MOVING PAST CANYON HIGH : SAUGUS TO TAKE ON HART.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The record books will show that Saugus High and Canyon High girls' 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. teams tied for second place in the Foothill League standings. Unofficially, Saugus finished with an edge after beating Canyon 13-15, 16-14, 15-9, 15-9 Tuesday night at home in a first-round match of the Southern Section Division I-A playoffs. The teams had split their two matches in the regular season. Saugus (10-4) now has its sights on settling a score against Foothill League champion Hart (15-1) in a second-round match at Valencia High at 7 p.m. today. The third-seeded Indians defeated the Centurions twice in five games in league play. ``We're a little tentative about playing Hart but a lot of us want that chance back,'' said Saugus offsides off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. hitter Amy Killian. ``I think we can beat Hart.'' The Centurions will get the chance because of the Southern Section's new regional format in the volleyball playoffs. The format reduces travel expenses by matching schools in close proximity. A result was the Saugus-Canyon first-round matchup in the Region III 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. . Canyon beat host Saugus in three games in their first meeting this season. Saugus returned the favor Nov. 7, winning in four games in the league finale at Canyon. ``Normally, you don't play people in your league in the playoffs,'' said Canyon senior outside hitter Chareese Sayles. ``Generally, I would have liked to play an outside team. But for us, we wanted to play (Saugus) to see who really got second place.'' Although Saugus had beaten Canyon five days earlier on the road, Centurion senior co-captain Cynthia Slankard said 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. victory Tuesday helped erase memories of Saugus' previous loss at home to Canyon. ``It was like league all over,'' Slankard said. ``It's like having a clean slate Noun 1. clean slate - an opportunity to start over without prejudice fresh start, tabula rasa chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" to beat them in our gym.'' Killian, who served 15 points including five aces, agreed. ``It was a redeeming time,'' Killian said. ``I know a lot of us felt comfortable because we had just beat them. Our confidence level was high.'' Lauren McCartin had 20 kills and five blocks, and Slankard added 10 kills for Saugus in Tuesday's victory. Stacey Brown and Nicole Gattegno had seven kills each. Teammate Erika Lilley contributed 50 assists and six kills. After Canyon broke a 12-12 tie to win the first game, Saugus overcame a 14-13 deficit to win the second. In the third and fourth games, the Centurions jumped to leads of 8-1 and 11-1. Saugus coach Roberta Estes hopes that momentum will continue into the match against Hart tonight. The winner will play either Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. or Buena in a quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. Saturday night. Estes watched a videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. of Saugus' loss to Canyon before Tuesday's match and said the Centurions' own mistakes were their downfall. Estes believes that could be the determining factor against Hart. ``It's a known quantity. We just have to play our game,'' Estes said. ``We need to play smarter, and when we don't play smart, that's when we get into trouble. They have to know they can rely on themselves and win as a team.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Saugus High volleyball players This is a list of top international volleyball players. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
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