Check out the results for SOL volleyball matches on Tuesday night.
PENNSBURY 3, NESHAMINY 2 (25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 12-25, 15-11)
The Falcons won a thriller on Senior Recognition Night, handing the Redskins their first loss of the season. As a result of the win, the Falcons and Redskins – who split their season series - will share the National Conference crown. The Falcons have won the SOL National nine out of the past 11 seasons, and this title - their third in a row – was hard earned.
“I am very proud of our efforts as a team, both physically and mentally tonight,” coach Justin Fee said. “We took a step forward as a team.
“I think we finally played a match with the effort and attention to detail that is needed to beat good teams. After watching a lot of film and playing them previously, we liked our original game plan. The first time around we just were not able to execute it – playing a few non-starters due to an injury, and having six new starters from last season’s team also was a big part of it.
“This time around we did a nice job overall of executing a few crucial things we game planned for and simply played a little more consistent in all aspects.”
Jeff Yasalonis – who was recognized for his record-setting career – had three kills, 42 assists, two aces, nine digs and one block. Drew Ettlinger had 10 kills, three aces, two digs and two blocks, and David Levey had 10 kills, one ace and nine digs. Alex Reilley added nine kills and five digs while John Killoran had eight kills, six digs and two blocks. Alec Foerster had seven kills (.500), one dig and two blocks. Daniel Gonzalez had 10 digs to lead the defense. He also had one ace. Sean Sweeney had two digs.
Another milestone for the Falcons was the fact that the win was Fee's 200th career win. It was a memorable one!
NORTH PENN 3, SOUDERTON 2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-15, 14-25, 15-12)
Seniors Alex Androkites (20 kills, 13 digs, three aces), Micah Godshall (14 kills, six digs), Mitch Yerk (six kills, three blocks) and Jordan Rawa (40 assists) all had big games on their team’s Senior Night.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, PENNRIDGE 2 (25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12)
The Rams gave the Bucks all they could handle, but the Continental Conference champions prevailed, closing out a perfect league season with the five-set win.
Christian Rupert was all but unstoppable at the net with 25 kills and six blocks to go along with two aces. Joel Klapper added eight kills, five blocks and six digs. Setter Matt Hennigan had 25 assists, six kills, two aces and seven digs. Jeff Strasburg led the defense with 12 digs while Ryan Alu had six.
The Rams received double-digit kills from four players – Alex Vellner (18 kills, three blocks, seven digs, four aces), Devon Rice (11 kills, 12 digs, three aces, two blocks), Ben Chinnici (12 kills, five blocks) and Henry Savage (12 kills, three blocks). Kolby Smith added five kills, 14 digs and four blocks. Setter Bradley Nase spread the ball around with his 54 assists. Steve Braun led the defense with 16 digs.
The Rams and North Penn finish league play with identical 13-3 records in conference play.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH (25-21, 25-14, 25-20)
The Indians celebrated Senior Night prior to the match. All five - Andy Van Thyne (25 digs, one ace, one assist), Austin Fuglestad (seven kills, nine digs), Matt Pine (seven kills, three blocks), Aidan LeClair (one kill, one block, one assist) and Rick DePaola (eight digs) - made important contributions.
Nick Reich had 10 kills, two blocks and three digs, and Josh Hinton had six kills, three digs and one block. Setters Dalton Abrahamsen (17 assists, five digs) and Logan Futlestad (eight assists, eight digs) combined for 25 assists. Will Desautelle had two kills, one block and one dig.
The Indians return to action on Thursday when they will host Christopher Dock at 3:30 p.m.
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, HAVERFORD 0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-15)
The Panthers rolled to a sweep of the Fords in non-league action. Brian Ebert led the attack with 10 kills and five digs. Nick Mackell had two kills and two aces while Josh Ferguson had two kills and two blocks. Dillon Cooney led the defense with 19 digs to go along with one ace. Brian Stone had one ace and three digs.
ABINGTON 3, BENSALEM 0
Setter Tim Seydel led the Ghosts with 41 assists. He also added five digs and one ace. Mark Bond was dominant at the net, leading the team with 15 kills and five blocks. On the outside, Matt Penecale was dominant with 12 kills. Anthony Lee had nine kills and four blocks while Jason Toomey added seven kills and one block. Joe Wiley led the defense with 11 digs.
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