Tigers Win Thriller Over Butler, 3-2
In a battle of undefeated teams in Section 2-AAA, the North Allegheny Tigers won a thriller, 3-2, over the Butler Golden Tornado at NASH gymnasium. The match was rescheduled because of a power outage a day earlier, but there was plenty of electricity on Friday night as the Tigers earned the win by set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-13, 22-25 and 21-19.
Seniors David Haus and Mitch Higgins helped NA to the win with 21 and 18 kills, respectively. Senior Brendan Brown added 13 kills and a team-high seven blocks. Junior Jeremy Best came through for four aces and added four blocks. Libero Ethan DeRubbo led the Tigers with 15 digs and setter Antonios Balouris posted a remarkable 53 assists.
North Allegheny improves to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in section play. Butler suffers its first loss of the season and now sits at 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the section. The Tigers have a tough week ahead with a road match against Fox Chapel on Tuesday night and a home meeting with rival Seneca Valley on Thursday. Start time for both matches is slated for 7:00 pm.
JV Update: NA won 2-0 (25-10, 25-12).
Boys Volleyball Summary vs. Butler, 4-4-14
| GAME SUMMARY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY SETS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | FINAL |
| Butler | 25 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 2 |
| North Allegheny | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 3 |