Battle of the district's top two teams, Clover Hill (ranked No. 1 in the region, undefeated in the district) and Monacan (No. 4 in the region, undefeated in the district) is a five-set nail-bitter, with the Chiefs finally losing 22-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-22, 9-15.
Highlights: Jared Calfee 9 kills, 7 digs. Alex Horner 8 kills, 8 blocks. Eric Young 10 digs.
Monacan falls to 5-1 in the district (9-2 overall), while Clover Hill improves to 6-0, 10-1. Teams meet again in the regular season finale, Oct. 26, at Monacan.
Oct.
3
at Thomas Dale
L 2-3
Chiefs lose another close non-district match to number 5 ranked team in the region. Game scores: 25-19, 17-25, 25-22, 12-22, 12-15. Highlights: Jared Calfee 13 kills, 20 digs. Alex Horner 10 kills, 8 digs, 5 blocks. Derek Fikse 10 digs.
Overall record goes to 9-3, district stays at 5-1.
6
at Huguenot
W 3-0
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10
at Varina
W 3-0
Chiefs sweep non-district contest. Overall record climbs to 10-3, district stays at 5-1. Game Scores: 25-23, 25-17, 25-16.
Monacan highlights: Jared Calfee 7 kills, 11 digs; Clint Raine 19 assists, 11 digs; Alex Horner 8 blocks, 7 kills.
11
MANCHESTER
W 3-0
Chiefs win. Game Scores: 25-21, 25-19, 25-19. Highlights: Eric Young 11 digs; Alex Horner 9 kills, 6 digs; Derek Sikse 5 kills, 12 digs, 6 blocks.
13
at Midlothian
W 3-0
Chiefs raise their district record to 8-1 (13-3 overall) with sweep of rival Midlo. Game Scores: 25-19, 25-18, 25-18. Highlights: Jared Calfee 17 kills, 12 digs; Chris Duty 28 assits.
18
JAMES RIVER
W 3-1
Chiefs drop a game for the first time in over two weeks but come on strong to take the overall match. Game Scores: 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 25-15. Highlights: Chris Duty 31 assists, 16 digs; Jared Calsee 14 kills, 22 digs; Eric Young 18 digs.
20
at L.C. Bird
W 3-0
Chiefs stretch thier current win streak to six. Game Scores: 25-20, 25-19, 25-15. Highlights: Alex Horner 10 kills, 7 digs, 7 blocks; Jared Calfee 11 kills, 4 digs.
24
THOMAS DALE
L 2-3
Chiefs lose in 5 game match. Dropping overall record to 15-4.
26
CLOVER HILL
L 2-3
Chiefs cannot quite get over the hurdle losing their last regular season match to the number one team in the district and region. Three of the five games are decided in extra points. Game Scores: 26-24, 26-28, 25-17, 28-30, 13-15. Highlights: Jared Calfee 17 kills, 13 digs; Alex Horner 10 blocks, 9 kills; Tyler Conta 8 kills, 7 blocks.
Nov.
1
District Semi-Final vs James River
W 3-0
Dominion District player of the year Calfee leads Monacan past James River in three games all decided by two points. Highlights: Calfee 19 kills, Duty 32 assists. Game Scores: 25-23, 27-25, 25-23.
Monacan qualifies for the Central Region playoffs and will meet Clover Hill in the District finals.
3
District Finals @ Clover Hill
L 3-1
Using "untouchable defense" the Chiefs take the first game but fail to capitalize on momentum losing to the Cavaliers for the 3rd time this season. Monacan will still advance to the Central Region tournament. Game Scores: 25-18, 20-25, 19-25, 20-25. Highlights: Horner 8 kills, 6 blocks; Duty 24 assists; Calfee 12 kills, 7 digs.
7
Central Region Tournament vs Thomas Dale @ Dale
L 2-3
Chiefs suffer disappointing season ending loss to the Knights. Monacan lost 7 matches all season, three times losing back-to-back matches to Thomas Dale and Clover Hill, the two Central Region finalists. Game Scores: 21-25, 28-26, 25-20, 19-25, 11-15. Highlights: Calfee 10 kills, 23 assists, Horner 15 kills, Koebel 7 kills, 19 digs.
Varsity Roster
Coach Hilary Clark Asst. Matt Spears
NO.
PLAYER
YR.
POS.
