Midwood survived and advanced.
David Cham had 21 assists to lead the 10th-seeded Hornets to a wild, 25-22, 23-25, 31-29 win over No. 23 Lafayette in the PSAL boys volleyball first round Monday in Brooklyn.
Ulugbev Ganiev had nine kills and Leo Zhang had eight kills and 11 digs for Midwood (9-0). Kadeem George and Haris Popinara each added 11 digs. The Hornets meet either No. 7 McKee/Staten Island Tech or No. 26 Math, Science and Engineering in the second round Thursday.
Peizhan Li had 19 kills and 12 digs, Matthew Busacca had 10 kills and Nileaj Hills had 14 assists to lead Lafayette (8-5), which dedicated its season to former coach Steve DeGennaro, who died over the winter due to complications from pneumonia.
No. 11 FDR 2, No. 22 Seward Park 0: Di Lin had 18 assists and Calvin Zheng had eight kills to lead FDR (11-2) to a 25-19, 26-24 win in the first round. The Cougars meet No. 6 Brooklyn Tech/No. 27 A.P. Randolph winner in the second round Thursday. Seward finishes 10-3.
No. 13 Richmond Hill 2, No. 20 Grover Cleveland 0: Joey Andre had 17 kills and Jaquan DeJesus had 22 assists to lead Richmond Hill (11-0) to a 25-22, 25-20 win in the first round. The Lions meet the No. 4 Cardozo/No. 29 Hillcrest winner in the second round Thursday. Cleveland finishes 10-3.
No. 15 Long Island City 2, No. 18 Boys & Girls 0: Samuel Perez had 14 kills and Mizram Franco had 12 kills and 13 digs to lead LIC to a 25-20, 25-22 win in the first round. The Bulldogs meet the No. 2 Bronx Science/No. 31 Norman Thomas winner Thursday in the second round. Boys High falls to 9-4.
No. 17 Francis Lewis 2, No. 16 Thomas Jefferson 0: Chan Ho Jun had 21 assists, Dennis Lee tallied 10 kills and Glenn Chun had 13 digs to lead Lewis (11-2) to a 25-13, 25-19 win in the first round. The Patriots meet the No. 1 Academy of American Studies/No. 32 Environmental Studies winner Thursday in the second round. Jefferson finishes 9-2.
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