SCARBOROUGH, ON - On a quiet, Sunday Remembrance Day afternoon, it looked like the Canadore Panthers would take the early bus home and take the W back to North Bay.
Though the Colts lost the first two sets by close margins, 25-23 and 25-21, the Panthers led comfortably 2-0. The Colts, however, miraculously foiled the Panthers' plans; the Colts came back to defeat them 3-2!
The snow had not yet fallen, but Christmas came early in the AWC. The Colts climbed back by kills from Ho, Ho, and especially the last set, Ho. Timothy Ho killed 54.5% of his total attempts, leading all players with 19 points. He had 14 kills, three service aces and two blocks.
"We usually have (Timothy Ho) on the middle right side," said Sev Libramonte, Assistant Coach. He heaped praise on Neil Sareen, Assistant Coach, for shifting Ho to the outside position. "In the third or the fourth set, we were trying to think, 'Let's try to re-arrange something' after things weren't working."
Ho had a game-saving dig and four kills in the final set, but credits Javed Baksh's leadership for keeping the Colts' heads high during the 2-0 deficit.
"We knew we could beat (the Panthers)," Ho said. "Once we get down on ourselves, it's really hard to come back up. "
Ho also praised Jason Fillion (game total 14 points) and rookie Bryan Brown (12 points): "They changed the whole game around. It's a momentum boost when we get a block like that. It boosts our morale. We just started roaring and playing our game."
A service ace by Fillion tied the last set at eight a piece. Brown, who had a relatively quiet game, had all three blocks in the critical moments of the fifth set.
TOP THREE PERFORMERS OF THE GAME
- Timothy Ho (Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker)
- Bryan Brown (Middle Blocker)
- Javed Baksh (Right Side)
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Timothy Ho and company hope to carry forward the momentum from Sunday's game against the George Brown Huskies. The Colts will protect their house on Thursday, November 15th at 8:00 PM.