Tennent and CB East advanced to Thursday’s second round of the District One Tournament. Photos of the Tennent/CR South match are provided courtesy of Jon Sklut. Check back for a gallery of photos.
#5 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, #12 UPPER DUBLIN 0
The Patriots opened district play with a sweep of the visiting Cardinals.
“Tonight was a great way for us to start our 2016 district run,” coach Scott Geller said. “We knew this would be a test of our mental toughness after splitting the season series with them earlier this year.
“We’ve worked hard on overcoming that, and it proved it tonight. Our boys have told us they are ready for the challenge. Great combined all-around play is what helped us prevail tonight and all season. We can’t wait to see what awaits us next.”
The Patriots were led at the net by Chris Woolslayer (12 kills) and Carter Haban (10 kills). Adding five kills each were Pierce Budson, Eric Chmiel and Jared Minschwaner. Kyle Schmauk led the defense with five digs while Haban, Woolslayer and Mason Miller each had three. Pierce had a pair of blocks.
Central Bucks East will do battle with fourth-seeded Central Bucks West on Friday night.
#6 WILLIAM TENNENT 3, #11 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-19)
The Panthers swept Tuesday’s opening round match with the visiting Golden Hawks.
Jake Milnazik led the Indians at the net with 15 kills to go along with four aces and one block. Will Towle added eight kills and six digs. Setter Hunter Reid had 31 assists as well as three kills. Brendan Carter had four kills, one block and three digs. Dennis Rodkey added one kill and two blocks, and Kylen Schnell had 2.5 blocks. Noah Chast had a big match defensively, leading the Panthers with 14 digs to go along with one ace.
For the Golden Hawks, AJ Fesmire had six kills and one block, and Tyler Hondros added three kills. Sean Rodman had six digs.
“Tennent played great,” said Rock South coach Tim Paulson. “They fired on all cylinders, and we couldn’t keep up.
“Jim Creighton has done a great job with those guys. Hopefully, we’ll be back next year and learn from this.”
William Tennent will travel to third-seeded Pennridge for a second round match Thursday.
#10 AVON GROVE 3, #7 SOUDERTON 2 (17-25, 25-22, 27-25, 18-25, 15-8)
The Indians saw their postseason come to an early end, falling to the visiting Red Devils in five tightly-contested sets. With the match deadlocked 1-1, the third set – a 25-27 loss – was pivotal.
“We had opportunities but couldn’t capitalize and lost,” coach Dave Stastny said. “We played well in the fourth set, but in the fifth, we were unable to get untracked.
“Congratulations to Avon Grove.”
#8 CHRISTOPHER DOCK 3, #9 NESHAMINY 1
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