Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ volleyball teams in action Thursday. Pennsbury/Wissahickon photos provided courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f111054175
SOL National Conference
BENSALEM 3, NESHAMINY 2, (11-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 15-6)
The Redskins rolled to a win in the opening set and went on to take a 2-1 lead, but the visiting Owls would not be denied, rallying to win the next two to capture their eighth straight win.
“This was a total team effort today,” Bensalem coach Tim Linehan said. “I am very proud of my guys for bouncing back after dropping the third set. We had a decent lead in set three and let it slip away. But these guys stayed mentally tough and rallied to win the next two.”
The Owls were led by Dev Patel’s 11 kills, eight digs, and the match-winning block. Veer Patel (34 assists, 15 digs) ran a balanced offense to Jack Wineburg (7 kills), Jahaan Patel (6 kills 12 digs 4 blocks), Bruce Bell (6 kills 1 ace), and Yosuf Khan (3 kills 3 blocks). Rohan Patel had 21 digs to lead the defense and according to Linehan, Luv Patel (7 digs 3 aces) had a massive dig on the final point of the match.
For the Redskins, John Nice had a huge night, finishing with 22 kills, two aces, two digs and five blocks. Brandon Sloskey added eight kills, two aces, two digs and three blocks, and Beknazar Baiyshbekov had four kills, eight digs, five blocks and one ace. Setter El-Mansur Sagalive handed out 36 assists and also had one ace, three kills, five digs and one block. Also contributing were Toby Kovaschetz (6 digs, 1 assist), Jake Giuliana (1 ace, 1 kill, 6 digs, 1 assist), Chase Nuttall (2 kills) and Aiden Hastings (1 ace, 3 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks, 1 assist).
“Bensalem is extremely scrappy and outworked us fundamentally,” Neshaminy coach Pat Klingerman said. “We have a lot of soul searching to do moving forward. Back to the drawing board at practice the next few days before another tough week against Whitehall and Pennsbury on Monday and Tuesday.”
Bensalem improves to 8-1 overall (6-1 SOL) and will host Academy of Palumbo in a non-league match Friday. Neshaminy (5-4, 4-3) will be on the road at Whitehall on Monday for a non-league match.
ABINGTON 3, CHELTENHAM 0
The Ghosts got back on the winning track with a sweep of the host Panthers.
“We picked up a much-needed win tonight to gain some momentum for this weekend as we travel to the Koller Classic,” Abington coach Maddy Robinson said.
Zach Miller led in kills for the Ghosts, racking up 14 kills and two blocks. Jack Scharnikow added another seven kills from the outside and had five service aces. Brendan Dougherty contributed offensively as well as setting, earning six kills including the game-winner, Libero Nikolay Grinyuk racked up three aces, and setter Max Brahler added another three. Middles Danyel Mayo (4 kills, 3 blocks) and Isaac Burstyn (3 kills, 1 block) rounded out the offense, and Keyshawn Pinkney made his varsity debut with one kill from the middle.
Abington (3-7, 3-5 SOL) will travel to Central York for the Koller Classic Saturday, and Cheltenham (1-4 SOL) will be on the road at Neshaminy on Thursday.
SOL American Conference
PENNRIDGE 3, SOUDERTON 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20)
Sparked by an outstanding efficiency at the net, the Rams earned a sweep of the visiting Indians.
Jude Rotondo led the Rams with 18 kills (.424 hitting percentage). He also had eight digs. Bryce Ammon (7 kills) and Logan Jalosinski (6 kills) both hit at a .500 clip. Ammon also had three aces. Setter Evan Jalosinski was credited with 38 assists to go along with six digs and three aces. Thomas McKinney had three kills and eight digs while Gavin Stayer had five kills. Aaron Ladd had two kills, and Tyler Smith’s nine digs led the defense. He also had two aces.
For the Indians, Nate Brown had 14 kills and seven digs while Derek Gilmore had four blocks and two kills. Alec Kreiser’s 11 digs led the defense.
Pennridge (7-1, 7-0 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Tuesday at 6:30, and Souderton (3-6, 3-4) will host Lower Merion in a non-league match Monday.
UPPER DUBLIN 3, NORTH PENN 0
The visiting Cardinals earned a sweep of the Knights.
Setter Cole Brown handed out 25 assists and also had three digs and one block. Terrell Turner led a balanced attack with nine kills, three aces, two digs and three blocks. Cory Pendleton had eight kills, four aces and four digs, and Gabe Copley contributed five kills and two blocks. Landon Kullmann finished with four kills, two aces and three digs.
Upper Dublin (6-2, 5-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Monday, and North Penn (3-5, 2-5) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 25-14)
After a tough loss Tuesday night, the Titans rallied to defeat a scrappy Quakertown team, upping their record to 4-3 on the season.
Ben Grove once again led all players with 18 kills in the match.
“He really looks like a player preparing to play at the next level,” South coach Dave Schlosser said. With four players missing for South, Josh Conley had all the setting responsibilities, racking up 33 assists. He also added five kills, four digs and two aces in the contest.
“The story tonight though was sophomore Jake Sciscio’s breakout match,” Schlosser said. “With four teammates missing, Jake had to fill in the gaps and play all the way around. He put up six kills, eight digs and two aces.”
“Will Tantum was all over the floor tonight with an astounding 21 digs and only one defensive error. Ryan Brennan also played his role in picking up the slack for the missing teammates, adding four blocks to the effort.”
While Zeke Gift contributed nine digs. Will Nothum added six kills and two aces. Aimen Kharroubi had five kills and two blocks.
“I’m very proud of the work they’ve put in and the progress they’ve made in such a short amount of time,” Schlosser “It’s a really great group of guys. I feel lucky to be their coach.”
For the Panthers, Owen Williams led a balanced attack with six kills, one ace and 11 digs. Owen Reinford led the defense with 16 digs to go along with five kills. Setter Tyler Moyer had 19 assists as well as one kill, one block and two digs. Also making contributions were Owen Latt (3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 4 digs), Alex Alfaro-Diaz (3 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs), Rhauan Ferreira (1 kill, 5 digs), Aiden Ziegler (1 kill, 2 digs), Anthony Clark (7 digs) and Rhenan Ferreira (2 digs).
Central Bucks South (4-3 SOL) will travel to Dock Mennonite Academy for a non-league match Monday, and Quakertown (0-8, 0-7) will be on the road at Whitehall for a non-league match Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-22)
Matt LaBouliere slammed home 17 kills and also had 13 digs and 11 assists for an impressive triple-double in East’s sweep of the Bucks.
Reid Miller added eight kills, one ace, one block and two digs, and AJ Helveston had four kills, one ace and six digs. Ryan Coxey handed out 23 assists, three aces and two digs. Aiden Leichter led the defense with 16 digs and one assist, and Steve DiRugeris added eight digs. Also contributing were Pat Haurin (3 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Justin Berger (3 kills, 4 digs, 1 block, 1 ace) and Ethan Scott (2 kills, 3 digs).
For the Bucks, Oliver Hu had a big night at the net, matching LaBouliere with 17 kills. Dean Nguyen added five kills, two aces and four digs, and Hayden Morocco contributed four kills. Caleb Woodring’s 12 digs led the defense, and setter Liam Boyle handed out 16 assists.
Central Bucks East (5-3, 5-2 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Monday for a 5 p.m. match. Central Bucks West (3-6, 2-5) will host Lansdale Catholic in a non-league match Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12
Non-league
PENNSBURY 3, WISSAHICKON 0
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