Pennsbury fell to top-seeded Bishop Shanahan in the District One 4A semifinals. CR North earned a spot in the PIAA 4A State Tournament with a 3-2 win over Hatboro-Horsham.
#1 BISHOP SHANAHAN 3, #4 PENNSBURY 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-20)
The Falcons knew they were facing a juggernaut when they traveled to top-seeded Bishop Shanahan for Tuesday’s District One 4A semifinals.
“Things didn’t go our way, but the girls fought real hard,” coach Michael Falter said. Elley Torres led the Falcons’ attack with 13 kills to go along with six digs and two blocks. Brooke Burns added six kills, one service ace, two digs and one block. Ava Sciolla had three kills and Izzy Marinelli had two kills, one dig and one block.
Junior setter Carissa Van Veen had 20 assists, three aces and three digs. Ashley Parry had two aces and one dig. Kat Croteau had two digs and three blocks while Brian Mullaghy had four digs.
Pennsbury will travel to third-seeded Downingtown East for Thursday’s third place match at 7 p.m.
Playback
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
The visiting Indians moved one step closer to earning a state berth with their huge win over the Hatters in a playback match Tuesday.
Mary Baniewicz turned in her most dominant performance of the season, finishing with 26 kills, 16 digs and one block.
"She mentally just stepped it up and had two good rotations where she was hitting over one of their smaller blockers while two of our best servers were serving and keeping the other team out of system so we got a lot of free balls to run our offense easier," coach Mike Adams said. "They were a tough team and fought right to the end. It was a fun match."
Ashleigh Adams added 13 kills and a team-high 23 digs. Cora Lake contributed four kills, three blocks and three digs, and Julia Walton had four kills, three aces, three blocks and three digs. Abby Jones chipped in with two kills, two blocks and two digs, and Sabrina Pasemann had two kills and one block. Setters Kylie Tinner and Sydney White combined for 38 assists.
Council Rock North will be on the road at fifth-seeded Boyertown for Thursday’s fifth place match at 7 p.m. The winner will earn the district's final state berth.
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