{"id":8539,"date":"2017-04-21T05:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T05:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=8539"},"modified":"2017-04-21T06:19:14","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T06:19:14","slug":"boys-volleyball-jonny-samuels-16-kills-leads-flintridge-prep-to-sweep-at-chadwick-rebels-earn-fifth-consecutive-prep-league-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=8539","title":{"rendered":"Boys Volleyball: Jonny Samuels 16 Kills Leads Flintridge Prep to Sweep at Chadwick; Rebels Earn Fifth Consecutive Prep League Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>From Staff Reports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Flintridge Prep hasn&#8217;t just won five consecutive Prep League titles after sweeping Chadwick on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Rebels have won 37 of their last 38 Prep League matches, after a 25-12, 25-12 and 25-17 league-clinching victory over the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Samuels led the way Thursday, with a match-high 16 kills and he also had 3 blocks.<\/p>\n<p>AJ Nicassio added 10 kills, 14 digs and 2 aces.<\/p>\n<p>Majeed Ismail had 8 kills<\/p>\n<p>Prep will travel to Gabrielino in a nonleague match and then travel to rival Poly on Thursday at 3:30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotable:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flintridge Prep coach Sean Beattie:<\/strong> &#8220;The guys came out focused we took 10 point leads early in both games 1 and 2 and never looked back. Our offense looked good considering we hadn&#8217;t played in a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flintridge Prep sophomore AJ Nicassio:<\/strong> We still have some work to do, but we are proud of our accomplishments, and will continue to work hard going into CIF. The entire team played great today, led by Jonny, who kept the momentum on our side the entire game and got some insane kills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flintridge Prep senior Jonny Samuels:<\/strong> &#8220;My role is leading by example emotionally and with my play. I&#8217;ve formed some great relationships with all the guys on the team and they have that trust in guys like AJ and I to lead. It&#8217;s also nice to get a few kills every once in a while.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prep League Standings:<\/strong><br \/>\nFlintridge Prep (16-2 overall, 6-0 in league)<br \/>\nPoly (8-9, 3-2)<br \/>\nFirebaugh (7-6, 1-1)<br \/>\nRio Hondo Prep (9-16, 2-5)<br \/>\nChadwick (4-9, 1-4)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Staff Reports Flintridge Prep hasn&#8217;t just won five consecutive Prep League titles after sweeping Chadwick on Thursday. The Rebels have won 37 of their last 38 Prep League matches, after a 25-12, 25-12 and 25-17 league-clinching victory over the Dolphins. 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