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TIGERS CRUISE OVER NORTH HILLS, 3-0

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Despite missing two top front one players, the Tigers had little trouble with rival North Hills as they downed the Indians in three straight games at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  NA won the first game, 25-13, took the second, 25-11, and finished off NH with a 25-13 win in game three.  Senior MB Jeff Haus led the Tigers with 10 kills while junior setter Michael Krepp directed the attack while recording 22 assists.

The Tigers wasted no time in taking control of game one.  Haus opened the scoring with a blast down the middle and three North Hills hitting errors gave NA a quick 3-0 lead.  After junior OH Rick Divosevic regained the serve for NA, he proceeded to serve five straight points with senior OH Dennis O'Neil chipping in with a kill as the Tigers took a 9-1 lead.  Aaron Watson and several NA hitting errors brought the Indians back to within six at 10-4.  Senior MB Phil Timcheck went down the middle to push the lead to 11-4, but NH rallied behind Vaughn to cut the margin to 12-7.  A kill off the NA blockers by Ethan Hughey kept the lead at five before Haus dropped in a kill just inside the back line.  NH setter Ryan Vaughn and Haus exchanged points before Haus went down the middle to give the Tigers a 16-9 advantage.  With NA ahead 16-12, the Tigers went on a 9-1 run to close out the game.  A kill by senior OH Matt Miller off the NH blockers, a blast by Timcheck down the middle, and a pair of aces by senior opposite Adam Miller pushed the lead to 21-12.  Matt Miller then went cross court and Timcheck down the middle again to make it 23-12.  With Matt Miller serving, the Indians committed two hitting errors as the Tigers won game one, 25-13, to take a one game to none lead in the match.

Once again, the Tigers jumped ahead in game two, this time scoring the first ten points of the game behind the serving of Krepp.  During the run, Haus, O'Neill and junior OH Alex Verlinich added kills.  After a service error gave NH a point, the Tigers scored the next five on a kill by Haus, a pair of serving aces by Verlinich and NH hitting errors as the score went to 15-1.  Watson earned a point for the Indians with a cross court hit, but NA answered with kills by sophomore MB Justin Haser and junior OH Brian Tevis to make it an 18-3 game.  Tevis and Haser picked up additional points as the Tiger lead was extended to 22-6.  Mike Panza and Ben Rodack recorded kills for the Indians, but Haus put away the Indians with two final kills as NA downed NH, 25-11, in game two to take a two games to none lead in the match.

North Hills played tougher in the third game as they kept it close early.  Junior OH Brian Ledoux opened the scoring with a kill, but Vaughn answered for North Hills.  With the score tied at 2-2, Tevis went down the middle for NA, but Doug Barbor came back with a kill for the Indians to tie the game again.  A kill by Timcheck and two aces by Tevis pushed the margin to 6-3.  After NH hitting errors made it 7-4, a kill by Barbor and a block by Vaughn cut the lead to 7-6.  That was as close as the Indians would get.  NA went on an 8-0 run behind the serving of senior DS Kevin Gleason and the hitting of Haus and sophomore opposite Steven Ferringer.  After Rodack scored on a hit down the middle, several NH hitting errors and a kill by Ledoux pushed the lead to 19-7.  A Verlinich dink, a blast by Haus, and a block by Ledoux pushed the margin to 22-9.  Haser and Tevis both put back overpasses as NA moved to game and match point.  North Hills scored the next four points before Haser went down the middle to finish the game and match.  The Tigers won game three, 25-13, and the match, three games to none.

The Tigers got contributions from a number of players. Timcheck added four kills, Tevis four kills, Haser a pair of blocks.  Ledoux and junior OH Tim Buresh each had a block.  Defensively, junior DS Evan Buysse recorded four digs, senior DS/L Matt Robertson added three digs and three perfect passes, Gleason posted five perfect passes, and Divosevic three perfect passes.  Krepp served four aces.

