By: Alex Carlisle, A Community Contributor
10/02/2009 –The Falcon volleyball team has survived a couple of tough weeks, facing strong opponents in two tournaments and a regular season game. The girls have dropped out of the State’s Top 10, though just barely. The Falcons’ season record is 14-8.
The girls played in the Warren Central High School Invitational September 19. The Falcons defeated Conference Indiana rival Pike 2-1, but lost to #8 Hamilton Southeastern 2-1 and to North Montgomery 2-0.
The Falcons faced the Roncalli Rebels (ranked 6th in 3A) at Roncalli Monday night. The Rebels beat PM 25-12 in the first two games, and then squeezed past the Falcons 25-22 in the third.
“Disappointment. That was my initial reaction after playing Roncalli,” says freshman Sarah Gambrall who thinks the Falcons psyched themselves out. “We were off because the name of the team was ‘Roncalli.’ We didn’t play with as much heart because of that.”
PM had more success against the Shelbyville Golden Bears at home a few nights later, winning in three quick games.
Last Saturday, the team faced more strong teams in the Cathedral Invitational. The girls beat Plainfield in two close games, winning both 28-26. The Falcons lost to #3 Center Grove 2-1, to New Castle Chrysler 2-0 and to Mishawaka Marion 2-0.
Senior Stacey Sorgius says, “It’s fun to play tough teams, but it shows how much harder we have to play in order to achieve our goal of beating Center Grove in Sectional. It’s shocking at times to play these teams, but fun.”
The JV team is 11-5, while the freshman team is 13-3.
The Falcons are currently competing in the Marion County tournament.
(as of 10/2/09)
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