Riding an 19-match winning streak, top-seeded Redondo (31-2) enters the second round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs after defeating St. Joseph of Lakewood 25-11, 25-16, 25-14 in the first round Tuesday.
Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani recorded 12 kills and three aces for the Sea Hawks who play at Tesoro (14-3) in the second round on Thursday.
All playoff matches with the exception of the finals are slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals will be held Saturday, Nov. 15 followed by semifinal action on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The Division 1AA final will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. at Cerritos College.
After leading Redondo to its third consecutive Bay League title, Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani was selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) to the Under Armour Girls High School All-American first team. She’s among 150 seniors selected for this year’s honors that represent 36 states and 139 high schools. First-team players are invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition held at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK on Friday, Dec. 10.
“Yaz is most deserving of being a high school all-American,” Redondo coach Tommy Chaffins said. “She is the second Sea Hawk (Skylar Dykstra 2012) to play in the match, and I would expect Norene Iosia to be playing in the match in 2015. Yaz is one of the hardest hitters in her class if not the hardest hitter. They have a hitting contest measured by a radar gun and I am pretty certain Yaz will be in the top three. She is an outstanding person on – and more important to me – off the court.”
Bay League runner-up Mira Costa (27-6) entered the playoffs ranked No. 5 and narrowly escaped an upset by visiting Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks, holding off the Knights for a 25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25, 15-12 victory Tuesday night.
Ashley Anselmo and Katie Rethmeyer each recorded nine kills. Skylar Caputo hed eight kills and Emma Smith posted 25 digs.
The Mustangs host Chapparal (12-9) on Thursday, Nov. 13.
In a battle of South Bay teams, Del Rey champion Bishop Montgomery (22-4) swept visiting Peninsula 31-29, 25-23, 25-21 for a hard-fought first-round win.
The Knights will host fourht-seeded Marymount (27-6) on Thursday.
Palos Verdes (18-11) finished third in the Bay League but lost at eighth-ranked Flintridge Sacred Heart 25-9, 25-14, 25-14 on Tuesday.
In Division 2AA, Pioneer champion South (21-9) earned the second seed and defeated Lynwood 25-19, 25-16, 25-4 on Tuesday.
The Spartans advance to play at Chadwick (17-7) who eliminated Moorpark. 25-22, 25-14, 25-18.
Fifth-ranked North (25-6) swept visting Royal 25-10, 25-11, 25-19 and will travel to face Downey (18-4) on Thursday.
West (11-20) dropped it first-round match at South Pasadena 25-16, 25-21, 25-17.
In Division, 3AA, El Segundo (8-14) was eliminated by host La Mirada 25-22, 23-25, 25-13, 25-22.
In Division 4AA, Coastal League champion Vistamar (19-4) entered the postseason ranked fifth and swept Desert Mirage 25-12, 25-21, 25-15 on Tuesday. Vistamar travels to Nordhoff (15-8) in the second round.
Brackets and results are available at cifss.org.
