Corona del Mar defeated Mira Costa in four sets, 25-12, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22, in a CIF Southern Division Division 1 pool play match Saturday at Mira Costa High School. It was decided which team would play. Final.
Sterling Foley led Corona del Mar with 19 kills. Brady Gant added seven kills and Daniel Booker had six.
Second-seeded Mira Costa (35-3) will face top-seeded Loyola (30-1-1) in the championship on Saturday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at Cerritos College.
Corona del Mar's season begins May 14 with the CIF Southern California Regional Playoffs.
The top six of the eight teams in CIF-SS Division 1 will qualify for the CIF SoCal Regional. Edison, Huntington Beach and Newport Harbor are also expanding into the region.
And in Division 1:
Loyola 3, Newport Harbor 1: The Cubs defeated the visiting Sailors 18-25, 25-23, 25-18, 29-27 in the final round of pool play, clinching a spot in the championship game.
Huntington Beach 3, Mater Dei 0: In the final pool play game, the Oilers (28-7) defeated the Monarchs (21-13).
For Huntington Beach, Aidan Dubno had 24 kills and three blocks. Nick Gagneer added 10 kills and Jake Pazanti contributed seven kills and 47 assists for the Oilers.
Division 2:
Redondo 3, Beckman 1: The Patriots (25-12) lost at home to top-seeded Redondo (24-6).
Luke Morrison led Beckman with 27 kills. Gavin Looney added 12 kills for the Patriots.
Division 3:
St. Margaret's 3, Long Beach Poly 0: The Tartans (33-4) defeated the Jackrabbits in the semifinals to advance to the CIF-SS championship match for the third consecutive year.
Reid Wainwright led St. Margaret's with 22 kills. Beckett Harvey had 10 kills and Kayden Isola had six kills for the Patriots, who won by scores of 25-19, 25-18, and 25-19.
St. Margaret's won the 2022 CIF-SS Division 4 Championship. The Tartans lost to El Segundo in last year's Division 3 final.
They have three wins and four losses in the men's volleyball finals, having previously won in 2001 and 2010.