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TIGERS TO HOST PENN-TRAFFORD ON MONDAY NIGHT

The WPIAL Volleyball Committee has released the brackets for the 2008 Class AAA Volleyball Championships.  The Tigers have been named the #1 seed in the tournament.  NA will host Penn-Trafford on Monday 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.  The starting time has not yet been determined.

2008 WPIAL CLASS AAA TOURNAMENT

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TIGERS TAKE CARE OF AMBRIDGE, 3-0,
TO FINISH UNBEATEN

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The #1 team in Class AAA defeated the #1 team in Class AA as the Tigers downed the Ambridge Bridgers, 3-0, in the regular season finale at Ambridge on Thursday night.  Senior OH J.J. Leroux led the way with 15 kills while senior OH Derek Zweig added twelve.  Directed the NA attack were sophomore setter Michael Krepp with 23 assists along with senior S/OH Steve Semler who recorded 15.

Ambridge provided a good opponent for the Tigers as they prepare for the playoffs.  In games one and two, NA was able to edge the Bridgers, 25-23.  In game three, the Tigers finished off the sweep with a 25-15 victory.

In addition to Leroux and Zweig at the net, junior MB Matt Miller posted 8 kills, Semler four, and junior Dennis O'Neill two.  Senior MB John Skarupa led with three blocks while Leroux, Zweig, and junior MB Freddy Haas recorded two blocks each.  Leroux started the NA attacks with 11 perfect passes with senior DS/L John Wappler adding eight and Zweig five.  Defensively, Leroux led with 18 digs with Wappler adding 16, senior OH Kevin Dyer and Krepp eight each, and Semler six.  Leroux served a pair of aces with Wappler also posting a service ace.

With the win, the Tigers completed the regular season with a final record of 14-0.  NA will begin play in the WPIAL tournament next week.  The volleyball pairings meeting will be held on Monday.  We will post playoff pairings as soon as they are available.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team also completed an unbeaten season with a win at Ambridge.  The Tigers downed the Bridgers, 25-9 and 25-21, to complete the undefeated regular season.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  AMBRIDGE - 0

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NORTH HILLS NO MATCH FOR TIGERS IN 3-0 VICTORY

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The Tigers rolled over North Hills, 3-0, at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night in the section finale.  Senior OH Kevin Dyer led the way with five kills with senior setter Steve Semler posting 26 assists on Senior Night.

The Tigers jumped off to a 6-2 lead in game one behind the hitting of senior OH Derek Zweig, senior MB John Skarupa, and senior opposite Steve Nicklas who recorded two cross court kills during the run.  After the Indians came back behind the hitting of Andrew Dames, a kill by senior OH J.J. Leroux off the NH blockers, a cross court hit by Zweig and several Indian hitting errors pushed the NA lead to 10-4.  Dames brought the Indians to within three at 10-7 with an ace, but the Tigers took over at this point.  An ace by Semler, a kill by Skarupa off a quick set and more NH hitting errors gave the Tigers a 15-9 advantage.  After a kill by NH's Sean O'Brien, NA went on another run on kills by Skarupa, Leroux, a pair by Dyer, and an ace by Skarupa to push the margin to 22-11.  After kills by Leroux and Dyer extended the lead to 24-14, a North Hills hitting error ended game one with Tigers taking a 25-14 victory and a one game to none lead in the match.

In game two, after the Indians took their first lead of the match at 2-1 on an ace by Doug Barber, the Tigers gradually took control of the game.  An ace by junior OH Dennis O'Neill, a kill by junior MB Phil Timcheck, and a kill by Zweig of the NH blockers game the Tigers a 7-4 lead.  After Dames went cross court, the Tigers pushed the margin to 12-7 behind a kill and a block by O'Neill, a blast by Semler off the Indian front line, and another kill by O'Neill.  The Indians rallied behind Barber who had a kill and an ace to cut the lead to 14-12.  A kill by Timcheck was matched by Dames who went off the NA blockers.  Kills by junior MB Freddy Haas and Dyer made it a 17-14 NA lead.  Sophomore setter Michael Krepp then took over the serving duties and picked up three straight points including an ace to extend the lead to 20-14.  After Barber stopped the run with a kill, Dyer, Haas and junior OH Ricky Divosevic answered with big hits to put NA at game point, 24-17.  After an NA service error, the Indians committed a service error of their own to end game two with the Tigers winning, 25-18, to push the lead in the match to two games to none.

