BOYS VOLLEYBALL: ZUSMAN BOOSTS RESEDA BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR REGENTS AFTER WIN RESEDA 3, CLEVELAND 1.Byline: IVAN OROZCO O·roz·co , José Clemente 1883-1949. Mexican painter noted for his frescoes dealing with political and social themes. Noun 1. Staff Writer Joshua Zusman had stepped on a volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. court with some of Thursday night's opposition before. The Reseda High middle blocker had shared the Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. of Woodland Hills court with members of the Cleveland of Reseda boys' team during open sessions Friday nights at the community college, but rarely in official competition. Zusman and the host Regents got to test the skills of the Cavaliers in formal competition during a 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 30-28 win in a first-round match of the City Section championship playoffs. The Regents (12-3) found the Cavaliers (5-9) a resilient See resiliency. team that fought for every point in a match that involved neighborhood bragging rights between schools that play in separate divisions in the regular season. Reseda, which competes in the Valley Mission League, took three straight games behind In sports, the phrase games behind, often abbreviated as GB in tables, is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division. Zusman's attack, middle blocker Jacob Jacob (jā`kəb), in the Bible, ancestor of the Hebrews, the younger of Isaac and Rebecca's twin sons; the older was Esau. In exchange for a bowl of lentil soup, Jacob obtained Esau's birthright and, with his mother's help, received the blessing Krol's defense and by taking advantage of Cleveland errors after the Cavaliers won the first game. "We had a slow start," said Zusman, who finished with a team-leading 10 kills. "But we knew we had to get the momentum back. It meant a lot to not give up and play hard to take those three games. We had to because (Cleveland) just wouldn't give up. I was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: ." Cleveland, from the West Valley League, came close to pushing the match into a decisive fifth game, but its chances ended with a couple calls deemed controversial by Cavaliers coach Jeff Laidlaw. Leading 24-23, Cleveland thought it had won the fourth game when Isaac Seong tapped the ball inside the 10-foot line for the apparent winning point. But officials ruled Seong's hand had gone over the net when he hit the ball. "I can't do anything about the officiating," Laidlaw said. "I'm just upset that the calls were not consistent. It doesn't help to get those calls when our team has struggled to keep a good chemistry and stay consistent." ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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