Cardinal Gibbons routs Pinecrest, returns to first title game since 2015
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By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer
Southern Pines, NC The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders swept the Pinecrest Patriots on the road on Tuesday night to advance to the 4A state championship match.
Gibbons came out of the gates dominant, as it stormed out to a 25-11 win in the first set with relative ease.
The second set ended with the same score, but started with a 4-0 run by Pinecrest, a sign that the battle-ready Patriots weren t going to go down easily.
The offensive attack made up of junior setter Celia Ryan and outside hitter and University of Delaware signee Emily Chrysogelos was effective throughout the match, and the duo was instrumental in helping the Crusaders to two lopsided set wins.
The matchups are set for the N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball regional championships after third round matches were completed on Saturday.
Cardinal Gibbons advances to 4A East final after sweep of Millbrook
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By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor
Raleigh, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons volleyball team earned a trip to the 4A East regional championship with a sweep of Cap 7 Conference rival Millbrook on Saturday afternoon.
The Crusaders took down Millbrook 25-19, 25-22, 25-11, with the third set showing their dominance. Cardinal Gibbons built leads in the first and second sets, but watch Millbrook come close to comebacks in each.
In the first set, Cardinal Gibbons led 13-7, but a 6-1 run by Millbrook got the Wildcats back within a point. The set remained tight, as Cardinal Gibbons led 21-18, but the Crusaders finished the set with a 4-1 run to claim a 25-19 win.
Cardinal Gibbons advances to the 3rd round with tight sweep over Apex Friendship
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By Joel Bryant, HighSchoolOT reporter
The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders managed to sweep the Apex Friendship Patriots in what was a highly competitive second round matchup. Apex Friendship entered the matchup 14-0 and Gibbons was 13-0. Gibbons won the three sets by a combined eight points.
It was clear that the teams were evenly matched from the beginning. Gibbons and Friendship traded blows early, with neither team gaining a greater than 2-point advantage through the first 40% of the opening set. Gibbons went on a run to take a 16-11 lead and force an Apex Friendship timeout. Apex Friendship came out of the break strongly and eventually took a 23-22 lead. Friendship reached a 24-23 advantage but wasn t able to find the final point to take the set. Gibbons ended on a 3-0 run to take the opening set 26-24.