Falcons Soar To An Honest Win
Photos and story by Robert Thomas
There is an old saying that ‘honesty is always the best policy’ and for the Cornerstone Christian School Falcons it cost them the hotly contested first set to the Vanier Vikings in high school senior boy’s volleyball on Wednesday evening.
Late in the first set and leading by a single point the referee called a Vikings spike out of bounds giving the point and serve to the Falcons.
Cornerstone Christian School Falcons D Biette dives in an unsuccessful attempt to dig a ball headed just inbounds - MJ Independent photo
Immediately a Falcons player caught the referee’s attention indicating he had touched the ball and the referee immediately reversed the call. Vanier would get the point and serve gaining the momentum to win the first set.
Despite losing the first set “due to honest sportsmanship” the Falcons would go on to win the match 3 - 1 sets.
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FALCONs m ellard jumps to spike the ball - mj independent photo
In the fourth set the Vikings would pour on the pressure and for a time it looked like a fifth tie breaker was inevitable but the Falcons managed to swoop past the boatmen.
The set scores were:
Vanier 25 - Cornerstone 18
Vanier 15 - Cornerstone 25
Vanier 11 - Cornerstone 25
Vanier 23 - Cornerstone 25
Between sets at the CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FALCONS bench - mj independent photo
In other senior boys volleyball action on Wednesday evening the final scores were:
Assiniboia over Peacock 3-0
Central over Avonlea 3-0
