CITY SECTION GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: TAFT IS TOO MUCH FOR VERDUGO HILLS.Byline: Daily News The Taft High of Woodland Hills girls' volleyball team, the second seed in the City Section playoffs, turned in one of its most dominant performances of the season Wednesday en route to a 25-5, 25-11, 25-14 quarterfinal victory over No. 10 Verdugo Hills of Tujunga (10-10). ``We couldn't handle their speed and we couldn't handle their size,'' said Verdugo Hills coach Will Reinhart, who received seven digs from Chantelle Labbe. ``It was like blitzkreig or shellshock (in the first game). That's what it felt like.'' Taft (29-4) committed only four hitting errors, with 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. Terri Soltani (27 assists) running an efficient attack led by Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. Thomas (10 kills) and Tatiana Hithe (seven kills). ``We're serving well and we're executing every ball on our side,'' Taft 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. said. ``I don't give these girls enough credit for what they're doing. I still worry once in a while they might come out flat, but they didn't tonight.'' Verdugo Hills was eliminated in the quarterfinals for the fifth time in six years. -- Erik Boal Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). 3, Sylmar 0: Three goals topped Sylmar's list entering its quarterfinal playoff match against Palisades of Pacific Palisades, the most important of which was avenging last year's second-round loss to the Dolphins. But Sylmar, the fourth seed, didn't have much success meeting its other objectives of tough serving and strong front-row play either, resulting in a 25-20, 25-19, 25-20 loss. Coach Bob Thomason's team couldn't keep the No. 5 Dolphins (17-5) off-balance the way it was able to do in the teams' first meeting Sept. 18. Sylmar (14-2) won that match behind the hitting of Alma Nunez and Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Rodriguez. ``Because of our poor passing we couldn't do anything offensively,'' Thomason said. ``We had opportunities but we didn't pass when we needed to.'' -- Ivan Orozco Grant 3, South Gate 1: Brooke Mataele led Grant of Van Nuys, the third seed, with 21 kills in a 26-28, 25-21, 25-14, 25-19 quarterfinal victory. Chelsea Umana had 18 kills, Aliyah aliyah (Hebrew; “ascending”) In Judaism, the honour, accorded to a worshiper, of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah at Sabbath morning services; or Jewish immigration to Israel. Hayes added 13 kills and Kelsey Molina recorded 56 assists for the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. (15-1). |
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