In game three, NA Coach Dan Schall continued to use his bench along with the seniors playing in their last regular season match at home.  The Indians jumped off to a short-lived 3-1 advantage early on a kill by Dames and an ace by Jimmy Hankins.  The Tigers quickly answered with a 13-1 run.  A pair of kills by Divosevic, a block and another pair of kills by junior MB Matt Miller, a kill by junior opposite Adam Miller, and a pair of aces by Krepp pushed the NA advantage to 13-4.  The Indians came back with four straight points, including two by O'Brien, before Nicklas went cross-court to make it a 14-8 game.  Kills by Leroux and sophomore MB Kyle Gregan pushed the lead to 17-9.  After Gregan scored again on a block, a pair of kills by O'Brien and an ace by Hankins cut the margin to 18-13.  After an O'Brien kill and another ace by Barber, NH came to within four at 20-16.  Senior John Wappler came back in to record a kill, and Semler put back a NH overpass to extend the margin to 22-16.  With junior DS Kevin Gleason serving, sophomore DS Evan Buysse dropped in a kill from the back row to make it 23-16.  After a pair of NA errors, Matt Miller finally finished off the Indians with a big hit off the front row as the Tigers won game three, 25-17, and the match, three games to none.

It was a genuine team effort by the Tigers on Senior Night.  Although the seniors started and played game one, the NA bench saw a lot of playing time in games two and three.  Zweig and Skarupa posted four kills while Dyer, Zweig and Leroux added five perfect passes with Wappler registering four PPT.  Defensively, Gleason led with seven digs with Krepp and Semler adding four each.  Krepp served up four aces with Semler adding a pair.  For his overall effort throughout the match, the North Allegheny Sports Network named senior Kevin Dyer as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the Tigers finished unbeaten in section play with a 10-0 record.   NA will travel to Ambridge tomorrow night to meet the AA #1 ranked Bridgers in a final non-section match.  The scheduled starting time is set for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team also finished unbeaten in section play with a 10-0 record.  The Tigers downed North Hills in two straight by scores of 25-10 and 25-14.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  NORTH HILLS - 0

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TIGERS HOLD OFF SENECA VALLEY, 3-0,
TO CLINCH SECTION TITLE

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The Tigers defeated Seneca Valley in three straight games at Seneca on Thursday night, but it wasn't easy.  After NA won the first game, 25-14, the Tigers were extended to 27-25 in game two, and 26-24 in the third and final game.  Senior MB John Skarupa paced the Tigers with 14 kills and six blocks.

Statistically, junior MB Matt Miller recorded 9 kills and six blocks, senior OH J.J. Leroux added 8 kills and three blocks while senior OH/S Steve Semler contributed 6 kills and three blocks.  The Tiger duo of Semler and sophomore Michael Krepp orchestrated the NA attack with Semler picking up 18 assists and Krepp 21.  Senior DS/L John Wappler posted 16 perfect passes with Leroux adding 14.  Defensively, Wappler had 14 digs, Krepp seven, and Leroux  and Semler five each.  Wappler and Leroux each served three aces.

With the win, the Tigers clinched the section title as they improved their section mark to 9-0 with just one section match remaining.  NA will host rival North Hills on Tuesday night as section play concludes.  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.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team continued unbeaten with a 2-0 win over the Raiders.  The Tigers won game one, 25-22, and game two, 25-13.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SENECA VALLEY - 0

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TIGERS SWEEP FOX CHAPEL TO REMAIN UNBEATEN

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The Tigers defeated Fox Chapel in three straight games at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  In the first game, NA prevailed, 25-15, with the Tigers taking game two, 25-19.  In game three, the Foxes rallied late but NA held on for a 25-22 win.  Senior MB John Skarupa led the Tigers with 14 kills and five blocks.

