Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ volleyball teams in action.
SOL American Conference
PENNRIDGE 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2 (25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 24-26, 15-10)
The conference champion Rams won a grueling five-set match after opening up a two-set lead only to see the Titans battle back to even the match. Logan Jalosinski and Bryce Ammon combined for 51 kills to lead a potent Pennridge attack. Setter Owen Smith handed out 52 assists.
Pennridge by the numbers: Owen Smith (52 assists), Logan Jalosinski (28 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks), Bryce Ammon (23 kills, 4 blocks), Spencer Ziga (6 kills, 4 blocks), Travis Haggerty (6 blocks), Ryder Rhodes (3 blocks), Tyler Wolfgang (8 digs), Sky Keo (5 digs)
Central Bucks South: The Titans played some of their best volleyball of the season but came up just short. It was the second time this season they took top-ranked Pennridge to five sets but lost the last set.
The Titans had a balanced offense with Jon Infantino and Jake Sciscio's 11 kills, while Gavin Roth and Jake Wullert each had nine kills. Setters Xavier Robayo (21 assists) and Gavin Roth (17 assists) distributed the ball well. Ioannis Chios (6 blocks) and Gavin Roth (5 blocks) played well at the net while Myroslav Lepuha was all over the back of the court with 26 digs. Michael Wang and Elzar Baktybekov played key roles off the bench.
Up next: Pennridge (14-1 SOL) will host Souderton Friday night to close out the regular season. Central Bucks South closed out its regular season with a 7-11 record overall, 5-11 in the SOL
Non-league
ABINGTON 3, UPPER DUBLIN 2
Abington won a five-set thriller over Upper Dublin to end the regular season.
David Dickerson stepped up into the starting setter role and led the offense to a really competitive performance. Danyel Mayo dominated from the middle (hitting over .300), and Ethan Wilson and Keyshawn Pinkney rounded out the offense. Walker Pax and Matthew Dickerson contributed from the outside and on defense, with Matthew Dickerson getting a clutch kill in the fifth set to allow Abington to seal the victory. Oscar Wong served the final points and led the team from the back row with an impressive performance.
Upper Dublin by the numbers: Charlie Watt (4 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs, 4 blocks), Leo Kuznits (8 digs) Liam Coyne (4 kills, 4 blocks), Michael Loose (1 assist, 19 digs), Potter Rudl (12 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks), Scott Barenbaum (43 assists, 7 digs), Seamus Frayne (24 kills, 7 digs, 6 blocks)
Abington (10-9, 7-7 SOL) and Upper Dublin (10-9, 10-6) will await their seeds in the upcoming District 1. The Ghosts are 12th in the latest rankings while the Cardinals are 15th in what will be a 16-team field.
NORTH PENN 3, HAVERFORD 1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 26-19)
In front of a roaring home crowd on Senior Night, North Penn delivered an high energy performance, defeating Haverford in a top 10 matchup.
Daniel Oh dished out 47 assists and fueled a high-octane Knight’s offense. He also added four kills and one ace to his name.
The offense was led by Shane McElroy with his first double-double (12 kills and 12 digs). He also contributed three aces and one block.
Jack Woodland also put up a stellar performance with 10 kills, one ace, two blocks, and six digs.
Luca Dallas Costa added eight kills and two blocks
Max Reilly - 10 kills and 7 digs
Connor Notte - 4 kills and 9 digs
Luke Giza - 3 kills, one ace, 3 blocks and 2 digs
Kyle Park - 1 kill and 2 blocks
The defense was led by Prithvi Patel and Adam Lerner, with six digs and four digs respectively.
With the win, the Knights not only celebrated their seniors in style but showed the depth and strength of their full squad heading into the final stretch of the season.
North Penn (15-3, 13-3 SOL) is fifth in the latest District 1 3A rankings while for Haverford is eighth.
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