CITY BRACKET: AVELAR, MONROE STOP GRANADA HILLS MONROE 3, GRANADA HILLS 2.Byline: Lee Barnathan Staff Writer It's a dysfunctional family dysfunctional family Psychology A family with multiple 'internal'–eg sibling rivalries, parent-child– conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood, or 'external'–eg alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, but a family nonetheless. The Monroe of North Hills boys' volleyball team fought and bickered its way to a league title and a No. 4 seeding in the City Section playoffs. So why should its first-round match against Granada Hills on Tuesday night be any different? It wasn't, but as they have all season, the Vikings found the love long enough to eliminate the 13th-seeded Highlanders 8-15, 15-2, 14-16, 15-13, 15-5. Monroe (12-2) faces No. 5 Venice - a team the Vikings beat earlier in the season - in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Whether it's in practice or matches, the slightest hint of adversity ad·ver·si·ty n. pl. ad·ver·si·ties 1. A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event. sends Monroe into a tizzy tiz·zy n. pl. tiz·zies Slang A state of nervous excitement or confusion; a dither. [Origin unknown. . As junior middle blocker Oscar Avelar explained, ``It's miscommunication mis·com·mu·ni·ca·tion n. 1. Lack of clear or adequate communication. 2. An unclear or inadequate communication. (and) stupid little errors that make us mad, and then we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who to blame, so we blame ourselves.'' Granada Hills (7-7) did its part to frustrate the Vikings, denying them four game points in the third game before winning it. Then, in the fourth game, the Highlanders stopped Monroe on game point five more times, cutting the deficit from 14-8 to 14-13, before Monroe finally won it. Once again, Avelar was the key for Monroe. He had 15 of his match-high 30 kills in the final two games and added 19 digs. He received help from setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. James Zandueta (13 kills, four aces) and outside hitter Gil Lingamen (12 kills, 19 digs). Monroe coach Bob Berrenson is well aware of Avelar's talents. However, he also knows his team's potential for implosion implosion /im·plo·sion/ (im-plo´zhun) see flooding. im·plo·sion n. 1. . Even while the Vikings sailed through the Valley Mission League, players sniped and muttered under their breath, just loud enough for their intended audience to hear them. It was the worst it has been all season on Tuesday, Berrenson said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Gil Lingamen (3) of Monroe goes high to spike ball against the defense of Aaron Huberman (16) of Granada Hills. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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