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Boys Volleyball Continues to Win Defeat Elgin High School in 2 Games Posted on Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 5:30 am The Warriors had a slow start against visitng Elgin HS Wednesday night, but refocused as a team and played well overall to get the win. Austin Graf (9 kills) and Jeremy Lenich (8 kills) led the offense while Mark Fernandes (6 kills and 4 blocks) and Eli Nupanga (4 kills and 3 blocks) held the middle strong. Brandon VanderVeen had a game high of 16 assist to lead the offensive attack. The Warriros are away this weekend at the Latin Invite in Chicago. Warriors Defeat Lake Forest in 3 Sets Streets and Graf Lead the Way Posted on Saturday, May 2, 2009 @ 7:52 am The Warriors traveled to Lake Forest Academy Thursday night, which has turned into a great rival for the boys’ volleyball program over the last couple seasons. Both teams played hard with the Warriors dominating the first set 25-15 and then losing focus and execution to drop the second set 13-25 to a fired up LFA team. The boys regrouped and in the final set of the match put together a great all around performance as a team and won the set 25-19. The team was without one of their team leaders and dominate Middle Hitters, Mark Fernandes due to illness, but Jared Cochrum and Eli Nupanga stepped up big in the match controlling the middle and setting the outside blocks. As a team the Warriors had 12 assisted blocks, 5 solo blocks, 7 serving aces, 27 assists, and 30 kills for the match. Leading the way for the night was Tim Streets (13 assist), Austin Graf (8 kills and 3 blocks), Jeremy Lenich (7 kills and 3 blocks), and with his best game to date Eli Nupanga (7kills, 1 solo and 4 assisted blocks). The volleyball team will be back in action Monday 5/4 at St. Edwards for a rematch with the “Wave” on their home court. The Warriors have beaten St. Ed’s twice this year, and go for the sweep next week. Warriors Dominate St. Edwards Win in Straight Games Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 @ 7:14 am Varsity volleyball rolled Tuesday night with a win over St. Edwards Catholic HS in the Warrior dome. The boys dominated every part of the first set and handled St. Ed’s easily. The second set went back and forth trading points until midway through when the Warriors tightened up their blocking and filled the defensive gaps on the back row and pulled away for the win. The defense was anchored by senior Evan Klisares with 8 defensive digs and Eli Nupanga with 3 assisted and 2 solo blocks. The offense, as a team, did not have its best showing, but Austin Graf and Scott Nellessen had a solid match to lead the team with 5 kills each. The Warriors travel to Lake Forest Academy Thursday. Warriors Defeat Lake Forest Move Onto Montini Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 @ 11:45 am Varsity volleyball opened the week with a strong win against visiting Lake Forest Academy. All three sets were closely contested with the Warriors making some big plays to put the match away in the end. Tim Streets (11 assist) and Brandon VanderVeen (12 assist) led the offensive attack along with Mark Fernandes (13 kills) patrolling and dominating the front line. The Warriors travel across town to play Montini tonight. Boys Volleyball Defeat Streamwood Next Play this Weekend in Streamwood Tourney Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2009 @ 6:45 am The Warriors came out focused and ready to play Thursday night as they hosted the Sabres from Streamwood H.S. The boys controlled the game from the start with a block kill from Mark Fernandes for the first point of the game, and continued great team defense with 16 digs led by Trevor Adams (5 digs) and 12 blocks led by Mark Fernandes (3 solo blocks, 2 assisted blocks) and Eli Nupanga (4 solo blocks, 3 assisted blocks). Offensively the Warriors were very well balanced Jeremy Lenich, Eli Nupanga, Mark Fernandes, Austin Graf, Evan Klisares and Mark Fernandes each recording 5 or more kills for the match. Brandon VanderVeen was the lone setter for this match with 18 assist. The team is back in action this weekend at the Sabre Invitational Tournament where they will compete with some of the top teams in the area.
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