BOSTON – Madison Park battled by means of some early adversity to seize its second-ever Boston City League title in a 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19) victory over Snowden.
The Lady Cardinals grabbed their first championship since 2001 as Kiara Tejada (9 kills, two aces) and senior captain Barbara Wilson, who just about matched Tejada, had 10 kills, two aces and two digs within the win.
Tejada’s play outdoors was essential, discovering spots within the brief sport and profiting from the Lady Cougars’ protection within the fourth and last sport. The sophomore hitter got here alive with 4 of her six kills simply as Snowden crept again into issues and solely trailed by one, 16-15, seeking to tie the sequence 2-2.
But Tejada and two aces from Naisha Marte sealed issues up for Madison Park because it pulled away with a 24-17 lead enroute to the third win for the match victory and created the on-court frenzy for the Cardinals devoted.
“Coach just told me what to do, and I just started tipping but when I saw that the set was right, that’s when I started to kill (the ball),” stated Tejada. “(Wilson) has really improved since day one with her hitting and is really a leader. To me, I aspire to be like her and hit just like her.”
Wilson, whereas a senior, can be solely in her second 12 months enjoying volleyball and was credited with the Most Outstanding Player of the Game for the Boston City League championships. Head coach William Harvey credited his younger roster for pulling collectively the shocking victory.
“So, people do not realize that (Tejada) is only a sophomore and both of them are picking up the game really quickly,” stated Harvey. “This whole season has been a slow swing, so it just came on at the right time so hopefully it’s going to be with them for the rest of their high school careers.”
In sport two, Lady Cougars head coach Kim Molle known as a timeout down three factors with a sideout to the Lady Cardinals. Molle isn’t positive what clicked however Snowden didn’t make issues simple for Madison Park and rattled off six of the ultimate seven factors to tie issues 1-1 earlier than inconsistent protection and premature errors doomed the Lady Cougars the following two units.
Playing from behind is often a power for Snowden, particularly on the web, however Molle felt the strain of the occasion might have been an element.
“I think that we weren’t responding in the defensive way like we could have,” stated Molle. “They had been doing a variety of shorts and we weren’t choosing up the shorts as a lot as we often do, and it was simply that each groups had been equally nearly as good as one another.
“Usually, we come from behind pretty well so I think it was just a lot of pressure, a lot of fanfare for them, and I think they got nervous ultimately and just couldn’t bring that back up. They had the heart, but they just couldn’t make it happen.”
The third and fourth video games had been tied halfway by means of, however Madison Park was too robust on the skin and within the center as setter Reishmell Tejada Arias had a game-high 18 assists whereas Emily Ramirez De Jesus added 16 digs and 4 aces for the Lady Cardinals. Both are additionally solely second-year gamers for Harvey.
“I let (Tejada) know after the second set that Snowden was going to pick on her and the only way to stop that is to pick on them,” stated Harvey. “Start picking your spots and tip, tip, tip – and when you get that chance – swing.”
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