And then there were two … seniors

THE BIG TWO (SENIORS)

Four years ago, Mariah Garcia and Robbi Termentozzi were just a pair of Central High School volleyball players among 14.

Now they’re the only two in their class.

Central (5-7, 1-1 Southwestern League), which defeated Grand Junction in three games at home on Tuesday, is depending on the senior captains.

“We’re the big seniors,” Garcia said, smiling. “Not really though .. a little height deprived, but we work with it.”

Garcia is 5-foot-5, But for a libero, that’s about right.

Termentozzi, an outside hitter, is about 5-foot-8.

And they survived the four years while other girls dropped out of the program.

“It was just committment issues,” Termentozzi said. “Or some girls didn’t feel like they were good enough. But we stayed because we both love volleyball and our teammates.”

When Central wins, the “Big Seniors” said, they win as a team.

And when they lose?

“We fall apart as a team,” Termentozzi said.

If ever there were a way to lose …