Oct 2, 20192 min read

Boys Volleyball Roundup – Oct 2nd, 2019

What Happened Yesterday

Cheektowaga earned a tally in the win column after defeating McKinley 3-1. The Warriors took the first two sets 25-16 and 25-10 but came up short 24-26 to the Macks in set 3. The Warriors finished the match with a 25-18 win in the 4th set.

For McKinley, Isaiah Owens had a team-high four aces. Koe Reh had a pair of digs and an assist. Reh was 24/24 on the serving line and had the ace that gave McKinley their first set win in program history (1st-year team in 2019).

McKinley will host City Honors on Wed Oct 2nd. Cheektowaga will host Lake Shore on Thu Oct 10th.

Grand Island improved to 8-0 after defeating Niagara Falls 3-1. After taking the first set 25-5 the team let Niagara Falls even the match with a 26-28 loss in set 2. Grand Island bounced back and took the last two sets 25-14 and 25-8.

Both teams will play their next match on Thu Oct 3rd. Niagara Falls will visit Kenmore East; Grand Island will host Lockport.

Canisius defeated St. Francis 3-0 to improve to 9-1 on the year.

Connor Booth led Canisius with 12 kills, followed by Eric Geisler (10) and Noah Weislo (8 kills, 2 aces). Ethan Weislo had a team-high 32 assists.

Jack Rooney led St. Francis with six kills and a trio of blocks, followed by Jacob Sacilowski had five kills and seven digs. Mario Moretti had a team-high 13 assists and a pair of aces.

Both teams will play their next match on Thu Oct 3rd. St. Francis will host Cardinal O’Hara; Canisius will host St. Joseph’s.

St. Joseph’s defeated St. Mary’s of Lancaster 3-0 and now sits at 7-2 on the year.

St. Joseph’s Michael Valle had a team-high five aces.

Sean Brown paced the St. Mary’s of Lancaster offense with eight kills. Sam Knospe had seven. Brandon Thome had a trio of blocks.

St. Joseph’s will visit Canisius on Thu Oct 3rd. St. Mary’s of Lancaster will host Cardinal O’Hara on Wed Oct 2nd.