No. 2 Sage Hill (14-7) vs. No. 3 Rio Mesa (n/a)

When: Today, 2 p.m., The Tennis Club

Road to semis:

Sage Hill: 1st Rnd def. Norwalk 14-4; 2nd Rnd def. La Serna; qtrs def. North Torrance 15-3

Rio Mesa: 1st Rnd def. Laguna Blanca 15-3; 2nd Rnd def. Cajon 16-2; qtrs def. St. Joseph 15-3

Outlook: Sage Hill has been ranked No. 2 in the division since the beginning of the season, and seems destined for a rematch with St. Margaret's in the final. The Lightning finished second in Academy League play to the Tartans, but first need to get past third-ranked Rio Mesa, the first-place team from the Pacific View League.

Top seeds: No. 1 St. Margaret's; No. 2 Sage Hill; No. 3 Rio Mesa; No. 4 Cerritos

Story lines: From the beginning of the season this division has been about two teams - St. Margaret's and Sage Hill. The Academy League rivals are the top seeds, and if form holds true they will have a rematch of last year's CIF final. There's four matches to win before that happens, and we'll watch to see if anybody can get in their way.

Defending Champion: St. Margaret's. Tartans defeated Sage Hill, 10-8, last year in thrilling fashion. St. Margaret's won the final doulbes set in a tiebreaker to pull out the victory.

Division I at a glance

Division II at a glance

Division III at a glance

• Girls tennis playoffs: Division I bracket and wildcards
• Girls tennis playoffs: Division II bracket and wildcards
• Girls tennis playoffs: Division III bracket and wildcards
• Girls tennis playoffs: Division IV bracket and wildcards
• Girls tennis playoffs: Division V bracket and wildcards

Also, No. 7 Northwood downed No. 6 Woodbridge, 10-8.

And on Monday, No. 9 Laguna Hills defeated No. 8 San Clemente, 10-8.

Those matches ensure a change come the new top 10 Monday, but how will it look?

Probably messy. Sage Hill came up big, receiving a sweep from Julia Blakeley, who lost a total of 3 games in three sets. The Lightning's big victory says they are a top 10 team, but where to place them?

Here's the dilemma:

No. 8 San Clemente beat No. 10 Tesoro last week, 11-7. Woodbridge beat Laguna Hills, 10-8 earlier this year. That makes it hard to drop Woodbridge below Laguna, or move Tesoro ahead of San Clemente. Tesoro won Tuesday, so how can you drop a team that didn't lose?

And what to do with Laguna Beach? It beat San Clemente earlier, 10-8, and have had close matches, so how far does this loss knock them down?

You'll have to check back Monday to see how it gets sorted out.

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The news hasn't stopped though. Here's a look at the All-CIF teams that were named.

Division V

Player of the Year – Bernard Luna, Salesian (12) OH

Coach of the Year – Elliott Walker, Salesian

1st Team

• Max McFarland, Chadwick    OH    12
• Woody Quin, St. Margaret’s    OPP    11
• Harley Frost, St. Margaret’s    OH    12
• Bayle Smith, Sage Hill    OH    12
• Kory Kiraly, St. Margaret’s    S    11
• Cameron Walker, Salesian    OPP    11
• Gavin Thomson, Flintridge Prep    OH    12
• Erwin Ramirez, Salesian    S    11
• Will Quanstrom, Arrowhead Christian    MB    11

2nd Team

• Justin Aguilos, Cantwell Sacred Heart    OPP    12
• Samuel Chon, Whitney    OH    11
• Brian Shaw, Chadwick    OH    12
• Julian Harake, Laguna Blanca    MB    12
• Tim Rantung, Loma Linda Academy    OH    12
• Corey Maulup, Pacific Lutheran    S    12
• Allen Christian, Brethren Christian    MB    12
• Michael Bear, Sage Hill    S    12
• Eric Jensen, Hillcrest Christian/TO    MB    12

