CIFSDS Volleyball: Round of 16
- Updated: October 28, 2023
2023 EAST COUNTY GIRLS PREP VOLLEYBALL
ECS staff report
El Capitan, the six-time reigning Grossmont Hills League titlists, breezed past Classical Academy. The Vaqueros downed the Caimans in four sets.
Meanwhile, Helix posted a sweep of a rising, low-enrollment charter school, Chula Vista Learning Community Center.
Both local programs advance to this weekends quarterfinals.
The Scotties will host University City, which upset No. 8 Fallbrook. The match was moved to 5 p.m. on Friday, to be played prior to the Helix football game.
Meanwhile, the Vaq Attack will battle La Jolla on Saturday at 5 p.m. on campus at historic Foster Gym.
Every other East County school — all nine of them – were ousted in the Round of 16. Included were a pair of home teams.
No. 8 seed Steele Canyon fell in a mild upset to visiting El Centro-Central in a fifth-set tie-breaker in Division III.
However, Christian suffered a massive elimination, as the No. 3 seed Patriots were ejected from the postseason by No. 14 Mt. Carmel, 3-1 in Division II action at Ryan Center.
Local Scoreboard
CIF-SAN DIEGO SECTION CHAMPIONS
FIRST ROUND
Division I
(1) El Capitan df. *16) Classical,3-1 (25-15, 25-16, 23-25, 25-10)
Next: La Jolla at El Capitan, Sat., 5 p.m.
(5) Del Norte df. (12) Granite Hills, 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-13, 25-22)
Division II
(1) Helix df. (16) CV-LCC, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-14)
Next: (9)University City at Helix, Fri., 5 p.m.
(4) Our Lady of Peace df. (13) Patrick Henry, 3-0 (25-6, 25-22, 25-12)
(14) Mt. Carmel df. (3) Christian, 3-1 (25-22 25-17, 15-25, 26-24)
(2) Pacific Ridge df. (15) Valhalla, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-19)
Division III
(9) El Centro-Central df. (8) Steele Canyon, 3-2 (15-25, 25-16, 15-25, 25-14, 15-12)
(5) Mission Bay df. (12) Santana, 3-0 (26-24, 25-12, 25-7)
(6) Mission Hills df. (11) West Hills, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 26-24)
Division IV
(8) High Tech-Mesa df. (9) Grossmont, 3-2 (25-22, 25-10, 17-25, 22-25, 15-8)
(2) Oceanside df. (15) Liberty Charter, 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-15)
Division v
No local teams participating.