The boys volleyball team at Mountain View High School had a solid spring season, finishing third in the El Camino division with a 20-11 record and making a brief appearance in Round One of the CCS tournament.
Coach Andrew Girshfeld says the Spartans will advance much farther into CCS in the 2007 season.
“I believe that next year they’ll do much better than this year,” said Girshfeld. “Our players have a lot of potential.”
Senior Prashant Rai helped lead the young Spartan team, and juniors John Fisher and Lev Girshfeld provided talent that will return to the court next season.
St. Francis returning with a young team
The volleyball program at St. Francis continued improving this spring, as the Lancer boys compiled a 24-13 record and placed third in the WCAL.Led by senior first-team all-league stars Brett Neylan and Brad Sullivan, St. Francis moved to the first round of CCS before losing to Sacred Heart Cathedral.
All season long it was typical for five of the six Lancers on the court to be seniors, which will account for a team of new faces next year. Junior Ian Right and sophomore Max Schneider will be key players for the 2007 squad.
Although St. Francis will lose several players to graduation, athletic director Michael Pilawski says he’s confident next year’s team will be equally strong.
“The JV team went undefeated this year,” he said, “I’m extremely excited about the future here.”
— Justin Bull
