Trojans fall in semifinals of Portage Central Invitational

Fruitport battled tough in Saturday's Portage Central Invitational, a tournament stacked with top-ranked teams in all classes. The Trojans were a step away from the finals, but were eliminated by Lake Orion, the No. 9-ranked team in Class A, in the semifinals, 25-21, 25-21. Rockford, ranked No. 3 in Class A, slayed the Dragons in the finals to earn the Gold Division title.

Tribune Staff

Sep 26, 2011

The Trojans split a pair of exciting matches in pool play, as they outlasted the No. 1-ranked team in Class C, Delton Kellogg (19-25, 30-28, 15-13), then fell to O-K Red Conference power East Kentwood (25-19, 21-25, 15-8).

In power pool action, Fruitport defeated St. Joseph (25-18, 25-10) and South Lyon (25-13, 25-17), and then avenged its loss to East Kentwood in the quarterfinals (25-21, 27-25).

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