SV volleyball in finals
Seneca Valley’s boys volleyball team rebounded when it mattered most.
After taking a two-sets-to-none lead over Bethel Park in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class AAA semifinal playoff, the Raiders stumbled in the third set, scoring just 16 points.
SV responded with a dominating win in the fourth set to eliminate the Black Hawks by scores of 25-22, 25-19, 16-25 and 25-15.
“This was just the third time in our history that we’ve made it to the semifinals and we got caught up in the emotion,” Raiders’ coach Dan Follett said. “We got a bit ahead of ourselves, but came back strong in the fourth set.”
John Price tallied 11 kills for the Raiders (14-2), Taylor Matthews 10 kills, Stephen Jones 11 digs and Anthony Sprentz 39 assists.
The victory sets the stage for round three between Seneca Valley and Fox Chapel in Friday’s WPIAL championship match, slated for 8 p.m. at Baldwin High School.
The Raiders and Foxes split their two meetings during the regular season.
“We’ve been ranked 1-2 in the WPIAL all year,” Follett said. “Both teams have backed that up with their play. It should be a fun and exciting match between two very talented teams.”
Softball
Karns City erased an early deficit, scoring six runs over the first two innings in a convincing 9-3 District 9 Class AA semifinal playoff win over visiting Redbank Valley.
Taylor Downs pitched a complete game in the win, allowing just five hits.
Ashley Coon singled and tripled and Clara Stoughton had two base hits for the Gremlins.
Karns City will face the winner of today’s game between Cranberry and Moniteau next week in the championship game at a date, site and time to be determined.
Redbank Valley 200 001 0 — 3 5 1
Karns City 240 300 x — 9 11 1
W: Taylor Downs 7 IP (4K, 3BB). L: Burkett 6 IP (2K, 2BB).
Redbank Valley: Holt 3-1B
Karns City: Ashley Coon 1B 3B, Clara Stoughton 2-1B
Next: Karns City vs. Cranberry/Moniteau winner, District 9 Class AA title game, TBD
Boys Lacrosse
Zac Sicher scored four goals, but Mars fell to Canon-McMillan 10-8 in the WPIAL Division II semifinals at Chartiers Valley.
Pat Morrow tallied seven saves for the Planets, who end the season with a record of 12-6.
