CITY SECTION BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: GRANADA HILLS ADVANCES REMATCH WITH TAFT AWAITS IN TITLE GAME GRANADA HILLS 3, VAN NUYS 0.Byline: JAHMAL CORNER Special to the Daily News With its scrappy defense, Van Nuys can cover a lot of court. But asking the Wolves to knock off to cease, as from work; to desist. - De Quincey. To force off by a blow or by beating. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the counter. To leave off (work, etc.). See also: Knock Knock Knock Knock top-seeded Granada Hills was a serious reach, even for them. The Highlanders continued their domination of the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). boys' volleyball tournament, handily hand·i·ly adv. 1. In an easy manner. 2. In a convenient manner. Adv. 1. handily - in a convenient manner; "the switch was conveniently located" conveniently 2. beating Van Nuys in the semifinals 25-11, 25-16, 25-21 Tuesday at Granada Hills. With the victory, the Highlanders (15-2) earned a second straight trip to the City finals, in which they will again take on No.2 Taft, which they defeated for the title last season. "They've been wanting us, so we'll see if they're ready," said senior outside hitter Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. De Vera, who said he fondly remembers last year's championship run. "Last year we knew we were the favorites, this time (with only three returners) people doubted us." The semifinal match was never in doubt, as Granada Hills used its superior power to jump on the Wolves. Setter Eric Rosenfield led the way with 39 assists, while Jon Bent added 12 kills, and Chris Nakpansuer 10. Defensively, Van Nuys (14-4) often resembles a troupe of tumblers For other meanings, see Tumbler. Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in "Literary Machines" as a means to address every bit ever written, or a particular span of bits in any text ever written. A tumbler is a unique numerical address of an interesting artifact. , diving and lunging for balls. Such effort made the third game relatively interesting, with the Wolves charging to a 10-8 edge. De Vera came up with crucial kills though, and the Highlanders survived the resistance. "Granada Hills is a deserving team. They have an awesome setter and some amazing hitters," Van Nuys coach Dave Chae said. "We just play hard, and I feel fortunate to have coached this team." Brian Bai led the Wolves with 26 assists, and Billy Jung recorded 10 kills. The stage is now set for a championship matchup that seems to have been destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. from the beginning. In addition to Granada Hills' win over Taft in last year's final, it has also beaten the Wildcats twice this season. But Taft is playing inspired, and like the Highlanders, has yet to lose a game during this postseason. "It'll be a grudge match whomever whom·ev·er pron. The objective case of whoever. See Usage Note at who. whomever pron the objective form of whoever: we play," said Granada Hills coach Tom Harp, prior to finding out his team's opponent. "Last year we finally lived up to our expectations. This time, it's been a pleasant surprise." dnlasports@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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