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Nitros nipped by Indians
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| Glendale High's Jon Linese makes a diving dig during the Nitros' Pacific League loss to Burroughs.(Alex Collins/ News-Press) |
Volleyball: Glendale squad shows great strides in a four-game loss to Burroughs.
By Dylan Kruse
BURBANK — Evidence of just how far the Glendale High boys’ volleyball team has progressed this season came during a grueling Pacific League road match against Burroughs on Thursday
After not being able to handle the Indians’ overwhelming size advantage in their first meeting and being swept at home, the Nitros pushed Burroughs to the brink the second time around, before eventually falling 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23.
While it goes down as another loss for Glendale (3-8 in league), Coach Mark Bauman found plenty of positives with his team’s effort.
“I feel like I’m 10 feet off the ground right now,” Bauman said. “We’ve been playing better, but I had heard they’ve improved too, so I just wanted to give them a game. We won the third game and almost the first and [last one], so I’m really proud of them.”
In the end, the Nitros had no answer for the Indians’ trio of outside hitter Josh Marbach, middle blocker Malcolm Collins and setter Adam Camesa.
Marbach was all over the floor and finished with a match-high 21 kills and three aces, while Collins pounded home 13 kills and collected five blocks. Camesa routinely set up his hard-hitting teammates perfectly as he dished out 33 assists.
“Their No. 6 [Marbach] is a machine,” Bauman said. “He’s a smart player, he’s aggressive. I just said we’ve got to focus on him, pick on him, frustrate him or try to block him or just do whatever we can.”
Glendale, using a balanced attack, was led by Chad Lareza’s six kills and four blocks and Jose Garcia’s five kills.
The match might have taken on a completely different result if a questionable line call had gone the Nitros’ way in game one.
Up 24-22 and serving for the game, Collins ripped a ball that appeared to land just beyond the back line and give Glendale the game.
But, the linesman ruled the ball in for a point, giving the Indians (6-4 in league) new life as they went on to snatch the 27-25 win.
“I was really frustrated,” Bauman said of the call. “I know that linesmen help out, but this was not even close.”
Things didn’t get much better in Game Two for Glendale, as Burroughs never trailed, but the third game was a different story.
The Nitros came out with newfound enthusiasm to grab an 11-8 lead on one of Kris Santiago’s three kills, as the offense finally began to find its rhythm.
“That’s been our problem from the beginning,” said Bauman, who received six blocks from Jon Lineses and 10 assists from Aryan Madadian. “We warm up slowly. I told them, we’ve got to start warming up faster. Once they warmed up, this was probably best they’ve ever played as a team. They passed well, they communicated well.”
After exchanging points with Burroughs down the stretch, Glendale was able to close things out when a Marbach kill attempt went awry, forcing a fourth game.
Burroughs, which committed 19 service errors throughout the match, was sloppy at the start of Game Four and the Nitros capitalized to grab a 17-14 edge and force Indians Coach Joel Brinton to take a timeout.
Glendale’s final lead of the game came when a Lareza dink fell in for a 20-19 Nitros advantage, but it was all Burroughs from that point on.
Glendale concludes its season at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday when it will host cross-town rival Hoover.
After not being able to handle the Indians’ overwhelming size advantage in their first meeting and being swept at home, the Nitros pushed Burroughs to the brink the second time around, before eventually falling 27-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23.
While it goes down as another loss for Glendale (3-8 in league), Coach Mark Bauman found plenty of positives with his team’s effort.
“I feel like I’m 10 feet off the ground right now,” Bauman said. “We’ve been playing better, but I had heard they’ve improved too, so I just wanted to give them a game. We won the third game and almost the first and [last one], so I’m really proud of them.”
In the end, the Nitros had no answer for the Indians’ trio of outside hitter Josh Marbach, middle blocker Malcolm Collins and setter Adam Camesa.
Marbach was all over the floor and finished with a match-high 21 kills and three aces, while Collins pounded home 13 kills and collected five blocks. Camesa routinely set up his hard-hitting teammates perfectly as he dished out 33 assists.
“Their No. 6 [Marbach] is a machine,” Bauman said. “He’s a smart player, he’s aggressive. I just said we’ve got to focus on him, pick on him, frustrate him or try to block him or just do whatever we can.”
Glendale, using a balanced attack, was led by Chad Lareza’s six kills and four blocks and Jose Garcia’s five kills.
The match might have taken on a completely different result if a questionable line call had gone the Nitros’ way in game one.
Up 24-22 and serving for the game, Collins ripped a ball that appeared to land just beyond the back line and give Glendale the game.
But, the linesman ruled the ball in for a point, giving the Indians (6-4 in league) new life as they went on to snatch the 27-25 win.
“I was really frustrated,” Bauman said of the call. “I know that linesmen help out, but this was not even close.”
Things didn’t get much better in Game Two for Glendale, as Burroughs never trailed, but the third game was a different story.
The Nitros came out with newfound enthusiasm to grab an 11-8 lead on one of Kris Santiago’s three kills, as the offense finally began to find its rhythm.
“That’s been our problem from the beginning,” said Bauman, who received six blocks from Jon Lineses and 10 assists from Aryan Madadian. “We warm up slowly. I told them, we’ve got to start warming up faster. Once they warmed up, this was probably best they’ve ever played as a team. They passed well, they communicated well.”
After exchanging points with Burroughs down the stretch, Glendale was able to close things out when a Marbach kill attempt went awry, forcing a fourth game.
Burroughs, which committed 19 service errors throughout the match, was sloppy at the start of Game Four and the Nitros capitalized to grab a 17-14 edge and force Indians Coach Joel Brinton to take a timeout.
Glendale’s final lead of the game came when a Lareza dink fell in for a 20-19 Nitros advantage, but it was all Burroughs from that point on.
Glendale concludes its season at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday when it will host cross-town rival Hoover.
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