Regional Champs Get Ready To Face Off In CIF State Finals
Regional Champs Get Ready To Face Off In CIF State Finals
We're recapping the CIF regional championship matches and previewing the state championship match-ups.
On Saturday night the CIF regional champions were crowned, and now it all comes down to the state championship matches at Santiago Canyon College, December 1-2.
Here is a recap of the regional championship matches and information on when and where to watch the state championship matches this weekend.
Tune in right here on FloVolleyball to watch every division's state championship match, Dec. 1-2.
SoCal Open Division Regional Championship Results
No. 2 Mater Dei def. No. 1 Torrey Pines 3-2 (29-27, 25-15, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11)
Junior outside hitter Natalie Berty led No. 2 Mater Dei in a five-set victory over No. 1 Torrey Pines in the SoCal Open Division Regional Championship. Berty had 22 kills with eight errors on 38 attempts to hit .368. Sophomore middle hitter Meg Brown added 13 kills with one error to hit an impressive .706.
Torrey Pines launched a major comeback to push the match to five sets despite losing the first two. Senior UCLA-bound outside hitter Jaden Whitmarsh played a big role in that rally, collecting 20 kills on the match in addition to 20 digs.
NorCal Open Division Regional Championship Results
No. 1 Archbishop Mitty def. No. 2 Marin Catholic 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-20)
Archbishop Mitty won its seventh regional title on Saturday night, sweeping Marin Catholic in the championship match. With the win, the NorCal Monarchs will face the SoCal Monarchs of Mater Dei in the Open Division state championship match. If Mitty were to win that match, it would mark the team’s sixth consecutive state title.
CIF Open Division State Championship Match
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 6:30 PM PT
Archbishop Mitty vs. Mater Dei
SoCal Division 1 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 Santa Margarita def. No. 3 San Juan Hills 3-1 (25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-14)
Santa Margarita senior right side hitter Sarah Cizek, a Sacred Heart signee, recorded 20 kills and 12 digs in the Eagles’ four-set regional final victory Saturday night. Setter Devon Chang posted 51 assists and 11 digs and guided the offense to a .344 hitting percentage.
In her final match wearing the San Juan Hills uniform, senior outside hitter Katie Lukes had 11 kills as the Stallions’ offense struggled to a team hitting percentage of .183.
NorCal Division 1 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 James Logan def. No. 6 Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16)
James Logan’s senior outside hitter Tatiana Toleafoa recorded 25 kills and 14 digs. Junior middle blocker Taumafa Tuinauvai also posted 12 kills and six total blocks in the win as both Division 1 top seeds reached the title match Friday evening.
CIF Division 1 State Championship Match
Friday, December 1, 2017, 6:30 PM PT
James Logan vs. Santa Margarita
SoCal Division 2 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 Sierra Canyon def. No. 2 La Salle 3-2 (16-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-23, 15-10)
No. 1 Sierra Canyon reached the state title match on Saturday evening, although not without surviving a tough battle from La Salle in what was the two teams' third meeting of the year. No statistics were available as of press time.
NorCal Division 2 Regional Championship Results
No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep def. No. 1 Carlmont 3-2 (25-16, 25-20, 18-25, 14-25, 17-15)
Sacred Heart Prep had a 2-0 lead but survived a rally from Carlmont, which won consecutive sets to force a fifth and pushed the tiebreaker to extra points before falling.
Senior Sacred Heart outside hitter Cate Dressler posted 25 kills, eight aces, five total blocks, and 13 digs in the win. Three other Gators had double-digit kills: junior outside hitter Ally Polveari (12 kills), sophomore opposite Reagan Smith (11 kills, 4 blocks), and sophomore Elena Radeff (10 kills).
CIF Division 2 State Championship Match
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 4 PM PT
Sacred Heart Prep vs. Sierra Canyon
SoCal Division 3 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 Point Loma def. No. 2 St. Paul 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23)
No statistics available.
NorCal Division 3 Regional Championship Results
No. 4 Lincoln def. No. 11 Sonora 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-17, 25-17)
No statistics available.
CIF Division 3 State Championship Match
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 1:30 PM PT
Lincoln vs. Point Loma
SoCal Division 4 Regional Championship Results
No. 3 Rancho Bernardo def. No. 4 Foothill Tech 3-0 (27-25, 25-13, 25-20)
No statistics available.
NorCal Division 4 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 Presentation def. No. 6 Carondelet 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 29-27)
No statistics available.
CIF Divison 4 State Championship Match
Saturday, December 2, 2017, 11 AM PT
Presentation vs. Rancho Bernardo
SoCal Division 5 Regional Championship Results
No. 2 Maranatha Christian def. No. 1 Glendale Adventist 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-14)
No statistics available.
NorCal Division 5 Regional Championship Results
No. 1 San Marin def. No. 3 Mt. Madonna 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 18-25, 15-7)
Sophomore outside hitter Abby Bergerson recorded 16 kills in San Marin’s victory over Mt. Madonna on Saturday evening.
CIF Division 5 State Championship Match
Friday, December 1, 2017, 4 PM PT
San Marin vs. Maranatha Christian
By Derryl Trujillo