Here are the Orange County teams in the Pac-5 Division:

Edison (10-0) – The Chargers are the top-seeded team in the division, and have been No. 1 in Orange County since beating then-No. 1 Servite in Week 4. The Chargers have a very-balanced offense. Quarterback Matt Viles is the No. 2 passer in the count, behind Rancho Alamitos’ Mike Frank, with 2,173 yards. Viles did not play in last week’s 48-0 victory over Marina, a precautionary move because Viles dislocated his non-throwing elbow in the Week 8 victory over Fountain Valley. Wade Houston and Davion Orphey are productive running backs, and Jeff Trojan and Michael Rivera leads the talented . The Chargers are averaging 33 points a game while allowing nine a game. Edison went 5-0 in the Sunset League to win the league championship.

Dana Hills (8-2) – Dana Hills finished second in the South Coast League with a 4-1 league record. The Dolphins’ league loss was to Mission Viejo, 49-17, which ended a six-game winning streak. Receiver/defensive back Chris Kearney is one of the top two-way players in the county. He has a team-high 51 receptions. Quarterback Josh Dean has completed 60 percent of his passes for 1,536 yards and 14 touchdowns. Dana Hills is averaging 36 points a game. The Dolphins, ranked No. 4 in Orange County have a challenging first-round assignment, a home game against No. 7 Orange Lutheran, the second-place team from the Trinity League.

Orange Lutheran (6-4) – The Lancers finished second in the Trinity League. Three of their losses are to very good teams – Pickerington Central of Ohio, which is 10-2; Redlands East Valley (10-0) and Servite (9-1). Lutheran has battled injuries to key players, like quarterback Bobby Wheatley (shoulder) and running back/linebacker Garrett Gilliland (ankle). Mike Markovsky has played well in Wheatley’s absence, and another offensive bright spot has been running back Damani Wilson (990 yards, eight rushing touchdowns).

Mater Dei (6-4) – The Monarchs beat St. John Bosco of Bellflower on Friday to finish third in the Trinity League. They play an old foe – Bishop Amat of La Puente, which was a longtime rival of Mater Dei’s in the old Angelus League and later in the Serra League. Mater Dei has lost to good teams like Orange Lutheran, Servite and Edison, and beat Centennial of Corona when Centennial was No. 6 in California. Junior quarterback Max Wittick seems to improve weekly, and Victor Blackwell might be the best receiver in the county (42 catches, 899 yards and 10 touchdowns).

Newport Harbor (6-4) – Newport Harbor finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Sunset League, with Fountain Valley and Los Alamitos. Coin flips put Newport as the league’s No. 4 representative so the Sailors needed to qualify as the division’s at-large team, and got it. The Sailors beat Los Alamitos in a league game. Receiver/linebacker Cecil Whiteside, who committed to Cal, was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Game. Cedric Whitaker has emerged as a fine running back, with 967 yards.

Servite (9-1) – Servite went 5-0 to win the Trinity League championship, the first time a team has gone undefeated in the league since it was created in 2006. It is the fifth league championship in Coach Troy Thomas’ five years coaching the Friars. Cody Fajardo has been outstanding at quarterback. He is the team’s leading rusher, at 661 yards, and has passed for 1,647 yards and 14 touchdowns. Rudy Guerrero and Chris Nicholls have been big-play receivers, and Nicholls is a threat running the ball, too. Servite averaged 42 points a game in league.

San Clemente (6-4) – The Tritons finished third in the South Coast League, with a 3-2 league record. They lost to Dana Hills and Mission Viejo in league. San Clemente lost to La Habra in a nonleague game, but beat two good ones, too, Trabuco Hills and El Toro, in nonleague. Quarterback Chase Rettig has completed 63 percent of his passes for 1,641 yards and 18 touchdowns, but has 11 thrown interceptions, too. Receiver Dominick Ela has 49 catches for 622 yards. The Tritons have given up a lot of points, 26 a game. They have a tough first-round challenge – Servite.

Los Alamitos (8-2) – The Griffins finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Sunset League. After a coin flip knocked Newport Harbor down to No. 4, Los Alamitos’ victory over Fountain Valley last week made the Griffins the league’s No. 2 playoff representative. They play Long Beach Poly in the first round Friday at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach; it is Los Al’s home game, but Vets also is Poly’s home field. Griffins running back Nick Richardson has been spectacular. He is averaging 173 yards a game. Quarterback Dylan Lagarde, who transferred during the season from Poly, had a fine game against Fountain Valley last week, going 14 for 21 for 172 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions.

Fountain Valley (8-2) – The Barons go into the playoffs on a two-game losing streak. They lost to Edison, 24-0, in the “Battle for the Bell” game, then got beat by Los Alamitos, 31-22, last week. Kyle Middlebrooks has been terrific at running back. He is averaging 160 yards a game and has rushed for 18 touchdowns. Ryan Steadman has been a standout at receiver. He has 30 receptions for 536 yards. The Barons gave up an average of 26 points a game in league, but overall have scored 35 points a game.

