Golden Tornado
Volleyball
Season Schedule
Butler 3 Fox Chapel 0
Luke Lombardo had 29 assists
and Bill Roberts 13 kills
as the Tornado blanked the Foxes 29-27, 27-25, 25-19.
Steve Hitchen added 31 passes and Andrew
Shakely had four blocks for Butler.
Cody
Moffatt managed 31 aces, Walter
Santa had 15 kills and Bill
Roberts 12 kills as the Butler boys volleyball team
went 7-1 in the Hempfield Tournament. The Tornado finished
third out of 14 teams.
Butler's junior varsity team finished first in an eight-team field.
Luke Lombardo had 23 assists as
Butler swept Fox Chapel 25-14, 25-18, 25-22.
Shawn Vincent
tallied nine assists and Devin Koehring
contributed seven kills as Butler (2-1) downed Hopewell
in straight sets by scores of 27-25, 25-15 and 25-19.
The Golden Tornado also prevailed in the junior varsity
match, 2-0
Shawn Vincent totaled eight serving
aces and 14 assists while teammate Devin
Koehring had eight kills as Butler swept Summit Academy
by scores of 25-4, 25-15 and 25-12
Butler 3, Bethel Park
2— Devin Koehring had
12 kills and six blocks as the Tornado pulled out a 16-25,
25-23, 17-25, 25-21, 15-11 victory against the Black Hawks.
Ryan Collins had 22 passes
and Shawn Vincent added 28
assists for Butler.
2006
Chris Falbo and Devin
Koehring each managed 13 kills and
Shawn Vincent tallied 29 assists as
the Golden Tornado opened its
season with a 3-0 victory over Avonworth by scores of 25-8,
25-14 and 25-13.
Shawn Vincent
tallied nine assists and Devin Koehring
contributed seven kills as Butler (2-1) downed Hopewell
in straight sets by scores of 27-25, 25-15 and 25-19.
The Golden Tornado also prevailed in the junior varsity
match, 2-0
"It
feels good to be back in the playoffs. It feels great to
still be alive in the playoffs,"... Butler coach
Lew Liparulo
Butler - 3
South Park - 0
The Butler boys volleyball
team found itself down not once, but twice at Penn Hills.
The second time, it was either win or go home for the Golden
Tornado. Coach Lew Liparulo
was pleased with the route his team took.
Butler prevailed 21-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 15-7 in a WPIAL
Class AAA first-round playoff game.
"We were down two (games) to
one," said Liparulo. "But our kids played hard.
"This was a seesaw game, but we never got rattled."
The Tornado (13-4) received seven service aces and 16 kills
from Ricky Gonzalez, while
Chris Falbo had five blocks
and Shawn Vincent tallied 44
assists.

Butler
- 3 Seneca Valley -1
"The kids have confidence and they don't quit. That's
the bottom line."
-Head Coach Lew Liparulo
Rick Gonzalez
had 20 kills and eight aces as the Butler boys volleyball
team downed Shaler
25-20, 25-21 and 25-12.
Chris Erdos added 20 passes
and Shawn Vincent 36 for the
Golden Tornado (9-2, 6-1).
Oh,
so close...
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Butler
3, Hopewell 1
Shaun Vincent had 10 points to lead the Tornado to a 25-23,
25-16, 24-26, 25-21 victory. The Butler junior varsity team
won 25-8, 25-6, 15-3.
The Butler boys volleyball team took
second place in the North Hills Tournament.
The Golden Tornado swept through South Park, Deer Lakes
and Elderton before splitting with Pine-Richland.
Butler then beat Avonworth in the tournament's semi-finals
before losing to Hempfield in the championship by scores
of 25-23, 25-23
Head Coach:
Lew Liparulo
Assistant Coach :
lew_liparulo@butler.k12.pa.us
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