SO. SECTION VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: VALENCIA STOPS SANTA BARBARA IN SEMIFINALS.Byline: Daily News At one point Wednesday night, fans at Hart High of Newhall were serenading the Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. boys' volleyball team with loud chants of ``overrated Overrated was a Horde World of Warcraft guild, based on the US Black Dragonflight Realm. On November 2 2006, the majority of the guild members were indefinitely banned from the game for use of (or directly benefiting from) a third-party "wall-hack", used to bypass content !'' No disrespect to Santa Barbara, the top seed in the Southern Section Div. II playoffs, but fourth-seeded Valencia was dominant in a 25-21, 25-19, 26-24 semifinal victory to reach its fifth successive championship final. The Vikings (28-6), the two-time defending Div. II champion, play second-seeded Corona del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Valencia's explanation for its dominating play was simple: Last month, Santa Barbara (21-6) beat Valencia in three games in the final of the Dons' tournament. It was a bitter loss that stuck with the Vikings, and it was all they were thinking about heading into the semifinal showdown. ``We were embarrassed, mad and disappointed with that loss, and we wanted to play them again ever since it happened,'' Valencia middle blocker Teddy Goetz said. ``It gave us all the incentive to come in here and do what we did tonight.'' It also helped that Valencia's coaching staff devised a perfect gameplan to offset Santa Barbara's strength. ``We picked the right gameplan against them, and we were able to answer anything they had,'' said Valencia coach Mark Knudsen, who guessed correctly on a number of individual matchups, giving Valencia a big boost. Valencia, which beat Santa Barbara in last year's finals, received a match-high 12 kills from Jamey Ker. Sean Carter added nine and Stephen Cornelius seven, and Kevin Ker contributed 39 assists. Goetz, the only returning player from last year's championship team, is looking forward to another trip to the final. ``We are going to have fun,'' he said. ``When we have fun, good things happen, just like tonight. And that is going to be the plan on Saturday.'' -Vincent Bonsignore In other semi-final matches: DIV. V --Viewpoint d. Flintridge Prep 3-0: Senior outside hitter Robbie Silverman had 17 kills as Viewpoint of Calabasas defeated Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 at Providence High School Providence High School may refer to:
Sophomore Matt Talamantes added 47 assists for Viewpoint (29-0), which has won 91 of 94 games this season. The top-seeded Patriots, who last reached the the championship game in 2002, when it lost to Brentwood, will face third-seeded Pasadena Poly in Saturday's final at Cypress College at 1:30 p.m. The Rebels (16-9), making their first semifinal appearance, were led by Dennis Flynn
DIV. IV --Oaks Christian d. Santiago 3-0: Oaks Christian of Westlake Village's Alex Walker Alex Walker (born 25 April 1984 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Scottish Football League club Greenock Morton as a midfielder. Before joining Morton he played for Clyde and Rangers. served an ace to clinch the semifinal triumph over Santiago of Corona at Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
The Lions, 25-16, 25-18, 26-24 winners will play South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. - which defeated Valley Christian of Cerritos - in Saturday's final at Cypress College at 4 p.m. Brendan Skinner led top-seeded Oaks Christian (27-1) with 13 kills, and Walker added 11. Brandon Denham contributed 38 assists, and Kevin McClure added a team-high nine blocks and eight kills. - Sean Martin CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valencia's Teddy Goetz, left, and Sean Carter celebrate a point in a Southern Section Div. II semifinal sweep over Santa Barbara. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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