Check out the recaps for SOL boys’ volleyball teams in action Thursday. (Upper Dublin photos provided by UD boys' volleyball)
SOL American Conference
PENNRIDGE 3, QUAKERTOWN 1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-17)
The visiting Rams dropped their first set but then rallied to win the next three.
Riley Kodidek set up the Rams’ dangerous attack with 38 assists to go along with 14 digs, four aces and three kills. Jude Rotondo (16 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces), Thomas McKinney (11 kills, 10 digs), Tyler Johnson (9 kills, 4 blocks), Nick Smith (6 kills, 5 blocks), Jason McCreary (3 kills, 5 blocks) and Aaron Ladd (3 kills) were the beneficiary of Kodidek’s sets. Alex Dirk led the defense with 18 digs, and Ty Porter had seven digs.
For the Panthers, Micah Reinford had a big night, finishing with 20 kills, 13 digs, one ace and one block. Setter Cody Steiert had 25 assists, one kill, two blocks, one ace and eight digs. Zander Marks, Logan Parker and Kurt Glaeser each added 10 digs. Marks also had four kills, four blocks and one ace while Glaeser also had a service ace. Anthony Clark was credited with seven digs and one ace. Isaac Moises (2 kills, 5 blocks), Andrew Sturgess (1 kill, 2 blocks, 2 digs) and Phil Richwine (1 kill) also contributed for the Panthers.
Pennridge (7-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday, and Quakertown (3-6, 2-6) will host Whitehall in a non-league match on Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1
The Patriots earned a win over their sister school in four sets.
East’s defense was led by Aiden Leichter (14 digs, 1 assist), Steve DiRugeris (4 digs), and Pat Haurin (3 digs, 1 block, 3 aces, and 3 kills).
Offensively, East had stellar performances from Matt LaBouliere (10 kills, .400 hitting percentage, 8 digs, 4 aces, and 9 assists!), Josh Lyzinski (.333 Hitting percentage, 4 blocks, 7 kills), and Reid Miller (5 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks).
Additional East contributors, according to Rob Minschwaner, included Connor Callaghan with a ‘diva don a kill,’ Andrew Perillo with four kills and a .667 hitting percentage, Ethan Scott with two key blocks, and Cyrus Patel with two digs.
Setter Ryan Coxey directed the East attack, finishing the evening with 14 assists, a kill, and aces aces.
Central Bucks East (7-4, 6-3 SOL) will travel to Lower Merion for a non-league match on Friday, and Central Bucks South (0-11, 0-8) will be on the road at Cheltenham on Friday.
SOUDERTON 3, NORTH PENN 1 (25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 25-14)
Nate Brown (17 kills, 5 aces) and Andrew Brown (10 kills, 3 blocks) led the Indians at the net in their four-set win over the visiting Knights.
Setter Kavailya Bhatt had 33 assists and one kill. Alec Kreiser led the defense with 10 digs to go along with three assists. Tobie Lias (5 kills, 2 aces) and JC Peacock (3 kills, 4 aces) also made important contributions.
Souderton (5-5, 5-3 SOL) will host Dock Mennonite Academy in a non-league match Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Non-league
UPPER DUBLIN 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2
Upper Dublin celebrated its four seniors with a hard-fought Senior Night win over the visiting Bucks.
Seniors Liam Cassidy and Tyler Pohl have been part of UD’s program for four years, but this is their first year on varsity. Benjamin Dorsey has been part of the program for three years and a member
of the varsity for two years, and David Levin is a four-year varsity player.
“All four of them are doing a standout job,” UD coach Paul Choi said. “Last year we had a lot of success, and we lost eight seniors, so going into this year, these four seniors have really stepped up, and so far, we’ve been as successful as last year. It says a lot about the seniors and the leaders because they know what it’s all about.”
Dorsey turned in a stellar all-around performance, leading the Flying Cardinals with 17 kills, 16 digs and two aces. Levin dished out 32 assists and also had seven digs and two blocks. Terrell Turner also had a big night at the net, contributing 15 kills, one ace, two digs and one block. Landon Kullmann added eight kills and nine digs while Dominick Plaku had 10 digs and one assist. Cole Brown added six assists, two aces and five digs.
“West is a great defensive team and did a good job keeping us out of system,” Choi said. “UD came through when we needed to and was able to come out with a big win.”
Upper Dublin (9-2, 8-0 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Friday, and Central Bucks West (2-9, 2-7) will host Lower Merion in a non-league match Monday.
BENSALEM 3, ARCHBISHOP WOOD 0
Jeremy Rodriguez (14 kills) and Jack Wineburg (10 kills) led the way for the Owls at the net in their sweep of the Vikings. Ricky Patel (20 assists) and Ohm Patel (14 assists) ran the offense, and Arjun Patel (10 digs) led the defense. Shiv Parekh (4 kills), Parth Patel (4 kills) and Bruce Bell (3 kills) all made plays at the net for Bensalem.
The Owls (5-4, 2-4 SOL) will travel to Abington on Friday.
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