Tigers win State College Invitational
North Allegheny stayed in State College after sweeping the Little Lions on Friday to take part in the State College Invitational on Saturday. The Tigers went 11-4 on the day, and rolled in bracket play claiming the State College Invitational championship.
NA went 5-1 in the first round of pool play winning the Pool D title over Pennridge, Central York and Altoona. In second round of pool play the Tigers battled to a 3-3 record, placing third behind Meadville and Northeastern. In bracket play, North Allegheny defeated Landisville Hempfield in the quarterfinals and took down Meadville in the semifinals before claiming gold with a win over Central Dauphin.
Brendan Moore led North Allegheny with 37 kills on the day. Will Robertson had 36 kills while Peter Bratich had 25. Matthew LaMay added 16 kills. Bratich led the Tigers at the net and service line with 11 blocks and seven aces. Elliot Swierczynski and Robertson had four aces while LaMay and Emmett Morris each had three. Robertson added seven blocks while Dominic Laswell had six. Morris had 44 digs defensively while Robertson added 34. Moore helped with 25 digs while LaMay added 22, Swierczynski had 19 digs and Josh Chou contributed seven. Swierczynski dished out 102 assists on the day while J. Chou had 15 helpers.
The Tigers return to action on Thursday with their section finale against Seneca Valley at UPMC Court at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on the North Allegheny Sports Network.
