Burlington Central: November 2008 Archives

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Central vs. JCA -- Minutes away from the Class 3A state title match between Burlington Central and Joliet Catholic.

Joliet Catholic, ranked No. 9 in the nation (prepvolleyball.com) comes in as the heavy favorite, backed by a steep history and arguably the toughest schedule in the state .The Angels (38-3) have appeared Downstate seven times, four under current coach Christine Scheibe. Scheibe guided the Angels to their only title in 2003.

This is Central's first Downstate appearance. The undersized Rockets are used to the underdog role and this one will be no different.

JCA defeated Central (35-6) during the regular season in three games. Although both coaches admitted yesterday that was a long time ago.

By Tim Masmar

Staff Writer

NORMAL -- Bring on Benet.

St. Charles East rolled to the title match of the Class 4A State Finals on Friday with a 26-24, 25-20 victory over Evanston at Redbird Arena.

With the victory, the Saints (37-4) will meet the vaunted Redwings (40-1) at 7:45 p.m. Saturday here for the title.

By Tim Masmar

Staff Writer

NORMAL -- One word pretty much sums up Burlington Central's performance against Chicago Payton in the first Class 3A semifinal match at Redbird Arena on Friday.

Domination.

Rockets prepare for Grizzlies -- Burlington Central is minutes away from its Class 3A semifinal matchup with 37-1 Chicago Payton.

It's a "white out" for the Central supporters, who are all wearning white shirts and waving towels. Central's fan base clearly outnumbers the Grizzlies fan base.

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