CITY SECTION BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: TAFT RETURNS TO CITY FINAL EARNS ANOTHER SHOT AT GRANADA HILLS TAFT 3, CHATSWORTH 0.Byline: IVAN OROZCO Staff Writer Haress Malal pumped his right arm while dashing dash·ing adj. 1. Audacious and gallant; spirited. 2. Marked by showy elegance; splendid: a dashing coat. See Synonyms at fashionable. away from the net Tuesday night. The Taft of Woodland Hills outside hitter was then mobbed by teammates a few seconds after he had smacked the 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. for the last kill of the night. Malal's right hand not only prompted a post-match celebration, capping a 25-24, 25-18, 25-21 City Section semifinal win against visiting Chatsworth, it also earned the Toreadors a chance at redemption. Taft has waited a year to get another opportunity at winning the City title. But not just against any rival, but against Granada Hills. The thought of avenging last year's championship game loss to the Highlanders in five games has lingered in the back of the minds of coach Arman Mercado For the hispanic surname "Mercado", please see de Mercado. Mercado first originated in Spain. In English it means 'market'. Is the last name of the 'Great' Fifa Soccer player Eswold. and his players. The Toreadors will get that shot Friday, when they will face Granada Hills at Cal State Northridge in the City final. The Toreadors have focused on beating one team at a time as they advanced through the playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. bracket In programming, brackets (the [ and ] characters) are used to enclose numbers and subscripts. For example, in the C statement int menustart [4] = ; the [4] indicates the number of elements in the array, and the contents are enclosed in curly braces. , and Chatsworth was their last hurdle before the long-awaited rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® . "I'm glad it was Chatsworth we had to beat to get there," said Malal, who finished with 11kills for the Toreadors. "They're a tough team." The Toreadors came in to Tuesday's match having defeated the Chancellors in three games in their past meeting. But Mercado reminded his team it had lost to Chatsworth in five games earlier in the season, and that a win in a semifinal match wouldn't be easy. The Chancellors were able to slow the Toreadors' attack early, but it took a couple of adjustments by Mercado to open up the offense. Chatsworth middle blocker Andy Ouano gave Malal a hard time, blocking a handful of his shots by closing his attack angles. "(Taft) plays great defense, too," Ouano said. "They cover well up front. We did that for a while, but (Malal) found a way to get around (us)." That didn't last long. Malal found different locations on the court to smack down kills. When the Chancellors covered Malal, Taft middle blocker Javael Boykins and opposite hitter Garrett Green were there to pound the ball. "We just kept swinging away," said Mercado, who will be coaching in his eighth title game, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his second championship this school year after winning one with the girls' team in the fall. ivan.orozco@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Taft's Javael Boykins hits past the block of Chatsworth's Andrew Trivino, left, and Thomas Franco on Tuesday night. Michael Owen
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