Fermi Falls In Volleyball Semifinals

The best season in Fermi boys volleyball history ended on an unfortunate note Tuesday evening.

The Falcons traveled to Oxford High School to take on top-seeded Darien in the Class M semifinals, but the powerful Blue Wave proved too much to handle, winning three straight games to advance to the state championship match Friday against Newington.

Game scores were 25-14, 25-17 and 25-19.

Top players for Fermi were Cody Brown (20 assists), Josh Cheney (seven kills, five digs), Greg Zaylor (six kills, three blocks), Austin Davis (four kills, two blocks) and Nick Robert (four kills).

"My boys played hard, they plauyed well together, and we were hoping for the upset," Fermi coach Alex Pyznar said. "Darien connected every time they hit, and we weren't as consistent, but I'm happy with the way we played."

Fermi ended its season with a 15-5 record.