3rd Team

• Henry Taylor, Calvary Chapel/Downey    MB    10
• Reid Maetani, Chadwick    S    12
• Mike Munoz, Cantwell Sacred Heart    OH    12
• Brian Ingels, Arrowhead Christian    S    12
• Kristian Kiraly, St. Margaret’s    OH    12
• Cristian Prieto, Southwestern Academy    OH    12
• Joe Gottwald, Cate    OH    11
• Evan Robinson, Pasadena Poly    OH    12
• Andrew Canales, St. Paul    OH    12

All CIF teams:

• Boys volleyball: Division I All-CIF team
• Boys volleyball: Division II All-CIF team
• Boys volleyball: Division III All-CIF team
• Boys volleyball: Division IV All-CIF team
• Boys volleyball: Division V All-CIF team

No. 2 Salesian vs. No. 6 Sage Hill

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Salesian High School

To get here:
Salesian:1st Rnd def. Nordhoff (25-10, 25-9, 25-14); 2nd Rnd def. Vasquez (25-13, 26-24, 25-19); Qrts def. Whitney (25-18, 25-16, 25-18)
Sage Hill: 1st Rnd def. New Harvest Christian (25-7, 25-6, 25-8); 2nd def. Fillmore (25-18, 25-15, 19-25, 25-15); Qrts def. Chadwick (25-23, 25-20, 25-23)

Outlook: The Lightning are after their second consecutive upset after upending Chadwick in the quarterfinals. Salesian gets a boost with home court advantage, which may be the deciding factor in this one. The teams appear evenly matched, with both teams losing to Servite this season, their only common opponent.

More from the boys volleyball blog:

• Boys volleyball: Costa Mesa falls in quarterfinals, plus more scores
• Boys volleyball: CIF playoffs Division I quartefinals outlook
• Boys volleyball: CIF playoffs Division II quarterfinals outlook
• Boys volleyball: CIF playoffs Division III quarterfinals outlook
• Boys volleyball: CIF Playoffs Division V quarterfinals outlook
• Tobolski: Thoughts on the volleyball playoffs so far
• Boys volleyball: Esperanza-Santa Margarita postgame analysis

The playoffs continue Friday. Only a handful of county teams remain in contention.

Here's  look at Division V:

Teams remaining: 8

County teams alive: 2 (No. 1 St. Margaret's, Sage Hill)

Quarterfinal times: Friday, 7pm

Brackets: Top Half - St. Margaret's-*Cantwell Sacred Heart; *Flintridge Prep-Arrowhead Christian; Bottom Half - Chadwick-*Sage Hill; *Whitney-Salesian

Outlook

St. Margaret's-Cantwell Sacred Heart

The two teams haven't met this season but share one common opponent - Vistamar. The Tartans beat them once while Cantwell lost to them twice. That can be a telling sign for St. Margaret's. However, going on the road in the playoffs is not easy.

Sage Hill-Chadwick

The Lightning lost to the Dolphins in five games back on March 10. That was a long time ago. Chadwick finished first in the Prep League. The Lightning finished behind St. Margaret's in the Academy. The Tartans swept Chadwick earlier this season. We'll see whether Sage Hill or Chadwick has improved more since their first meeting. That was a road game for the Lightning.

More from the boys volleyball blog:

• Tobolski: Thoughts on the volleyball playoffs so far
• Boys volleyball: Esperanza-Santa Margarita postgame analysis
• Boys volleyball: Esperanza beats Santa Margarita
• Boys volleyball: Esperanza captures Game 3
• Boys volleyball: Santa Margarita evens match
• Boys volleyball: Esperanza wins Game 1
• Boys volleyball: Live from Santa Margarita-Esperanza

MVP – Mary-Rachel Walsh (St. Margaret's, Sr.)

Coach of the Year – Al Fernandez (Oxford Academy)

First Team – Natalie Barbaresi (St. Margaret's, Fr.); Tasha Afshar (St. Margaret's, Jr.); McCaully Patch (St. Margaret's, Fr.); Olivia Collins (St. Margaret's, So.); Hannah MacLeod (Sage Hill, Jr.); Jordan Team (Sage Hill, Jr.); Megan Kim (Sage Hill, So.); Jackie Dion (Sage Hill, Jr.); Kaylee Grant (Brethren Christian, Sr.); Chanel Shuffler (Brethren Christian, Sr.); Borah Lim (Whitney, Fr.); Lani Ancheta (Oxford Academy, Jr.); Alexandria Moctezuma (Oxford Academy, Fr.); Christy Han (Oxford Academy, Sr.); Lisa Gray (Oxford Academy, Sr.)

