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By RYAN VANDERSLOOT 854-1575 x455 / @YAIAAscores

DALLASTOWN — It was over.

At least that was the consensus from the majority of fans in attendance at Dallastown High School Thursday night.

The Kennard-Dale boys’ volleyball team was ready to punch its ticket to the quarterfinals of the District 3-AA boys’ volleyball playoffs.

Leading by as many as six points (13-7) in a deciding Game 5 against York-Adams rival York Suburban, the Rams could taste the program’s first-ever district win.

But that was as close as the Rams would get.

The Trojans, who played up and down throughout the best-of-five contest, started to click at just the right time. Their serve-receive settled into a groove, while the Rams helped out with a handful of hitting errors.

Suburban survived a match-point and the whole team celebrated in unison on the court when the final K-D attack sailed out of bounds.

The 25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 25-18, 17-15 victory not only ended K-D’s history-making campaign, but also sent the Trojans to the quarterfinals against No. 1 seeded Northeastern on Monday at Dallastown at 7 p.m. Northeastern had a bye on Thursday.

“One of our parents said they thought it was over,” K-D coach Jim Keirn said. “But I never think it’s over until I see a 25, or 15, on our side. I’m never satisfied (until then).”

Suburban didn’t look very impressive throughout the early part of Game 5. In fact, on back-to-back plays, setter Lars Dalemar (29 assists, 14 digs, six blocks, three kills) failed to put the ball where standout hitter Jacob Kauffman (23 kills, 18 digs) was expecting it.

Both times the set attempt fell helplessly to the court with both players staring at each other in disbelief.

“We were trying to split our offense up, and Jake thought he was going to the side and Lars went with the 1-ball,” Suburban coach Jamie Evans said. “Then they reversed it on the very next play.”

While the Trojans are hardly the most experienced team in the District 3 field after graduating eight seniors from a team that advanced to the PIAA Class AA state finals a year ago, they showed a lot of resiliency with their backs against the wall.

“We’ve been talking about not getting frustrated with each other,” Evans said. “This is a team sport and you have to play as a team and I’m glad to see that they didn’t allow that to affect them. That was a page out of last year’s playbook in perseverance and pushing through those tough moments.”

Evans used the second of his two timeouts in Game 5 after his team fell behind 11-5. While that wasn’t very surprising, the fact that he didn’t say a word to his team, and instead allowed senior Brad Hartshorne to do the talking, was very unusual.

“It was just something simple,” said Hartshorne, who finished with five kills, six blocks and eight digs. “I don’t know. I didn’t want my senior season to end. I didn’t want to be one of those guys (Kennard-Dale) over there having his heart broken at the end of this.”

After a kill from Ryan Bury (four kills) gave the Trojans a match-point at 16-15, the contest finally concluded when K-D standout Nate Ellis smashed a final kill attempt out of play.

Ellis and fellow senior Dylan Tessier both played brilliantly in their final high-school contests. While official stats weren’t made available from the K-D coaching staff, both standouts would have definitely filled the stat sheets.

“Ellis and (Tessier) did a phenomenal job,” Evans said. “And that was every time we played them. We had them the first game of the season to Monday night to tonight and they really led this team. Hats off to them.”

Both seniors helped the K-D program reach new heights in its short history. The Rams finished the season with a 7-6 record, easily besting the previous record for wins in a season, which was three.

Both figure to remain active in the sport after graduation this summer. Ellis is slated to continue his volleyball career next season at Stevenson University, while Tessier is headed to Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

OTHER VOLLEYBALL

DALLASTOWN 3, LOWER DAUPHIN 1: At Hempfield, Kyle Brignall pounded 31 kills as the 12th-seeded Wildcats took out the fifth-seeded Falcons, 25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21, in a District 3-AAA first-round match.

Justin Barnett racked up 47 assists for Dallastown, and Sam Ward and Linc Reinalda combined for eight kills.

The victory earned the Wildcats a spot in the Class AAA quarterfinals. Dallastown will take on York County rival Central York at 6 p.m. Monday at Milton Hershey. Central is the No. 4-seeded team.

