Four SOL girls’ volleyball teams were winners in Tuesday’s opening round of the District One 4A Tournament.
#1-10 PENNSBURY 3, #1-23 NORTH PENN 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-13)
The Falcons rolled to a straight set sweep of the visiting Knights in an all-SOL matchup.
Elley Torres and Izzy Marinelli led a dominating performance at the net. Both had 13 kills with Marinelli finishing with a .579 hitting percentage while Torres boasted a .400. Torres also had six dig and three aces while Marinelli had one dig. Brooke Burns contributed seven kills (.429 hitting percentage) and a team-high 12 digs and two blocks. Setter Carissa Van Veen had 33 assists, three service aces and three digs. Abbie Drewes led a strong service game with seven of the Falcons’ 19 aces. She also had three digs. Ashley Parry added three digs, one kill and one service ace. Mary Miller chipped in two kills and a block while Jada Rice had one kill and one block. Kathryn Croteau had one block.
Pennsbury (17-4, 14-4 SOL) will travel to seventh-seeded Boyertown on Thursday (7 p.m.).
#1-13 CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, #20 UNIONVILLE 2 (21-25, 24-26, 25-13, 27-25, 15-13)
West dropped the first two sets of Tuesday’s opening round match, and it looked as though the National Conference champion’s season was going to come to end much too soon. But the Bucks staged a gutsy comeback, earning the five-set win in the spirited contest.
The story of the night was West’s defense, which finished with 94 total digs in a dazzling effort. They also had solid hitting in the front line.
Mackenzie Brooks’ 26 digs led the defense. She also shared the team lead with 14 kills to go along with two aces. Amanda Mass and Naomi Woo also had 14 kills each. Mass added six blocks and five digs while Woo had four blocks. Setter Ana Claricurzio had 52 assists, 14 digs, three kills and three aces. Magda Videva added nine kills and three blocks, and Maddie Corona had five kills and three digs. Maggie Winderman added 19 digs while Grace Manganelli had nine digs and three aces, and Juliana Stumpf had two kills and five digs.
Central Bucks West (18-5, 15-3 SOL) will be on the road at fourth-seeded Downingtown East for a second round match on Thursday (7 p.m.).
#1-14 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, #1-19 METHACTON 1 (25-21, 25-21, 13-25, 25-18)
Celina Varian reached a personal milestone while leading the Golden Hawks to Tuesday’s opening round win. The senior standout had 17 digs, including the 1000th of a stellar career. She also had a team-high 10 kills.
Ariana Ranieri had eight kills and four aces, Lauren Dougherty added eight kills and four blocks, Katie Marsh had four aces, one kill and two blocks, Paige O’Connell had 18 assists and Ava Paulson had 12 assists.
“Hosting a playoff game was one of our preseason team goals,” coach John Wright said. “Last year, we fell one seed short and had to travel to Methacton.
“This year they came to us. Playing at home makes all the difference. I am so proud of how hard my girls fought all match long. Methacton is a very good defensive team and they gave us fits.”
Last year, the Golden fell to Methacton 3-1 in an opening round match.
Council Rock South (17-6, 13-5 SOL) will travel to third-seeded Garnet Valley for a second round match on Thursday.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2 (25-17, 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 15-13)
The visiting Indians won a five-set thriller over the higher seeded Patriots, who evened the match 2-2 after dropping the first two sets.
“It was a great team effort against a great CB East team that is well coached,” Rock North coach Mike Adams said.
Junior setter Kylie Tinner had a huge match with 34 assists, 17 digs, four kills, three aces and one block. A pair of sophomores stepped up for the Indians - middle hitter Cora Lake dominated with nine kills, one block and two digs while Mary Baniewicz had 15 kills, 17 digs, one ace and one block. Freshman Ashleigh Adams contributed nine kills, five aces and 13 digs. Senior libero and team leader Jill Schweizer had 18 digs and two aces. Jill Adams contributed four kills and Ashley Kelly had four digs and one ace while Lynne Watkins contributed three aces and two digs.
For the Patriots, Anna Ritter had 40 assists, one ace, two kills and six digs. Jenn Krzeminski had 19 kills, four blocks, one ace and 15 digs. Halle Sharp contributed two aces, 11 kills and two blocks. Vivien Agassi had one ace, 13 kills and six digs. Izzy Guzzi had three kills and one block, and Camille Larson had two kills and one block. Abby Killough added one ace and 11 digs, Chloe Mettille had 11 digs, Morgan D'Angelo had two aces and 12 digs, and Sophie Mettille also added four assists.
“First off, great match versus North and good luck in the rest of playoffs,” East coach Kerri Rabberman said. “Second, I am so incredibly proud of my girls not only tonight but this whole season. This is a special group of girls, every single one of them, and I am heartbroken that it is done and I won’t be seeing my seniors again in the gym. Jenn, Izzy, Halle and Megan, thank you for everything, I am going to miss you so much. Thank you again girls, this will be a season that I will never forget.”
Council Rock North (14-7, 13-5 SOL) will travel to second-seeded Upper Merion on Thursday for a 7 p.m. match. Central Bucks East closed out its season with a 16-7 record (12-6 SOL).
#1-11 PERK VALLEY 3, #1-22 CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
The Titans saw a successful season come to and end in Tuesday’s opening round sweep at the hands of the Vikings.
“I am so proud of all of our girls tonight,” coach Kurt Godfrey said. “One of our goals for the season was to win a playoff match. While it wasn’t the outcome we wanted tonight, we fought hard all night.”
Junior setter Lizzie Shirley had 23 assists and 11 digs. Sophomore outside Courtney Pohl led the Titans at the net with seven kills to go along with two digs. Senior outside Maddy Morrow (six kills, two aces, 15 digs), freshman middle Millie Grove (six kills) and junior middle Allie Burke (four kills, four blocks) also contributed to the attack. Senior defensive specialist Maddie Mauri had 14 digs and one assist while junior defensive specialist McKenna Clow had 11 digs and junior defensive specialist Ashley Scott had nine digs.
“Maddy and Maddie had great games for us tonight,” Godfrey said. “You could tell as we were getting on the bus to come up to Perk Valley, they were ready to play. I thought Carly Carroll had the best match of her season tonight. I know she had a couple kills and four or five digs.
“It’s always sad to end the season on a loss, and it’s even sadder to say goodbye to our seniors. We’ll miss all of them. I hope that Maddy, Maddie, Maddie, Erin, Erin, Nicole and Gaby all have enjoyed their time with us and we’ll keep working hard to get better for them. The only thing that matters is what we do right now and next. We need to make sure we make every rep count at club and open gyms, and we can never afford to miss an opportunity to establish our identity as a team.”
Central Bucks South closed out its season with a 14-9 record (11-7 SOL).
#1-12 DOWNINGTOWN WEST 3, #1-21 SOUDERTON 1
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