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Boys volleyball displays dominance in early games
Second in-league season starts with an undefeated streak
STORY Alvin Y.
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A five-game streak win streak has set the tone for the young, mighty, and talented boy's varsity volleyball team in the second in-league season since the team was formed in 2020. And although that streak was snapped in the game against on Mar. 20, the boys are still 10-8 as of Apr. 6.
As communication and team chemistry play a massive role in the sport, the team attributes much of its success stems from teamwork.
“Since most of us in the starting lineup are juniors and a few freshmen, we get along really well,” co-captain Max M. ’24 said. “Not only are we all quite strong players, we all understand how each other plays.”
Victories against established schools such as Bay, University Preparatory Academy, and Eastside College
Preparatory display Nueva’s dominance and the team was especially proud of their win against Bay.
“The highlight of the season was probably our game against Bay,” Coach David Shields ’20 said. “It was probably the best team I’ve seen the boys play.”
Although the game was a blowout victory from Nueva, the team still faced from resistance from Bay.
In the second set, the team went down 12-6 early, prompting a timeout. Energized with a determination to play better volleyball, the players broke from the huddle ready to win.
“Our captains led that timeout and had some stuff to say to the team,” Shields remarked. “Immediately, we went out of the huddle and went on a 9-3 run, and tied it up very quickly.”
Even with such a dominant season, the team still looks for areas to improve on to win their goal of becoming the champions. “We’ve still been working towards team chemistry,” Max noted. “While we have been working to fix the dropped balls, and communication, there’s still room for that as well.” With high expectations to win the league in their second in-league season, Nueva has shown they can meet the goal after defeating formidable schools. Shields believes the team can reach its goal.
“Personally, our expectation is to win the league,” Shields commented. “We have a lot of really good players who play a lot of volleyball outside the team.”
Nueva has proven it is one of the
