GRANADA HILLS RALLIES FOR CITY TITLE GRA. HILLS 3, TAFT 2.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer Granada Granada, city, Nicaragua Granada (gränä`thä), city (1995 pop. 74,396), W Nicaragua, on Lake Nicaragua. It is Nicaragua's third largest city and the center of commerce on Lake Nicaragua. Hills High' Arthur Mogilevski turned from his position on the court during a crucial point in Friday's City Section 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. championship match, looked towards the Highlanders' rooting section and moved his hand towards his ear, motioning to the crowd that he couldn't hear them. He heard them loudly and clearly not long after, as the top-seeded Highlanders rallied from a two-game deficit to defeat second-seeded Taft of Woodland Hills 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 15-11 at Cal State Northridge to win the program's first title in nine years. The Highlanders opened an 11-8 lead in the fifth game and sealed the victory on a Josh JOSH Joshua JOSH Job Scheduling Hierarchically Chong kill. The victory was sweet revenge for Granada Hills, which lost to the Toreadors in the semifinals three of the past four years, twice when it was the top seed. Taft seized seized (seised) n. 1) having ownership, commonly used in wills as "I give all the property of which I die seized as follows:...." 2) having taken possession of evidence for use in a criminal prosecution. 3) having taken property or a person by force. (See: seisin, seizure) the momentum early in the first game, taking a 6-2 lead after a Shawn Ahdoot kill. But the Highlanders remained patient, sticking to their game plan, and it finally paid off. Jason Yang yang (yang) [Chinese] in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine principle that is complementary to yin; see yin, under principle. and Josh Chong provided a big block at the net on Ahdoot to cut into the deficit, and Michael Kim Michael Kim (born January 26, 1964) in Fulton, Missouri, is an anchor on ESPNEWS flagship program The Hot List along with Brian Kenny and is also contributes to ESPN's flagship program SportsCenter. had three consecutive kills to give Granada Hills a 15-14 lead. Daniel Chae`s kill and an ace from Eric Rosenfield gave the Highlanders an 18-16 advantage, prompting a Taft timeout. The Toreadors regrouped and went on a run to regain the lead 23-19 after a Junior Malal block. They sealed the first-game victory on an Ahdoot kill. Taft carried the momentum into the second game, opening a 6-3 lead on a Garrett Green kill and increasing the advantage to 9-5 on a Brian Magbitang kill. Granada Hills answered, scoring three consecutive points, highlighted by a Mogilevski kill. Teammate Russell Illejay tied the score 15-15 with a pair of service points. Green took over moments later. The 6-foot-9 junior had three consecutive blocks to give Taft a 23-19 lead, his kill made it 24-20, and the Toreadors took the second game on an unforced Jason Yang error. The Highlanders answered with an inspired third game. They took a five-point lead on a Mogilevski block, extended the advantage to 18-12 on a 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 kill and went up 21-15 on another De Vera crosscourt cross·court adv. & adj. To or toward the other side of a playing court, especially a basketball or tennis court. bomb. Kim sealed the third-game victory with a kill. Chong, Mogilevski, Chae and De Vera played big at the net in Game 4, combining to block numerous attempts from Green, Malal and Co. The Highlanders opened a 12-10 lead, then went ahead 17-12 and 23-16 before De Vera's kill forced a decisive fifth game. Granada Hills pulled out the final game, and Mogilevski celebrated with the Highlanders' supporters. sean.ceglinsky@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Taft's Navid Rahimian, left, sets for Shawn Adoot in the City Section final. (2) Granada Hills and Taft battle at the Net in the City Section boys' volleyball title match at Cal Sate Northridge Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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