Sarnia, ON
- With one day left to go in the LSSAA season, any
final push for position in the playoffs will need to
be made on Thursday. Tuesday's action had basketball
and volleyball headline the day, as 11 match ups
were played between the two sports.
Northern vs St. Patrick's
Northern
swept the Irish in their three games on Tuesday,
picking up a 65-23 victory in junior girls
basketball and a 55-26 victory in senior girls
basketball. The junior victory moves the Vikings
into third place with a 4-3 record, and two points
behind St. Clair for second. The Vikings Split the
season series with St. Clair 1-1 and will likely see
them in the first round of the playoffs.
The senior
girls are still on top of the girls division, and
will play SCITS on Thursday, looking to remain in
the driver seat heading into the playoffs.
Northern
also had a 3-0 victory over St. Patrick's in junior
boys volleyball, winning 25-23, 25-19, 25-16. With
the victory Northern stays in pace with SCITS for
the final playoff spot in the junior ranks. The two
teams will play on Thursday with the winner heading
to the playoffs. Northern holds a 3-0 victory over
the Bombers earlier in the season, so SCITS will
need to win 3-0 to avoid a tie-breaker if needed.
St. Clair vs St. Christopher
Both
the
Colts and Cyclones are involved in every playoff
picture, sitting #1 and #2 in junior girls
basketball and junior boys volleyball. On Tuesday
St. Chris took the advantage in junior girls
basketball with a 38-19 victory, continuing their
perfect 7-0 season, while St. Clair ends the year at
5-3, two points ahead of Northern.
In
junior boys volleyball, the Colts won 2-1 with
25-17, 15-10 set victories, and a 23-25 set loss.
Both teams had identical 11-1 records coming into
the game, and with the victory St. Clair will take
first spot heading into the playoffs, while St. Chis
will look to take on St. Francois-Xavier in the
opening round. The Colts will wait out the winner of
Northern and SCITS for their first round match up.
In senior
action, the girls basketball team sits with a 7-3
record, and in third place after a 44-40 loss to the
Cyclones. St. Clair will take on either St. Chris or
Northern in the first round after Thursday's match
ups decide the positioning. And in boys volleyball,
St. Chris edged out 2-1 victory after losing the
first 9-25, and coming back with 25-22, 25-21 set
victories. St. Clair has a 6-3 record heading into
Thursday, while the Cyclones had a 7-3 record. Both
teams will meet each other again in the first round
of the playoffs.
SCITS vs LCCVI
With a 3-0
victory over the Lancers Tuesday, SCITS has given
themselves a chance to make it into
the
junior boys volleyball playoffs. They will just need
to beat Northern Thursday to make it in. With a
victory on Thursday, LCCVI could as well advance
into the playoffs in senior boys volleyball.
LCCVI
currently sits in 4th place in junior girls
basketball, and will make it into the playoffs with
a 2-5 record ahead of St. Patrick's. A meeting with
the St. Christopher Cyclones will be in order for
their first round playoff. With a victory on
Thursday
St. Francois-Xavier vs North Lambton
The
Knights and Eagles split in boys volleyball, as the
Knights won 3-0 in juniors, 25-19, 25-18, 25-7,
moving them 9-4 on the season. St. Francoise will
make the playoffs and will look to a St. Christopher
first round match up, while North Lambton on the
senior side has a 2-7 record after a 3-0 win
Tuesday, and has an outside chance to make it into
the next round.
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