The Tigers opened an early 6-2 lead in game one behind a pair of kills by Skarupa and a dink by senior OH Derek Zweig.  After the Foxes came back on a kill by Mike Rios to cut the lead to 6-4, the Tigers answered with junior MB Matt Miller going off the Fox Chapel blockers and senior OH/S Steve Semler posting a kill to increase the margin to 8-5.  The Foxes tied the game at 8-8 on a kill by Rios down the line and two straight points by Eric Redfern.  With senior DS/L John Wappler serving, the Tigers then went on a 6-0 run with Matt Miller, senior OH J.J. Leroux, and Skarupa doing most of the damage.  After Dan Tublin scored off the NA blockers, Skarupa came back with a big blast down the middle to make it a 15-9 NA lead.  Fox Chapel was unable to get any closer than three points as the Tigers continued to dominate at the net.  With NA up 16-12, Skarupa put away a quick set, Leroux sent back an overpass, senior opposite Steve Nicklas scored on a cross court hit, and Skarupa served an ace as the Tiger lead went to 20-13.  Down the stretch, NA outscored the Foxes, 5-2, with senior OH Kevin Dyer finishing things in game one with a kill down the middle as the Tigers won game one, 25-15.

After Fox Chapel took an early 2-1 lead on a block by Juan Manfredi, Skarupa again scored on a quick set, Matt Miler on a block and Leroux on a putback of an overpass as NA regained the lead at 5-3.  The Tigers never trailed from this point in the game.  A kill by Nicklas off the FC blockers, a cross court hit by Leroux on a slide, a putback of yet another FC overpass by Matt Miller, and a kill by Zweig pushed the NA lead to 10-6.  After the Foxes closed to within two at 10-8 on a kill by Justin Mroz and an NA hitting error, Semler and Nicklas both went cross court, Skarupa scored on two quick sets and FC committed a pair of hitting errors as the Tigers took a 15-9 lead.  A pair of kills by Leroux and a FC hitting error offset kills by Tublin and Rios as the margin went to 18-12.  Semler followed with a kill and a block to extend the lead to 21-13.  Two blocks by Mroz and Manfredi brought the Foxes closer, but Skarupa answered with another kill off a quick set to make it 22-17.  Leroux hit the back line and then picked up another kill to put the Tigers at game point, 24-18.  Nicklas got the game winner off the FC blockers as NA won game two, 25-19, and took a two games to none lead in the match.

In game three, the Tigers took a quick 6-2 lead on a pair of kills by Skarupa, an ace by Semler and a kill off the FC blockers by Nicklas.  Mroz and an NA hitting error brought the Foxes to within two at 6-4, but the Tigers again took control of the game.  Leroux scored on a block, Nicklas added a kill, and Matt Miller went off the blockers to make it a 9-6 game.  After an NA service error, Semler scored off the Fox Chapel front line and a FC hitting error extended the Tiger lead to 12-7.  The Foxes cut the margin to 13-10 behind the hitting of Tublin, but Skarupa and Leroux answered to restore the five point lead.  Two kills by Matt Miller, a hitting error by the Foxes, and a cross court kill by Dyer made it 20-13.  Tublin again rallied the Foxes with three kills as the Foxes cut the Tiger advantage to 21-18.  A FC hitting error, another kill by Dyer and another Skarupa kill off a quick set pushed NA to game and match point at 24-19.  Tim Goodwin came off the Fox Chapel bench to score three straight points off the serve, but Leroux finished off the Foxes with another big hit down the middle.  The Tigers won game three, 25-22, and the match, three games to none.

Statistically, the Tigers continued to play well at the net with Leroux adding 11 kills and two blocks, Matt Miller six kills, Semler five kills and Nicklas five kills and three blocks.  Directing the NA offense, Semler recorded 25 assists with sophomore setter Michael Krepp adding 19.  Wappler posted 17 perfect passes with Leroux adding eleven and Dyer six. Defensively, Wappler led with 9 digs while Krepp and Leroux posted six each for the winning Tigers.  For his efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named John Skarupa as the Player of the Match.

With the win, NA improved their section record to 8-0, the overall mark to 11-0.  The Tigers will travel to Seneca Valley tomorrow night to meet the Raiders in a 7:00 pm section contest.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  FOX CHAPEL - 0

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TIGERS FALL TO BETHEL PARK IN SEMIFINALS
OF PLUM INVITATIONAL

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The Tigers completed pool play without a loss and downed Deer Lakes, 25-9, in the quarterfinals of the Plum Invitational at Plum High School on Saturday.  In the semifinals, however, the Bethel Park Blackhawks eliminated NA from the tournament with a 25-21 victory. In pool play, NA downed Penn-Trafford, Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon, and Conneaut Valley all in two straight games.

