Fourteen of the 16 No. 1 seeds advanced Friday to the gold bracket of the Durango Fall Classic.
No. 1
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) didn't drop a set on its way to three wins on the day.
Durango's top seed plays
Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) on Saturday after the Chargers came out of the two seed in pool play.
Sierra Canyon setter Lucky Fasavalu has 13 assists in a sweep of Marin Catholic on Friday in pool play at the Durango Fall Classic. The No. 1 Trailblazers open bracket play Saturday with Corner Canyon. (PHOTO: Jenni Webber)
The drama of Durango's first day came in the 15-seed pool as
Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.),
Skyview (Nampa, Idaho) and
Redwood (Larkspur, Calif.) had to battle in a three-way playoff after each finished 2-1. In a one-set playoff, Skyview, the bracket's top seed, beat Redwood 25-22 and advanced to play Harvard-Westlake. The Wolverines had beaten the Skyhawks earlier in the day.
In the one-set final, Harvard-Westlake bested Skyview 25-16. They draw No. 2
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), which went 3-0 on the day but was one of four top seeds to be pushed to a third set as
Woods Cross (Utah) battled tough before the reigning California Open Division champions came out with a 25-11, 22-25, 25-20 win.
No. 3
Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), No. 4
Orangewood Christian (Maitland, Fla.), No. 6
Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.), No. 8
Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), No. 9
Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas), No. 10
Harrisburg (S.D.), No. 12
Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), No. 15
Marist (Chicago, Ill.), No. 17
'Iolani (Honolulu, Hawaii), No. 21
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), No. 23
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.) and
Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.) were the one-seeds that advanced to the gold bracket as well.
Saturday gold bracket schedule
1. Sierra Canyon vs. 16. Corner Canyon, 8 a.m.
4. Orangewood Christian vs. 13. Archbishop Mitty, 8 a.m.
5. Prestonwood Christian vs. 12. Cathedral Catholic, 8 a.m.
8. 'Iolani vs. 9. Harrisburg, 8 a.m.
2. Mater Dei vs. 15. Harvard-Westlake, 9:15 a.m.
3. Assumption vs. 14. Marymount, 9:15 a.m.
6. Cornerstone Christian vs. 11 Torrey Pines, 9:15 a.m.
7. Xavier College Prep vs. 10. Marist, 9:15 a.m.
Tennessee commit Eva Jeffries was part of Sierra Canyon's balanced offensive attack Friday in pool play at the Durango Fall Classic. Fourteen of the 16 one seeds advanced to Saturday's gold bracket. (PHOTO: Jenni Webber)