With the win, the Tigers completed the first half of the section season with a 6-0 record.  NA will host Shaler tomorrow night at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The NA JV team defeated North Hills, two games to none.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  NORTH HILLS - 0

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TIGERS BLANK SENECA VALLEY, 3-0, TO TAKE
OVER FIRST PLACE IN SECTION

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In a battle for first place, the Tigers dominated Seneca Valley in three straight games at Seneca on Thursday night.  NA won game one, 25-11, took game two, 25-9, and finished off the Raiders with a 25-21 victory in game three.  Senior MB Phil Timcheck led the way with a season high nine kills and six blocks while senior opposite Adam Miller added eight kills and a service ace.  Senior OH Dennis O'Neil had a big night with a season high eight kills, 6 perfect passes and 13 digs.

It was a great overall team performance with contributions from a number of players.  Senior OH Matt Miller contributed a season high six blocks along with six kills while sophomore Justin Haser recorded three blocks.  Once again, junior setter Michael Krepp directed the attack and posted 30 assists along with 7 digs and two aces.  Senior Kevin Gleason recorded five perfect passes and senior DS/L Matt Robertson had nine digs and four perfect passes.

The Tiger team tied a season high blocking total with 19 blocks for the match.  With the win, NA improved to 5-0 in section play.  The Tigers will host section rival North Hills on Tuesday night at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the match LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm with the opening serve set for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team lost a tough match, 2-0, to Seneca Valley on Thursday night.  NA dropped the first game, 26-24, and the second, 25-23.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SENECA VALLEY - 0

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FOX CHAPEL FALLS TO TIGERS, 3-0

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The Tigers used strong play at the net to shut out Fox Chapel, 3-0, in a section match at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  The Tigers downed the Foxes, 25-15, in game one, won game two by the same 25-15 score, and held off the visitors, 25-19, in game three.  Junior MB Kyle Gregan led NA with 11 kills and six blocks while senior OH Matt Miller added 11 kills and senior opposite Adam Miller recorded 9 kills and four blocks.

Fox Chapel took an early 2-1 lead on a cross-court kill by Dan Tublin, but Adam Miller's kill down the middle tied the game.  After a FC hitting error, Gregan went off the FC blockers to put NA ahead for good.  The Tigers pushed the margin to 9-4 behind a pair of kills by Adam Miller and a block by senior OH Dennis O'Neil.  After Tublin brought the Foxes to within three at 10-7, Matt Miller scored on a pair of kills and Gregan went down the middle as the NA lead went to 14-8.  After Eric Redfern dropped a kill just inside the back line, Matt Miller went down the middle, Gregan followed with a kill and a block, and Adam Miller also scored in the middle of the court as the Tigers extended the lead to 19-10.  After Matt Miller added another kill, Mike Lucas answered for the Foxes.  After FC was called for a net violation, junior setter Michael Krepp blocked for a point and a service error made it a 22-12 game.  The Foxes picked up two quick points, one on a kill by Redfern, before senior MB Freddie Haas drove a hard smash off the front row blockers.  With NA up 24-15 and Haas serving, the Foxes were called for a lift that ended game one.  The Tigers won the first game, 25-15, to take a one game to none lead in the match.

The Tigers started quickly in game two and never looked back.  Adam Miller blocked an attempt by Tublin to put NA on top 1-0.  Miller and Gregan combined for another block before an NA service error cut the lead in half.  After a FC hitting error, the combo of Adam Miller and Gregan blocked another Tublin kill attempt to put the Tigers up 4-1.  With NA ahead 6-4 after a series of hitting and service errors, O'Neil put away a kill and Krepp was able to convert after a diving save by junior DS Evan Buysse to give the Tigers a 9-4 advantage.  A kill by Haas along with yet another block by the Adam Miller/Gregan duo pushed the margin to 11-5.  Tublin cut the margin to 12-7, but Gregan answered off a quick set to make it a 13-7 game.  After another Tublin answer, Gregan went down the middle and junior OH Rick Divosevic and Haas teamed up for a block to push the lead to 16-9.  A kill by Divosevic off the FC blockers, a dump by Matt Miller in the middle and a FC hitting error extended the margin to 19-10.  Matt Miller followed with a blast down the middle, Freddy Haas added an ace and the Foxes committed a pair of hitting errors to make it 22-12.  After Adam Miller's kill put NA at game point, FC's Mike Rios kept the Foxes alive with a kill down the middle.  A service error by Tublin ended game two with the Tigers picking up a 25-15 victory and earning a two games to none lead in the match.