Second Team – Valerie Gilmore (St. Margaret's, Sr.); Katie Donahue (St. Margaret's, Fr.); Chelsie Churchill, Fr.); Amy Gutierrez (St. Margaret's, Jr.); Isa-Maria Taskinen (Sage Hill, Sr.); Megan Culberson (Sage Hill, Jr.); Sanna Taskinen (Sage Hill, Fr.); Melanie Overton (Brethren Christian, Fr.); Lauren Knapil (Brethren Christian, Sr.); Melody Rudd (Brethren Christian, Sr.); Sara Ha (Oxford Academy, Jr.); Amanda Simpson (Oxford Academy, So.); Felicia Chanco (Whitney, Sr.); Victoria Lu (Whitney, Sr.)

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MVP – Connor Edgcomb (St. Margaret's, Sr.)

Coach of the Year – Noureddine El Alam (Sage Hill)

First Team – Drew Lind (St. Margaret's, Jr.); David Mothander (St. Margaret's, Sr.); Brian Vail (St. Margaret's, So.); Brad Smith (St. Margaret's, Jr.); Nick Singarella (Sage Hill, Sr.); Michael Bear (Sage Hill, Sr.); Ben Capaldi (Sage Hill, Jr.); Max Ellison (Sage Hill, Sr.); Trevor Warren (Brethren Christian, Sr.); Christian Hutchisson (Capistrano Valley Christian, Sr.); Alfredo Perez (Whitney, So.); Justin Currlin (Whitney, Jr.); Ryan Shin (Whitney, Sr.); Cameron Bedard (Oxford Academy (Sr.); Ryan Plunkett (Oxford Academy, Sr.)

Second Team – Fernando Almejo (St. Margaret's, Jr.); Alex Brolick (St. Margaret's, Sr.); Colin Shaffer (St. Margaret's, So.); Mark Milner (Sage Hill, Sr.); Colton Gyulay (Sage Hill, So.); Lion Wintemute (Sage Hill, Jr.); Austin Naylor (Brethren Christian, Jr.); Andrew Boyadjian (Brethren Christian, Fr.); Alex Anderson (Capistrano Valley Christian, Sr.); Jesus Calderon (Whitney, So.); Andy De Avila (Whitney, So.); Adrian Fierro (Whitney, Sr.); Erik Carpio (Oxford Academy, Sr.); Jonathan Berry-Smith (Oxford Academy, So.)

MVP – Claire Hosinski (St. Margaret's, Jr.)

Coach of the Year – Lou Silverman (Sage Hill)

First Team – Claire Hosinski (St. Margaret's, Jr.); Tierney Danner (Sage Hill, Sr.); Morgan Hembarsky (Sage Hill, Sr.); Jenny Tedori (St. Margaret's, Fr.); Tiffany Fang (Whitney, Sr.); Stacey Helfer (Brethren Christian, Jr.); Jessica Nipp (Capistrano Valley Christian, So.)

Second Team – Stephanie Garrison (Sage Hill, Sr.); Sarah Iverson (Whitney, Jr.); Rebekah Rudd (Whitney, Jr.); Kelsy Saida (Oxford Academy, Sr.); Rachel Burley (Oxford Academy, Sr.); Ava Soleimany (Sage Hill, Fr.); Hannah Jeffrey (Sage Hill, Jr.); Gaby Carpenter (St. Margaret's, Fr.); Kendall McDonald (Brethren Christian, Jr.)

How it looked: The teams were tied at 3 after the opening round and looked destined for a close match. However, the Lightning won the second round 5-1 to grab control and roll to the victory.

Sweeps: Andrew Kurzweil swept at No. 3 singles for Sage Hill, including an upset of Laguna Beach's Jake Michaels, 6-4, in Round 2. The Breakers received a sweep from No. 1 doubles team of Rex Miller and Mikey Rubel, who won 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.

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