Lady Bucs Volleyball

15-Nov.-2013
  A tournament double header was played on Thursday at Speary Gym to determine the finalist for the NJSIAA Group 1 Championship.  The first match was between #2 Westwood and #3 Rutherford.  The Lady Bulldogs were lead by Erin Moss with 13 Kills, 1 Ace  & 6 Digs. Karolina Kopacz has match highs with 2 Aces, 19 Assists and 9 Digs as they lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 2-0 (25-14 : 25-19) win.

Westwood # 17 Ashley Griffith serving

Westwood # 8 Morgan Hans serving

 Rutherford #16 Karolina Kopacz serving

Rutherford #  Jessica Rodgers placing the ball over

Westwood # 1 Kara Dawson going for a Kill

Rutherford #16 Karolina Kopacz with a Kill

Rutherford #10 Jordan DeCesare & #16 Karolina Kopacz with a block.

   In the second match  #1 Bogota  defeated #5 Secaucus 2-0 (25-15 : 25-9). The Lady Bucs had five different players serve Aces with Natalie Torres leading with 4. Amanda Manzo lead with 10 Service Points & 28 Assist, while Jenifer Ramirez had 8 Digs and Tiana Henry with 4 Blocks giving the Bogota defense the opportunity to start the Offense. . The Lady Bucs had two players in double digits Kills with Kelliann Brown  having 10 and Carly O'Sullivan leading with 16 to go with her 2 Aces, 4 Service Points, 4 Blocks and 6 Digs.

    The Finals of the NJSIAA Group 1 Tournament will be #1 Bogota against #3 Rutherford on Saturday 16 Nov. at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. The tournament is scheduled to start at 12:00 noon.

Secaucus #3 Andrea Lennon serving

Secaucus # 9 Kendall Caruso serving

Bogota # 26 Amanda Manzo serving...

... and calling out a play

Bogota #43 Tiana Henry & #16 Carly O'Sullivan blocking a shot.

Bogota # 11 Kelliann Brown with a Kill.

Bogota #14 Carly O'Sullivan with a drop shot. 

 Members of the other fall sports supporting the Lady Bucs

 Captains Carly O'Sullivan (L) Jenifer Ramierez & Cathleen Macaroy with
the 2013 North section Group1 Trophy.

The 2013 North Section Group 1 Champions Bogota Lady Bucs.

Up Coming Events

14-Nov.-2013

 Some events happening in and around Bogota for the weekend starting 14- Nov. Along with information on future events.

Thursday 14- Nov.
Bogota
The Semi- Final round of the NJSIAA group 1 tournament will  be hosted by Bogota  in Speary Gym on Thursday 14- Nov. The first game will be #2 Westwood playing #3 Rutherford starting at 5:30p The next game is scheduled for 7:00p with #1 Bogtoa playing #5 Secaucus. 

Saturday 16- Nov.
Holmdel Park
 The Bogota High School Cross County Squads participate in State Group Championships. The  Lady Bucs race at  starts at 2:30p and the Boys race starts at 3:30p

Bogota
  The Football Bucs play in a consolation game against Middlesex at Feigel Field with a Kick-off scheduled for 1:00p

Bogota
   The Bogota Junior Cheerleaders have their end of season round-up in the Bogota High School's Speary Gym starting at 7:00p Admission is free.

Hackensack
Miss Bogota Pageant will be a evening of Bowling at the Bowler City in Hackensack. This will take place on  Saturday 16-Nov. from 3:30p to 5:30p. The price will be $12 which will include shoe rental , and lane time.  Bowler City  is located at 85 Midtown Bridge St Hackensack, NJ.

Saturday 23-Nov.-2013 
Hackensack
 The Bixby School's Class of 2014 will be supporting a Flapjack Fundraiser at the Applebee's restaurant located at 450 Hackensack Ave. Hackensack , NJ. This will take place from 8:00a to 10:00a with tickets costing $10.00. For that price the meal includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs &beverage (coffee,tea, juice, or soda)
 For more information and tickets please contact Diana Zayas-Bazan at diana.zayasbazan@gmail.com

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Lady Bucs Volleyball

13-Nov.-2013
  On Tuesday the  Bogtoa Lady Bucs Volleyball team moved into the Semi- Finals of the NJSIAA Group 1 2013 Tournament. # 1 Bogota defeated the #9 Wood-Ridge Lady Blue Devils  2-0 (25-11: 25-7) at Speary Gym. Wood-Ridge kept the Lady Bucs even for the beginning of the first game  having had a 3-1 early and tied the game at 7. Bogota's Carly O'Sullivan then used a string of 11 straight serves   which Bogota was able to convert into points built a 18-7 lead and never trailed in the match after that.  The Lady Blue Devils did not not take the defeat easily, saving a number of sure points and turned them into long rallies by both sides.  Wood-Ridge show focus, and hussle, even as Speary Gym itself tried to play a part in the Match. Plays that would bounce off the ceiling beams, or head to the small space between the court  and the stands were kept in play by the Lady Blue Devils. Bogtoa used it's talent and experience to maintain their game while waiting for the time to strike. When Ms. O'Sullivan looked to be defended the Lady Bucs got Kills from Kelliann Brown with 8 and Natalie Torres added two more. Ms. Torres also had a match high 2 Aces for Bogota. Carly O'Sullivan had  8 Service Points for the Match to go with her 18 Kills. Amanda Manzo had 24 Assists and Jenifer Ramirez finished with 6 Digs.
  The Semi- Final round will again be hosted by Bogota  in Speary Gym on Thursday 14- Nov. The first game will be #2 Westwood playing #3 Rutherford starting at 5:30p The next game is scheduled for 7:00p with #1 Bogtoa playing #5 Secaucus.  The finals for the Group 1 Championship will be held at William Paterson University on Saturday 16- Nov. starting time to be determined later.

 # 14 Carly O'Sullivan playing strong at the net ...

...and at the back line.

 # 44 Natalie Torres &  #43 Tiana Henry  blocking shot

#43 Tiana Henry  blocking shot

# 14 Carly O'Sullivan serving 

# 11 Kelliann Brown with a Kill

#19 Cathleen Macaroy serving 

 #17 Julia Connelly serving .. 

.. and setting a play.

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