Check out the results for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Tuesday and Wednesday.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2 (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 14-25, 15-11)
In a classic battle between the neighboring rivals, the Bucks pulled off the upset of the Titans.
Sophie Videva (14 kills, five aces, one block, five digs) and Katie Hudson (11 kills, 10 digs) had big nights at the net. Kelly McKinstry and Julie Schweibenz led the defense with 32 and 24 digs, respectively. Schweibenz also had six kills and two blocks while McKinstry also had one kill and one ace. Ashley Juliano also had a big night, contributing 17 digs and six kills. Setter Kayla King had 38 assists to go along with 10 digs, four kills and one ace. Sophie Caffey added 10 digs.
The Bucks closed out their league season with a 7-5 record (9-7 overall) while the Titans are 8-4 in the league (12-5 overall).
PENNRIDGE 3, QUAKERTOWN 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-19)
The Rams put the finishing touches on a perfect regular season with their sweep of the Panthers Wednesday. Setter Meghan Keefe had 25 assists and three aces. Sophomore Steph Judkins was on the receiving end of many of those sets, finishing with 16 kills to go along with two aces. Ariana Pryzbylowski had four kills and three blocks, and Victoria Jones had four aces and four kills. Kelly Bergen led the defense with 11 digs to go along with three aces. Ana Vitantonio had two kills and four aces, and Krista Hiller had two aces.
For the Panthers, Katelyn Spieker (five kills, three blocks), Amanda Pursel (five kills, nine digs) and Lindsay Beck (eight digs) led the way. Jen Sterner had three kills, four digs and five assists, and Kerry Vanyo had 10 assists.
The Rams are 12-0 in the league (15-0 overall) while the Panthers are 1-11 in league play (6-12 overall).
UPPER MERION 3, UPPER DUBLIN 0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-10)
The Vikings clinched sole possession of their record-breaking eighth consecutive conference title with their sweep of the Flying Cardinals. Balance, according to coach Tony Funsten, was the key. Emily Shannon, Eryn Brady and Emma Andraka had 10, 10 and seven kills, respectively. Kailyn McNamee dished out 19 assists, and Nikki Carpenter contributed two block kills. Emily Shannon (17 digs) and Ashley Shannon (14 digs) dominated the defense.
For the Flying Cardinals, Sarah Dennin had seven kills, two blocks and two digs, and Taylor Stek had one ace, four kills, one block and four digs. Setter Bryn Stek had 25 assists, one ace, one kill and 11 digs. Gabbi Johnson had 18 digs, two aces and one assist.
The Vikings closed out the regular season with a 13-1 mark in league play (16-2 overall). The Flying Cardinals are 10-4 in the league (14-4 overall).
PENNSBURY 3, WILLIAM TENNENT 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-21)
Elle Patterson’s 13-kill effort led a balanced Falcon effort at the net in Wednesday’s sweep of the Panthers. She also had four digs and three aces. Kayla Haddad added 10 kills and one block and Brandi Steiner, eight kills, seven digs and three aces. Ava Patterson had six kills, 10 digs and two aces. Kate Foley chipped in with four kills and four digs.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, SOUDERTON 0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-21)
The Patriots celebrated Senior Night with a sweep of the Indians. Bridget Terrel led the way with 10 kills and one ace. Kelly Guillen had two kills, one ace and three digs, and Lauren Helveston had one kill, 26 assists, four aces and eight digs.
For the Indians, Savannah Bostwick led the way defensively with 16 digs and two aces. Megan Free had 10 kills and nine digs, and setter Cori Watson had 16 assists. Stef Kluka had two kills and two blocks, and Terry Wilcox had four kills.
The Patriots closed out league play with a 9-3 record (13-6 overall) while the Indians are 3-9 in the league (5-12 overall).
HATBORO-HORSHAM 3, CHELTENHAM 0 (25-10, 25-11, 25-14)
The Hatters celebrated their last league match with a sweep of the Lady Panthers. The offense was led by senior Sam Jones, junior Cassidy Quattro and junior Jaimee Stoczko with 26, four, and three kills, respectively. Senior Candyce Riley dished out 32 assists. Jones, Riley, Stoczkko, Quattro, senior Rachel deMarco and senior Kate Hollenbeck served three aces each. On defense, DeMarco had seven digs, and Jones and sophomore Allison Laucella each added four digs.
Jones is number three on the leader board for kills in Pennsylvania with 374. With 981 career kills, she needs just 19 more to hit the 1,000-benchmark. Riley is number four in Pennsylvania in assists with 586 this year.
The Hatters closed out the regular season with a 12-2 league mark (21-7-1 overall) while the Panthers closed out league play with a 4-10 mark (6-13 overall).
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, NORRISTOWN 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-18)
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, BENSALEM 0 (25-10, 25-6, 25-4)
Tuesday, Oct. 14
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, BENSALEM 0
The Panthers celebrated Senior Night with a sweep of the Owls, and for a squad that has been decimated by injuries, it was anything but your typical Senior Night. Tri-captains Jaime Bonner, Amber Wood and Maddie Richard – all sidelined with injuries – each served in the opening set, but they were not allowed to enter the court, so the Panthers, according to coach Brian Bassler, played five against six on those points.
“The girls just rallied around them and wanted to see them out there one last time,” the Panthers’ coach said. “It was nice hearing their names announced before they served.”
Richard had four aces, Wood had one, and Bonner served the game-winning point.
“In a season where a lot has gone wrong, there was something special about seeing those three do that,” Bassler said.
Cassie McCarney had four aces and a team-leading seven kills. Senior Julia Hasiak had four aces while senior Catherin Zhushma had three aces and seven digs.
PENNRIDGE 3, NESHAMINY 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-17)
The Rams remained perfect with their sweep of the Redskins in non-league action. Ariana Pryzbylowski had five kills and three blocks and Lauren Drugotch added seven kills and two aces. Setter Meghan Keefe had 30 assists and three aces, and Victoria Jones added nine kills. Kelly Bergen led the Rams’ defense with 26 digs, and Steph Judkins had 11 kills and 17 digs. Ana Vitantonio had seven aces and eight digs.
ABINGTON 3, WISSAHICKON 0 (25-18, 25-15, 26-24)
The Ghosts celebrated Senior Night with a sweep of the visiting Trojans. Leah Simmons had a monster night at the net with 23 kills to go along with seven digs, six aces and three blocks. Carley Cooper finished with a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs to go along with four aces and two blocks. Claire Gassman had eight kills, six digs and six aces. Jamie Kidd led the defense with 13 digs and three aces. Sarah Donahue had 28 assists, two digs and three aces, and Dasha Prescott Moore had six digs.
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