillsboro to just seven points.

Staunton is led by dual-threat quarterback Jake Bruhn, who has thrown for at least 115 yards and run for at least 59 yards in both games this season.

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