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 FOUR TIGERS NAMED ALL-STATE, KEISLING TO NATIONAL SQUAD

Seth Johnson, Joe Murphy, Zach Shaw and Tommy Keisling have been selected to 2011 Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association’s Class AAA All-State Boys Volleyball Team.  Keisling was also recently named to The USA Volleyball Indoor High Performance Select A1 team.  The sophomore competed in the Boys National Division from July 25-29 in Tucson, Arizona where his team earned the Bronze Medal.  Ken Shibuya, the assistant men's volleyball coach at Stanford University, was the HP Boys' Select program head coach.   The National Select Program is designed specifically as an introduction to the USA Volleyball National Team system. It is intended to mirror the training and competition that USA athletes will experience as they move up to the U.S. Boys' Youth National Team, U.S. Men's Junior National Team and the U.S. Men's National Team.

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MORE ACCOLADES FOR TIGERS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Three North Allegheny Tigers have received All-State honors following a second-place finish in the PIAA Tournament.  Those receiving All-State laurels include senior middle blocker Seth Johnson, junior outside hitter Zach Shaw and sophomore setter Joe Murphy.  All three players were integral to the Tigers success in 2011, helping lead NA to an impressive 19-1 record. 

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CENTRAL YORK SLIPS BY TIGERS
FOR PIAA TITLE

The North Allegheny Boys’ Volleyball team came up just shy of winning a PIAA title, as they were edged by Central York 3-1 in the state championship on Saturday afternoon.  Central York held off the Tigers by set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 18-25, and 25-21. 

The Tigers battled Central York throughout the match and Zach Shaw was a big part of the NA effort.  Shaw led the Tigers in kills with with 20 while sophomore Tommy Keisling contributed with a strong overall effort.  Keisling posted 13 kills, had 11 digs, an ace and led the team in the blocks category with five.  Libero Jared Gross notched 12 digs, followed by Joe Murphy's 11 digs.  Murphy also finished the day with 52 assists. 

Prior to the championship meeting with Central York, NA swept through State College for a 3-0 victory in the semifinals.  The Tigers end the season with a 19-1 record and their fifth straight WPIAL crown.  Congratulations to the NA Boys' Volleyball Team and coaching staff for a great season.

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TIGERS DOMINATE POOL B IN
PIAA QUARTERFINALS

North Allegheny cruised on through to the semifinals of the PIAA Volleyball Tournament with a first place finish in Pool B in the quarterfinals.  The Tigers went 3-0 on the day, defeating Emmaus 3-0 (25-11; 25-18; 25-17), topping Spring Grove 2-1 (25-20; 27-25; 17-25), and beating Central York 2-1 (25-15; 24-26; 26-24).

The Tigers were led by an outstanding performance on the day by Zach Shaw, who notched a team high 30 kills and six aces.  Senior Seth Johnson also had a strong showing with 26 kills, three aces and a team high 15 blocks.  Tommy Keisling led NA with 22 digs, posting 18 kills and four aces.  Steve Ferringer chipped in with 12 kills and Joe Murphy set up his teammates with 81 assists.

Among the other action on Friday, Central York finished second in Pool B while Hempfield won Pool A with State College finishing second.  North Allegheny plays State College in the semifinals on Saturday and Central York faces Hempfield.  Both matched begin at 11 am.  For the PIAA Class AAA volleyball brackets, click here!    

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NA ADVANCES TO PIAA QUARTERFINALS

The WPIAL champion North Allegheny Tigers swept through Chambersburg, 3-0, in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs.  The Tigers earned set victories of 25-18, 25-18, and 25-20. 

As usual, the Tigers were a well rounded bunch with almost everyone chipping in for the victory.  Zach Shaw led North Allegheny in kills with eight, followed closely behind by the WPIAL MVP, Seth Johnson, who posted seven kills and a team high five blocks.  Senior Chris Conti had a team high six digs and a team best two aces.  Sophomore Joe Murphy was a standout once again by collecting four digs and 30 assists.  Also contributing was Suyash Fulay by recording an ace and a kill in the victory.  For his efforts, Fulay was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. 

The Tigers advance to the PIAA Quarterfinal Pool Play on Friday at Penn State University. 

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WPIAL VOLLEYBALL - 2011

The Tigers will compete again in the WPIAL in Class AAA along with 20 other teams.  The top four teams and ties for fourth place will enter the team championships set to begin as early as Tuesday, May 17, 2011.  All teams (qualifying playoff teams or non-qualifying teams) that complete their section schedule by the prescribed date may play exhibition games providing that they do not exceed their limit of competitions.  Teams who have definitely qualified for the WPIAL playoffs cannot play a game after May 16, 2011.  All playoff entries will be determined by section record only and will be determined by the best section won-loss record.  Teams that tie for first place will not have the tie broken and ALL of the tied teams will be declared section champions, will receive a section winner's plaque, and will be entered into the WPIAL tournament.  If four or more teams tie for first place, only those teams will qualify for the playoffs.

In the event of a multiple tie (two or more teams) for a playoff position, head-to-head will be the first determinant.  If head-to-head does not break the tie, the following tie-breaking system will be used.  If three or more teams tie for third place and the tie-breaking system identifies one team as the third place team, the remaining teams will be then tied for fourth place and the process begins all over with head-to-head competition being the first determinant for establishing the fourth place team.  If a tie cannot be broken all tied teams will enter the playoffs.

TIE-BREAKING SYSTEM

1.  Section won-lost records of all tied teams will be compiled.
2.  The team(s) with the best numerical head-to-head record among the tied teams will enter post-season play.
3.  If the tie cannot be clearly broken, all tied teams will enter post-season play.

All matches will be played with a best of vie game format.  By PIAA directive all triangular matches and tournaments count as two competition points.  All quadrangular matches count as three competition points.  All two day tournaments count as four competition points, two for each day of competition.

The top three teams in each classification will qualify for the PIAA Championships to be held at a site and time to be determined.  A third place consolation match will be held in each classification to determined the third place team.

CLASS AAA - 21 TEAMS

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