The Tigers will resume section play on Tuesday night when they host Fox Chapel in a key section contest.  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.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm at the Senior High gym.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team continued their winning ways with a 25-17 win over Penn-Trafford in the Penn Hills tournament final.  The JV's have won all their tournaments this year.

PLUM INVITATIONAL
Plum High School
Saturday, April 26, 2008

POOL PLAY (NA only)

PLAYOFFS

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TIGERS REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH
3-0 WIN AT BUTLER

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The Tigers won their seventh section match without a loss with a 3-0 win at Butler on Thursday night.  NA took game one, 25-20, game two, 25-21, and finished off the Tornado with a 25-13 win in game three.  Senior OH J.J. Leroux led the Tigers with 10 kills, ten perfect passes, three digs and an ace.  Senior MB John Skarupa added ten kills and five blocks for the winning Tigers.

Senior opposite Steve Nicklas recorded six kills while junior MB Matt Miller had five kills and five blocks.  Senior OH/S Steve Semler posted five blocks.  Senior DS/L John Wappler started the attack with 14 perfect passes while Semler earned 25 assists and sophomore setter Michael Krepp added 10 more assists.  Defensively, Wappler led with eight digs while senior OH Kevin Dyer added four and Semler three.  Semler served three aces and Dyer one.

With the win, the NA section record went to 7-0, the overall mark to 10-0 on the season.  The Tigers will travel to Plum tomorrow for the Plum Invitational.  Action is scheduled to get under way at 8:30 am.

JV UPDATE:  The JV continued unbeaten with a 2-0 win over Butler.  The Tigers downed the Tornado 25-15 and 25-23.  The JV team will travel to Penn Hills tomorrow for the Penn Hills JV Tournament with the starting time set for 8:30 am.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  BUTLER - 0

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TIGERS DOWN STUBBORN SHALER, 3-0

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The Tigers held off a challenge from neighborhood rival Shaler at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night to take a 3-0 victory over the Titans.  NA won the first and second games by 25-20 scores before finishing Shaler, 25-17, in game three.  Senior OH J.J. Leroux led the Tigers with 14 kills and six blocks.

In game one, the Tigers jumped off to a 6-2 lead on kills by Leroux and senior OH/S Steve Semler with senior OH Kevin Dyer serving an ace during the run.  Shaler rallied, however, to take the lead at 8-7 on kills by senior MH Jeff Szczypinski and a number of NA hitting errors.  Junior MB Freddy Haas came back with a strong hit down the middle to tie the score at 9-9.  After another NA hitting error gave the Titans a 10-9 lead, the Tigers took advantage of several Shaler hitting errors to go back ahead, 12-11.  A kill by Skarupa and an ace by Semler extended the margin to 16-11 before Shaler came back on a pair of kills by Szczypinski to cut the lead to 17-14.  The Titans would get no closer.  Two Leroux blasts down the middle, along with more Shaler hitting errors, made it a 21-16 NA lead.  A block by Semler and a kill by Dyer off the Shaler blockers put NA at game point, 24-17.  The Titans scored the next three points, but Dyer finished off game one with a kill that gave the Tigers a 25-20 victory.  NA took a one game to none advantage.

The second game started with the Tigers again posting an early lead.  Senior DS/L John Wappler started the game with two aces, senior OH Derek Zweig added a kill, and Semler served an ace as the Tigers built an early 6-2 lead.  After a pair of Shaler hitting errors, junior opposite Adam Miller went off the Shaler blockers to extend the margin to 8-3.  Once again, however, Shaler rallied.  The Titans eventually came back to take an 11-10 lead on hits by sophomore MH Evan Proksell, a kill and an ace by senior setter Taylor Perri along with a number of NA hitting errors.  Semler finally tied the game for NA at 12-12 with a strong hit just inside the back line.  The Tigers scored the next four points behind the serving of Wappler and a block by Semler and a kill by Leroux as NA took a 16-12 lead.  After a block by Shaler OH Ted Chieffe, Dyer and Adam Miller scored on kills to increase the margin to 19-14.  Blocks by Skarupa and Leroux increased the margin to 21-14 causing Shaler coach Jim Nicola to call a time out.  After the time out, the Titans rallied to score the next six points.  A kill by senir OH Kyle Stein, an ace by senior DS Sam Vecenie, a kill by Proksell and three NA errors made it a 21-20 game that forced NA coach Dan Schall to call a time out.  The Tigers then regrouped to outscore Shaler down the stretch and win game two.  Skarupa started things with a kill down the middle off a quick set.  Leroux followed with a kill and a block, and a Shaler hitting error ended the game with NA taking a 25-20 victory and a two games to none lead in the match.

