Photos: Birds Fly!
Two Voorheesville teams are inching toward sectional championships — the boys’ volleyball and the girls’ basketball teams.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The boys’ volleyball team won a semifinal matchup on Monday night against Germantown, three sets to one: 25-21, 25-11, 21-25, 25-19. The Blackbirds then faced Chatham for the Class C championship on Wednesday evening at Rensselaer High School, winning in straight sets. Just missing a block, above, the tandem of Brian Hotopp and Alex Sleasman show their reach. Hotopp had two kills, four aces, seven digs, and 16 assists and Sleasman had 14 kills, one ace, one dig, and two blocks in Monday’s victory.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Using his power, bottom left, Spencer Sundeen spikes the ball with speed past block attempts from Germantown. Sundeen had 15 kills, four aces, four blocks and a dig.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Olivia Barringer fights for the loose ball against two Bulldogs in the first half of Saturday’s game. Barringer had a team-high 18 points. The girls won a quarterfinal matchup against Cobleskill-Richmondville at Mechanicville High School, 61 to 48. It was the third meeting for the Blackbirds and Bulldogs.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Can’t stop the momentum as Bulldog Sabrina Pressley, right, watches Emily Burke score a layup for two of her 15 points. Voorheesville advanced to the semifinals to face the second-seed, Mechanicville on Wednesday evening at Averill Park High School. In another upset, the birds won on Wednesday, 54 to 37.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Rebecca Clair drives the lane to the basket to score two of her 16 points.