ROUNDUP: WEST VALLEY CHRISTIAN LOSES IN FINAL.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer CYPRESS - The West Valley Christian girls' volleyball team was held to nine kills as an improbable run through the Southern Section playoffs ended with a 15-6, 14-16, 15-10, 15-3 loss to Rio Hondo Rio Hondo may refer to:
abbr. ventriculoatrial final 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 . This is the first year the Falcons of West Hills (14-5) qualified for the postseason. ``Our goal was just to be .500 and to make the playoffs,'' said West Valley coach Rob Denton, whose eight-member team features only one senior. ``We play on asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. and are such a small school. ... It's just an unbelievable story that they made it this far.'' Unseeded West Valley's route to the final included an upset of three-time defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre and No. 1 seed Baptist Christian of Hemet after having finished second in the Westside League. Much of the Falcons' success stemmed from the play of junior Katie Benyo. Benyo averages more than 20 kills and seven aces. However, she was limited to five kills, three aces and a team-high eight blocks against the Kares (14-10). ``That's the difference right there,'' said Denton, whose team begins state playoffs Tuesday. ``They shut Katie down. ``No excuses. They played great.'' West Valley rebounded from a lopsided lop·sid·ed adj. 1. Heavier, larger, or higher on one side than on the other. 2. Sagging or leaning to one side. 3. first game to take the early lead in game 2 and overcome Rio Hondo rallies that led to the game being tied eight times. In the third game, the Falcons scored five consecutive points behind the serving of Kailee Barr to take an 8-3 lead, but the Kares scored six of the final seven points. Rio Hondo Prep's momentum extended to the next game when it took the lead for good with 11 consecutive points. In Division V-AA: --Hesperia Christian d. Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Christian 3-1: Hesperia Christian's championship experience paid off as the Patriots spoiled Santa Clarita Christian's first appearance in a final by defeating the Cardinals 15-11, 15-7, 6-15, 15-6. The title is Hesperia Christian's second in a row and fifth since 1995. Santa Clarita Christian (17-3) had 14 kills by sophomore Shayna Montgomery and nine each from Stacey Leonard and Jenna Mardesich. Kristen Gaby contributed nine aces, and Mardesich added six blocks. ``I was pleased with my girls,'' said Cardinals coach Darcy Brown, whose unseeded team reached the final by upsetting No. 3 Grace Brethren of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. in the semifinal. ``They played hard, they played tough. I think there were some emotions that affected our play, and we made too many mistakes.'' Hesperia Christian improved to 16-4. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: West Valley Christian's Katie Benyo, left, blocks a spike attempt by Rio Hondo Prep's Alicia Lammers on Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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