Newport Harbor, ranked No. 5 in county, reached the finals of the nation’s most prestigious tournament – the Durango Invitational in Las Vegas.

The Sailors lost in the championship match to the nation’s No. 1 team according to PrepVolleyball.com Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, 16-25, 25-21, 25-20, on Saturday.

That’s a giant accomplishment for Newport Harbor, which is sure to climb in the county rankings and PrepVolleyball.com rankings. It also brings up an interesting debate.

Los Alamitos, which won the Dave Mohs tournament last Monday, is the current No. 1 team in the county, and haven’t lost to a team from the county. Newport Harbor, on the strength of its showing in Vegas, can make a case for being No. 1.

We’ll see Monday how the vote goes.

Here’s the results of the championship draw:

Qualifying Rounds - Winners to Championship Bracket and losers to Silver Bracket.

Archbishop Mitty def. Los Alamitos 25-19, 25-20
El Dorado def. Redondo Union                25-20, 19-25, 27-25
Mira Costa def. L.B. Wilson                    21-25, 25-18, 25-14
Marymount def. L.B. Poly                    25-21, 26-24
Sacred Heart def. Lakewood                    20-25, 27-25, 25-10
Newport Harbor def. Santa Margarita 25-22, 22-25, 25-17
Assumption def. Torrey Pines                    25-19, 28-26
Redlands East Valley def. Harvard-Westlake            23-25, 25-23, 25-19

Championship Bracket Quarterfinals

Archbishop Mitty def. El Dorado 25-15, 25-16
Mira Costa def. Marymount                    25-22, 23-25, 25-22
Newport Harbor def. Sacred Heart                25-18, 25-21
Assumption def. Redlands East Valley            28-26, 25-19

Championship Bracket Consolation Semifinals

Marymount def. El Dorado 23-25, 25-20, 25-22
Sacred Heart def. Redlands East Valley            21-25, 25-21, 25-18

Championship Bracket Semifinals

Archbishop Mitty def. Mira Costa                25-18, 23-25, 25-19
Newport Harbor def. Assumption                25-15, 17-25, 25-15

Championship Bracket 7th Place Match

Redlands East Valley def. El Dorado 25-17, 25-10

Championship Bracket 5th Place Match

Marymount def. Sacred Heart                    25-20, 25-21

Championship Bracket 3rd Place Match

Assumption def. Mira Costa                     26-24, 25-22

Championship Bracket Finals

Archbishop Mitty def. Newport Harbor 16-25, 25-21, 25-20

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