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Central Catholic Raiders Boys Volleyball '11

Lawrence squeezes past Central into finals

LAWRENCE — After losing in the Division 1 North semifinals three of the past four years, the Lawrence boys volleyball team finally found its way into the championship game.

But the berth didn’t come easy.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/28/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Raiders roll again

 

The Central Catholic boys volleyball team continues to feast on non-league opponents in the North sectional, blanking Boston Latin Academy 3-0. Ryan Barbera had 24 assists and 13 service points for the Raiders (14-6), who will face the winner of today's Lawrence-Cambridge Rindge& Latin matchup.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/23/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Raiders close season strong

Central Catholic's volleyball squad chocked up a quality victory going into state tourney play, knocking off St. John's Prep, 3-1. After dropping the first game, the Raiders took three straight games by 25-22 scores as Jimmy Zenevitch (16 kills and 14 service points) led a strong team effort.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/15/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Unbeaten no more

 

Haverhill's undefeated run looked to be healthy when the Hillies grabbed games 1 and 2 on Central Catholic. But Jimmy Zenevitch and Co. were just warming up. The Raiders stormed to a 25-19 win in Game 3 to seize momentum and finished the comeback, 16-14 in the fifth. Ryan Barbera dished out a career high 42 assists in the win, as Zenevitch and Sean Davis combined for 29 kills up front.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/12/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Unbeaten no more

 

Haverhill's undefeated run looked to be healthy when the Hillies grabbed games 1 and 2 on Central Catholic. But Jimmy Zenevitch and Co. were just warming up. The Raiders stormed to a 25-19 win in Game 3 to seize momentum and finished the comeback, 16-14 in the fifth. Ryan Barbera dished out a career high 42 assists in the win, as Zenevitch and Sean Davis combined for 29 kills up front.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/12/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Unbeaten no more

 

Haverhill's undefeated run looked to be healthy when the Hillies grabbed games 1 and 2 on Central Catholic. But Jimmy Zenevitch and Co. were just warming up. The Raiders stormed to a 25-19 win in Game 3 to seize momentum and finished the comeback, 16-14 in the fifth. Ryan Barbera dished out a career high 42 assists in the win, as Zenevitch and Sean Davis combined for 29 kills up front.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/12/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Raiders win a classic

Central Catholic pulled out a five-set thriller over Andover 22-25, 30-28, 28-26, 15-28, 15-13. "It was a doozy, it was a heckuva game, let me tell you," said Andover coach Dave Kuykendall, whose son, Joe, had a big day with 25 kills, 6 blocks and 21 digs. But Central's Jimmy Zenevitch (19 kills) and Matt Doiran (13 service points) were too much.

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Boys Volleyball, 05/05/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Hillies' Pettis serves up a win

HAVERHILL — When the chips were down yesterday afternoon, the Brett Pettis-James Murray combination saved the day for the still unbeaten Haverhill volleyball team. Leading Central Catholic 2-1 in games, the Hillies (8-0) played one of their worst games of the season in the fourth game, losing 25-14 and giving the Raiders (6-2) the apparent momentum heading into the decisive fifth game. Pettis is one of the most feared net players in the Merrimack Valley Conference, but he’s also a powerful server as he showed in Game 5. With the Hillies leading 5-4, the two-time Eagle-Tribune All-Star went to the back line and served seven straight points, including two of his stunning 12 aces. By the time he was done, Haverhill had a commanding 12-4 lead on its way to a clinching 15-5 win. “That’s our objective No. 1 heading into our next match against them, to practice returning those kind of serves,” said Central coach Gannon Paris. “But I don’t know how to replicate them. The thing about his serves is that he’s so strong, but he’s also very accurate. “I haven’t seen anyone better than him serving the ball.” With Pettis in the back row, meanwhile, junior James Murray took over at the net, recording six of his 17 kills in the final game. Pettis led the team in kills with 21. “People talk a lot about Brett (at the net), but we have two very good outside hitters,” said Haverhill coach Bill Kaste. “James had a tough fourth game, but he really stepped it up in the final game.” Explaining his obvious improvement at the net over last year, Murray said: “It’s just from a lot of practice and having Brett helps. It leaves a lot of room for me and Drew (Caruso).” Also contributing heavily were Zach Sindoni, with 47 assists and five kills, and Andrew Alves with 12 digs. Despite the setback, Paris knows that his club isn’t far behind either Haverhill or Lawrence, which handed Central its other loss. The Raiders won the first game yesterday, 25-23, and ran away with the fourth game before fading in the fifth game. “That (Haverhill) is a good team, with everyone having defined roles that they’re good at,” said Paris. “But we’re right there and it’s nice that there are several competitive teams in the league.” Jimmy Zenevitch led the Raiders at the net with 16 kills while Sean Davis had 13 kills and four blocks. Mike Hovnanian contributed 14 service points and five digs.

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Boys Volleyball, 04/21/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Lawrence topples Raiders

Lawrence lost Game 1 25-15 but stormed back to win the next three games to hand Central Catholic (6-1) its first loss of the season. 

"The boys stayed with it. They kept their cool," said Lancer coach Tony Hajjar, whose club improved to 7-1.

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Boys Volleyball, 04/19/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Central stays unbeaten

CARL RUSSO/Staff photo. Central Catholic High School defeated Andover High three games to one in volleyball action Wednesday night. Central's, Sean Davis spikes the ball over the net. 4/13/2011. 5 Photos

In a battle of MVC unbeatens, Central Catholic stayed perfect, beating Andover 23-25, 27-25, 25-20 and 25-22.

Ryan Barbera led the Raiders with 38 assists and Jimmy Zenevitch hammered16 kills and added five blocks on the net.

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Boys Volleyball, 04/13/11 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars
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