Shaler got off to an early 8-4 lead in game three with senior OH Kurt Stein doing most of the damage.  Semler came back with a pair of points and junior OH Dennis O'Neill scored off the Titan blockers to finally get NA back into a tie at 9-9.  Shaler was not finished, however, with a dink by Szczypinski and an ace by Kyle Stein that gave the Titans a 13-11 lead.  Skarupa answered with two quick points to tie the game at 13-13.  At this point, Leroux took over the game.  The Tiger Senior went down the middle, Haas added a block, Leroux scored off the Shaler blockers and Adam Miller added another kill off the Titan front line as NA took an 18-15 lead.  Leroux continued on his own personal scoring streak as he scored the next three points on two kills and a block as the Tigers increased the margin to 21-15.  After an NA violation, Leroux put back an overpass to make it 22-17.  Fittingly, Leroux served out the match with three straight points including an ace that gave the Tigers a 25-17 win in game three, and a three games to none victory in the match.

At the net, Skarupa posted 9 kills and three blocks while Semler added 5 kills and 4 blocks.  Semler recorded 20 assists with sophomore setter Michael Krepp adding 14 while leading the NA attack.  Leroux posted eight perfect passes, junior DS/L Matt Robertson eight and Wappler seven.  Defensively, Robertson led with 14 digs while Wappler posted ten.  Wappler and Semler each had two service aces.  For his efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named J.J. Leroux as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the Tigers improved their section leading record to 6-0, their overall mark to 9-0.  The Tigers will travel to Butler tomorrow night to meet the Tornado in a 7:00 pm section match.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team remained unbeaten with a 25-6 and 25-14 trouncing of Shaler at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  SHALER - 0

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TIGERS FALL TO PENN HILLS, 25-20, IN
YORK QUARTERFINALS

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The Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the York Invitational on Saturday at Central York High School but were defeated by Penn Hills, 25-20.  NA went 6-2 in pool play against some of the best teams in the state and defeated Souderton, 25-19, in the first round of the playoffs.

Senior MB John Skarupa led NA in the tournament with 29 kills, 15 blocks and five aces.  Senior OH J.J. Leroux had a good all-around performance with 26 kills, 29 perfect passes, 4 blocks, 11 digs, and 7 aces.  Junior MB Matt Miller posted 10 kills and six blocks while senior S/OH Steve Semler recorded 10 kills, 48 assists, 11 digs, and three aces.  Sophomore setter Michael Krepp pitched in with 41 assists and 12 digs while senior DS/L John Wappler tallied 55 perfect passes and 38 digs.  Senior Kevin Dyer added 18 perfect passes, 11 digs and three aces.

The Tigers will resume section play tomorrow night when they host Shaler 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.  Match time is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team won the York JV Invitational by defeating Northeastern, 25-14, in the final on Friday night.

YORK INVITATIONAL
Central York High School
Saturday, April 19, 2008

POOL PLAY (NA only)

PLAYOFFS (NA only)

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TIGERS REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH 3-0
WIN OVER BETHEL PARK

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Senior OH J.J. Leroux recorded 12 kills and served four aces to lead the Tigers to a 3-0 victory over previously unbeaten Bethel Park at the Senior High gym on Thursday night.  Senior OH Derek Zweig added nine kills and four blocks as NA won by scores of 26-24, 25-17 and 25-17.

