California High School Volleyball - Lake Balboa College Prep winner over Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences
August 27, 2025: Granada Hills, CA 91344
Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars (Lake Balboa, CA) boosters left the game thrilled Wednesday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the host Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers (Granada Hills, CA), 3-0 in a non-league challenge.
The Cougars (2-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Sun Valley Magnet (Sun Valley, CA). The Pioneers enter the Central Valley challenge with a 1-1 record.
Next, the Vipers meet the Monroe Vikings (North Hills, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, September 5. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Vikings enter the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 3-0 league loss to North Hollywood (North Hollywood, CA).
Match Summary
With a bulging 20-9 lead in set 1, Lake Balboa frittered it away until it was a street fight. It was an Indiana Jones moment. "Snakes! Why does it have to be snakes!" The Cougars dodged 3 set point Viper strikes. It took LBCP 3 tries of their own before driving home the winning point. Laketown still appeared rattled starting set 3, 0-3. Timeout in Cougartown! The teal & black reset, sidedout, then took a 6-3 lead. VAAS hissed out a challenge 5-6. It's a 1 point game but this team has Cattitude! Athena Orujyan brings the noise serving & stakes out a 9-4 lead which the Lakeshow never relinquished. Lake Balboa pummeled away 16-10 for the rest of the set. Set 3 starts quickly in the Cougar's favor 3-0. With the score 4-1, super frosh Nare Orujyan goes back to serve. Point after point scores from aces & kills. The smoke clears at 20-1 before Nare is subbed out for promising freshman Edden Ghorghanian who opens it up to 22-1! The jello is jiggling & the butter is hard, LBCP sweeps in 3!
