Bay League teams survive first round of CIF volleyball playoffs
Redondo’s Ristin Sahebi led the team with 14 kills in the Sea Hawks’ 3-1 victory over Edison in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. Photo Mira Costa, Redondo and Peninsula advanced to Saturday’s second round of the CIF Southern Section boys volleyball playoffs with impressive victories. Second-seeded Mira Costa, the Bay League champion, began the Division 1 playoffs with a 3-0 shutout of Los Alamitos and will travel to face No. 7 Huntington Beach in the second round on Saturday. Fourth-seeded Redondo defeated host Edison 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21 in its first-round match. Ristin Sahebi recorded a team-high 14 kills, Rees Barnett added 13 kills and Keagan Benson posted 39 assists for the Sea Hawks. Redondo will host rival Loyola in the second round. The Cubs defeated Laguna Beach 3-1 in the opening round. “It is likely the toughest second round matchup, but with the smaller bracket only eight teams remain after the first round so every match will be tough,” Redondo coach Kevin Norman said. “In my opinion, if we can execute and take care of the things we need to do as a team, we can be successful against anyone. All said and done, anyone making the…
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