Fox Chapel came out strong in game three looking to extend the match.  A Rios block, a Tublin kill and an NA hitting error put FC ahead, 3-1, before Gregan answered off the FC blockers.  With senior DS Kevin Gleason serving, Gregan put back an overpass, the Foxes were called for a net violation, and Adam Miller went cross court to give the Tigers a 6-3 advantage.  Fox Chapel came back on several NA hitting errors and a cross court kill by Jake Steinhaus to close to within one at 8-7.  Krepp answered with a left-handed smash down the middle, and O'Neil served an ace to push the margin back to three at 10-7.  After several hitting errors, Matt Miller dropped in a left handed tip, Tublin answered down the middle, but Gregan followed off another quick set to make it a 13-9 game.  After Matt Miller went down the middle again, Rios answered, but Adam Miller came back with a blast down the line to push the NA lead to 17-11.  Once again, the Foxes rallied behind the hitting of Tublin to cut the margin to three at 18-15.  It was as close as Fox Chapel would get.  Adam Miller scored on a tip, and then stepped back to serve two straight points including an ace to push the lead to 21-15.  After Haas went cross court, Tublin just scored inside the back line and the Foxes picked up another point on an NA serving error to make it a 22-17 game.  Two straight FC miscues put the Tigers at game point.  It looked like Krepp had the game and match winner, but he was called for a net violation.  Matt Miller was then able to put away the Foxes after a diving dig by Krepp.  The Tigers won game three, 25-19, and the match, three games to none.

It was another good overall performance by the Tigers who got contributions from a number of players.  Krepp was on target all night as he posted 34 assists.  The NA passing game was led by senior DS Matt Robertson with 8 perfect passes while Matt Miller recorded 7 and Buysee six.  Defensively, Krepp led with six digs, with Robertson adding five and Matt Miller four for the winning Tigers.  For his efforts at the net, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Kyle Gregan as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the Tigers improved their section record to 4-0 on the season.  The Tigers will travel to Seneca Valley tomorrow night for a key section match with the Raiders.  The starting time is set for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  Fox Chapel edged the Tigers, two games to one.  After the Foxes won the first game, 28-26, NA came back to win game two, 25-12.  In game three, the Tigers held a 14-11 lead only to see Fox Chapel rally for a 17-15 win.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  FOX CHAPEL - 0

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TIGERS BLANK BUTLER, 3-0, FOR THIRD SECTION WIN

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The Tigers traveled to Butler on Thursday night and shut out the Tornado, 3-0, for their third section win without a loss.  Butler entered the match unbeaten, but the Tiger downed the Tornado, 25-16, 25-16, and 25-22.  Senior MB Matt Miller had a season high 10 kills along with three blocks to pace NA with junior setter Michael Krepp recording 23 assists in the victory.

Senior OH Dennis O'Neil posted a season high four kills along with two aces while senior MB Freddy Haas had three kills and a season high seven blocks.  Senior OH Rick Divosevic posted three kills while senior opposite Adam Miller added three kills and two aces.  Along with his assist total, Krepp recorded three kills, 10 digs, and a season high five blocks.  Defensively, senior DS Matt Robertson had 8 digs and four perfect passes, senior Kevin Gleason posted eight digs, and junior DS Evan Buysse recorded 8 digs and eight perfect passes for the winning Tigers.

With the win, NA improved to 3-0 in section play.  The Tigers will continue in section on Tuesday night when they host Fox Chapel at the Senior High gym.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm

JV UPDATE:  The JV team defeated Butler, 2-1.  After losing the first game, 26-24, the JV's rallied to win game two, 25-13, and the third and deciding game, 15-8.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  BUTLER - 0

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TIGERS FALL TO PENN HILLS IN
FINAL OF DERRY TOURNAMENT

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Once again, the Tigers were able to defeat all opponents but Penn Hills as they finished in second place in the Derry Tournament on Saturday.  In the first round of pool play, NA defeated Hempfield and Central Martinsburg twice to take first place.  In the second round of pool play, NA split with Penn Hills and Latrobe and downed Plum twice to take second place.