– Reach Ryan Vandersloot at sports@yorkdispatch.com.

By RYAN VANDERSLOOT 854-1575 x455 / @YAIAAscores

Bobcats setter Luke Braswell dished out 41 assists while mixing in six blocks and 10 digs. (File photo)

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DALLASTOWN — The Northeastern boys’ volleyball team was in an unusual position in Tuesday’s York-Adams League Tournament championship game vs. rival Central York.

Down 2-1 after three games, the Bobcats found themselves on the ropes at Dallastown High School. As the Panthers soon discovered, however, being on the ropes is entirely different than getting knocked out.

The regular-season league champion responded after dropping Game 2 and Game 3 by routing Central in Game 4 to even the contest. Once the Bobcats got on a roll again, there wasn’t much the Panthers could do to sidetrack them.

Northeastern broke open an 8-8 deadlock in Game 5 and closed out a thrilling battle between two of the top programs in the state with a 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-11 triumph.

“This was our chance to finally say who the best team in York is,” said Northeastern coach Matt Wilson, whose team downed the Panthers in four games last Thursday in Manchester. “Without question.”

Many expected last week’s season finale, which allowed the Bobcats to wrap up the regular-season league crown with an unbeaten record, to go the distance. While that one didn’t, this one didn’t disappoint.

“That was a marathon match,” said Northeastern’s Stephen Braswell of Tuesday’s meeting. “Give it up to both teams right there. We both battled.”

After the Bobcats cruised in Game 1, Central coach Brad Livingston switched up his rotation. The change worked almost immediately. The Panthers jumped out to leads in both Game 2 and Game 3.

“Sometimes you do that and see how it goes,” Livingston said.

After falling behind 2-1, it was time for Wilson to respond in kind. He switched things back to the way they were in Game 1.

“We flip-flopped our lineup,” Wilson said. “It was a little bit better matchups for us, but we also passed a lot better and sort of came alive, too, a little bit.”

Perhaps as important as the rotation changes were the contributions from role players Casey Winand (three kills, seven blocks) and Phil White (four kills, four blocks). Both stepped up with their blocking at the net, as well as on the attack.

“Casey, especially in the fourth game and the fifth game, had four blocks by just getting up with us,” said Braswell, who tallied 13 kills to go with three blocks and 17 digs. “He got out there and really stepped up in that game and that was huge for us.”

White, just a sophomore, mixed in a solid night from the service line with his play at the net, which drew praise from Wilson.

“Philip had a decent game last week (against Central),” Wilson said. “But he didn’t block well a week ago. Tonight he had a nice match. And Casey, I thought, came through with some clutch swings and blocks, too.”

Freshman Reese Devilbiss led the Bobcats with 15 kills, to go with three blocks, 13 digs and an ace. Setter Luke Braswell dished out 41 assists while mixing in six blocks and 10 digs.

The victory overshadowed nice matches from two Panthers, setter Dylan Hose and outside hitter Royce Clemens. Hose came up with several key plays, particularly a handful of blocks in Game 2 and Game 3, while Clemens was a menace every chance he had to put a ball away.

“Dylan is a great kid,” Livingston said. “He worked hard and deserves all the success that he has. And Royce … I looked up in Game 3 and saw him in the front row and I was hoping we could keep him there and get hot and go from there. But it didn’t work out that way.”

Both teams earned their rematch after decisive sweeps in the semifinals. The Bobcats took care of York Suburban, 25-13, 25-9, 25-13, while the Panthers ousted Dallastown, 25-12, 25-12, 25-18.

– Reach Ryan Vandersloot at sports@yorkdispatch.com.

By RYAN VANDERSLOOT 854-1575 x455 / @YAIAAscores

MANCHESTER — Winning a significant championship is on the bucket list for most Northeastern boys’ volleyball players.

The Bobcats had a chance to do that last year in the York-Adams League Tournament finals against York Suburban, but were stymied by the Trojans, who advanced all the way to the PIAA Class AA state finals.

