Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Thursday. William Tennent/New Hope-Solebury photos courtesy of Jon Sklut, and Pennsbury/CR North photos courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography. Check back for a gallery.
SOL Patriot Division
Pennsbury 3, Council Rock North 0
The Falcons rolled to a sweep of the visiting Indians for the decisive Senior Night win.
In a season of milestones, the Falcons added another when senior Reagan Perate surpassed the 500-kill milestone.
Pennsbury is second in the District 1 6A power rankings and will return to action Thursday in the District 1 6A Tournament.
SOL Colonial Division
Central Bucks West 3, Central Bucks East 0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-28)
The visiting Bucks rolled to a sweep in Thursday’s regular season finale – which was also the teams’ Pink Out game.
West senior Emma Shank had 35 assists and surpassed the 1,000-assist mark for her career. Kya Lynch led the Bucks at the net with 32 kills, and Ashlyn Kear led the defense with 15 digs.
By the numbers: Central Bucks West; Kya Lynch (32 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs), Katina Adelizzi (3 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs), Farrah Nerhbas (3 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs), Bryn Campbell (4 kills, 1 block, 2 digs), Keeley Fialkowski (2 kills, 1 block),Emma Shank (35 assists, 1 kill , 1 ace, 4 digs), Ashlyn Kear (15 digs, 3 assists), Ella Rafalowski (2 aces, 6 digs), Charley Brexler (1 ace, 4 digs).
Up next: Central Bucks West is the fourth seed in the latest District 1 6A power rankings and will be in action Thursday in the second round of districts. Central Bucks East, ranked 18th, will be in action in Tuesday’s opening round.
Souderton 3, North Penn 2 (26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-12)
The Indians eked out a win in a grueling five-set thriller in Thursday’s regular season finale. Stella Powers had a big night at the net, leading the Indians with 20 kills to go along with a team-high 11 digs. Madison Truskowski addedn14 kills. Setter Caroline Bache dished out 42 assists and also had four aces, three kills and five digs.
By the numbers: Souderton: Stella Powers: 2 aces, 20 kills, 11 digs; Madison Truskowski: 14 kills, 1 dig; Caroline Bache: 4 aces, 3 kills, 42 assists, 5 digs; Hana Lang: 3 aces, 10 digs; Ava Woodbury: 5 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig; Kiera Heverly: 3 aces, 1 kill; Caroline Decembrino: 2 aces, 9 digs; Hazel Powers: 1 ace, 8 digs; Mia Lapp: 5 kills; Lily Self: 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 block.
Up next: Souderton, ranked 17th, will return to action in Tuesday’s opening round of the District 1 6A Tournament.
Central Bucks South 3, Pennridge 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-14)
The Titans defeated the Rams in straight sets on Thursday night.
For the Rams, sophomore Emma Hill led the Rams defensively with 14 digs, while junior Zoe Roth contributed nine assists, eight digs and an ace. Alexys O’Brien led Pennridge offensively with five kills and added an ace, while Arianne Lauf chipped in four kills. Jade Wandall recorded seven assists and six digs, and Liv Cardillo added three kills.
Up next: Central Bucks South is ninth in the latest District 1 6A rankings and will return to action in Thursday’s second round of districts.
SOL Freedom Division
New Hope-Solebury 3, William Tennent 2 (20-25, 30-28, 25-19, 23-25, 15-7)
(Submitted by William Tennent VB)
The Tennent Panthers played their absolute hearts out tonight! The crowd showed up in numbers, the energy was off the charts, even the Panther mascot made an appearance to rally the team, the fans and the vibe! Tennent gave everything they got, left it all on the court but came up just a little short to New Hope’s Lady Lions.
It was a final game for Tennent tonight as they started off as playoff hopefuls and division winners and even though it was a loss tonight, every single player gave every ounce of energy they had – the rallies were long and impressive and nobody gave up or stopped until that final whistle.
Senior outside Aubrey Lynch had a career high kill rate this game racking up 26 kills tonight along with an ace and 13 digs – her power and smart plays were too much for New Hope! Senior setter Emily Kehner had another near-career high in assists, tallying an impressive 30 assists along 8 aces and 8 digs to keep New Hope guessing. Senior outside Natalie Nabuhotny had an incredible defensive game, covering 21 digs of New Hope’s attempts and delivered 10 kills, 4 aces and a block assist to challenge the Lions with their defense.
Even though they dropped to the Lions in set five, the three seniors chose to end their high school volleyball careers with a beautiful tribute to their parents and the game: each parent set up a final ball with each senior swinging a final kill. What an emotional and wonderful night, and Coach Lockman could not be more honored to be the Tennent coach and can’t thank each player enough for all they’ve given to this team.
By the numbers: William Tennent: Aubrey Lynch (Senior, Outside) 26 kills, 1 ace, 13 digs; Natalie Nabuhotny (Senior, Outside) 10 kills, 4 aces, 1 block assist, 21 digs; Emily Kehner (Senior, Setter) 30 assists, 8 aces, 8 digs; Fiona Kreckmann (Junior Middle) 4 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs; Carissa Malpezzi (Junior, Oppo) 7 digs; Olivia Strachan (Sophomore, Middle) 3 kills, 3 digs, 1 solo block, 1 block assist; KayKay Lorenz (Sophomore, Libero) 22 digs, 6 aces.
Up next: Tennent Lady Panthers wish all teams the best on their way to playoffs – they’ll be ready to run it back next year!
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