Boys’ volleyball season gets underway

Lackawanna League volleyball action with a slate of games held last week.

Susquehanna opened their season with a 3-0 sweep of Mountain View.

Returning all-star Bryce Baldwin led the way with 11 points, 5 kills, and 5 assists as the Sabers took the match 25-7, 25-12, and 25-11.

Jarrett Dininny had 14 points, including 5 aces, and 7 kills. Bill Perry chipped in with 16 points.

Preston Petts and Brian Kozloski had 5 and 3 kills, respectively, to lead Mountain View.

Forest City upset league favorite Abington Heights 3-2. Nicholas Andrews had 15 points and assists to go along with six kills and five digs for the Foresters.

The Foresters edged the Comets 25-23 in the first set before falling in the second 25-19. They won the third 25-23 and Abington took the fourth 25-16. Forest City took the deciding set 15-11.

Matt Giles chipped in with 13 points, 11 assists, and nine kills.  Carmen Gigliotti chipped in seven digs and six points.

Forest City also picked up a 3-1 win over Western Wayne as Andrews had another big night with 17 points and 15 assists to lead the way.

Giles chipped in with 13 kills, eight points, and seven assists as the Foresters won 25-21, 17-25, 25-17 and 25-13.

Elk Lake fell to Western Wayne 3-0 as the Wildcats jumped out early winning the first set 25-6. The Warriors became more competitive the final two matches falling 25-20 and 25-17.

Susquehanna sustained a 3-0 loss against Abington Heights as the Comets recovered from their loss to Forest City.

Dininny led Susquehanna with nine points and five blocks, while Carson Beamer chipped in with six assists.

Blue Ridge opened Lackawanna League play with a 3-0 sweep of Elk Lake.

Cameron Franks had nine kills and seven digs to lead the Raiders. Ben Bleck had 20 assists and scored eight points.

Evan Davies contributed 23 points and Kaleb Folk added nine points and five kills to support Blue Ridge.

Elk Lake was led by Nate Preston and Dylan Fernald who each had four digs.