With another chance to earn a prestigious title on Thursday night in the regular-season home finale against fellow unbeaten and rival Central York, the hosts refused to squander another opportunity.

After the league’s top two teams split the first two games, the Bobcats rallied from an early Game 3 deficit and followed that up by closing out the match in four tightly contested games.

The 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21 victory secured Stephen Braswell and company their first big crown — the York-Adams regular-season title.

“How’s it feel to finally win something?” a fan asked Braswell afterwards.

Braswell, who finished with a game-high 23 kills to go with 18 digs, didn’t hold back.

“This is a very special one,” Braswell said. “As you know, last year we didn’t win anything and that kind of hurt. So that definitely made us motivated to come out here and try to get this one versus Central. That’s what it’s all about.”

The turning point came in Game 3, when the Panthers held a 16-15 edge. After a kill by Phil White knotted up the score, Northeastern coach Matt Wilson took the unusual step of calling for a timeout.

“It was that time,” Wilson said. “I just felt that this was one of those moments where we were siding-out and then watching. Side-out, watch, instead of side-out and working. And I just told them that was what I felt was happening. ‘If you continue to watch, you’re going to watch them hop on the bus with the title.’”

The Bobcats (11-0 in the league) responded by taking four of the next five points and led by at least two points from that point forward.

The ‘Cats led for most of Game 4 and built up a seemingly comfortable five-point advantage late. Central, however, rallied to cut the deficit to 22-20 to force Wilson to take another timeout.

After another one-sided pep-talk, the home team responded, with freshman Reese Devilbiss (17 kills, 11 digs, three blocks) pounding home kills on three of the final four points, including the match-winner.

“Everybody wants to go for the big one at the end,” Devilbiss said. “Especially against your rival. (But) I just tried to go and keep it in play. It was a good way to end the night.”

With both teams highly ranked in the latest Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association polls (Northeastern was No. 1 in Class AA; Central was No. 3 in Class AAA), the match definitely lived up to the hype.

As good as the play seemed throughout the contest, however, both coaches felt their respective teams could play even better.

“We wanted to try to block Braswell and we wanted to try to block Devilbiss and we couldn’t do either one,” Central coach Brad Livingston said. “And that was the driving factor of the game.”

Wilson would have liked to see his team respond better defensively, and gave the Panthers (10-1) credit for keeping a number of balls in play that seemed destined for the floor.

“They played a fantastic defense,” he said. “Far better than us for the majority of that match. They were able to hang around with their defense a little bit, but I thought we turned it around there in that third game.”

Both setters had a busy night because of the bevy of hitters available for each team. Northeastern’s Luke Braswell dished out 51 assists while Central’s Dylan Hose tallied 35 assists to go with 15 kills.

While the Bobcats walked away with the victory Thursday night, there remains a high probability that the two teams will battle each other in a mere five days. That showdown would come in the York-Adams League Tournament championship game at Dallastown High School next Tuesday.

Wilson, for one, knows that winning the regular-season contest doesn’t necessarily mean the outcome will be the same come the finals, if both teams advance that far.

“It was two years ago where they beat us at their place and we won the next week,” he said. “And I’ll be reminding them that it’s hard to pull off the double-play, so the speak.”

While the Panthers were clearly disappointed to go home without a title, Livingston didn’t try to play psychiatrist with them. His advice was short and simple.

“Learn from it, move on, and see you at practice tomorrow,” Livingston said.

Offensively, the Panthers were led by Royce Clemens, who finished with 23 kills, while Josh Van Wyk and Ryan Gardner each tallied nine kills.

Malik Jefferson registered 11 kills for the Bobcats, while newly-minted libero Matt Hollinger picked up 18 digs to go with four assists.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

EASTERN YORK 3, NEW OXFORD 0: At Wrightsville, Sandon Eaton led the Golden Knights to a 25-17, 25-16, 25-22 victory with 12 kills, eight digs and three aces. Austin Miller (28 assists, six digs), Mike Bair (13 digs, six kills, four blocks) and Elliot Royce (four kills, three blocks) also excelled for the Knights. For the Colonials, Tyler Steckbeck had nine kills and six digs, while Ross Starner had seven digs, three kills and three blocks. Eastern won the JV match, 25-21, 26-24.

