Volleyball vs Scots'

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1 Head Master's BulletinPrep NewsJunior School News PDF Version SPORT Celebrating after the win against Scots Volleyball vs Scots' Trinity defeated Scots College 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-6) In the penultimate match of this summer season, the roaring Scots College proved no match for the unstoppable might of Trinity s First VI. The first set got off to a good start, with Trinity controlling the front court through strong utilisation of trusty middle-blocker Alec Mackenzie (11WJ), putting ball after ball deep into Scots defence, and allowing Trinity to take the set for their own. Due to some lapses in concentration in the second set, Scots managed to get ahead in points for a tense period, but they did not get ahead in morale, and as such, Trinity clawed back the score in a mighty comeback to claim the set Special mention should go to the quarterbacks of the team, Piers

2 Connolly (12Ar) and Calvin Li (12Ar), whose precise setting helped propel Trinity back into a primary position for them to reclaim the set. Finally, after Trinity s fine comeback in the second set, Scots morale seemed to collapse, and excellent serving streaks from Nicholas Tsiakos (11We) and good allround play enabled Trinity to win the set 25-6 and close out the game 3-0. Overall, a mighty effort from Trinity s First VI against a good team, with only one last game standing between them and the undefeated premiership. Ollie Arkell (12WJ) 1st VI Captain Trinity defeated Scots College 2-0 (25-8, 25-3) Trinity s Seconds had sought to continue their streak of wins against Scots College. The first set saw Trinity off to a slow start, losing many points due to complacency and missed serves. This was a game that required continual focus and consistency, which was epitomized by the consecutive service aces that had brought the Seconds to a first set lead. Ethan Gunaratnam (12Ar) gave Scots an even harder time with his strong hitting through the middle and Theodore Vomvellis (11Fo) likewise won the team the set with his clever spiking down the line at outside. The second set witnessed the breaking of an unofficial Seconds record. A run of 19 consecutive serves broke the previous record of 18 to earn the team a 23-1 lead against Scots and shortly after win the set. With only one more game to go for the summer season, Trinity s Seconds seek to continue this level of consistent performance to firstly, win the premiership undefeated but more importantly become a premiership challenger in the more difficult CAS/GPS winter season. William Xie (12Fo) 2nds VI Captain Trinity defeated Scots 2-0 (25-11, 25-23) The third game of the second half of the season started in the best way possible for the thirds. Communication was great, the passes were great, and the sets were on point. It was a great game to watch and showed off how much the Thirds have improved over the last few months. The combination of David Gabriel (9Hi) and Ben Powell (9Ho) was fantastic especially when they were setting to each other to spike. Adding to this combination was Jack Braga (9Du) with a several great spikes. This created a massive lead which led to the thirds winning the first set. The second set didn t start the same as the first with both teams winning a point each going back and forth. This really put the thirds spirits down. The Thirds came back and took control of the last few points of the set. Taylor Miller (11Yo) 3rd VI captain

3 Nicholas Tsiakos (11We) showing how to serve effectively

4 Oliver Arkell (12WJ) showing how to dig the volleyball

5 Piers Connolly (12Ar) displaying excellent setting technique

6 Andrew Gabriel (11Hi) setting up Ethan Gunaratnam successfully