DIVISION I: HIGHLANDERS FALL IN FIVE TO CORONA DEL MAR : CORONA 3 ROYAL 2.Byline: Brian Dalziel Daily News Staff Writer Royal's perfect season came to a screeching halt Wednesday night. In the Southern Section Division I boys' 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. semifinals, the top-seeded Highlanders, undefeated in their last 26 matches, squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. a two-games-to-none lead as fourth-seeded Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
``It wasn't a good night for us,'' said Royal senior middle hitter Cam Dickson, who finished with a team-high 25 kills. ``Corona del Mar is a great team and I hope they take it all the way.'' Corona del Mar (16-2) takes on Sea View rival Newport Harbor in the title match Saturday at Cypress College Cypress College is a community college located in Cypress, California. Opened on September 12 1966 , the southern California college offers a variety of general education (51 associates degrees), transfer courses (58 transfer majors), and 139 vocational programs leading to at 7 p.m. The Sea Kings captured the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. title last season and are hoping for their fifth Southern Section crown. Royal, hoping to reach the finals for the eighth time, finished the season 26-1. The Highlanders also received 24 kills from senior outside hitter Ryan Moberly and 22 kills from senior opposite Bryan Reinstein. ``We never got it going to where we could run a consistent offense,'' said Royal coach Bob Ferguson. ``It was Corona del Mar's digging. They read the sets well and we were going against two blockers the whole night. ``We didn't block them too many times either and that was a big factor. I had eight seniors and we were hoping to be in the final. I'm disappointed for them.'' The mistakes and inconsistent play by Royal began in the third game. The Highlanders watched Corona del Mar take a 9-5 lead, and the Sea Kings extended their margin to 12-5 when Jason McDaniel hit the ball into the net. The closest Royal came to the deficit was 12-7 when senior middle blocker Morgan Jackson made a bad pass. From there, Corona del Mar scored two straight, and after two sideouts, the Sea Kings closed Game 3 when Royal was called for four hits, 15-7. Just as in the previous game, Corona del Mar was able to get out to a somewhat comfortable margin. The Sea Kings led 6-5 and scored three straight points - two off Dickson's kills that were wide and another when Dickson was called for a lift, 9-5. Corona del Mar couldn't shake off Royal, which kept within striking distance, never trailing by more than four points. At 12-8, though, the Highlanders crumbled crum·ble v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles v.tr. To break into small fragments or particles. v.intr. 1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. . Corona del Mar scored two straight when junior 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. Kevin Hansen put up the block on Reinstein and Moberly was called for a reach over the net. Two sideouts later, the Sea Kings pushed the match to a fifth and final game on Reinstein's bad pass, 15-8. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Royal High's Ryan Moberly celebrates a point against Corona del Mar. The Highlanders lost the semifinal. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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