Trabuco Hills High School

  
Trabuco Hills Mustangs
Boys Volleyball!

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Winter Clinic in Full Swing

The next winter clinic session is on Saturday, January 7th.  Knock off some rust from the winter break and head on out to the THHS gym from 5:30PM to 7:30PM.  Contact Coach Hollaway for more information: hollaway@sbcglobal.net

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THHS vs El Toro - May 3, 2011 Match

Highlights of the match where Trabuco Hills clinched the Sea View League Championship is now posted on YouTube.  Click on the link below to see the video:

Trabuco Hills at El Toro
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THHS vs Aliso Niguel - March 22, 2011 Match

Highlights from the March 22nd match against Aliso Niguel are posted on YouTube.  This was the league opener last year; the start of the team's journey to a Sea View League championship:

Trabuco Hills at Aliso Niguel

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Quinn on YouTube

In the last match of the 2011 season, Quinn had an impressive kill on a one-handed set from Sean against Corona del Mar in the CIF Division II Semi-final match.  The kill was caught on film by the Cox Communications crew that was filming that day and by his family in this video clip posted on YouTube.

Quinn's Quick vs Corona del Mar
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2011 Recognition for Coach Hollaway

TheBackset.com released its list for top 10 coaching jobs of the past season and Coach Hollaway receives some well-deserved recognition.  See the article at the link below:

Top 10 Coaching Jobs of 2011
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#8 - Top Matches of the Season

Chris Tobolski of TheBackset.com puts the Trabuco Hills quarter final CIF-SS win over Oak Park as #8 on the top matches of the season!

Boys HS: Top Match #8
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Sea View League Honors

As league champs, our Mustangs received their fair share of post-season awards.

Beau Osborne: League MVP and First Team All-League
Brandon Stoker: First Team All-League
Sean Nakada: First Team All-League
Keenan Bunk-Jensen: Second Team All-League
JP Preziosi: Second Team All-League

Congratulations!
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Sea View League Champs and 
Spring Sports Rally Dance Champs . . . WHAT?!

Definitely a video is worth a thousand words:
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The Boys' Volleyball team, after being robbed last year (at least according to the boys), showed that they could dance as well as play volleyball (at least in their own minds)!

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Post Season Accolades - Part 1

Here is the first post (of hopefully many) with recognition for some of the team.  With success comes acknowledgement for a job well done; our players and coaches should get numerous post-season awards, so keep your eyes peeled.

The OC Register posted their All Orange County team today (May 30).  They have four levels of recognition with a first team, second team, third team, and honorable mention.  The first team has 8 players including the player of the year, Zack LaCavera of Mater Dei.  The second team has 7 players, the third team has 7 players, and then there are 23 players recognized on the honorable mention list.  Our Mustangs put three players on the honorable mention list meaning they are 3 of the top 45 players in the county for 2011!  I'm sure each one of these players would tell you that their success was only a result of the hard work of the entire team and the coaching staff. Click on the following link to read the entire article:
2011 All County Team

or go straght to the 2011 All County - Honorable Mention list to see Beau Osborne, Brandon Stoker, and Sean Nakada listed among the top players in Orange County.

Also note that Beau has been picked to represent South Orange County and our Mustangs in the County North-South All-Star match on Friday, June 3.  See the details for the All-Star team at the following link:  County All-Star Match

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Season Highlights

Thanks to the Matsumoto's, we have a few reminders of both the Varsity and JV seasons.  Click on the following links to see some video:
Beau's Spike vs Mission Viejo
Brandon's serve vs El Toro
Quinn's Kill vs El Toro

JV Samis Spike
JV Rally vs El Toro

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Season Ending Match (I think)!

On Tuesday (May 17), our Mustangs played the #1 seeded (CIF-SS Division 2) and #7 in the nation (ESPN Rise Rankings) Corona del Mar Sea Kings.  The Sea Kings boast 4 seniors who will be playing Division 1 college volleyball next near.  Our Mustangs definitely had their work cut out for them.

The first set showed why the Sea Kings were ranked so high.  Their defense was tough; our boys had a hard time finding any holes for kills, and the set ended with a score of 16-25.  In the middle of the set, there was a lengthy intermission, as our starting Middle Blocker, John Hansen, twisted his ankle on his way down from a play at the net.  With the loss of John for the rest of the match, the Trabuco fans were concerned whether or not we could mount a comeback.

The second set started out as a back and forth affair.  Our Mustangs picked up their defense, and was also able to find holes in the Sea Kings defense.  Our boys, stretched a lead late into the set, on kills by Brandon Stoker (5), JP Preziosi (3), Beau Osborne (2), and Quinn Taber (1).  Keenan Bunk-Jensen steadied the defense with 4 digs.  But, the Sea Kings picked away at the lead and caught our boys at 23-23.  The Sea Kings went on to score the last two points to take the set 25-23.

The third set showed our offensive versatility with 7 players contributing kills, but with a few too many errors against this talented Corona del Mar team, our boys lost the third set and the match 13-25.

CIF SoCal Regionals:  CIF does not have a state tournament for boys' volleyball, but they do have a Southern California regional playoff.  The playoff pits 8 teams from three divisions into an 8 team single elimination bracket per division that starts next Tuesday (May 24).  Bids for the playoff will be announced on Sunday.  Since the Regionals are split into three divisions based on school size, our Mustangs would need to qualify for a Division 1 berth.  We will keep you updated as soon as we know about the bids or you can find out more at the CIF website.
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CIF-SS Division 2 Semifinals

Four teams are left to battle in the CIF-SS Semifinal match tonight (Wednesday, May 17). The teams left standing in Division 2 include Corona del Mar (#1 seed), Laguna Beach (#2 seed), Beckman (defeated #3 seed Valencia) and our Mustangs (defeated #4 seed Oak Park).  This all Orange County affair will determine who goes to the finals on Saturday, May 21 at Cypress College for the 4:30PM match.

