The Bishop Hendricken volleyball team was swept by Cranston East 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-21) in Tuesday’s Division I Semifinals to see its season come to a close.

The Hawks finished the regular season 9-9 overall to qualify for the postseason and ran into the red-hot Bolts, who swept Chariho in the quarterfinals. Hendricken earned a 3-1 win over Classical in the first round, when they were led by Andrew Ramos with 22 kills while Zach Roebuck added 14 of his own. Ben Warr racked up 41 assists in the win.

It was a different story on Tuesday, though, as the Bolts were in control from start to finish.

“East was a complete team. Every position was filled with a top-level player. It was just trying to mentally understand and believe we could be there and compete despite having less experienced players,” said Hendricken coach Mike Harrington. “It was tough, we had some great moments and put together some great plays, but East had too much consistency for us to really make it close.”

Hendricken will be graduating Warr, who has been a multi-year starter and has filled multiple starting positions during his time with the Hawks.

“Ben is a great volleyball player and is a tremendous leader. He gets everyone there on time and keeps everyone motivated. He’s a guy that kids look to when things get stressful and he executes at a high level. He can play any position. That player comes around once in a decade,” said Harrington.

Ramos, who was among the most productive offensive players in the state, will be returning along with breakout players like Jackson Kretzer, Roebuck and Ryan Yin.

“If you match (Roebuck) up with Ramos, we’ll have a really good team. Yin is a six-rotation, all-around player. We return a talented group of guys,” said Harrington. “Andrew is going to come back next year and be the dominant player in the league. I think the Hawks will be in great shape next year. He’ll come in more confident with the experience from this year and we’ll have the most dominant hitter in the league.”