Several SOL teams had successful showings at volleyball tournaments this weekend. Check out some of the results.
Central Bucks West strikes gold at PW Tournament
The Bucks walked away with the tournament title at Saturday’s Plymouth Whitemarsh Tournament. In pool play, the Bucks compiled a 7-1 record, defeating Archbishop Ryan (25-21, 25-14), Ville Joseph Marie (25-14, 25-14) and Methacton (25-20, 25-13) and splitting with Avon Grove (17-25, 25-21).
In semifinal action, the Bucks won their best of three match again St. Basil Academy 2-0 (25-17, 25-18) and then defeated Methacton 2-0 in a best of three title match (25-19, 25-22).
Leading West was Alicia West (38 kills, 22 digs, 6 aces), Rachel Baker (28 kills, 12 digs, 9 aces), Maddie Klun (21 kills, 8 aces, 5 blocks, 6 digs) and Jess West (74 assists, 14 digs, 4 aces). Other contributors included Courtney King (10 kills, 9 digs, 8 aces), Candace Rupert (9 aces, 6 kills, 4 digs) and Rachel Farnin (20 digs).
Plymouth Whitemarsh saw its tournament run end when the Colonials fell to Methacton 2-0 (25-19, 25-14) in the semifinals. Below is a complete list of pool play results for the tournament.
Pool A
St. Basil split 18-25, 25-21 with Hallahan.
PW defeated Truman 25-16, 25-17.
St. Basil won 25-16, 25-22 over Upper Dublin
Upper Dublin split 25-21, 27-25 with Hallahan
PW split 23-25, 25-20 with St. Basil
Truman won 25-12, 25-16 over Hallahan
PW split 25-16, 20-25 with Upper Dublin
St. Basil won 25-12, 25-17 over Truman.
PW won 25-16, 25-10 over Hallahan
Truman vs. Upper Dublin (Not available)
Pool B
CB West won 25-20, 25-13 over Methacton
Avon Grove split 22-25, 25-18 with Villa Joseph Marie
Methacton won 25-20, 25-10 over Archbishop Ryan
CB West won 25-15, 25-14 over Villa Joseph Marie
Methacton won 25-16, 25-16 over Villa Joseph Marie
CB West won 25-16, 25-21 over Archbishop Ryan
Methacton won 25-22, 25-16 over Avon Grove
Villa Joseph Marie won 25-23, 25-19 over Archbishop Ryan
CB West split with Avon Grove 25-21, 17-25.
Avon Grove won 27-25, 25-11 over Archbishop Ryan
Lady Hatters take silver at Penncrest Levesque Invitational
For the second time in as many years, Hatboro-Horsham captured the silver medal at the Penncrest Levesque Invitational Volleyball Tournament, finishing second only to Emmaus in the final standings.
The tournament featured 20 teams from the greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, including Central Bucks South, Lansdale Catholic, Strath Haven, Sun Valley, Merion Mercy and Cardinal O’Hara.
The result, according to coach Kathy Tanner, was a total team effort although there were exceptional performances by the Hatters’ defenders – sophomore Candyce Riley, senior Caitlin Klotzbach as well as senior middle blocker Lauren Laucella.
Falcons compete in Spartan Invitational
The Falcons welcomed Jae Jackson back onto the court on Saturday, and although the senior middle blocker saw limited time, she is making progress towards a full recovery.
In pool play, the Falcons compiled a 4-4 record, defeating Exeter (25-21, 25-22), splitting with Penn Manor (25-17, 20-25) and Southern Lehigh (24-26, 25-18) while falling to Parkland (16-25, 15-25).
Cara Reilly (19 kills, 21 digs) and Sarah Sweetland (16 kills, 10 blocks) led the Falcons at the net. Paige Misawic was credited with 47 assists and 12 digs while Sarah Koenig led the defense with 22 digs.
Maidens take second in Spring-Ford Tournament
The Maidens rolled through pool play without a loss, defeating Downingtown West, Cheltenham, Radnor and Council Rock South. They rallied for a comeback win in three games against a very good Pope John Paul II squad in the semifinals but then fell to Spring-Ford in the final in three games.
"The girls were running on fumes, but they gave it all they had left against a strong Spring-Ford team," coach Bryan Yost said. "It was a complete team success for the Maidens. Every girl on the court played great."
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