– Reach Ryan Vandersloot at sports@yorkdispatch.com.

COLUMN By STEVE HEISER 854-1575 x455 / @ydsports

Northeastern vs. Central York.

Year in and year out, it’s the most anticipated match of the York-Adams League boys’ volleyball season.

This year is certainly no different.

The Bobcats and the Panthers are set to slug it out on Thursday night in Manchester in front of a large, raucous crowd at the Northeastern gym.

Do you want to know how much both communities are salivating at the opportunity to watch this showdown? There’s an advance ticket sale. That happens quite often for football or boys’ basketball games, but it rarely occurs for boys’ volleyball.

Both teams will enter the regular-season finale unbeaten in league action and ranked highly in the latest Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association state polls. Northeastern is No. 1 in Class AA, while Central is No. 3 in AAA.

The York-Adams League regular-season title will be on the line, of course. But this match will also have an impact on the District 3 power rankings, the state rankings and — most importantly — school pride.

“Certainly, there will not be room for the faint of heart,” Central coach Brad Livingston said.

The Bobcats and the Panthers each boast storied programs and trophy cases stuffed with league, district and state championship awards. The winner of Thursday’s battle will add to that hardware haul.

A few years back, this rivalry used to open the league season, but recently it’s been moved to an end-of-the-season battle on a night that features no other league volleyball matches. It was a sensible move that gives the match, and the sport, more exposure.

“What sense did (having the match early in the season) make,” Livingston said. “They don’t usually play games like Michigan-Ohio State, USC-Notre Dame, etc., at the start of the season. Frankly, this has been a marquee matchup for decades. … Doing this doesn’t hurt anyone. I am sure the fanfare around this matchup might help build the sport in York County.”

The teams have met once this spring in a tournament at Central, with the Panthers emerging with a 25-21 victory. But Livingston doesn’t believe that match — or previous encounters during the club season — will mean much on Thursday.

“They’ve won some and we’ve won some,” he said. “None of that carries over to Thursday.”

Northeastern coach Matt Wilson, for one, can’t wait to see what happens on Thursday.

“It is one of the best rivalries in the state in any sport,” he said. “Additionally, the two programs have established themselves as the marquee programs, not just in the county, but in the state as well. Both programs have a proud and rich history that cannot be matched easily.”

That history includes five state titles and 20 District 3 crowns for Central, and three state championships and a dozen district crowns for Northeastern.

Both coaches expect a memorable evening on Thursday, featuring an intense and closely-fought contest that could very well go the full five games. In fact, it might be more surprising if the match didn’t go the distance.

“Very often these huge games do not live up to their billing, but this one usually does,” Livingston said. “It should be fun. Both teams have great respect for each other. Now it is time to play. As Johnny Unitas used to say: ‘Talk is cheap. Let’s play.’”

You want to know the best part about this showdown?

There will likely be a rematch next Tuesday night in the York-Adams League Tournament championship match at Dallastown.

Northeastern vs. Central York meeting twice within a week’s time?

Well, if you’re a York County boys’ volleyball fan, it just doesn’t get much better than that.

Steve Heiser is sports editor of The York Dispatch. He can be reached at sheiser@yorkdispatch.com.

York Dispatch Staff Report

Eastern York pushed unbeaten Central York hard early on, but the Panthers ultimately captured a 25-14, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20 boys’ volleyball triumph on Tuesday night.

Royce Clemens led the Panthers with 15 kills and 10 digs. Ryan Gardner had 14 kills and three digs, Dylan Hose had 49 assists and four digs and Alex Klunk had 10 kills and four digs.

For the Golden Knights, Sandon Eaton had nine kills and nine digs, while Austin Miller had 29 assists and five digs and Elliot Royce had five kills and five blocks.

Central stayed a perfect 10-0 in the league and 11-0 overall. Eastern finished league play at 5-6 and fell to 5-7 overall.

