The boys volleyball team celebrated a 3-0 win against Newington on Tuesday, May 14th after a tough loss to Glastonbury last week.
The team’s record following the game is now 10-4, and they are set to participate in the state tournament with over the 8 wins needed to qualify.
With the win against Newington, the team is on track to have a chance at the CCC tournament.
The boys also had a game Wednesday, May 15th against Windsor. The team won 3-0 to update the record to 11-4. While the team took the sweep, the second set was a tough fight for the team with a score of 25-27. Eoin Gately and Alex Ezedine had a great game leading the team to the win.
The team will play another game on Thursday, May 16th against East Hartford. East Hartford is a strong team taking a win against Glastonbury in only 3 sets, where the Bobcats clawed to a 5th set and unfortunately lost.
Senior night will be next Monday, May 20th against Cheshire, with their last game of the regular season, the boys have just over a week to improve their record and standings before the CCC tournament and state tournament.
With 9 seniors, out of their 13 player roster, the way things are right now ,the team is looking like they will have a more difficult season next year as there will only be 4 returning players. The standout player is sophomore middle blocker, Owen Jerr.
“The team for the next few years is looking solid; the new guys are definitely watching the seniors now and are learning the ropes fairly fast.We should be good, although it’s going to be hard to get back from losing 9 seniors,” Jerr explained.
