Three local teams advanced to the CIF-Southern Section high girls volleyball quarterfinals, with two league foes set for a showdown.
Newbury Park rallied from a set down to beat host Redlands in five sets, 25-18, 26-28, 16-25, 25-18, 15-10, in a Division 3 second-round match on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Charley Knupp finished with 18 kills, 15 digs, an ace and a solo block, Laney Knopp had 14 kills and eight digs, Emmery Reynolds contributed 11 kills, eight digs and four solo blocks, Keira Overbeck compiled 38 assists, 13 digs and three kills, Taylor Black had six kills, Sara Vlaskovits had five kills, and Olena Harasymowycz had 20 digs, seven assists and two aces for the Panthers.
Newbury Park will host Marmonte League rival Thousand Oaks in a quarterfinal
matchup of the league's second- and third-place teams on Wednesday.
The Lancers advanced to the quarterfinals with a 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-9 win over host Etiwanda on Friday, Oct. 23. Saylor Halvorsen had 25 kills, 17 digs and four blocks, Aella Keys finished with 54 assists and five digs, Halle Bryce had 14 kills, seven digs, four assists and an ace, Gwenn Hunnicutt had nine kills, 11 digs and an ace, Lily Morge had 10 kills, and Taylor Bacon had five kills, two aces and two blocks to lead Thousand Oaks.
Aliyah Adams finished with 16 kills and two blocks, Sammy Alvarez had six kills, three aces and two blocks, Angie Ramos had four kills, and Sophia Turner compiled 28 assists and six digs as Rio Mesa earned a 25-22, 25-18, 25-12 sweep of host Jurupa Valley in a Division 8 second-round match on Thursday, Oct. 22, to reach the CIF-SS quarterfinals for the first time in program history.
The Spartans will play Pacifica-Garden Grove at Oxnard High at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Six teams fall in 2nd round
- Ventura had its season come to an end with a 20-25, 25-9, 25-18, 25-17 loss to visiting Vista Murrieta in a Division 4 second-round match on Thursday, Oct. 22.
- Royal lost to Glendora 3-0 in a Division 4 second-round match on Thursday, Oct. 22.
- St. Bonaventure lost in five sets to host Temecula Prep in a Division 6 second-round match on Thursday, Oct. 22.
- In Division 7 first-round matches on Saturday, Oct. 24, Nordhoff lost in three sets at Valencia-Placentia and Foothill Tech lost in four sets at Rio Hondo Prep.
- Grace lost in four sets to host Newport Christian in a Division 11 second-round match on Thursday, Oct. 22.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Three local teams headed to CIF-SS girls volleyball quarterfinals
