RUSSELL — Early in Saturday's Class 3A volleyball sub-state final, it was clear to Thomas More Prep-Marian coach Natausha Dreher that her Monarchs were in the right frame of mind and locked in against an outstanding Phillipsburg team. After two losses to the Panthers previously this season, TMP was on fire midway through the first set, using a 10-1 run to take command. "I saw confidence," Dreher said. "I saw that they were relaxed. I saw they believed in everything that they had, they believed in their capability...
