HARTFORD, CT — Masuk High’s boys volleyball team, the No. 4 seed in the Class L State Tournament, defeated No. 6 Cheshire 3-0 in the championship match at Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford Friday.
The Panthers won by scores of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-15. Nate McCauley logged 18 kills, Dan Ferris had 14 Kills and Nathan Kurkoski accumulated 39 assists.
Masuk advanced to the title round with 3-0 wins over No. 13 Oxford and No. 5 Wolcott Tech, followed by a 3-2 edging of No. 9 New Canaan on Wednesday. In the win over New Canaan, the game scores were 25-23, 17-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-13.
The Panthers, led by Coach Hipolito Castro, went 17-3 in the regular season. Members of the team include:
Michael Majersky, Owen Michael Smith, Jack Hanna, Evan Alderman, Christian DaEira, Daniel Ferris, Brendan Kirberger, Owen Joseph Smith, Vishwajit Selvaraju, Nicholas Carvaja, Thomas Warner, Matthew Scholz, Nicholas Adams, Nathan McCauley, Nathan Kurkoski, Michael Cafaro, Luke Dolio and Tyler Barringer.