Check out the recaps for some of the SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Thursday. Neshaminy/Pennsbury photos courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography.
SOL Colonial Conference
Central Bucks West 3, Central Bucks South 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19)
Kya Lynch continued her dominance at the net, delivering 31 kills and propelling the Bucks to a sweep of the Titans. Setter Emma Shank dished out 36 assists while Charley Brexler (14 digs) and Ashley Kear (11 digs) both finished with double-digit kills to lead West’s defense.
By the numbers: Central Bucks West: Kya Lynch (31 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 9 digs), Farrah Narhbas (3 kills, 4 blocks, 1 dig), Katina Adelizzi (5 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Charley Brexler (2 aces, 14 digs), Emma Shank (1 ace, 36 assists, 7 digs), Ashlyn Kear (1 ace, 11 digs, 2 assists), Ella Cole (2 blocks), Bryn Campbel (1 kill, 4 digs), Ella Rafalowski (6 digs)
Souderton 3, Central Bucks East 0 (25-20, 25-18, 27-25)
Sparked by the 12-kill efforts of Madison Truskowski and Stella Powers, the visiting Indians earned a sweep of the Patriots.
By the numbers: Souderton: Stella Powers: 12 kills, 3 aces, 10 digs, Ava Woodbury: 5 kills, 1 block, 2 digs, Caroline Bache: 1 ace, 5 kills, 32 assists, 2 digs, Lily Self: 1 ace, 2 kills, 1 dig, Hana Lang: 4 aces, 8 digs
Central Bucks East: Senior Alli Minacci (11 kills, 1 ace), Senior Summer Darling (7 kills), Senior Carmyn O’Brien (18 digs). Junior Rylee Parente (12 assists, 10 digs) and sophomore Kaelyn Ware (9 assists, 2 digs) also made strong contributions.
North Penn 3, Pennridge 1 (23-25, 25-22, 29-27, 25-18)
The Rams won the first tightly contested set, but the Knights rallied to win the next three.
Pennridge was led by Maggie Dekutoski with 9 kills and 4 aces. Sawyer Blomgren recorded 5 kills, while Liv Cardillo added 5 kills. Emma Hill led the defense with 27 digs, followed by Zoe Roth with 23 digs. Jade Wandall recorded 11 assists, while Zoe Roth added 12 assists and Emma Hill had 7. Ali Lightcap contributed 2 blocks, with Sawyer Blomgren adding 1.
SOL American Conference
Hatboro-Horsham 3, Plymouth Whitemarsh 0
Hatboro-Horsham advanced its regular season record to an undefeated 6-0 with a huge three-set sweep win over PW on Thursday night.
HH’s serving totaled 11 aces with three from junior Avery Hornby and sophomore Eunice Chung, two from seniors Gabbi Fisher and Caroline Ward with senior Mia Szymanik adding one to the mix. The team hit a season high .230 attack % led by junior middle blocker Ciara Lacey with 12 kills, senior outside hitter Gabbi Fisher with 9, senior outside hitter Skye Williams with 7 and senior middle blocker Leah Benoit-Jean with 4.
The offense was run by senior setters Mia Szymanik and Caroline Ward with 20 and 12 assists respectively. Junior libero Alyssa Wolfe held down the defense with 14 digs, supported by sophomore Eunice Chung with five, and seniors Gabbi Fisher and Mia Szymanik with four each.
Passing was a three-headed monster of senior Gabbi Fisher with 19, junior Alyssa Wolfe and sophomore Eunice Chung both with 12.
Up next: Hatboro-Horsham heads to Hempfield on Saturday for another challenging tournament and will host Quakertown next Tuesday night for their next regular season contest.
SOL National Conference
Bensalem 3, Harry S Truman 0
The Owls rolled to a sweep of the Tigers in conference action Thursday.
By the numbers: Bensalem: Kendall Quirk (10 kills), Maci Mckernan (13 kills 2 aces 2 digs), Reece Colgan (29 assists 5 aces 3 kills 1 dig), Piper Griffiths (15 digs 3 aces), Mackenzie Pressler (6 kills 4 aces 7 digs), Kassidy Wilson (2 kills 1 block)
Pennsbury 3, Neshaminy 1
Non-league
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, George Washington 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-14)
The Tennent Panthers are back on a streak with their second home win this week! William Tennent hosted George Washington High School and took a 3-0 victory for the second time this season. The Panthers saw some remarkable accomplishments today including a season-high offense for senior outside Aubrey Lynch with 15 kills along with 3 digs and an ace. Senior setter Emily Kehner had 13 assists and season-high 5 aces but also added 2 kills and a dig to her performance today. Freshman Avery Baun, normally a defense specialist, had quite a debut today playing as an outside for the first time and contributed 4 kills, 3 aces and 7 digs. The Panthers are looking strong and looking forward to the next match for Senior Night next week!
By the numbers: William Tennent: Aubrey Lynch (Senior, Outside) 15 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace; Emily Kehner (Senior, Setter) 13 assists, 5 aces, 2 kills, 1 dig; Carissa Malpezzi (Junior, Oppo) 3 digs; Nicoletta Vafiadis (Junior, DS) 1 ace; Emma Schubert (Junior, Oppo) 1 kill, 1 dig; Libbie Thorpe (Sophomore, Middle) 1 kill, 2 digs, 1 ace; KayKay Lorenz (Sophomore, Libero) 6 digs, 3 aces, 3 assists; Emma Fenner (Sophomore, Setter/Oppo) 2 kills, 3 assists, 2 digs; Olivia Strachan (Sophomore, Middle) 4 kills, 2 solo blocks; Sofia Mushinsky 3 assists, 3 aces, 1 dig; Avery Baun (Freshman, Outside) 4 kills, 3 aces, 7 digs
Up next: Tennent is home again on Tuesday against Lower Moreland.
Cheltenham 3, Lower Moreland 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-21)
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