SYLMAR SERVES UP EASY VICTORY OVER FRANKLIN : SYLMAR 3, FRANKLIN 0.Byline: Anel Laj Staff Writer It was the first game of the City Section girls' 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. playoffs and it was evident that butterflies unsettled both teams. After a shaky game one, second-seeded Sylmar calmed its nerves and regrouped to overpower o·ver·pow·er tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers 1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue. 2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm. 3. No. 15-seeded Franklin 15-10, 15-0, 15-6 at Sylmar. The Spartans' front-row attackers were responsible for most of the sideouts. However, it was Sylmar's tough serving that was the key to earning points and sealing the win. Sylmar had 14 service aces. With the victory, the Spartans advance to Wednesday's quarterfinals, in which they host the winner of the North Hollywood-Fremont match. ``We started off slow, the butterflies went away, we picked up our game and won,'' said Cisneros, who had a team-high 14 kills. ``We served tough. Barbara (Smiley See emoticon. smiley - emoticon ) and Ofelia (Ramirez) pulled through for us and got a couple of aces in there. ``I'm going to have to say that our serves and better defense did it for us, but we're going to have to play better defense to make it to the finals. We're going to have to get pumped up and get the butterflies out before.'' In the second game, junior 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. Barbara Smiley served four aces to give Sylmar (13-1) a 6-0 lead and the Spartans pulled away. Smiley finished the game with 23 assists. Junior outside hitter Nancy Ariza added six kills for the Spartans. Franklin, the Northern Conference champion, was scrappy scrap·py 1 adj. scrap·pi·er, scrap·pi·est Composed of scraps; fragmentary: scrappy evidence. scrap defensively, but its offense proved to be no match for Sylmar. The Panthers (12-2) were limited to two kills in the first game. Franklin did rack up points in the first and third games through tough serving; 10 points came off aces. Suimay Tong tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. collected four of those. In game one, the Panthers led 5-1 before Sylmar picked up steam. The Spartans came from behind with the help of two service aces from Ramirez and two kills from Cisneros to take a 9-6 edge. ``I think the kids were a little bit nervous,'' said Franklin coach Rose Low. ``We had a good shot and Sylmar has a very fine program. . . . This is the toughest competition we've had all season. I think we did very well.'' Spartans senior Kassy Jimenez, who was thought to be out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament anterior cruciate ligament n. Abbr. ACL The cruciate ligament of the knee that crosses from the anterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the posterior part of the lateral condyle of the femur. in her left knee, came off the bench and saw limited playing time. Her intimidating in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. presence in the front row gave Sylmar a boost. Franklin also had difficulty getting its spikes past middle blockers Krystal Mejia and Jimenez. Jimenez finished with three blocks. |
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