SUNDAY DISPATCH, SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011 PAGE 44
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Warriors match win total from 2010 Wyoming Area beats Berwick in straight sets
By Rick Notari
Dispatch Staff
Wyoming Area didn’t wait long to match last season’s win total, beating Berwick in straight sets in a Wyoming Valley Conference volleyball match on Wednesday afternoon in Exeter. Wyoming Area finished 1-14 in 2010. Tony Richards led the charge with nine aces, 14 assists, and four kills as the Warriors won, 25-9, 25-13, and 25-17. Cody Gates added 11 kills and two aces for WA, and Chris Evans had two kills and four ac-
es. WA 0, North Pocono 3
Wyoming Area was competitive with perennial WVC powerhouse North Pocono in a 3-0 loss to the Trojans on Monday in Exeter. Cody Gates paced the Warriors with eight kills and six points. Tony Richards added 11 assists and one kill. WA 0, Coughlin 3
Wyoming Area opened its season with a 3-0 loss to Coughlin last Friday in Wilkes-Barre. The Warriors lost 25-20, 25-
Tony Richards sets the ball for WA against Berwick.
13, and 25-14 despite 12 assists, two block and one kill from Tony Richards. Cody Gates added 7 kills and a block for Wyoming Area, and Chris Evans added four kills and one dig.
Cody Gates .........................26 Chris Evans...........................6 Tony Richards.......................6
Statistics
Digs Chris Evans ...........................1
Aces Tony Richards.......................9 Chris Evans...........................4 Cody Gates ...........................2 Assists Tony Richards ....................37 Kills
Blocks Tony Richards.......................2 Cody Gates ...........................1
Standings
Lake-Lehman ....................3-0 Crestwood .........................2-0 Holy Redeemer .................2-0 Nanticoke ..........................2-0 North Pocono ....................2-0 Abington Heights ..............2-1
Coughlin ............................2-1 Dallas .................................1-1 Tunkhannock......................1-1 Valley West........................1-2 Wyoming Area ..................1-2 Hanover .............................0-1 Meyers ...............................0-1 Berwick .............................0-2 Hazleton ............................0-2 West Side Tech..................0-2 Delaware Valley ................0-3 This week’s schedule
Monday WA at Crestwood Wednesday WA at Abington Heights
Wyoming Area's Cody Gates goes for the kill against Berwick in Exeter on Wednesday afternoon.
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