CENTRAL NEW YORK – All is in place for the events this which will decide the Section III championships in boys volleyball.
Liverpool has the top seed in Division I while Cicero-North Syracuse enters the fray as the no. 4 seed, needing to beat no. 5 seed Baldwinsville mext Monday if it wants to face the Warriors in the semifinals, with the title match set for Nov. 9 at noon at East Syracuse Minoa.
Both sides would win their regular-season finales last Wednesday, with Liverpool improving to 14-5 on the season sweeping past Central Square 25-5, 25-18, 25-14.
Jack DeForge put up six of the Warriors’ 13 aces, adding eight assists. Kellen Conway contributed 12 assists as Sean Frawley earned a team-best eight kills.
Chance Titus got some of his most extensive playing time of the season and responded with six kills. Brian Kha and Ben McHerron earned five kills apiece, with Noah Bangson getting three kills and Jack Monroe earning six digs.
C-NS, meanwhile, was steady and solid against Oswego, taking the opening set 25-16 and then subduing the Buccaneers by equal 25-17 margins in the second and third sets.
Leading a well-balanced front line, Joey Lukasiewicz got nine kills and 10 digs. Phillip Greer earned eight kills, with Ryan Leahey getting seven kills and Jack Copeland five kills in front of Grady Kennedy, who managed 27 assists. Max Wolanski earned seven digs and Ryan Hill earned three blocks.
One guarantee is that Liverpool and C-NS will meet in girls volleyball, the no. 2 and 3 seeds in Class AAA colliding early next week to see who will challenge top seed and defending champion Baldwinsville in the final at Phoenix on Nov. 9.
