Playing for the second time in 24 hours, No. 27 Taunton boys' volleyball shocks No. 6 Nipmuc in D1 first round
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'Two games in 18 hours, we're asking a lot of our guys,' Chaperon said. 'We had some guys cramping up, and a little tired, a little hungry, but they pushed through and were able to beat a very, very good team today. So happy to move on.'
Senior Travis Johnson (16 kills, 6 digs) worked opposite junior Donny Providence (9 kills, 10 digs) to power the pins, with senior Ike Asiegbunam and sophomore Syre Duverna each smacking 12 kills in the middle.
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'We live in Taunton and we're always going to get a low seed and disrespect like that,' said Freitas, who finished with 45 assists, 3 digs, and 2 kills. 'So honestly, it brings us up and we all come together to show them who really is, who really deserves the high seed.'
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The Division 1 tournament has seen an historic amount of upsets, and with the Tigers (17-4) about to face No. 22 Milford (Tuesday, 6 p.m.), with which it split the season series and Hockomock title, after the Scarlet Hawks took down No. 11 Chelmsford. No. 21 Weymouth and No. 23 St. John's (Shrewsbury) are still standing in the second round after eliminating No. 12 Wellesley and No. 10 Springfield Central, respectively.
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'We have talented players that could probably compete with anybody in the state,' Chaperon said. 'That's what we believe. That's what we tell our kids. If you're in the state tournament, if you don't believe that, you don't even belong. So we tell our kids we're in every match and we have to execute . . . As far as the seed thing, I don't really pay too much mind to it.'
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Freitas played club with a lot of the Warriors, and saw them posting about their victories en route to an 18-3 season. It made for another wrinkle in what the Tigers accomplished.
'I'm going to remember this probably for the rest of my life,' Freitas said. 'Especially since I love these guys on Nipmuc.'
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