Five Catholic schools reach girls’ volleyball semis

FivernCatholic school teams will vie Nov. 7 for berths in the championship round ofrnthe CIF-Southern Section girls’ volleyball playoffs, after posting quarterfinalrnvictories Nov. 4.

Marymountrnand Mater Dei, the top two ranked teams in Division 1; La Salle, No. 1 inrnDivision 3; and La Reina and St. Paul, Nos. 1 and 2 in Division 5, earned theirrnway into the semifinals last Saturday, four of the five posting straight-setrnvictories.

Sixrnother Catholic school teams were defeated in the quarterfinals, although NotrernDame/Sherman Oaks took matters to a fifth set, after battling to a 27-25 win inrnthe fourth in their Division 2 loss to El Dorado.

Followingrnare the quarterfinal results and semifinal matchups, with won-lost records andrnyear-end regular-season rankings:

Division 1:rnMarymount d. Long Beach Poly, 25-21, 26-24, 25-20; Mater Dei d. San Juan Hills,rn25-21, 25-13, 22-25, 25-15; Redondo Union d. Santa Margarita, 25-14, 25-23,rn24-26, 25-16. SF: No. 1 Marymountrn(29-7) vs. No. 5 Redondo Union (33-4); No. 2 Mater Dei (32-5) vs No. 6 CoronarnDel Mar (22-6).

Division 2:rnEl Dorado d. Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23, 25-27, 15-10; OrangernLutheran d. St. Joseph/Lakewood, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22.

Division 3:rnLa Salle d. Yorba Linda, 26-24, 25-14, 25-20. SF: No. 1 La Salle (24-5) vs No.rn4 Sage Hill (22-8).

Division 4:rnCrean Lutheran d. Alemany, 24-26, 25-12, 25-23, 25-22.

Division 5:rnLa Reina d. Xavier Prep, 25-23, 25-10, 25-17; St. Paul d. Diamond Bar, 25-10,rn25-23, 25-22. SF: No. 1 La Reina (28-6) vs No. 4 Sonora (27-3); No. 2 St. Paulrn(24-10) vs No. 6 Quartz Hill (28-3).

Division 7:rnColony d. Pomona Catholic, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17.

Division 9:rnGlendale Adventist d. Sacred Heart, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23.