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SOUTHERN SECTION VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS: DIV. IV: VILLAGE CHRISTIAN PEAKS, WINS TITLE VILLAGE CHR. 3, BRENTWOOD 0.


Byline: - Vincent Bonsignore

CYPRESS - Even if the Village Christian High 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 tried to explain it, it's doubtful the Crusaders could come up with a credible explanation for what happened Saturday in the Southern Section Div. IV final against Brentwood.

The question is this: How did the Crusaders, who lost twice this year to Brentwood in the regular season and pretty much got tossed around like a rag doll both times, suddenly find whatever they lacked in those two losses to completely dominate the Eagles 15-10, 15-6, 15-9 in the division 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 ?

Not that the Crusaders (21-8) much cared about explanations after winning their first volleyball title in school history Saturday. They were so busy - and ecstatic ec·stat·ic  
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1. Marked by or expressing ecstasy.

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 - soaking up their victory that things like coming up with intelligent answers for what they just did weren't exactly at the top of their list of things to do.

``It's just unbelievable,'' said Crusaders setter setter: see sporting dog.
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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.
 Andy Levoe, who had 32 assists. ``We always knew we could beat them; we just didn't play anywhere near our best when we played them. We didn't pass well and nothing went smoothly. But this time we just performed at our best and we won.''

Sounds reasonable.

The Crusaders were coming off a dramatic five-game victory over Santiago in the semifinals, a taxing match that pushed Village Christian to a level it never reached during the regular season. Rather than suffer a letdown letdown

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 in the final, the Crusaders simply maintained that level of play. As a result, Brentwood, which breezed through the playoffs, was seeing a completely different Village Christian team than the one it saw earlier in the year.

``We peaked at the perfect time,'' Crusaders coach Bill Schnobrich said. ``The match against Santiago really helped out, as it turns out. We were forced to go to another level and we stayed there.''

Village Christian got 15 blocks from Jordan Coon coon: see raccoon.  and 13 from Brian McFarlane Brian McFarlane (born August 10, 1931 in New Liskeard, Ontario) is a Canadian television sportscaster and author. He is also the Honorary President of the Society for International Hockey Research. .
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jun 1, 2003
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