Central won the JV match, 25-11, 25-18.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

NORTHEASTERN 3, NEW OXFORD 0: At New Oxford, the Bobcats won the York-Adams League match, 25-19, 25-5, 25-13. Stephen Braswell led the Bobcats with eight digs and seven kills. Also for Northeastern, Luke Braswell had 16 assists, three aces and three digs, Matt Hollinger had 13 digs and Malik Jefferson had seven kills and three blocks. For the Bulldogs, Ross Starner had seven kills and four digs, while Tyler Steckbeck had nine digs and three kills. Northeastern remained perfect in the league at 10-0 and improved to 12-1 overall. The Bobcats won the JV match, 25-18, 25-11.

RED LION 3, WEST YORK 0: At Red Lion, the Lions won the York-Adams League match, 25-16, 25-16, 25-10. Dan Longnecker led the Lions with 12 assists and six digs. Jared Warner and Jesus Gonzalez each had six kills, while Dan Jones had nine digs. For the Bulldogs, Josh Rinehart had five kills and three blocks, while Brett Strickler had six assists, three blocks and three kills and Joey Smith had four kills. West York won the JV match, 19-25, 28-26, 18-16.

SUSQUEHANNOCK 3, DOVER 0: At Dover, Nathan Rohrbaugh led the Warriors to the 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 victory with 12 kills, five digs and three aces. Alex Miller had 11 assists, seven kills, seven digs and four aces, Tim Frey had five kills and 19 digs and A.J. Schaeffer had 15 assists, 10 digs, three kills and three aces. For the Eagles, Brendan Warren had nine kills and four digs, while Joe Abate had six kills and three blocks and Chipper Lindeman had 19 assists. Dover won the JV match, 18-25, 26-24, 15-11.

DALLASTOWN 3, KEN NARD-DALE 0: At Fawn Grove, the Wildcats won the York-Adams League match, 25-19, 25-23, 28-26. Kyle Brignall led the Wildcats with 20 kills and five digs. Justin Barnett had 31 assists and five aces, while Jordan Miller had four aces and four blocks. For the Rams, Nathan Ellis had 15 kills and four blocks, while Josiah McConville had 26 assists and three aces and Dylan Tessier had nine kills and five blocks. Dallastown (8-6 overall) finished league play at 8-3. K-D finished league play at 7-4.

YORK SUBURBAN 3, SPRING GROVE 1: At Spring Grove, the Trojans (7-5 overall) finished their York-Adams League season at 7-4, while Spring Grove (4-12 overall) wrapped up its league season at 3-8. The game scores were 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 25-18. Lars Dalemar had 41 assists for Suburban, while Jacob Kauffman collected 21 kills and Brad Hartshorne slammed 13 kills. Austin Muff paced Spring Grove with 24 assists, while Dalton Forbes had 20 kills. Spring Grove won the JV match, 25-19, 25-19.

York Dispatch Staff Report

Red Lion captured a non-league boys’ volleyball match at Elizabethtown on Monday night, 25-11, 25-17, 25-22.

Jesus Gonzalez led the Lions with 10 kills and four blocks. Jared Warner had 14 digs, seven kills and four blocks, Dan Longnecker had 19 assists, five kills and three digs and Bennett Frey had 10 digs and three kills. Red Lion won the JV match, 26-24, 32-30.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

SPRING GROVE 3, NEW OXFORD 1: At Spring Grove, Austin Muff collected 32 assists to lead the Rockets to a 25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 25-11 victory. Cayden Wisner had 15 kills and 17 digs. Ross Starner led the Colonials with nine kills, seven digs and four blocks.

RED LAND 3, DOVER 1: Red Land won the non-league match in four games, 25-14, 29-27, 22-25, 25-17. The visiting Eagles were paced by Brendan Warren (11 kills, nine digs) and Chipper Lindeman (22 assists, five digs, three kills).

York Dispatch Staff Report

The Northeastern and Central York boys’ volleyball teams each took another step toward the most-anticipated match of the York-Adams League regular season on Thursday night.