Mission Viejo (10-0) – Mission Viejo went 5-0 to win the South Coast League championship. The Diablos have dominated. They averaged 52 points a game in league, while allowing only nine points a game. Their closes game all season was a 19-point nonleague victory over Loyola of Los Angeles. Dallin McEwen has been steady at quarterback, completing 61 percent of his throws for 1,559 yards and 17 touchdowns with only five interceptions. Receiver Joey Branker has 41 receptions and is averaging 24 yards a catch. The Diablos’ outstanding defense is led by linebacker Tre Madden and defensive back Jake Marshall.

That's a No. 5 team (Redondo) from the division facing the No. 7 team (Santa Margarita) in Round 2. Yikes!

Background: Santa Margarita defeated Redondo in five games (25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-9) in the California Challenge at Torrey Pines.

Opening thoughts: Tons of credit and respect to Redondo. The Sea Hawks are the best defensive team I've seen this year. Libero Tiffany Morales was incredible, and middle blocker Arielle Manz was a beast with the block. And hitters and sisters Lara and Skylar with tough on the outside.

A little about Santa Margarita: There will be more about Kylie Hargreaves later in this post, but she did everything there was to do on a volleyball court tonight and she did it amazingly well. It took some time for the rest of the team to catch up, but when it did, everyone began to contribute. Sam Tinsley was key in games 4 (7 kills) and 5 (4 kills). While Redondo controlled the middle early on, the Eagles eventually got what they needed from Liz Riggins and Bridget Charhut. Libero Katherine Kolodziej defended and passed solidly, and setter Kendall Cygan found her range. If Santa Margarita rattles, the girls certainly don't show it. I never got the sense the Eagles thought they were going to lose.

Upset of the night: A huge congratulations to the Mater Dei girls. The Monarchs beat Murrieta Valley in five games. Murrieta Valley had been ranked in the top 10 of the division until the playoffs started. Mater Dei starts 3 sophomores and a freshman, but have three terrific upperclassmen that provide the leadership. They played the game in the old gym at Mater Dei, where Coach Jimmy Munoz spent plenty of his time playing in his younger days. Mater Dei put up 18 blocks for the match. Ashley Cox had 15 kills and Madeline Frome had 10. Kay Lin Connolly had 5 aces and 18 digs. Up next is Los Al, where Munoz used to coach.

High five of the night: El Toro beating Valencia of Valencia. The Chargers don't lose in their gym. I wasn't there tonight, but I would be surprised if it was anything but packed in. Jenna Andersen dished out 50 assists in the five-game victory. Kacie Benson put up 23 kills. I'm not sure how many Christina Bauch ended up with, but what a great performance by Benson in such a key game.

Sea View shows might: That would be two of the eight Division I-A quarterfinalists from the league, with Huntington Beach's sweep over Serrano. The Oilers received 31 kills combined from Haleigh Hampton, Kellie Turner and Andrea Streips.

Laguna Beach-El Dorado is on: The rematch from last year's quarterfinals is happening again Saturday. The Breakers won that match. Both teams lost big-time players, so it's not totally relevant. But the Golden Hawks do get a home match this time around. Both teams swept Thursday, LB over Northwood; ED over Paso Robles.

On track: Top seeds Newport Harbor and Los Alamitos each won Thursday. Division II-AA No. 2 seed Corona del Mar sweep, as did Div. II-A No. 2 seed Troy.

Star of the night: Kylie Hargreaves, Santa Margarita. It's hard to imagine anyone playing better than Hargreaves on Thursday, and I'm not exaggerating. And she probably thinks she could've played even better, that's what the ultra-competitive ones do. Her attitude had as much to do with the victory as her skill. She played unbelievable defense in the backrow, making countless digs. SM's coaching staff doesn't keep stats, so I don't know how many digs she ended with. I had her with 28 kills. I know she had at least one block.

Setter of the night: El Toro's Jenna Andersen. 50 assists in any match is a big number. Do it in the second round of the playoffs against a team with tradition like Valencia of Valencia, and your team wins is getting the job done.

Recognition to ...: Laguna Beach's Paulette Grand Pre. She had 16 kills and 15 digs, or a standard outing for her.She would be a dream pick if there was a high school fantasy league around.

More from the girls volleyball blog:

• Girls volleyball playoffs: Round 2 preview (Division I-AA)
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Round 2 preview (Division I-A)
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Round 2 preview (Division II-AA)
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Round 2 preview (Division II-A)
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Thursday's lineup

Mater Dei's Ashley Cox (5) goes up against Mission Viejo's Kaela Goodman (4). Courtesy of Lou Collazo

Mater Dei defeated Mission Viejo in four-games in playoff action tonight.

Here's more on the match:

Background: The teams met on Sept. 22. Mater Dei won that match in four games. Mission Viejo was playing without outside hitter Kaela Goodman. Mater Dei was playing with Kay Lin Connolly at outside hitter.

