Delbarton, Mount Olive add to explosion of NJAC boys volleyball
Randolph boys volleyball will play Chatham in the fifth annual NJAC Tournament final on May 21 at FDU-Florham.
When Delbarton defeated Dover in the first round of the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference volleyball tournament on May 15, it was the fulfillment of a dream for junior setter Matthew Issac. Issac and senior Will Antenen had pitched the idea of launching volleyball at the all-boys Morris County parochial school last spring. They presented a full Powerpoint with an equipment budget, uniform design and potential schedule for games and even the weight room to athletic director Tony Negrin and other school administrators.
A few months later, Green Wave volleyball was born. Holes were drilled in the gym floor to anchor a net – instead of the rolling apparatus the extracurricular club had been using – and Delbarton registrar Jonathan Cote had signed on as head coach. Issac and Antenen went to work recruiting classmates to play for the new team, which went straight to varsity this season.
But Delbarton couldn't get into the NJAC on such short notice, only the tournament. Top-seeded Randolph will play Randolph for the NJAC Tournament title at 6 p. m.
on May 21 at FDU-Florham. It is the event's fifth year , with the Rams claiming the first two titles. Chatham has never played in the NJAC final.
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