The Bobcats and Panthers each cruised to 3-0 victories to improve to 9-0 in league action. Northeastern (11-1 overall) beat Kennard-Dale in Manchester, 25-13, 25-14, 25-18. The Panthers (10-0 overall) won at West York, 25-14, 25-8, 25-13.

Northeastern and Central are scheduled to meet next Thursday in Manchester.

Both teams have one other league match left on Tuesday before the showdown. Northeastern is at New Oxford (1-7) and Central York plays host to Eastern York (4-5).

At Manchester, Luke Braswell led the Bobcats over K-D with 31 assists and three kills, while Stephen Braswell had 12 kills and three blocks and Malik Jefferson had nine kills. Northeastern won the JV match by forfeit because of K-D injuries.

At West York, Ryan Gardner led the Panthers with 10 kills, five blocks and three aces. Josh Van Wyk had 10 kills and Dylan Hose had 33 assists. For the Bulldogs, Josh Rinehart had seven kills and seven digs, while Brett Strickler had four kills, four digs and three blocks and Taylor Boyer had five assists and three kills. Central won the JV match, 25-7, 25-22.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

YORK SUBURBAN 3, RED LION 1: At Suburban, Jacob Kauffman led the Trojans to the 25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16 victory with 22 kills, 14 digs and six blocks. Brad Hartshorne had 11 kills and 11 digs, Lars Dalemar had 33 assists, seven digs, six blocks and five kills and Ryan Bury had eight kills and four blocks. For the Lions, Jared Warner had 11 kills, while Hunter Kline had 11 aces and six digs and Dan Longnecker had 12 assists, eight digs and four kills. Red Lion won the JV match, 25-17, 28-30, 15-11.

SUSQUEHANNOCK 3, SPRING GROVE 0: At Glen Rock, the Warriors won 25-13, 25-16, 25-8. Alex Miller led the Warriors with 12 assists, 11 kills and nine digs. A.J. Schaeffer (21 assists, 10 digs, seven kills), Nathan Rohrbaugh (10 kills, five blocks, three digs, three aces) and Tim Frey (seven digs, four kills, three aces) also excelled for the winners. For the Rockets, Dalton Forbes (10 kills, nine digs), Austin Muff (13 assists, seven digs) and Cayden Wisner (nine digs, three kills) led the way. Spring Grove won the JV match, 25-21, 26-24.

DALLASTOWN 3, DOVER 0: At Dallastown, the Wildcats won 25-15, 26-24, 25-11. Kyle Brignall led the Wildcats with 17 kills and three digs. Justin Barnett (28 assists, four kills, three blocks, three aces), Dylan Smith (eight kills, four digs) and Owen Terroso (14 digs) also shined for the Wildcats. For the Eagles, Brendan Warren (10 kills, six digs), Koleman Hoffman (eight kills, three digs) and Chipper Lindeman (23 assists, three digs) were the stat leaders. Dallastown won the JV match, 25-10, 25-12.

York Dispatch Staff Report

Dallastown improved to 6-3 in York-Adams League boys’ volleyball action on Tuesday night with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-15 victory over Susquehannock in Glen Rock.

Kyle Brignall (17 kills), Justin Barnett (29 assists, six blocks, four digs, five aces) and Owen Terroso (14 digs) led Dallastown.

Susquehannock’s leaders were A.J. Schaeffer (16 assists, five kills), Sam Winslow (12 digs), Alex Miller (seven kills, 10 digs) and Nathan Rohrbaugh (seven kills).

Dallastown won the JV match, 25-16, 20-25, 15-11.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

RED LION 3, EASTERN YORK 0: At Wrightsville, the Lions rolled to a 25-14, 25-15, 26-24 triumph. Dan Longnecker (14 assists, five kills), Hunter Klein (12 assists, five digs), Jared Warner (nine kills, three digs), Dan Jones (eight digs) and Jake Frey (eight kills) led the winners. Eastern was paced by Austin Miller (29 assists, six digs), Sandon Eaton (14 digs, eight kills), Liam Eifert (12 digs) and Mike Bair (13 digs, 13 kills). Red Lion also won the JV match, 25-21, 25-21.