Tuesday's line up changes: Goodman was back in Mission's rotation. Connolly switched to libero during the season and was starting there for Mater Dei.

Quick notes on the match: Mater Dei had a little more depth than the Diablos. They had 5 hitters combine for 44 kills, led by Emily Doll's 11. Of the other four, none had less than 8. I also thought Mater Dei served stronger, though the Monarchs did struggle on their service return early on. Mission Viejo just wasn't able to pass consistently, and that allowed Mater Dei to stay in some points and eventually the Monarchs hitter finished them.

A little on Mater Dei: The Monarchs face Murrieta Valley next round. That's going to be a difficult task for Mater Dei, and either way, a valuable experience for next season. Mater Dei loses just two seniors from its starting lineup, which includes junior setter Monica Stauber,  three sophomores (Madeline Frome, Annie Flynn, Ashley Cox)  and a freshman (Sara Hughes).

A little on Mission Viejo: You have to ask the question how good would the Diablos be had Kaela Goodman been healthy all season? Bad luck happens, and hit Mission. This year. It was great to see Kaela make it back and be able to participate in the playoffs for her senior year. The Diablos have a nice core of returners next year. Back are freshman setter Kyra Goodman, junior middle blockers Jillian Meyers and  Danielle White, sophomore outside hitter Sophie Rowe and junior libero Bree Knox.

Obscure and irrelevant note of the night: Mater Dei is likely the county leader with five assistant coaches. Mission Viejo is likely the county leader with assistant coaches named Tim. The Diables have two.

Thoughts on other county matches:

Sweep central: Of the scores we have in, 15 county teams won in three games. Three lost in three games.

Star of the night: Huntington Beach's Haleigh Hampton. The Oilers middle blocker posted 25 kills and 7 blocks in a three-game against Brea Olinda. Those are big numbers for a sweep.

Runner-ups: Laguna Beach's Paulette Grand Pre (18 kills, 16 digs) and Beckman's Lydia Bai (25 kills, 13 digs).

Setter of the night: Beckman's Laurie Goodman. She had 43 assists, 5 digs, 4 kills and 2 blocks in the team's victory over M.L. King.

Great effort of the night: Capo Valley. The Cougars, though swept, pushed Long Beach Poly and played the Jackrabbits tough. They lost 26-24, 25-21, 25-22. Alma Serna had 11 kills and 4 blocks.

More from the girls volleyball blog:

• Girls volleyball: Tuesday's playoff scores
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Big rally lifts Mater Dei
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Mater Dei pulls in front
• Girls volleyball playoffs: Mission Viejo-Mater Dei tied at 1
• Girls volleyball: Final Top 10 poll

However, the Monarchs staged a giant comeback to avoid the final game and take the playoff match 25-22.

More to come.

The Monarchs now lead the Diablos, 2-1, in the best of five match.

It was a big swing for Mater Dei in the game. The Monarchs trailed 14-11.

The momentum is certainly with Mater Dei. We'll see if Mission Viejo can force a fifth game.

The teams met in nonleague play this season, with Mater Dei winning in four games. The score was 26-24 in Game 4. So this one has a long way to go yet.

The teams split the opening games in the first round of the CIF-SS Division I-AA playoffs at Mater Dei.

Mission Viejo played a near perfect opening game, controlling the action and taking the game, 25-18.

Mater Dei responded and cut down its mistakes. The Monarchs started passing better while Mission Viejo's passing fell down a bit. Mater Dei won the second game 25-18.

Tied 1-1.

Game 3 starting.

Check out highlights from the game, courtesy of Cox's SportsZone, in this video by OCVarsity.com's Jonathan Khamis.

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Trinity League

NO. 8 MATER DEI (3-4, 0-2) VS. JSERRA (6-1, 1-1)

Where, when: Saddleback College, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Outlook: I knew it was coming. As soon as it landed on OCVarsity.com Monday afternoon that Mater Dei, with a sub-.500 record and winless in league, was still in the county top 10, people were going to flip out. So here we have Mater Dei with its record against JSerra with its record.

Mater Dei lost to Servite last week, and is going to be fired up to take it out on somebody. Mater Dei also is in a must-win situation to stay in the playoff hunt in the Trinity League. A loss in this game, or against Santa Margarita or St. John Bosco in the following weeks, likely keeps Mater Dei even out of at-large berth contention. JSerra is getting better, as its record and its first Trinity victory, over Santa Margarita, two weeks ago, proves. So does its close, 23-14 loss to Orange Lutheran last week. But this is a bad week to be playing Mater Dei. A 3-4 team is going to beat a 6-1 team, and the wisdom of the rankings shall prevail.

Winner: Mater Dei.

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Check out highlights from the game and postgame interviews with Fajardo, Kirifi Taula, Rudy Guerrero and Coach Troy Thomas in this video by OCVarsity.com's Jonathan Khamis.