RAPID CITY - The Faulkton Trojans knew they faced a daunting task in facing second-seeded Chester Area, what they didn't know was that the Flyers had a different plan of attack than normal.
Chester Area found holes in the Faulkton defense by hitting cross-court shots to help fuel a 25-15, 25-10, 25-14 opening round win during the Class B State Volleyball Tournament Thursday night at The Monument.
"They were clearly prepared for our big blocks, because when we watched them they hit a lot of deep six and then tonight they were hitting a lot of cross court," said Faulkton coach Mallory Schlechter, "so they knew that we had that. Our girls just didn’t adjust like they needed to, I guess."
The Flyers knew about Faulkton's stellar defense and had devised a game plan to try to get around it.
The method worked to near perfection.
"We did see that (defense on film) and both (Addison) Melius and (Carley) Cotton are really, really good players and huge threats on the outside and 
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