4
Michael Koebel
So
7
*Jared Calfee
Sr
8
Steve O Kuzemchak
Jr
9
Tyler Conta
Sr
10
Chris Lewis
Sr
13
Eric Young
Sr
15
Clint Raine
Sr
19
Tyler Schleinkofer
So
22
Chris Duty
Sr
23
*Derek Fikse
Sr
30
*Alex Horner
Sr
33
Chris Hultquist
Sr
*
captain
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Notes & Achievements
* 10/14/05: Monacan's top hitter, Jared Calfee, is highlighted in the Times Dispatch
* 11/1/05: Senior Jared Calfee, is named Dominon District Player of the Year.
Calfee and Senior Alex Horner are named to 1st Team All District; Senior Chris Duty is named to 2nd Team All District.
* 1/4/06: Monacan's Calfee is named to the All Metro Team. Horner is named to the second team.
Excellent play at the net by Ronnie Fitch and Captain Matt Ropelewski led to the destruction of the Deep Run Wildcats. Back-row play by Neal Raetz kept the Chiefs on the road to victory when the game was tight.
15
at Manchester
W
Outstanding serving by Captains Colin Halligan and Matt Ropelewski led the Chiefs to victory against Manchester on September 14. Russ Jones provided Monacan with the passing needed to defeat the Lancers on their home court.
19
MILLS GODWIN
W
Michael Underwood and Reid La Pierre helped kick off a three game week by leading Monacan to victory against Godwin. The Chiefs were also aided by strong serving by veteran player Ronnie Fitch.
20
MIDLOTHIAN
L 1-2
After crushing Midlothian 25-8 in game one of a three game match, the Chiefs suffer first loss of season to rival Midlo;
25-8, 23-25, 12-15.
22
at James River
W 2-0
Superb hitting by Cody Robertson and Robert Alonzi led the Chiefs to victory against James River. Captain Colin Halligan delivered the ball masterfully to his hitters while Ian Crowley tacked on points with multiple aces from the service line. Chiefs win 25-21, 25-21.
27
L.C. BIRD
W 2-0
Crowley leads Monacan to a quick win over LC Bird. Back row passing by Jones and Raetz keep the Chief's offense flowing.
Chiefs win 25-15, 25-23.
29
at Clover Hill
L 1-2
After losing the first game the Chiefs rally behind the veteran players Ropelewski, Halligan, Raetz and Fitch to take game two. Good defense by Underwood keeps the rubber game of the match close until Clover Hill edges out the win, 18-16.
Oct.
3
at Thomas Dale
W 2-1
The Chiefs edge out Thomas Dale in a hard fought 3 game match. The defensive efforts of Underwood and aggressive hitting by Robertson keep the Chiefs in the match until victory is secured.
4
at George Wythe
W 2-0
A total team effort for the Chiefs as they rally behind each other to stay focused and defeat the Bulldogs in a quick two game match.
10
at Varina
W
Illness and injuries limit the Chief's personnel but they continue their winning streak. Aggressive hitting by Robertson and LaPierre lead the Monacan charge. Good passing and defense by Jones and Raetz help the Chiefs win long rallies against the Blue Devils.
11
MANCHESTER
W
Alonzi leads the Chiefs over the Lancers. Good passing in the back row and defense by Jones allows Monacan to pick another district win.
13
at Midlothian
W 2-0
The play of freshman LaPierre is a highlight as the Chiefs steam roll over the Trojans in a 2 game victory. Aggressive serving by Robertson allows Monacan to never fall behind the enitre match.
18
JAMES RIVER
W
The defensive passing by Jones and Raetz propel the Chiefs to a season sweep of the Rapids. Blocking by Fitch and Ropelewski help the team defeat James River for their seventh district victory.
20
at L.C. Bird
W
The passing and hitting by Underwood and LaPierre lead Monacan over L.C. Bird. The entire team plays great defense as the Skyhawks tested the Chiefs throughout.
24
THOMAS DALE
L 2-1
Chiefs drop a tough non-district match to the Knights.
26
CLOVER HILL
W 2-0
Monacan rallies behind setter and captain Halligan to defeat the Cavs. The hitting and passing of Robertson helps Monacan keep the lead against district foe Clover Hill. Raetz's defense and passing frustrate the Cavaliers and the Chiefs coast to a 25 - 16 and 25 - 13 win.
27
GEORGE WYTHE
W
Underwood leads the charge against George Wythe with aggressive hitting and serving. Alonzi provides the leadership the Chiefs need to remain focused in the season's final match. Monacan ends
the season 15-3 overall and 9-2 in the district. GREAT SEASON CHIEFS!
