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Wildcats finish 11th overall at AA Boy's Volleyball tournament

The Nelson Daily Sports
By The Nelson Daily Sports
December 3rd, 2010

By The Nelson Daily Sports

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats wrapped up the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Volleyball Championships in 11th overall spot folllowing the final day of competition Saturday at the UBC/O gymnasium in Kelowna.

D.P. Todd of Prince George swept the Kootenay reps 2-0 in placement game action Friday to knock the Cats into 11th.

The Northern squad won the match 25-21, 25-22.

W.L. Seaton of Vernon defeated Langley Fundamental in the final of the AA tournament Saturday. MEI of Abbotsford defeated Winfield’s George Elliott to claim the bronze medal.

Prince Charles of Creston, the other Kootenay rep at the tournament, finished seventh.

Mount Sentinel had advanced to the game against D.P.Todd by stopping Prince Rupert Rainmakers 2-1 Thursday. The Cats won the third and deciding game 17-15.

Sahali of Kamloops knocked the West Kootenay reps into the placement side of the draw by scoring a 3-0 victory in the best-of-five playoff match earlier in the day.

The Cats lost the match 25-17, 27-25, 25-17.

Mount Sentinel completed Wednesday’s power pool round with a 1-2 record.

The Cats rallied for a three-set victory over Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission in the final game of the round robin.

Mount Sentinel dropped the opening game 17-25 before winning two straight 25-23 in a thriller and 15-10 in the deciding contest. The win followed a pair of losses earlier in the day against Prince Charles of Creston and Highland of Comox.

Mount Sentinel opened the 16-team tournament seeded 12th.

CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES: Semiahmoo of White Rock swept rival Earl Marriot 3-0 in the best-of-five match to claim the AAA Boy’s Volleyball title. . . .Kootenay Rep Mount Baker Wild of Cranbrook finished 18th overall after dropping its final match 2-0 to Kwantlen Park. . . .Zack Grigg of Mount Sentinel earned a spot on the Honorable Mention All Star Team.

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