In the playoffs, the Tigers downed Hempfield, 25-20, in the quarterfinals and followed with a 25-9 win over Latrobe in the semis.  For the second week in a row, Penn Hills was able to defeat NA in the final, this time by a 25-18 score.

Individually, junior MB Kyle Gregan recorded 25 kills, senior OH Matt Miller 24, and senior opposite Adam Miller 21 to pace NA.  Also at the net, junior setter Michael Krepp led with 19 blocks, senior MB Freddy Haas posted 16 and Gregan 12.   Krepp orchestrated the Tiger attack with 101 assists while senior DS Matt Robertson chipped in with 37 perfect passes.  In the back Robertson led with 17 digs, senior OH Dennis O'Neil had 16, Krepp 14, and junior DS Evan Buysee 12.  Haas recorded four service aces.

The Tigers will resume section play on Thursday night when they travel to Butler to meet the Tornado.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team won the Derry JV tournament defeating Latrobe in the finals!

DERRY TOURNAMENT
Saturday, March 28, 2009

NA RESULTS - 1st ROUND POOL PLAY (NA - 1st)

NA RESULTS - 2nd ROUND POOL PLAY (NA - 2nd)

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TIGERS ROLL OVER RAMS, 3-0

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The Tigers made short work of the Pine-Richland Rams in their debut in Class AAA with a 3-0 victory at the Senior High gym on Thursday night.  NA won the first game, 25-10, took game two, 25-13, and completed the sweep with a 25-9 win in game three.  Senior opposite Adam Miller led the way with ten kills with senior OH Rick Divosevic adding seven and senior MB Freddy Haas six for the winning Tigers.  Junior setter Michael Krepp directed the attack posting 30 assists.

Pine-Richland was able to gain a 3-2 lead on an NA service before the Tigers started to pull away.  After the Tigers tied the score at 3-3 on a Ram hitting error, senior DS Matt Robertson served four straight points with Miller accounting for two on blasts down the middle.  Pine-Richland came back to cut the lead to 7-5 on a block by T.J. Spence.  NA then went on an 8-2 run as senior OH Dennis O'Neil scored down the line and Haas added a pair of kills.  During the run, O'Neill served four straight points including two service aces.  After the Tigers were called for being into the net, Divosevic went cross court for a kill and junior MB Kyle Gregan blocked for a point as the NA lead went to 17-8.  Krepp took over the serve and posted four straight points including an ace as the Tigers built a 20-8 advantage.  After an NA hitting error, senior DS Kevin Gleason served three straight points with Miller scoring off the Ram blockers and down the middle.  With NA up 24-10, Miller finished off Pine-Richland in game one with a strong hit down the middle as the Tigers won a 25-10 decision.

The Tigers left no doubt as to the outcome in game two as they raced off to a 7-0 advantage.  With Krepp serving, senior MB Phil Timcheck scored in the middle of the Ram defense, Miller went off the front row blockers, and Divosevic added a pair of kills.  The Rams rallied behind the hitting of Zach Simmonds to cut the margin to 8-6, but that was as close as P-R would get.  Haas scored off the blockers and added a kill on a slide, Divosevic went cross court and put back an overpass, and O'Neil served another ace as NA extended the lead to 16-9.  Divosevic followed with another kill down the middle, Haas served an ace and a pair of Ram hitting errors made it a 20-9 Tiger advantage.  Simmons and NA errors cut the lead to 20-12 before junior OH Brian Tevis stopped the run with a kill off the Ram blockers.  With NA up 23-13, Tevis again scored off the front row and junior OH Alex Verlinich finished things with a kill as NA took game two, 25-13, and built a 2-0 lead in the match.

Once again in game three, NA built an early 10-2 lead.  After Miller picked up a kill, junior DS Even Buysee came in to serve and recorded six straight points with Tevis blocking for a point and senior MB Jeff Haus adding a kill on a dink during the run.  Tevis offset a pair of Ram points with kills and Krepp put back an overpass to push the NA lead to 13-5.  With Tevis serving, Haus scored on another kill, Krepp went off the Ram blockers, Haus blocked for a point and Verlinich added another point on a block as the Tigers built a 21-6 advantage.  During the run, Tevis served an ace, Haus picked up another kill down the middle and Verlinich posted a kill off the Ram blockers.  A kill by Simmonds and several NA hitting errors cut the lead to 23-8.  Junior OH Tim Buresh scored off the Ram blockers, and junior OH Brian Ledoux picked up the game and match point on a strong blast off the front row as the Tigers won game three, 25-9, and the match, three games to none.  

