Granite Bay's Nicolette Pinkney recorded 18 kills leading Granite Bay to a four game win over Los Alamitos to claim the CIF Division I state title on Saturday at Santiago Canyon College in Orange.
File photo by Gary Jones
Three Northern Region took three of five division matches during the
2013 CIF State Volleyball Championships presented by Farmers at Santiago
Canyon College on Saturday.
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (Division II) claimed a record tenth State title,
Parker (San Diego) recorded their eighth State Championship and
La Jolla Country Day
(Division V) nabbed their third crown. Granite Bay (Division I) and
Valley Christian (Division III) each secured their first State
Championships.
Division I
Granite Bay def. Los Alamitos
Scores: 25-22, 14-25, 25-19, 25-17Granite
Bay (45-0) finished the season undefeated capped by the Grizzles first
State Championship after a 3-1 victory over Los Alamitos. The Granite
Bay duo of
Nicolette Pinkney (18 kills) and
Maddy Deters
(17) combined for 35 of the squads 60 kills, while Taylor Nelson
tallied 48 assists in the victory. The Griffins were led by 18 kills
from
Crissy Jones.
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Kelsey Osgood (Los Alamitos) and
Cally Chamberlain (Granite Bay)
Division II
Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) def. Santiago (Corona)
Scores: 25-20, 25-21, 26-24The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs (42-2) claimed a State record tenth Championship, as they swept an undefeated Santiago (40-1).
Clare Powers (16 kills),
Alexa Dryer (12 kills) and
Shirin Tooloee
(11 kills) combined for 39 of the Monarchs 50 kills on the evening. As
a team Mitty hit .333 and recorded six aces in the win.
Chanel Hoffman led the Sharks with 20 kills, while
Jessie Prichard tallied 36 assists in the loss.
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Alexandra Kloehn (Santiago) and
Casey Tierney (Archbishop Mitty)
Division III
Valley Christian (San Jose) def. Central Valley Christian (Visalia) Scores: 25-20, 25-16, 25-10
In
their first State appearance since 1986 the Valley Christian Warriors
claimed their first State Championship as they swept the Central Valley
Christian Cavaliers.
Ronika Stone led Valley Christian with 15 kills, while
Kirsten Mead and
Ella Lajos each served five aces.
Lindsey Calvin led the Cavaliers with 14 kills in the loss.
Madeleine Dilfer added eight kills and 22
assists for the winners, while Mead added eight kills and 15 assists. The
Warriors contributed 11 blocks, eight from
Ashlyn Fleming.
"The girls stepped up their game tonight," Valley
Christian coach Jeff Kim told the San Jose Mercury News. "We served aggressive, we took care of
the ball on serve receive and we did a great job terminating."
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Hannah Wilgenberg (Central Valley Christian) and
Ali Wilson (Valley Christian)
Division IV
Francis Parker (San Diego) def. Menlo (Atherton) Scores: 21-25, 30-28, 25-15, 25-16
Francis
Parker (29-5) repeated as the Division IV champs as they defeated Menlo
(32-6), 3-1, for their eighth State Championship. It was a team effort
for the Lancers who were led by
Slen Gallop (19 kills),
Mlchaela Dews (17 kills),
Alex Deddeh (13) and
Claire Nussbaum(49 assists, 5 service aces).
Lida Vandermeer totaled 13 kills for the Knights, while
Elisa Merten had 37 assists in the loss.
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Sam Deddeh (Francis Parker) and
Melissa Cairo (Menlo)
Division V
La Jolla Country Day def. Branson (Ross) Scores: 28-26, 25-20, 25-23
The
La Jolla Country Day Torreys (24-12) won their third State title as
they defeated the Branson Bulls (35-7), who were the defending four-time
champs.
Arela Williams led the Torreys with 12 kills,
Annie Hasselmann totaled 34 assists and
Shaney Lipscomb and
Devon Peterkin contributed nine kills each in the victory.
Grace Roberts-Burbank (11),
Sarah Wallace (9) and
Jordan Winters (8) combined for 28 kills in the Bulls loss.
Sportsmanship Award Winners: Cassidy Rooke (La Jolla Country Day) and Sarah Wallace (Branson)
