After LI championship success, Port Jeff girls volleyball falls in regional final

After LI championship success, Port Jeff girls volleyball falls in regional final

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Port Jeff senior Erin Henry with a return for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Hannah Pflaster digs one out for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore McKayla Pollard from the service line for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff freshman Thea Mangels from the service line for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry with a kill shot for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Hannah Pflaster keeps the ball in play for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff freshman Ava Reilly from service for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry from the service line for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry keeps the ball in play for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Olivia Sherman battles at net for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Olivia Sherman digs one out for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry keeps the ball in play for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff sophomore McKayla Pollard from the service line for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry with a kill shot for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Olivia Sherman keeps the ball in play for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Port Jeff senior Erin Henry digs one out for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Hannah Pflaster puts the ball in play for the Royals. Photo by Bill Landon
Loose ball.

Port Jefferson, fresh off their Long Island championship sweep of East Rockaway two days earlier, looked to build on that momentum in the Southeast Regional final Saturday, Nov. 11, with home court advantage against Section IX winner Millbrook. The Royals hoped to make the trip back to Glens Falls for the NYS Class C championship final. It would have been the second year in a row, but it wasn’t to be as Port Jeff fell to Millbrook 25-23, 25-17, 25-15.

During the season, seniors Olivia Sherman and Erin Henry were the one-two punch for the Royals with Henry charting 13th in the county with 169 kills and Sherman placing 15th with 161 kills, as reported by Newsday. Sherman clocked in at No. 4 in the county with 57 service aces; Thea Mangels, a freshman, was No. 8 with 51; and sophomore McKayla Pollard No. 12 with 48.

The Royals conclude their 2023 campaign with a 17-3 record and will be a force to be reckoned with next season as they lose just three seniors to graduation.

— Photos by Bill Landon

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