Volleyball Recap: Clairemont Makes It Eight in a Row at Home

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clairemont had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences Vipers 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Chieftains, who have now won five matches in a row.

Clairemont took Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 19-25, 22-25, 17-15.

Gabe Tocco

Blocks Solo

05/20/25 vs Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences	13
05/17/25 vs La Jolla	9
05/14/25 vs San Dieguito Academy	3
05/08/25 vs Pacific Ridge	18
05/02/25 vs Francis Parker	10
+ 20 more games

Clairemont got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabe Tocco out in front who had 13 blocks and 12 kills. Tocco has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last 25 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Makoa Miner, who had 17 kills and four blocks.

Clairemont's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-10. As for Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences, they moved to 24-8-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Clairemont will face off against Santa Ynez at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Chieftains surely won't give up without a fight. Valley Academy of Arts & Sciences does not have any more games scheduled as of now.