ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School boys volleyball team enjoyed a strong run in the Essex County Tournament.
Under head coach Emily Guydan, the seventh-seeded Tornadoes defeated No. 26 seed Bard, 25-11, 25-9, in the preliminary round on Wednesday, April 24, at home and defeated No. 10 seed Payne Tech, 25-12, 25-23, in the first round on Friday, April 26, at home.
Orange then gave a good effort but lost in the quarterfinals at No. 2 seed Millburn, 25-14, 25-15, Tuesday, April 30.
The Tornadoes regrouped to win three straight matches, defeating Newark Collegiate Academy, 25-17, 25-11, in an Super Essex Conference crossover divisional match; Glen Ridge, 25-14, 25-18, Friday, May 3, in an independent match; and Irvington, 25-13, 25-7, Monday, May 6, in a SEC–Liberty Division match to improve to 12-3 overall on the season, including 8-1 in the division. Irvington moved to 6-10 overall and 1-8 in the division.
The Tornadoes’ teamwork has been critical to their success this season. The seniors on the team – Chrisoly Georges, Fritz Louis, Woodston Orisca, Steven Cambisaca, Gregory Clossaint and Joshua Gravesande – have provided key leadership. Other major contributors are juniors Karl Araujo, Felix Gutierrez, Layton Aguilar and Sam Noel.
The assistant coaches are Maureen Stainfil and Joie Williams.
Photo Courtesy of Orange HS Boys Volleyball
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