ROYAL NOT CLOSE ENOUGH; HIGHLANDERS GO NEARLY 3 HOURS BUT FALL SHORT : MIRA COSTA 3, ROYAL 2.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer The first time the Royal 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. team faced Mira Costa, it didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do come close to winning the nonleague match. The next time, a little closer, but still a loss in the Redondo tournament. Then came Friday night in a Southern Section Division I 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. . Royal made a remarkable comeback Comeback Australian breed of wool sheep, bred by crossing Merino with Corriedale, Polwarth or Zenith sheep; wool is 21 to 25 microns. It is a registered breed, but the term is more commonly used in the sense of a type of sheep produced by crossbreeding a crossbred Merino back to Merino. in the fifth game but still fell short to its nemesis Nemesis (nĕm`ĭsĭs), in Greek religion and mythology, personification of the gods' retribution for violation of sacred law; the avenger. Sometimes she was said to be the goddess of good and ill fortune. , 13-15, 15-6, 15-9, 9-15, 15-13. The match lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes. Next time, the Highlanders might win, except their season has ended. Mira Costa (24-3), the fourth seed, advances to Wednesday's semifinal. Royal finishes 21-4. ``Lord knows we gave it everything we had,'' Royal coach Bob Ferguson said. ``But we made too many mistakes.'' Serving was the major one - 30 service errors. After coming out strong in the first game, the Highlanders had trouble with their communication and lost the next two games. It got so bad that the Royal coaching staff took the players out of the gym and spoke to them for one minute. ``I told them if they wanted the game, it was theirs,'' Ferguson said. Whatever was said worked. Royal won the fourth game and overcame a 13-7 deficit in the fifth game to tie the score at 13. In the center of the comeback was 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. Petr Dusek, who served better than Royal had all night. The Highlanders made 30 service errors, but Dusek calmly kept the Mustangs off guard and got three aces. Also in the comeback, Steve Russell
But Mira Costa righted itself and finished the match on a Royal hitting error and a block by Anthony Palacios. Royal middle blocker Cam Dickson finished with a team-high 16 kills, followed by Russell. Garrett Herzer added 13 kills and Dhiraj Coats had 12. Royal seemed unable to stop Mira Costa outside hitter Andy Krikorian, who is bound for Cal. He finished with 25 kills. Dustin Avol added 17 kills. |
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