Around the State: More Tournament Finals

<p>Tournament play is starting to wind down as teams anxiously wait for the beginning of State. Three tournament finals took place yesterday. Let’s take a closer took at all three matchups and who prevailed. It’s that time of the year when you want to see best vs best.</p> <p><em><strong>St. John Vianney Takes Down Donovan Catholic</strong></em></p> <p>Second-seeded St. John Vianney knocked off top-seeded Donovan Catholic 23-25, 25-20, 25-17 on their way to a Shore Conference title. In a day where both teams had their semifinal match beforehand those matches went the distance as well, both squads played with an intensity. </p> <p>How did St. John Vianney prevail? Behind their superstar in [player_tooltip player_id="152484" first="Mackenzie" last="Bloss"] who filled the entire stat sheet with 7 kills, 11 digs and 23 assists. She was unstoppable and carried the load on both ends. Dana Welch had 12 kills and 4 digs for Donovan Catholic in defeat. </p> <p><em><strong>Mainland Rallies Past Absegami</strong></em></p> <p>Mainland came from behind to become the champions of the Cape Atlantic League Tournament as they took down Absegami 24-26, 25-16, 25-23. [player_tooltip player_id="99853" first="Isabella" last="Canesi"] led the way with 14 kills while Cadence Fitzgerald added 27 assists, five blocks and seven aces. </p> <p>Jackie Fortis tallied team highs of 13 kills and 10 digs in defeat for Absegami. </p> <p><em><strong>Bergen Tech Stuns Gloucester Tech </strong></em></p> <p>In potentially the most surprising result out of the finals yesterday was Bergen Tech sweeping Gloucester Tech 25-19, 25-21 in the Tech Tourney Final. [player_tooltip player_id="99884" first="Bryanna" last="Purisima"] tallied team highs of 17 digs and six aces while Kaitlyn Acevedo finished with 19 assists and four kills for Bergen Tech. </p> <p><a href="https://highschoolsports.nj.com/player/alexis-caltabiano/girlsvolleyball/season/2021-2022">Alexis Caltabiano</a> had six kills and eight digs in defeat for Gloucester Tech. </p>