Comments on: East Bay Girls Volleyball Notes: POY Candidate Sarah Vaccaro, Changaris, Rankings, Standings

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:09:54 +0000

With so many recent losses last week, I pretty much had to go on that week only for this week’s rankings.
Foothill playing SRV tomorrow and then Cal playing FH next week should sort the rankings out nicely for me heading into the final week.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:07:32 +0000

Matt, you said that a recent head to head win means that Cal has to be ahead of SRV, but Cal also just recently beat Foothill head to head in 3 games just a week and a half ago. The 3 teams are all tied in the standings right now at 6-2 and are all pretty darn good, but Cal has the head to head over both of them. League play with 5 games should mean more than tournaments that are just a quick best 2 of 3 when teams are missing players and things such as homecomings are entering into the mix. It will all play out on the court in the next few weeks, but I was suiprised to see Cal at #3 with their big league wins over both SRV and Foothill. Should be another great match tomorrow night at Foothill.

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:56:34 +0000

I am planning on attending that one as of right now.

By: Chris Markle

Chris Markle — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:55:52 +0000

Matt – Per chance will you be at the SRV @ Foothill game tomorrow night?

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:16:28 +0000

I’ve decided to ignore that guys nasty comment. I’m sure most people would say last year was not a success for Las Lomas last year, but maybe his interpretation may be different, which is totally fine.
But my interpretation needs to be okay with him as well.

By: DFAL VB

DFAL VB — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:39:19 +0000

I don’t know MR, Las Lomas finished 3-7 in their last 10 matches last year; perhaps that is what Matt is referring to.

By: Mike Ridenhour

Mike Ridenhour — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:27:33 +0000

Matt,. your paragraph about Las Lomas is inaccurate. Changaris did not take over a team that struggled a year ago.

Last year’s Knights beat Analy, Marin Catholic, and Northgate outside of league play, lost in the semi-finals at the Piner Tournament, and finished 3rd in the DFAL.

If you want to compliment Changaris as a coach, great. But don’t do it by making up a phony story about the past.