Clemson-recruit Maddie Anspaugh continued to drop the hammer, pounding out 14 kills, 10 of them in absolute crushing fashion.

And Anspaugh and Rockford Christian were certainly not going to be denied their fourth straight regional championship on Thursday night. Now the question is: Can they avoid their fourth straight sectional semifinal ousting next week? More Rockford-area volleyball: Kendra Howse helps Guilford slam door on Hononegah, steal away NIC-10 volleyball title

After this early postseason domination, Anspaugh believes they can.

"We believe we can go really far as a team. Really, we just think this is the beginning for us," said Anspaugh, who added four digs, three aces and nine service points to the mix in Rockford Christian's straight-set win over Byron in Thursday's Class

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