Tuesday, April 11, 2006
La Carlota, NOHS lead squads to semis
By Henry C. Villalva
LA CARLOTA City's Doņa Hortensia Salas Benedicto National High School and Negros Occidental High School are the top two teams going into the semi-final round of the ongoing Shakey's Girls 18-Under Volleyball Invitational League Negros Occidental eliminations at the University of St. La Salle Covered Court.
The La Carlota squad topped the elimination round with a 6-1 win-loss record with its only loss being at the hands of host University of St. La Salle, which handed them a 25-23, 17-25, 25-19 loss last Saturday.
Meanwhile, NOHS easily one of the pre-tournament favorites in this series sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) headed by USLS varsity sports director Roger Banzuela, defeated St. Benilde School, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18 to likewise be in a position to figure in the semifinal round of this event that will allow the winners to compete in the Manila national finals via an all-expense paid trip.
In other games, Doņa Monserrat Lopez Memorial High School of Silay City downed Bata National High School, 25-22, 25-16, as we as La Consolacion College-Main, 25-16, 25-23, to post a 5-2, win loss slate at the end of the elimination round thereby earning the third seat for the semis.
LCC-Main took the fourth semis ticket, via a 25-23, 25-21 win at the expense of St. Joseph's School-La Salle.
Last Friday, NOHS defeated LCC-Main in three sets, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24 and later prevailed over USLS, 25-13, 25-12 while DHSBNHS drubbed LCC-Main, 25-12, 19-25, 25-21.
The La Carlota squad later dumped SJS-LS, 26-24, 25-17 even as Doņa Monserrat also posted two wins, first was over St. Benilde School, 25-15, 25-9; and the second over SJS-LS, 25-16, 25-13.
Host USLS likewise fashioned a win last Friday over Bata National High School, 25-23, 19-25, 25-20.
(April 11, 2006 issue)
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