Day 8 Recap at Boys' Jr. Nationals

Becky Murdy
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Southern California, San Juan Win Gold at BJNC

MINNEAPOLS, Minn. (July 6, 2011) – The USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships concluded Wednesday after eight days on the Sport Courts of the Minneapolis Convention Center with teams from Southern California and San Juan, Puerto Rico, capturing gold medals in their respective 17 Open and 17 Club divisions.

In the final match of the 2011 USAV BJNC, Manhattan Beach Surf 17s (Southern California) and Southern California Volleyball Club 17 Quiksilver (Southern California) met on the championship court for the 17 Open Division gold medal. 

Both Southern California teams came out strong battling point-by-point before MB Surf took the first two-point lead at 13-11. MB Surf kept the momentum with five unanswered points to bring the score to 17-11. A block that fired into the stands off the hard kill by Nicholas Porterfield brought MB Surf to 22-15. SCVC held MB Surf during two set points forcing MB Surf to call a timeout at 24-21. A kill by Porterfield gave the first set to MB Surf 25-21.

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2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships Results
12 Club: Gold - Vaqueros 12-1 (Puerto Rico); Silver - Outrigger Red B12 (Aloha); Bronze - Gigantes 12G (Puerto Rico)
13 Club: Gold - West Allis Lightning B13 (Badger); Silver - SCVA 13 Qs (Southern California); Bronze -Ku’Ikahi 13W RoShamBo (Aloha)
14 Club: Gold - Gigantes 14 (Puerto Rico); Silver - Pitirres 13 (Puerto Rico); Bronze - Vaqueros (Puerto Rico)
14 Open: Gold - Halcones de Torrimar (Puerto Rico); Silver - SMBC 14-Black (Southern California);Bronze - Pacific Rim U14 (Northern California)
15 Club: Gold - Vaqueros 15-1 (Puerto Rico); Silver - Gigantes 15 (Puerto Rico); Bronze - Caciques (Puerto Rico) 
15 Open: Gold Ka Ulukoa M15 Mizuno(Aloha); Silver - Borinquen Coqui 15-1M (Puerto Rico); Bronze - MB Surf 15s (Southern California)
16 Club: Gold - Vaqueros 16-1(Puerto Rico); Silver - High Line (southern California); Bronze - Gigantes 16 (Puerto Rico)
16 Open: Gold - Balboa Bay (Southern California); Silver - HBC 16-Adam (Southern California); Bronze - SCVC 16 Qs (Southern California)
17 Club: Gold - San Juan Volleyball Club 17 (Puerto Rico); SIlver - Vaqueros 17-1 (Puerto Rico); Bronze - High Line Volleyball Club 17Black (Southern California)
17 Open: Gold - Southern California Volleyball Club 17 Quiksilver (Southern California); Silver- Manhattan Beach Surf VBC 117s(Southern California); Bronze - Mountain View Volleyball CLub 17s Red (Northern California)
18 Club: Gold - Spectrum 18s (Southern California); Silver - APV 18-Errea (Arizona); Bronze -Borinquen Coqui (Puerto Rico) (Southern California)
18 Open: Gold - Balboa Bay 18 Quiksilver (Southern California); Silver - SMBC 18-Black (Southern California); Bronze - HLVBC 18-Black (Southern California)