THE MIGHTY SPORTS-HOPE CHRISTIAN School once again proved themselves worthy of being called the best girls volleyball squad in the land as they captured the title in the Shakey’s Volley League Tournament of Champions after beating the University of St. La Salle in the finals over the weekend in Davao City.
HCS leaned on the exploits of the prolific Desiree Cheng as they took care of Holy Family Academy in straight sets, 25-21, 25-12, 25-15, in the semifinals before outlasting USLS, 25-19, 21-25, 25-15, 25-21, in the finals to retain their crown.
For her stellar play, Cheng was named as the best attacker and also went home with the coveted MVP trophy. HCS coach Jerry Yee was also named best coach.
HCS and Univ. of St. La Salle earlier swept the single round eliminations of their respective divisions with the former surviving a five-set scare from Cebu’s own Pajo National High School, 25-15, 25-7, 16-25, 21-25, 15-12, to clinch the top seeding in Pool B.
USLS, on the other hand, demolished Baguio HS, 25-13, 25-18, 25-14, to top Pool A. Hope and USLS posted a pair of sweeps in the crossover semis with the latter repulsing a tough PHS side 25-12, 25-22, 25-23./Correspondent Jonas Panerio