Girls' Volleyball "Kills" Through Competition
Girls' volleyball went undefeated in league matches to make it to CCS.
By Dominic Scheller
Girls' volleyball went undefeated in league matches to make it to CCS.
By Dominic Scheller
The girls’ varsity volleyball team went undefeated in league games with a record of 10-0, outscoring the competition and making it to CCS.
Their season started off rocky going 1-7 in non-league games spanning from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31. After their seven beginning losses however, the Mustangs won 10 straight games, making CCS but falling short in the first round to Ann Sobrato High School.
Middle blocker Emily Edwards, 11, believes that the team is a close-knit family and everyone cares for one another with ups and downs through the game of volleyball.
“Our goal this season was to grow close relationships with each other to help our team work at its fullest potential so we can win and make it to CCS. Some strategies we've implemented are working on specific skill-based drills, spending time with each other and putting in the work during practices,” said Edwards.
Coaches Keaton Avilia, Henry Chin and Vishal Patel have been a big help to Rebekah Haun, 10, who feels that they make her and other players better.
“Coach has this thing called green light, yellow light and red light. Green light is if we're up then we just try whatever we want to get a point, trying new things like serving short to mess up the serve receive. While yellow means play it safe, and red means be cautious and be careful when handling the ball and get the points to get back up,” said Haun.
The team played against tough competition such as Valley Christian High School, who won 20-10 last year and Branham High School, who won BVAL last season. Avilia felt nothing but pride for his players, as he felt that they have been competent since day one.
“Everyone knew that the team's overall ability was higher than the previous year and they had a chance to go to CCS. Throughout our 10-game win streak, it became more and more apparent that this team had a real chance of going to CCS, which helped them stay motivated and focused during the season,” said Avilia.
Outside hitter Miranda Prijatel, 11, acknowledged the team’s hard work and grit during their Silver Creek game.
“Our biggest competition this season was Silver Creek High School because they were really the only ones who could compete against us in the league. Silver Creek was a very competitive team, and they were able to almost beat us, however we pushed through and were able to win,” said Prijatel.
Avilia is proud of his players and what they have accomplished in the season, and glad they worked hard to win against Silver Creek.
“I was proud of the girls for being able to execute the game plan we made, and they easily played their best volleyball that day. It was great for them to not only be able to clinch their league title but to be able to win on senior night is what makes it even more memorable,” said Avilia.
Their season started off rocky going 1-7 in non-league games spanning from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31. After their seven beginning losses however, the Mustangs won 10 straight games, making CCS but falling short in the first round to Ann Sobrato High School.
Middle blocker Emily Edwards, 11, believes that the team is a close-knit family and everyone cares for one another with ups and downs through the game of volleyball.
“Our goal this season was to grow close relationships with each other to help our team work at its fullest potential so we can win and make it to CCS. Some strategies we've implemented are working on specific skill-based drills, spending time with each other and putting in the work during practices,” said Edwards.
Coaches Keaton Avilia, Henry Chin and Vishal Patel have been a big help to Rebekah Haun, 10, who feels that they make her and other players better.
“Coach has this thing called green light, yellow light and red light. Green light is if we're up then we just try whatever we want to get a point, trying new things like serving short to mess up the serve receive. While yellow means play it safe, and red means be cautious and be careful when handling the ball and get the points to get back up,” said Haun.
The team played against tough competition such as Valley Christian High School, who won 20-10 last year and Branham High School, who won BVAL last season. Avilia felt nothing but pride for his players, as he felt that they have been competent since day one.
“Everyone knew that the team's overall ability was higher than the previous year and they had a chance to go to CCS. Throughout our 10-game win streak, it became more and more apparent that this team had a real chance of going to CCS, which helped them stay motivated and focused during the season,” said Avilia.
Outside hitter Miranda Prijatel, 11, acknowledged the team’s hard work and grit during their Silver Creek game.
“Our biggest competition this season was Silver Creek High School because they were really the only ones who could compete against us in the league. Silver Creek was a very competitive team, and they were able to almost beat us, however we pushed through and were able to win,” said Prijatel.
Avilia is proud of his players and what they have accomplished in the season, and glad they worked hard to win against Silver Creek.
“I was proud of the girls for being able to execute the game plan we made, and they easily played their best volleyball that day. It was great for them to not only be able to clinch their league title but to be able to win on senior night is what makes it even more memorable,” said Avilia.