Tigers Win Non-Section Clash With Derry, 3-0
Pennsylvania’s third-ranked teams in Class AAA and Class AA faced off on Friday night and homestanding North Allegheny defeated visiting Derry, 3-0, in a non-section clash. The Tigers won by set scores of 25-20, 25-9 and 25-13.
The reigning PIAA champions in Class AAA were paced by junior Ben Mendes with 10 kills, followed by senior Jeremiah Zemet with eight kills. Seniors Drew Hunker and Alex Zubrow added seven kills apiece.
Senior Trevor Treser rallied the defense with a team-best 14 digs and kept Derry, the WPIAL runners-up from a year ago, off balance with a pair of aces. With his 14 digs, Treser now ranks eighth on the NA single-season top 10 list with 280 digs on the campaign.
Senior setter Sava Topich distributed 33 assists.
With their 34th win a row, North Allegheny improves to 11-0 overall on the season. The Tigers will host Norwin on Monday night in another non-section test.
Boys Volleyball Summary vs. Derry, 4-26-19
| GAME SUMMARY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY SETS | 1 | 2 | 3 | FINAL |
| Derry | 20 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| North Allegheny | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |