ROYAL GETS POINT ACROSS.Byline: Gerry Ger·ry , Elbridge 1744-1814. American politician. A signer of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and a delegate to the Continental Congress (1787), he served as governor of Massachusetts (1810-1811) and as Vice President of the United States Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Royal High School stepped up, big time. Hosting defending national boy's 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. champions Mira Costa on Thursday night, the Highlanders (7-0) swept the Mustangs 15-6, 15-12, 15-9 to keep their undefeated streak alive and undoubtedly move up in the Southern Section rankings. Royal entered ranked No. 5, Mira Costa No. 4. John Baxter (49 assists), Nick Flanigan (16 kills, seven blocks) and Marc Chafee (10 kills) led the way. ``I think this match let us know where we are as a team,'' Baxter said. ``It really helps our confidence.'' Royal set the tone early with effective blocking and solid teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. . ``I'd say our blocking took them out of their game,'' Royal coach Bob Ferguson said. ``We made a jump (Thursday). We've been focused on this game for about a month.'' Royal, eight-time Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. champions, weren't challenged in the first game. They moved ahead 6-1 in the first game and extended the lead to 13-4. ``We just came out and played very aggressively from the start,'' Flanigan said. ``We got a lot of confidence early on and we just went from there.'' Ferguson liked the way Royal defended the net and came together as a team. ``We just kept stopping them every time they attacked the net,'' he said. ``Plus, we hung with them, and outplayed them. It was all a team effort. A good team like Mira Costa does not just roll over. We were just more consistent, and that was the difference.'' Garrett Herzer added eight blocks for Royal. It was the first time in three meetings since 1995 that Royal has defeated Mira Costa. Mira Costa's only lead of the evening was a brief 8-7 advantage in the second game. In the deciding game, the Highlanders surged to a 6-0 advantage. Ferguson praised Baxter, his returning All-Southern Section 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. , as the key player. ``Baxter can flat-out play,'' Ferguson said. ``If a major college doesn't pick him up, they're sucking sucking the application of suction to an object by the mouth. sucking drive instinctive enthusiasm of the neonate to suck on a teat, or any object which even remotely resembles a teat. eggs.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1-2) Royal's Dan Wilson Dan Wilson may refer to:
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