GRANADA HILLS RALLIES FOR CITY TITLE HIGHLANDERS OVERCOME TWO-GAME DEFICIT TO BEAT TAFT IN FINAL GRA. HILLS 3, TAFT 2.Byline: SEAN n. 1. A seine. See Seine. CEGLINSKY Staff Writer Granada Hills' Arthur Mogilevski turned from his position on the floor 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. The senior didn't have to repeat the gesture. A wild celebration at midcourt ensued not long after, as the top-seeded Highlanders rallied from a two-game deficit to beat second-seeded Taft of Woodland Hills 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18 15-11 at Cal State Northridge. ``Things didn't look good for a while there,'' Granada Hills coach Tom Harp Tom Harp was a college football coach at Cornell, Duke, and Indiana State. From 1961 to 1965, he coached at Cornell, where he compiled a 19-23-3 record. From 1966 to 1970, he coached at Duke, where he compiled a 22-23-1 record. said. ``The pressure was on us, but we weren't going to just give this match away. ``We finally settled down in the third game, got some momentum and never gave it away. We overcame some things tonight.'' The Highlanders (17-1) opened an 11-8 lead in the decisive fifth game amid some confusion, as the referees stopped the game several times to figure out the correct score. It didn't distract Granada Hills, which claimed its first title in nine years on a Josh Chong kill. ``We really came together tonight,'' Mogelivski said. ``Our fans were great, and we put the game away when we had to.'' The victory was sweet revenge for Granada Hills, which lost to the Toreadors in the City semfinals three of the previous four years, twice when the Highlanders were the top seed. ``This was a heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. loss for us,'' 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. ``Give Granada Hills credit. They were tough. We knew all along that they were the team to beat. They proved it.'' Taft seized the momentum early in the first game, then finished strongly after Granada Hills had rallied for an 18-16 advantage. Junior Malal's block gave Taft a 23-19 lead, and Shawn Ahdoot's kill sealed the win in Game 1. Taft carried the momentum into the second game, taking a 9-5 lead, and 6-foot-9 Garrett Green provided three blocks and kill for a 24-20 advantage. The second game was clinched on an unforced error. It appeared all but over, but the Highlanders gave an inspired performance in the third game. They opened 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. 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. sealed the third game victory with a kill. Daniel Chae Chong, Mogilevski and De Vera played big at the net in Game 4, combining for several blocks to help the Highlanders take 12-10 and 17-12 and 23-16 leads. De Vera's kill forced a decisive fifth game. ``What a comeback,'' Harp harp, stringed musical instrument of ancient origin, the strings of which are plucked with the fingers. Harps were found in paintings from the 13th cent. B.C. at Thebes. In different forms it was played by peoples of nearly all lands throughout the ages. said. ``We showed some character.'' 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' Arthur Mogilevski, left, battles Taft's Shawn Ahdoot, near, and Garrett Green at the net. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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