First published in the Sept. 17 print issue of the Glendale News-Press.
The Crescenta Valley High School varsity girls’ volleyball team won its third straight match and remained undefeated in Pacific League play after sweeping visiting Glendale on Tuesday, 25-15, 25-23, 25-13.
Senior Jana Coffeen collected eight kills and four blocks, senior Rory Solano and sophomore Izzy Haytayan each produced nine kills, and junior Natalie Avakian finished with five aces.
The Falcons opened league play by sweeping host Muir High in Pasadena last Thursday, 25-12, 25-16, 25-14, as CV tallied 19 aces as a team. Senior Autumn Parrott and Coffeen each recorded five aces, while seniors Aleen Der Barsegian and Hyacinth Ang each had 11 assists.
The Falcons (14-5 overall, 2-0 in league) will visit Sylmar for a nonleague matchup on Monday, Sept. 19, at 4:30 p.m. before resuming league play against visiting Burroughs High of Burbank on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m.
HOOVER
It was a match of aces as the Tornados lost to visiting Burroughs High of Burbank, 25-19, 25-6, 25-7, in a Pacific League matchup Tuesday. A trio of Tornados including Eva Flores, Galina Arakelian and Karina Saavedra compiled a majority of the aces, while Riley Kidder, Serly Allahverdian and Saavedra sprinkled some kills throughout the match.
Hoover previously lost a league match at Burbank, 25-12, 25-6, 25-13, last Thursday. Individual statistics were not reported to the Glendale News-Press.
The Tornados (0-3 overall, 0-2 in league) will continue league action by visiting Muir High in Pasadena on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m.
GLENDALE
The Nitros were swept by host Crescenta Valley in their Pacific League opener on Tuesday, 25-15, 25-23, 25-13.
Sophomore Aleina Manaois collected 13 kills, five digs and a pair of blocks, sophomore Emmi Whiting tallied 22 assists and a pair of aces, and junior Arianna Vargas registered eight kills, nine digs and two aces.
Glendale (6-6 overall, 0-1 in league) will host Burbank in a league matchup on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
