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The Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home non-conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
WCA	10	26	16	1
Chicago Christian	25	24	25	2

Final score provided by M. Morales.

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Matchup Info

Match Stats

Walther Christian Academy (24-25)

Chicago Christian (24-25)

Walther Christian Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	18	6.0	24.7	73	19	-.014
1	Esteban Lopez (Jr)		4		33.3	12	6	-.167
2	S. Rivera-Azurdia (Sr)		7		25.9	27	6	.037
6	Legend Hudson (Sr)		3		37.5	8	1	.250
9	V. Del Vescovo (Sr)		2		11.1	18	6	-.222
13	Elijah Seabaugh (So)		2		40.0	5	0	.400

Chicago Christian

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	31	10.3	42.5	73	12	.260
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	0	.200
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3	5	1.7	25.0	20	5	.000
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3	6	2.0	50.0	12	2	.333
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3	6	2.0	66.7	9	2	.444
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3	4	1.3	44.4	9	2	.222
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	0	1.000
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3	5	1.7	50.0	10	0	.500
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3	3	1.0	60.0	5	1	.400

Walther Christian Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	8	2.7	15.1	53	10	81.1	20
1	Esteban Lopez (Jr)		3		27.3	11	1	90.9	4
2	S. Rivera-Azurdia (Sr)		0		.0	8	3	62.5	4
6	Legend Hudson (Sr)		0		.0	4	1	75.0	0
9	V. Del Vescovo (Sr)		2		22.2	9	2	77.8	3
12	Matthew Leonard (Sr)		2		16.7	12	2	83.3	6

Chicago Christian

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	17	5.7	23.3	73	14	80.8	0
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3	6	2.0	31.6	19	3	84.2
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	6	2	66.7
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	3	66.7
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3	5	1.7	27.8	18	5	72.2
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3	2	0.7	18.2	11	0	100.0
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Walther Christian Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	1	0	1	0.3	0
6	Legend Hudson (Sr)		1	0	1		0

Chicago Christian

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	2	2	3	1.0	0
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3		1	1	0.3
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3	1		1	0.3
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3	1	1	2	0.7
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3

Walther Christian Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	23	7.7
1	Esteban Lopez (Jr)		3
2	S. Rivera-Azurdia (Sr)		7
9	V. Del Vescovo (Sr)		7
12	Matthew Leonard (Sr)		6

Chicago Christian

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	43	0	14.3
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2	1		0.5
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3	8		2.7
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1	7		7.0
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3	6		2.0
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2	5		2.5
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3	10		3.3
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3	3		1.0
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3	3		1.0

Walther Christian Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	14	4.7	70
1	Esteban Lopez (Jr)		7		43
2	S. Rivera-Azurdia (Sr)		1		2
6	Legend Hudson (Sr)		0		1
9	V. Del Vescovo (Sr)		0		3
12	Matthew Leonard (Sr)		0		1

Chicago Christian

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	30	10.0	73	0
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3	0	0.0	2
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3	0	0.0	3
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3	0	0.0	2
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3	19	6.3	42
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3	10	3.3	21
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3	1	0.3	3

Walther Christian Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	59	14	19.7
2	S. Rivera-Azurdia (Sr)		24	5
9	V. Del Vescovo (Sr)		12	4
12	Matthew Leonard (Sr)		23	5

Chicago Christian

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	42	6	14.0
0	D.j. Wilson (Sr)	2
1	Joey Huizenga (Sr)	1
2	Sam Jager (Jr)	3	13	1	4.3
3	Evan Derks (Fr)	1	8	3	8.0
6	Seth Summers (Sr)	3	12	0	4.0
7	Zion Valentine (Sr)	3
8	R. Vanden Bosch (Jr)	2	8	2	4.0
9	Malachi Krestel (Sr)	3
10	Jack Sawyer (So)	1	1	0	1.0
11	Luke Herrmann (Jr)	3
13	Stephen Gordon (Jr)	3

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Match Story

Illinois High School Volleyball - Chicago Christian tips Walther Christian Academy

March 25, 2025: Palos Heights, IL 60463

The Chicago Christian Knights (Palos Heights, IL) volleyball held off the visiting Walther Christian Academy Broncos (Melrose Park, IL), 2-1 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Knights now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Henry Clay for a non-league bout on Friday, March 28. Chicago Christian will clash with a Blue Devils team coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Fleming County (Flemingsburg, KY). The Blue Devils record now stands at 7-3.

With the loss, Walther Christian Academy drops to 0-1 on the campaign. The Broncos host Ridgewood (Norridge, IL) to clash with the Rebels in a non-league bout on Thursday, March 27. The Rebels come into the outing with a record of 0-1. Ridgewood lost 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL)

Players of the Match

Walther Christian Academy (24-25)

Congratulations to #1 Esteban Lopez for being selected the Walther Christian Academy Boys Volleyball Player of the Match.

Chicago Christian (24-25)

Congratulations to #6 Seth Summers for being selected the Chicago Christian Boys Volleyball Player of the Match.

WCA @ CCHS Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Mar. 25, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home non-conference match against Walther Christian Academy (Melrose Park, IL) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Walther Christian Academy (24-25)

National	IL
2,204	187

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-13	9-1	8-3	4-4	1-6	.500	.900	28	33

Chicago Christian (24-25)

National	IL
1,396	126

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
19-18	4-4	6-4	5-9	8-5	.514	.500	46	42

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Walther Christian Academy	20.5	21.4	22.6	1.1
Chicago Christian	21.7	22.0	17.8	1.2

Team Stat Comparison

Walther Christian Academy		Chicago Christian
455	Kills	1200
104	Total Blocks	92
138	Serving Aces	218
622	Digs	1327
370	Assists	1068
840	Receptions	1564

Team Leaders

Walther Christian Academy		Chicago Christian	National Avg.
#2 Sebastian Rivera-Azurdia142	Kills	#7 Zion Valentine271	46
#6 Legend Hudson43	Total Blocks	#7 Zion Valentine37	12
#1 Esteban Lopez54	Serving Aces	#2 Sam Jager40	10
#12 Matthew Leonard148	Digs	#8 Ryan Vanden Bosch501	58
#1 Esteban Lopez264	Assists	#11 Luke Herrmann588	44
#12 Matthew Leonard292	Receptions	#8 Ryan Vanden Bosch507	74

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Walther Christian Academy	3-3		Chicago Christian	2-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/27/25	Ridgewood	Walther Christian Academy	(L) 2-0	5/3/25	Chicago Christian	Ridgewood	(L) 2-1
4/1/25	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0	4/23/25	Chicago Christian	Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family	(W) 2-0
4/9/25	Walther Christian Academy	Timothy Christian	(L) 2-0	4/29/25	Chicago Christian	Timothy Christian	(L) 2-0
				5/15/25	Timothy Christian	Chicago Christian	(L) 2-1
4/25/25	Walther Christian Academy	Christ the King	(W) 2-0	4/30/25	Christ the King	Chicago Christian	(W) 2-0
5/6/25	Christ the King	Walther Christian Academy	(W) 2-0
5/14/25	Walther Christian Academy	Proviso East	(L) 2-1	5/3/25	Proviso East	Chicago Christian	(L) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Walther Christian Academy (24-25)		Chicago Christian (24-25)
13-13	Overall	19-18
10-2	League	4-4
3-6	Non-League	6-6
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-3	Common Opponent	2-4
8-3	Home	6-4
4-4	Away	5-9
1-6	Neutral	8-5
0-1	Playoff	1-1
13-13	In-State	18-17
0-0	Out-of-State	1-1