In game one, the Tigers opened a 5-2 lead early behind kills by senior MB John Skarupa and Leroux.  Bethel Park regrouped, however, on Kills by Mike O'Brien and Matt Kapusta to catch the Tigers and take an 11-8 lead.  Senior setter/OH Steve Semler and Zweig answered with a pair of kills off the Bethel Park blockers to cut the margin to 11-10.  The Blackhawks continued to lead with O'Brien, Mark Malone, and Joe Malone all picking up kills as the lead went to 16-13.  After a Bethel hitting error, the Tigers finally regained the lead at 19-18 behind a kill by Leroux.  The Blackhawks came back to go ahead again at 21-20 on a Mark Malone kill.  Semler and Zweig put NA back on top, 22-21, with big hits.  Leroux served an ace and narrowly missed a second on a disputed call as NA took a 23-22 lead.  After Zweig gave the Tigers a two-point lead, Matt Shannon and O'Brien answered with kills to tie the score at 24-24.  Semler then hit the back line, and Bethel Park sent a return long as the Tigers took an exciting and hard-fought 26-24 victory in game one.

The Tigers jumped off to a quick 6-1 lead in game two.  Zweig scored off the BP blockers, Semler served an ace, and junior opposite Adam Miller and Skarupa scored on blocks during the run.  After a time out, the Blackhawks rallied and finally tied the game at 8-8 on a Mark Malone kill.  Semler then scored on a kill of the Bethel blockers to put NA on top for good at 9-8.  Leroux put away two service aces, and Zweig went down the middle as NA took a 12-9 lead.  After a kill by Skarupa on a quick set and a cross court kill by Leroux, the Blackhawks rallied behind O'Brien and Mark Malone to cut the deficit to one at 15-14.  That was as close as Bethel would get.  Leroux went cross-court, Adam Miller scored off the blockers, and Skarupa served an ace to push the margin to 18-14.  After an NA violation, junior MB Matt Miller put away a Bethel Park overpass and Leroux went down the middle to make it a 21-15 game.  Down the strech, Leroux served another ace, and Bethel Park was called for hitting the net before Semler finished off the Blackhawks with a block as NA won game two, 25-17.  The Tigers took a two games to none lead in the match.

Once again in game three, the Tigers took an early lead.  A cross court hit by Semler, a block by Adam Miller and an ace by senior OH Kevin Dyer put NA on top 5-2.  After an O'Brien kill, a Leroux kill, an ace by Skarupa and a block by Adam Miller extended the margin to 8-3.  Mark Malone and Kapusta kept the Blackhawks in the game with kills, but Semler hit the back line to give NA an 11-6 lead.  The lead stayed at three and four for much of the remainder of the game.  Semler's dink and Skarupa on a quick set made it 13-8 before Bethel answered on kills by Shannon and O'Brien to cut the lead to 15-12.  After Matt Miller went off the BP blockers, Joe Irwin scored on a block to cut the margin to 20-17.  Down the stretch, however, NA took charge again.  Leroux scored down the middle, Zweig blocked for a pair of points, and the Blackhawks committed a pair of hitting errors as NA won game three, 25-17, and the match, three games to none.

The Tigers got contributions from a number of players in the victory.  Semler posted 8 kills and two blocks along with 15 assists and six digs.  Skarupa added 7 kills, two blocks and two aces.  Sophomore setter Michael Krepp posted 21 assists while senior L/DS John Wappler had 14 perfect passes, Leroux 10 perfect passes, and Dyer had four PPT and two aces.  Defensively, Wappler led with 11 digs with Leroux adding five.  Overall, NA had nine service aces on the evening.  For his overall effort, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Steve Semler as the Player of the Match.

With the win, the Tigers improved their overall record to 8-0 on the season.  The Tigers will travel to Central York for the York Invitational with the starting time set for 8:30 am tomorrow for the varsity.  The JV team will be in the York JV Tournament that starts tonight at 3:30 pm.

JV UPDATE:  The JV team continued to roll with a 2-0 victory over Bethel Park.  NA won the first game, 25-15, and came from behind to win the second, 26-24.

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MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  BETHEL PARK - 0

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WPIAL VOLLEYBALL - 2008

The Tigers will compete once again in the WPIAL in Class AAA along with 18 other teams.  The top four teams and ties for fourth place will enter the team championships set to begin as early as Tuesday, May 13, 2008.   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 playoffs.  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.  If a tie cannot be broken, all tied teams will enter the playoffs.  In the event of multiple ties, the following tie-breaking system will be used:

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

All matches will be played with the best of five format.  The top three teams will represent the WPIAL at the PIAA Championships.  A consolation match will be held to determine the third place team.  The PIAA Championships will begin on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 with a Western Regional and the finals will be held on May 30 and 31, 2008.

CLASS AAA - 19 TEAMS

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