Northeastern captured its first match during Friday's PIAA Class AA volleyball pool play, defeating District 12 champ Masterman, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25.
Right out of the gate, Northeastern was ready.
Ian Tyger big block of Masterman big hitter Germel Ford set the tone early in a 25-20 win in the first game of the day, much to the delight of the impressive showing of Bobcat fans at Penn State University's Multi-sport Indoor Complex.
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Game 2 featured a six-point Bobcat run that opened a 16-8 lead and coach Matt Wilson's squad never looked back.
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The Blue Dragons contributed to the cause with six service errors in that contest, However, Masterman righted its ship on Game 3 with three aces leading to a 25-20 win.
Nic Shoemaker recorded 26 assists, six digs, two blocks, a kill and an ace for the Bobcats. Ian Tyger added nine kills, seven blocks, two aces and two digs.
Up next for Northeastern in pool play is a 12:20 p.m. matchup with Holy Reedemer, the District 2 runner-up, which lost all three of its opening match games to Deer Lakes.
Any update on the Reedemer match?
What is the update on the bobcats at states since the first match?
Did the Cats win their second match?
Dear Northeastern fans,
I wrote an update immediately after Northeastern lost to Holy Redeemer, but somehow it didn't post.
I apologize for the technical snafu on my end and as an FYI, I will be posting to this blog during Saturday's semifinals and finals should the Bobcats advance.