YORK SUBURBAN 3, DOVER 0: At Suburban, the home cruised to a 25-18, 25-17, 25-22 victory. Jacob Kauffman (13 kills, eight digs), Brad Hartshorne (11 blocks, seven digs, seven kills), Lars Dalemar (25 assists) and Ryan Bury (seven kills, six digs) led the Trojans. Dover’s leaders were Chipper Lindeman (20 assists) and Brendan Warren (11 kills). Dover won the JV match, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14.

York Dispatch Staff Report

Kennard-Dale rolled to a 25-10, 25-17, 25-9 victory over New Oxford on Monday night in boys’ volleyball action in Fawn Grove.

Nathan Ellis led the Rams with 11 kills and four aces. Dylan Tessier had six kills and five aces for K-D, while Josiah McConville had 21 assists.

For the Colonials, Tyler Steckbeck had six digs and four kills, while Ross Starner had eight kills, five blocks and four digs.

K-D improved to 7-2 in the York-Adams League and 7-2 overall.

The Rams won the JV match 2-0.

York Dispatch Staff Report

Northeastern and Central York each stayed perfect in York-Adams League boys’ volleyball action on Tuesday night.

Northeastern downed Eastern, 3-0, while Central beat York Suburban, 3-1.

Both teams are now 8-0 in league action. Central is 9-0 overall, while Northeastern is 10-1 overall. Northeastern is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class AA in the latest Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association poll. Central is ranked No. 2 in AAA.

At Manchester, the Bobcats won 25-10, 25-7, 25-20. Luke Braswell led the Bobcats with 30 assists. Also for Northeastern, Stephen Braswell had 10 kills, Reese Devilbiss had nine kills and Malik Jefferson had five kills. For the Golden Knights, Austin Miller had 13 assists and six digs, while Jason Seitz had five kills and six digs and Sandon Eaton had 10 digs and three kills. Northeastern won the JV match 25-6, 25-20.

At Central, Ryan Gardner led the Panthers to the 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18 victory with 17 kills. Royce Clemens (13 kills, eight digs, three blocks, three assists), Alex Klunk (13 kills) and Dylan Hose (44 assists, three digs) also excelled for Central. For the Trojans, Jacob Kauffman had 24 kills, 11 digs and three aces, while Brad Hartshome had seven kills, nine blocks and eight digs and Lars Delamar had 38 assists and six digs. Central won the JV match, 25-4, 25-16.

OTHER BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

SUSQUEHANNOCK 3, RED LION 1: At Red Lion, Alex Miller and Nathan Rohrbaugh combined for 26 kills to help power the Warriors past the Lions, 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24. A.J. Schaeffer racked up 34 assists for Susquehannock, and Miller served five aces. Jesus Gonzalez hammered 10 kills for Red Lion, and Dan Longnecker and Hunter Klein teamed for 36 assists. The Lions won the JV match, 25-16, 17-25, 15-11.

NEW OXFORD 3, WEST YORK 2: At New Oxford, the Colonials rallied for 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10 triumph. Tyler Steckbeck (17 kills, 10 digs) and Ross Starner (13 kills, 11 digs) led New Oxford. West York got big games from Josh Rinehart (13 kills, eight digs, six aces), Mitch Grimm (18 digs) and Taylor Boyer (25 assists, 11 digs).

SPRING GROVE 3, DALLASTOWN 1: At Spring Grove, the Rockets surprised Dallastown, 25-19, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21. Dallastown (5-6 overall) fell to 5-3 in the York-Adams League, while Spring Grove (2-10 overall) got its first league victory to improve to 1-6. Dalton Forbes (18 kills, 16 digs), Cayden Wisner (10 digs, nine kills), Derek Carlisle (18 digs) and Austin Muff (34 assists) led Spring Grove. Kyle Brignall (19 kills), Owen Terroso (14 digs) and Justin Barnett (39 assists) paced Dallastown.