Scituate, Ponaganset spikers reach playoffs

Scituate High School completed another solid volleyball season last week, putting up a 12-4 season number and clinching second place in Division II-North.

Mount St. Charles Academy and Cranston West tied for the top spot with 15-1 records. Scituate's four league losses were to MSC and C-West. Preliminary round playoff matches were scheduled earlier this week and the quarter-final round is down for tonight, Thursday, Nov. 5 on the home courts of the higher seeds.

The Mounties downed the Spartans in the regular-season finale, three games to one at SHS. Katherine "Rocco" Corsi paced the hosts' floor game with 13 kills, five digs and three blocks. The blues took the third game, 25-8.

Scituate hosted a quarter-final playoff game on Tuesday night.

Ponaganset handled Cumberland in Division I-North last week, 3-0 on home court, lifting their record to a game over .500 at 9-8. Becky Short had 15 kills and five digs for the hosts and Alicia Turbitt added five kills and seven digs.

The Chieftains wrapped up the regular season at Classical last Thursday and rallied from a first-set loss to take down host Classical, 3-1. The win was the Chiefs' fourth straight and put their final record at 10-8. That earned them the third seed in the D-I playoffs.