HARRIS — The Bark River-Harris Broncos got strong serving and net play down the stretch here Monday night to put the finishing touches on a 3-0 (25-14, 25-21-25-17) to a 3-0 volleyball triumph over the Westwood Patriots.

Seniors Ava Arndt and Carley Varoni and junior Mckenzie Hoffmeyer hit service aces, Hoffmeyer recorded a pair of kills and sophomore Hope Varoni added one late in the third set after a hitting error allowed the Patriots to pull within 14-12.

The Broncos got a sideout on a passing error and gained a four-point lead on a defensive miscue before Arndt recorded her fifth ace.

BR-H led 19-15 after Hoffmeyer recorded a kill and provided the Broncos with an ace for a 24-17 advantage.

“As a coach, you always look for things you can do better,” said BR-H mentor Jen Ives. “Our communication wasn’t always there. When it was there, we moved and played well as a team. We’ll work on it in practice.”

The finale was tied at 10 before the Broncos got a sideout and gained a 14-10 lead on a hitting miscue by Westwood.

“The girls battled for sure,” said Westwood coach Tammy Johnson. “They had a couple long service runs, and a couple times, we got sloppy. We’re coming around. We’ve been close with just about every team. Only, we have to work on playing a little smarter. There’s always room for improvement. They’re a great group of girls. It’s great to have this opportunity to work with them.”

The Patriots were within 19-18 following a Broncos’ hitting error in the second set.

Back-to-back kills by Red Bear followed by back-to-back aces by Arndt enabled the Broncos to gain a 23-18 advantage.

Westwood closed within 23-21 on a passing miscue by the Broncos.

The Patriots then committed a hitting error, and Varoni’s kill closed that set.

BR-H led 5-4 in the opener before a six-point service run by junior Braelyn Derouin helped the Broncos extend their lead to 12-5.

The Patriots sliced their deficit to 15-11. The Broncos, however, didn’t allow them to get any closer.

Carley Varoni led the Broncos with 10 kills, three blocks and 11 assists and Hope Varoni added 17 assists. Junior Christina Bower collected eight kills and a block. Red Bear also had eight kills.

Arndt and Hoffmeyer were BR-H’s serving leaders with five aces apiece.

“This was a solid win,” said Ives. “In game one, we did okay. We changed our rotation a little in Game 2, but the energy wasn’t there. Although, we picked it up a little in Game 3.

The Broncos, who won the jayvee match in three sets, host Superior Central Thursday. The Patriots travel to West Iron County Thursday.

Bark River-Harris — Hoffmeyer (five aces, four kills, one assist, two digs); Arndt (five aces, one dig); C. Varoni (three aces, 10 kills, three blocks, 11 assists); Derouin (two aces, one kill, one dig); Bower (one ace, eight kills, one block); Red Bear (eight kills); Zawada (two kills); Olson (one kill); Mileski (one kill); Roll (one dig).