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Chicago (Payton) (26-10)


School Information

Name: Walter Payton College Prep High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Enrollment: 895 M
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Navy Blue/Orange
Conference: Chicago Public
Principal: Timothy Devine
Athletic Director: Arlene Bertoni-Mancine
Head Coach: Casey Feeney
Assistant Coaches: Jason Chau, Jory Novicki
Athletic Trainer: Ryan Anderson
Captains: Brice Klein, Perry Howell, Earl Schultz, Alex Bresler
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest), 23-25, 25-14, 25-20, in Sectional Semifinal.

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Age Yr.
1 *Alex Bresler S 6-2 17 Jr.
2 Edan Engal DS 5-9 17 Jr.
4 *Brice Klein L 5-10 18 Sr.
5 Alex Brown OH 6-0 16 So.
6 Lincoln Wang S 5-10 16 So.
7 Mario Zavalza OH-DS 5-10 17 Jr.
8 Mitch Laski OH 6-2 17 Jr.
9 *Cameron Flowers MH 6-3 18 Sr.
10 *Hans Friedl OH 6-2 18 Sr.
12 *Perry Howell RS 6-2 18 Sr.
13 *Myles Gearon MH 6-3 18 Sr.
14 *Earl Schultz OH 6-4 16 So.
24 Keperah Ray MH 6-3 17 Jr.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Alex Bresler 53 19 41 681 22 12 4 5 39 5
Alex Brown 10 3 0 2 13 5 1 0 2 6
Edan Engal 0 0 2 9 54 0 0 2 3 12
Cameron Flowers 57 30 2 2 2 8 4 2 1 1
Hans Friedl 103 9 16 3 47 12 2 2 1 12
Myles Gearon 68 24 6 1 12 7 4 2 1 3
Perry Howell 193 22 17 12 63 18 5 3 2 7
Brice Klein 4 0 5 20 105 3 0 2 6 21
Mitch Laski 15 2 1 0 11 4 1 1 0 3
Keperah Ray 29 12 3 0 2 5 4 3 0 1
Earl Schultz 240 18 38 10 71 21 3 5 2 17
Lincoln Wang 2 0 4 15 9 2 0 2 10 3
Mario Zavalza 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 0

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
3/20 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 26-24 25-14  
3/21 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 25-11 25-21  
Hoffman Estates (Conant) Invitational
*3/23 LaGrange (Lyons) L 21-25 14-25  
*3/23 Hoffman Estates (Conant) W 25-19 25-8  
*3/23 Roselle (Lake Park) L 14-25 24-26  
*3/23 Mundelein (Carmel) W 25-22 25-20  
3/29 Chicago (Kelvyn Park) W 25-8 25-17  
4/10 Chicago (Northside) W 25-9 25-13  
4/12 Chicago (Lane) W 25-11 25-17  
4/17 Chicago (Lincoln Park) W 25-20 25-27 25-22
4/20 Chicago (Von Steuben) W 25-14 25-20  
Chicago (Brother Rice) Smackdown
*4/20 Buffalo Grove L 21-25 13-25  
*4/20 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 21-25 29-27 25-16
*4/21 Carmel, IN L 25-16 22-25 21-25
*4/21 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) L 25-23 22-25 22-25
*4/21 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 21-25 25-22 25-23
4/23 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 25-20 29-27  
4/24 Chicago (Taft) W 25-11 25-15  
4/25 Chicago (Whitney Young) L 25-21 22-25 24-26
4/26 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) W 25-9 25-22  
4/27 Chicago (Schurz) W 25-19 25-19  
Downers Grove Invitational
*4/28 Joliet (Catholic Academy) W 16-25 25-21 15-8
*4/28 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 25-20 25-22  
*4/28 Lombard (Glenbard East) L 27-25 10-25 15-8
*4/28 Downers Grove (North) L 14-25 14-25  
*4/28 Aurora (Metea Valley) L 25-21 20-25 20-25
5/1 Chicago (Gage Park) W 25-15 25-15  
CPS Chamionships
*5/8 Chicago (Alcott) W 25-9 25-6  
*5/10 Chicago (Rickover Naval Academy) W 25-18 25-10  
*5/14 Chicago (Kelvyn Park) W 25-8 25-6  
*5/16 Chicago (Von Steuben) W 25-12 25-20  
*5/18 Chicago (Whitney Young) L 20-25 17-25  
Chicago (Prosser) Regional
*5/22 Chicago (Prosser) W 25-14 25-11  
*5/23 Chicago (Schurz) W 25-12 25-12  
Chicago (Whitney Young) Sectional
*5/25 Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden) W 25-18 25-19  
*5/29 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 25-11 25-21  

Head Coach Casey Feeney

  
Year W-L-T
Chicago (Payton)
2007 18-17
2008 19-16
2009 24-11
2010 28-8
2011 25-11
2012 26-10
6 yrs. 140-73

Tournament History

This is the first tournament appearance for Chicago (Payton).