It was a good overall effort by the entire NA team.  The Tigers got contributions from the entire squad in the match.  Gregan posted four blocks, Haus three blocks, and O'Neil added four perfect passes.  Robertson led the defensive effort with four digs and six perfect passes.  For his efforts throughout the match, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Michael Krepp as the Player of the Match.

Next up for the Tigers is the Derry Tournament tomorrow.  Matches are scheduled to begin at 9:00 am.  NA will travel to Butler next Thursday for a 7:00 pm section match.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team won their second match of the season with a 25-10 and 25-13 victory over Pine-Richland.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  PINE-RICHLAND - 0

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TIGERS STOP SHALER, 3-0, IN SECTION OPENER

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The defending WPIAL Champion Tigers got off to a successful start in section play with a 3-0 victory at Shaler on Tuesday night.  NA topped the Titans, 25-12, in the first game, took game two, 25-10, and finished  the match with a 25-20 victory in game three.  Junior OH Alex Verllinich led NA with seven kills and three perfect passes while junior MB Kyle Gregan posted 6 kills and one block.  Junior setter Michael Krepp directed the NA attack with 23 assists while adding a block.

In addition, junior OH Brian Tevis added five kills and two aces, senior opposite Adam Miller recorded four blocks and an ace, with senior MB Freddy Haas posting two blocks and an ace.  Junior DS Evan Buysee added nine assists and 8 digs, senior DS Matt Robertson recorded six digs, an ace, and five perfect passes, senior DS Kevin Gleason added five digs, and senior OH Dennis O'Neil had four perfect passes.

With the win, the Tigers moved to 1-0 in section play.  NA will host new section rival Pine-Richland tomorrow night at the Senior High gym.   The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the Thursday match LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 pm.  Be sure to join Don Vandergrift and Jordan Dee for all the action with the opening serve set for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team also got off to a good start with a 2-0 victory over the Titans.  NA won game one, 25-12, and took game two, 25-10.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SHALER - 0

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PENN HILLS TOP TIGERS, 2-1, IN
FINALS OF NA INVITATIONAL

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The Tigers made it all the way to the final of the NA Invitational at the Senior High gym on Saturday, but lost a 2-1 decision to Penn Hills in the championship.  In preliminary pool play, the Tigers knocked off Spring Grove and Plum in two games to finish 4-0.  In Pool F play, the Tigers split with Penn Hills and defeated Central Dauphin to finish with a final 7-1 preliminary record and the top seed in the playoffs.

In the preliminary round of the playoffs, NA downed Spring Grove, 25-10.  In the quarterfinals, NA defeated Plum, 15-9, in the first game but dropped the second, 15-11.  In the third and deciding game, the Tigers trounced the Mustangs, 15-3, to advance to the semis.  In semifinal action, NA topped section rival Seneca Valley in two close games, 17-15, and 15-13, to advance to the final against Penn Hills.  In the championship final, the Tigers won the first game, 15-12, before losing game two, 15-11.  The third game was won by the Indians by a 17-15 score. 

Leading the way for the Tigers were senior opposite Adam Miller with 42 kills, 15 blocks, and 14 service aces, and senior OH Matt Miller with 36 kills and 13 blocks.  Junior MB Kyle Gregan chipped in with 18 blocks and 17 kills.  Senior setter Michael Krepp had 152 assists, 16 kills, 12 blocks, 15 digs, and three service aces.  Junior DS Evan Buysse posted 25 digs and 27 perfect passes while senior DS Matt Robertson had 35 perfect passes and 21 digs.  Also contributing were senior OH Dennis O'Neil with 15 kills and 20 blocks and senior MB Freddie Haas with 15 blocks.

The Tigers will open section play on Tuesday at Shaler before returning home to meet Pine-Richland on Thursday night. 

Tournament Statistics (NA only)

NA INVITATIONAL
Saturday, March 21, 2009

NA RESULTS - POOL PLAY

PLAYOFF RESULTS

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org