The match starts at 7:00PM at Corona del Mar so be sure to get a good seat early and cheer on our Mustangs! 
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Quarter Final Win over Oak Park

The Oak Park Eagles came into the playoffs seeded 4th, just ahead of our Mustangs.  On paper, the two teams looked to be evenly matched.  The one difference was that the Oak Park Eagles had no Seniors and was anchored by a solid core of Juniors with one Freshman in their starting line-up.  Our Mustangs were built around a senior heavy roster with two starting juniors.  This difference in age and the extra time our Mustangs have spent playing together as a team became an invaluable advantage in this quarter final match-up.

The first set was a close match with each team having small runs in this race to 25.  But, the home court familiarity and some questionable calls were enough to tip the set in Oak Park's favor ending in a 23-25 loss for our Mustangs.  In the next set, Oak Park built on their momentum, and controlled the set to a 25-18 win.  Our Mustangs, down 2 sets to 0, had their backs against the wall.  The sizable Mustang faithful were cheering for the team, but there was definitely a feeling of anxiety.  Could our Mustangs win three sets in a row?  Would their CIF playoff hopes end here?

But, the boys did not look panicked; they had an air of confidence and control.  This is where their teamwork was needed and this is where it started to shine through.  In the third set, Mike Carlson was substituted in to start as one of the Middle Blockers.  His presence was immediate, tallying 3 kills in the set.  With that spark, our offense began to click and our Mustangs took the third set 25-19.  Now the momentum was on our side.  In the fourth set, Beau Osborne and Brandon Stoker started taking over the match.  They ended the set with 6 kills a piece, and guided the team to a 25-20 win.  

Now with the sets all tied up at two, it was going to be a battle to 15.  Credit the Oak Park Eagles for not folding after losing two straight sets, as both teams pushed each other to a 7-7 tie.  Then our Mustangs were given a red card for unsportsmanlike conduct, giving the Eagles a 8-7 lead without having to take a swing.  Oak Park grew this lead to a score of 13-10, but our boys still looked determined.  Keenan Bunk-Jensen went back to the service line and delivered five perfectly placed serves to get Oak Park out of system.  Oak Park errors and some Trabuco Hills kills translated into five straight points and a 15-13 score to win the set and the match.  Our Mustangs played almost flawlessly in the fifth set with no hitting errors and no service errors; they leaned on each other and Coach Hollaway's drive for a "perfect game!"

Final Score: 
23-25
18-25
25-19
25-20
15-13

Highlights included:
Brandon Stoker - 24 Kills, 1 Ace
Beau Osborne - 20 Kills, 3 Assists, 1 Ace
Sean Nakada - 53 Assists, 5 Digs
John Hansen - 5 Kills, 4.5 Blocks
Mike Carlson - 5 Kills

To read the OC Varsity.com summary and preview of the next round, click on the following link:
CIF-SS: Trabuco Hills at Corona del Mar

The updated CIF Division 2 brackets are also available for download by clicking here:
CIF Div 2: Updated Playoff Brackets

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CIF Playoff - Quarter Finals

The boys played well tonight (May 12) taking down the Santiago Sharks in three.  The set scores were 25-12, 25-16, and 25-20.  Highlights from the match included:
Beau Osborne - 10 Kills, 4 Aces
Brandon Stoker - 10 Kills
John Hansen - 6 Kills, 2.5 Blocks
Sean Nakada - 29 Assist, 4 Aces

Our Mustangs now need to take their game on the road to Oak Park High School.  This quarter final match is scheduled for 7:00PM on Saturday, May 14.  To get a preliminary look at the other quarter final matches, click to download the pairings. (CIF-SS Division 2 Qrtr's - Preliminary)

UPDATED 5:00PM - May 13th:  CIF-SS Division 2 Updated Brackets


Click here for a link to Google Maps: Oak Park High School Map


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Senior Nite Festivities

On Thursday, May 5th, prior to the last league match of the season, our Mustangs celebrated the volleyball careers and high school memories of our nine graduating seniors.

See the slideshow by clicking the following link:
Senior Nite

Or view and download the photos from our Photobucket site: Photobucket Site


(Photos courtesy of the Lee's)
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Sea View League Champs!

The one obstacle in the way of our Trabuco Hills Mustangs becoming Sea View League Champions were the El Toro Chargers.  And, last night (Tuesday, May 3), the Chargers put up quite a barrier to that reality.  It took a hard fought, five set match for our Mustangs to clinch the league title with scores of 22-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-19, and 15-11.  The team was led by their senior opposite, Beau Osborne, with a monstrous, season high 39 Kills!  Junior, Sean Nakada, fed Beau and the rest of the offense with his season high 61 Assists.  Junior, Brandon Stoker, also contributed with his 16 Kills, and 6 Aces.

Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Volleyball team!

See the short match summary on OC Varsity.com.  (Volleyball: Tuesday Round-up)
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YouTube Ad for Trabuco Hills Volleyball

Our JV Libero and resident videographer, Zach Zamora, put some clips from the San Juan Hills match together to create this ad.  The first screening of the video was during school announcements last Friday.  You can see it by clicking on the link below:
Boys' Volleyball Video
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Ace, Kill, Block, Dig . . .

Interested in learning about volleyball stats?  During the season, you can keep up with complete varsity game stats on MaxPreps.com or a short summary of key varsity stats on OCVarsity.com.  And, if you want to learn more, here are two good references endorsed by AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches of America) to help decipher the terminology:

AVCA Keeping Stats Slide Show

2008 NCAA Statistician's Manual
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