April 20, 2012 > American beats Castro Valley in Volleyball American beats Castro Valley in Volleyball Submitted By Eric Cruzada The American High School men's volleyball team faced Castro Valley on April 17 and was the last one standing. The first game ended in American's favor with a 25-17 win. With one game under their belt, American went into the second game confident, and they came out with a 25-14 win. Though the majority of the games had been won, there was still one more to be played. Despite a good effort by Castro Valley, American won 25-12 to complete the victory trifecta and increase their MVAL record to 4-2. American junior Jalen Ponco ended the game with 10 kills, three aces, and six digs. Teammate and fellow junior Sagar Singh put up three blocks and two kills. Matt Chow, also a junior at American, finished with three blocks and two kills.