After winning the Bay League title last week with its 27th consecutive victory, the top-ranked Redondo’s girls volleyball team received a bye in Tuesday’s opening round of the CIF Southern Section/Ford Division 1-AA Championships presented by Farmers.
Redondo (32-3) hosts Newport Harbor (16-9) at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The Sea Hawks defeated the Sailors 25-21, 25-21 during the Dave Mohs Tournament in September.
The winner of the Redondo-Newport Harbor match will face the winner between No. 8 Vista Murrieta and No. 9 Dana Hills in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The semifinals are scheduled for Tuesday followed by the championship matches on Saturday, Nov. 17 at Santiago Canyon College. All matches excluding the finals are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
Bay League runner-up Mira Costa (19-11) is ranked tenth in Division 1-AA and will face a hostile environment when it plays at No. 7 Orange Lutheran (16-8) on Thursday. The contest is a rematch of last season’s second-round contest where the Mustangs were eliminated by the Lancers in five sets.
The Mustangs turned in a complete performance Tuesday defeating visiting Mission Viejo 25-16, 25-22, 25-19 in the first round. Grayce Campbell had a team-high 18 kills with 11 digs and Kelsey McIntire added nine kills and three blocks.
Setter Corie Bain had another stellar match with 35 assists, five blocks and three kills. Lexi Millington added eight kills and eight digs, Brooke Feld had 13 digs, Carley Muller recorded 12 digs and Keala Rusher contributed with two aces.
The winner of Thursday’s match will likely face No. 2 Marymount in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
The Bay League’s third representative, Peninsula (17-9) lost at Sunset League runner-up Huntington Beach in five sets.
In Division 1-A, Bishop Montgomery (20-13) swept host Estancia and will host No. 3 Thousand Oaks (20-5) on Thursday.
North Torrance (23-5) and South Torrance (23-10) earned the top two seeds, respectively, in Division 2AA. North swept West Covina in the first round and will play at La Reina (19-8) on Thursday.
South defeated Bonita in four sets and will play at Alta Loma (19-11) in the second round.
The Pioneer League’s third representative, El Segundo (11-16) was swept at San Luis Obispo.
Chadwick (25-2) earned the second seed in Division 2-A and swept Western in the first round. The Dolphins will face Palm Springs on Thursday.
El Segundo-based Vistamar (17-8) is ranked ninth in Division 4-A and swept Desert Christian Academy to open the playoffs. Vistamar will take on No. 8 Archer in the second round.
