Volleyball: Strath Haven bounces back to beat Penncrest

First-year coach John Grossman liked what he saw as he watched his Strath Haven volleyball team warm up before Monday’s Central League semifinal showdown with Penncrest. The Panthers were hitting the ball hard and appeared to be ready. They were not.
“We came out tense,” Grossman said. “We had six or seven service errors in the first set.”
Strath Haven dropped that set, but the nervousness did not last long. Strath Haven bounced back to take the next three sets for a 3-1 triumph over the visiting Lions.
“Once we calmed down and started to serve the ball the way we can, we were fine,” Grossman said. Strath Haven (11-6) recovered from that 25-20 loss in the first set to win, 26-24, 25-10 and 25-17 to advance to the league championship game for the seventh year in a row. The defending league champion Panthers will meet regular-season champ Garnet Valley in the championship Wednesday night at a site to be determined.
It will be the fifth time the Panthers and Jaguars have squared off for the league title. The two teams have combined to win the last six championships.

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