Check out the results for SOL boys’ volleyball teams in action Monday.
NORTH PENN 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1 (25-9, 15-25, 25-22, 27-25)
Steven Landes (22 kills, three aces, three blocks, seven digs) led the Knights to a hard fought win over the Titans with a dominant effort at the net. Bobby Dean added nine kills and six digs, and Harsh Boghara had seven kills and six blocks. Manan Patel led the defense with 21 digs, and setter Ryan Ko had 32 assists for the Knights.
For the Titans, outside hitter Justin Koren (nine kills, two blocks, four digs, one ace) and middle hitter Jack Mayhew (three aces, three kills, four blocks, eight digs, one assist) turned in solid all-around efforts. Joe Karn added one ace, four kills, three blocks and two digs, and setter Mark Macios had two aces, three kills, two blocks, seven digs and 17 assists.
“After a tough start in game one, we were able to make some adjustments and played our best match of the season so far,” coach Matt Ehlers said. “We are continuing to improve with each match, and winning will just be a matter of putting it all together.”
PENNRIDGE 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-18)
The Rams earned a sweep in Monday’s SOL Continental Conference battle. Setter Jesse Smith had a big night, contributing 30 assists, six digs and two aces. Ben Chinnici (10 kills, 12 digs, two aces) and Cross Edwards (10 kills, five digs, two blocks) led the Rams at the net. Aaron Nelson (five kills, three blocks), Josiah Friesen (seven kills) and Kevin Jones (three kills, two blocks) also made important contributions. Defensively, the Rams were led by Jeremy Baum (10 digs), Austin Rush (six digs) and Caleb Pennell (five digs).
For the Patriots, Chris Woolslayer and Jarred Minschwaner led the attack with 10 and six kills respectively. Mason Miller had 17 assists and Carter Haban dished out seven.
Pennridge (3-0) will host Quakertown on Wednesday.
SOUDERTON 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
Sam Hess turned in a glittering 24-kill, 12-dig performance to lead the Indians. Setter Jack Pagan had 33 assists.
"It was a great team effort," Souderton coach Dave Stastny said. "Both teams played well throughout the match."
UPPER DUBLIN 3, CHELTENHAM 0
In the Flying Cardinals sweep of the Panthers, Evan Madden contributed two aces, nine kills and 14 digs in an all-around effort. Calvin Chan added two aces, 10 kills and five digs, and Albert Sungenis had two aces, six kills and three digs. Troy Gomer contributed four aces, one kill and 14 digs.
PENNSBURY 3, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-21)
Rob Reifsteck led the Golden Hawks with 10 kills and two aces. Sean Rodman had nine digs to lead the defense.
ABINGTON 3, HAVERFORD 0
Jay Bynum was a force at the net for the Ghosts in Monday’s non-league win over the Fords, finishing with 12 kills and nine blocks. TJ Dougherty led the defense with 11 digs. Setter Alex Peres handed out 23 assists and also had seven digs while Ben Razi added six kills and three blocks.
PENNSBURY at BOBCAT TOURNAMENT (Saturday, April 2)
Pool Play: (1 set to 30 points)
Chambersburg 30-24 W
York Suburban #5AA 30-26 W
Lower Dauphin 30-21 W
Freedom 30-22 W
Play In: (Best 2 of 3 to 15 points) Dover 15-12 W, 15-2 W
First Round (Best 2 of 3 to 15 points)
Liberty 15-12 W, 11-15 L, 15-13 W
QuarterFinal (Best 2 of 3 to 15 points)
Northeastern #1AA 15-11 W, 12-15 L, 9-15 L
Coach Justin Fee says: “Overall, I am very happy with the progress our team is making week by week. The tournament was a great test for our team, and I am pleased to see that it has been a complete team effort along the way to our success. We have been talking about working hard and focusing on every opportunity we get to make Pennsbury Volleyball relevant again throughout the league, district, and state. We simply have been playing like a ‘team.’ There has not been one or two individuals that carry the load. Instead, it has been steady improvement from all players and various positions on the court. This is exciting and great to see as a coach. We just need to keep getting better to continue to be competitive moving forward against some tough future opponents. Northeastern is coming to town this Friday at the Falcons’ nest.”
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