VOLLEYBALL: Lady Indians are built Ford tough

Council Rock North went 7-1 and finished first in an extremely tough pool at The Ford Tough Challenge girls volleyball tournament held Sept. 26 at Haverford High School.
Among the highlights for the Lady Indians, a pair of wins--25-23, 25-22--against Penncrest, the 10th-ranked team in the state, and outscoring top-ranked Shanahan in total points over two games.
After falling to Shanahan, 25-19, in game one, the Indians rebounded with a 25-16 triumph over the top-ranked PA team.
The Rock made it as far as the quarterfinals before falling at the hands of an impressive Cardinal O'Hara team in a very close match, 20-25, 25-23, 12-15.
CR North senior Sarah Kiely was named to the all-tournament team after posting 21 kills and 13 blocks at Haverford. Senior Jackie Davies recorded 74 assists while junior Bailey Dowd came through with 25 kills.
Junior Rachel Friedman posted up with 21 kills and 36 digs. Junior Caroline Anderson contributed 10 kills and 26 digs. Junior Dani Borgia added 32 digs to the Indians' effort.
North is 6-0 overall on the season. The Rock plays its biggest rival this week in Council Rock South at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (JV-5:30) before traveling to Pennsbury at 7 p.m. on Thursday (JV at 5:45).

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Philly Top 10
1. Bishop Shanahan
2. Merion Mercy
3. Cardinal O'Hara
4. Archbishop Carroll
5. Council Rock North
6. Upper Merion
7. Hatboro Horsham
8. Penncrest
9. Avon Grove
10. Unionville