Volleyball Report: Dominican, PJP II, SSA, Teurlings, Ursuline win both opening matches in Catholic League Tournament

It was a good start for hosts Dominican and Ursuline, along with Pope John Paul II, St. Scholastica and Teurlings Catholic on the first day of the annual Catholic League Tournament as all five schools won both of their matches Friday.

Dominican (11-5) downed Catholic of New Iberia 25-11, 25-14 and defeated always tough St. Joseph’s Academy 25-23, 25-20 in an impressive win.

Ursuline (9-0) remained unbeaten, defeating St. Thomas Aquinas 25-15, 25-6 and downing E.D. White Catholic 25-16, 25-19.

Defending Division IV state champion Pope John Paul II (13-1) remained unbeaten in-state with an easy 25-6, 25-12 win over Ascension Catholic before dominating Notre Dame 25-13, 25-9 as the Jaguars ran their win streak to 12 in a row.

St. Scholastica (10-2) prevailed in a very tough match with Archbishop Chapelle 25-21, 29-31, 15-10 and the Doves scored a huge 25-17, 25-10 win over defending Division II state champion St. Thomas More.

Defending Division III state champion Teurlings Catholic (7-0) remained unbeaten, handling Cabrini 25-20, 25-12 before beating De La Salle 25-18, 25-17.

Action is underway at 9 a.m. this morning at both Dominican and Ursuline today.

Area Prep Volleyball Results from Friday, Sept. 15

New Orleans Area

McGehee over Riverside  25-20, 25-12, 25-21

Barbe Tournament

Newman over Iota  25-16, 25-19

Catholic League Tournament

Archbishop Chapelle over St. Scholastica  25-17, 26-24

Cabrini over De La Salle  25-23, 25-19

Dominican over Catholic-New Iberia  25-11, 25-14

Dominican over St. Joseph’s Academy  25-23, 25-20

Notre Dame over Ascension Catholic  25-7, 25-8

Pope John Paul II over Ascension Catholic  25-6, 25-12

Pope John Paul II over Notre Dame  25-13, 25-9

St. Joseph’s Academy over Catholic-New Iberia  25-11, 25-22

St. Scholastica over Archbishop Chapelle  25-21, 29-31, 15-10

St. Scholastica over St. Thomas More  25-17, 25-10

Teurlings Catholic over Cabrini  25-20, 25-12

Teurlings Catholic over De La Salle  25-18, 25-17

Ursuline over St. Thomas Aquinas  25-15, 25-6

Ursuline over E.D. White Catholic  25-16, 25-19

E.D. White Catholic over St. Thomas Aquinas  25-9, 25-22

Riverdale Tournament

Belle Chasse over Chalmette  25-12, 25-16

Belle Chasse over Riverdale  25-13, 25-14

Ecole Classique over Landry-Walker  25-19, 25-11

Ruston Tournament

Ascension Episcopal over Denham Springs  25-14, 25-13

Ascension Episcopal over Fontainebleau  27-25, 25-21

Fontainebleau over Haughton  25-6, 25-7

Haughton over Covington  25-10, 20-25, 19-7

Ruston over Haughton  25-21, 25-9

Tara Tournament

The Church Academy over Runnels  25-21, 25-14

Glen Oaks over Tara  25-15, 26-24

McKinley over Woodlawn (BR)  25-22, 16-25, 19-17

Catholic League Tournament Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 16

At Ursuline

Ursuline vs. Teurlings Catholic, 9 a.m.

Cabrini vs. St. Thomas More, 9 a.m.

St. Scholastica vs. Catholic-New Iberia, 9 a.m.

Ursuline vs. Ascension Catholic, 10 a.m.

Cabrini vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 10 a.m.

Catholic-New Iberia vs. De La Salle, 10 a.m.

Teurlings Catholic vs. Ascension Catholic, 11 a.m.

St. Thomas Aquinas vs. St. Thomas More, 11 a.m.

De La Salle vs. St. Scholastica, 11 a.m.

St. Scholastica vs. Teurlings Catholic, 1 p.m.

Catholic-New Iberia vs. St. Joseph’s Academy, 1 p.m.

E.D. White Catholic vs. Cabrini, 1 p.m.

Ursuline vs. Notre Dame, 2 p.m.

Pope John Paul II vs. St. Thomas More, 2 p.m.

Ascension Catholic vs. Catholic-New Iberia, 2 p.m.

At Dominican

Dominican vs. E.D. White Catholic, 9 a.m.

Archbishop Chapelle vs. Pope John Paul II, 9 a.m.

Dominican vs. Notre Dame, 10 a.m.

Archbishop Chapelle vs. St. Joseph’s Academy, 10 a.m.

Notre Dame vs. E.D. White Catholic, 11 a.m.

Pope John Paul II vs. St. Joseph’s Academy, 11 a.m.

Dominican vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 1 p.m.

Archbishop Chapelle vs. De La Salle, 1 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

St. Michael at East Ascension, 9:30 a.m.