Monday, July 23, 2007

Lakeland, Hackettstown win divisions

Lakeland High School won the Gold Division title and Hackettstown won the Silver Division crown in the Summer Girls High School League at the PowerZone Volleyball Center in Denville.
Molly McCarthy, who had 7 kills, 10 digs, and 4 aces, was named the Gold Division MVP after helping lead the Lancers to a 25-16, 24-26, 25-19 victory over Randolph in the final. The Lancers beat Hanover Park 25-13, 25-10 in the semifinals.

McCarthy had 3 aces to finish Lakeland's first-game victory over Randolph, then had 4 digs and 5 kills in the Game 3 win. Alex Mendoza led the Lancers with 11 kills in the three games, and also contributed 3 digs, 2 aces and a block to the victory. Krista Constantine had six kills, 3 digs, 2 aces and 2 blocks, while Emily Spirko had 3 kills, 3 digs, and 3 aces.

Vicki Jones had 9 kills, 4 digs, an ace and 2 blocks to lead Randolph, which had earned the top seed in the Gold playoffs with victories over Lakeland (25-23, 29-27) and Hanover Park (25-16, 25-17) in the seeding round.

Jen Ginnini and Kelsey Wolters were the co-MVPs for Hackettstown I, which beat Solomon Schecter 23-25, 25-23, 15-7 in the Silver Division final. Hackettstown I beat Hackettstown II 25-19, 25-23 in the Silver Division semifinals.

Solomon Schecter had earned the Silver Division's top seed with victories over Hackettstown I (25-23, 7-25, 15-7) and Hackettstown II (25-23, 25-16) in the seeding round.

Lakeland won the regular-season title with a 28-2 record, while Randolph was second with a 20-10 mark. Hanover Park finished 12-18, Solomon Schecter was 11-19, Hackettstown II was 11-19, and Hackettstown I was 8-22 during the regular season.

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