Bellarmine 3, Oakland 0
Top-seeded Bellarmine defeated the Oakland Section runner-up 25-12, 25-14, 25-20 in the Northern California Division IV opener, punching its ticket to the semifinals at home against Lincoln SF. Ta.
“We are proud of their efforts and are excited to get back in the gym tomorrow and fine-tune some aspects of our game,” Bellarmine coach BJ Prudencio said in an email to the Bay Area.・Told the news group. “This preparation will be critical as we prepare for Thursday's home semi-final game.”
He said sophomore outside hitter JJ Barton was the star of the San Jose private school's Central Coast Section Division I championship.
Despite the lopsided final result, Oakland still had some standout teams. Senior Hugo Newton had four digs in the first set and teammate Raul Enriquez had six kills. Freshman Moses Heida had two blocks.
Oakland coach Kao Se-fan told this news outlet that Alexander Long had a block and a kill. The Wildcats finished the season with an 11-13 record, but Bellarmine improved to 18-18.
Valley Christian 3, Bishop O'Dowd 0
Valley Christian brought out the broom in San Jose as the Warriors dominated Bishop O'Dowd 25-17, 25-16, 25-23 in the first round of the Northern California Division I playoffs.
The San Jose private school will face Sanger High School in the semifinals.
Andy Hsu, Harry See and Andrew Salisbury all stood out on a powerhouse West Catholic Athletic League team that won the CCS Open Division title on Saturday. Shi set up the game-winning kill for Greg Lee to close out the sweep.
Valley Christian advanced to the next round with a 32-10 record, and O'Dowd finished the season with a 35-3 record.
Montavista 3, International – San Francisco 0
Monta Vista travels to San Francisco and defeats International vs. SF 25-23, 25-23, 25-16 to advance to the second round of the Northern California Division III semifinals, where they will face Morrow Catholic.
“There were some great defensive saves in key moments in the first two sets that changed the course of two closely contested sets,” Monta Vista coach Paul Chiu said in an email to BANG. wrote.
Elijah Kang once again led the team in kills, with Henry Hu and Valkas Asreya also contributing in this regard. Pratham Kannan and Joaquin Garcia also provided big blocks for Montavista.
Chiu said Rahul Potenini “again anchored the defense, led the team in digs and served very effectively throughout the match.”
Montavista improved to 20 wins and 13 losses, while International finished the season with a record of 24 wins and 5 losses.