The season is heating up for West County volleyball teams, as
Analy and El Molino open the NCS playoffs this week.
The fifth-seeded Tigers drew an opening-round bye and will
travel to fourth-seeded Albany this Saturday, Nov. 13 in a 7 p.m.
match. Should Analy win, they will most likely travel to face
top-seeded Campolindo next Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
“The fifth seed is about what I expected,” said Analy coach
Nancy Williams, who led the Tigers to an NCS title in 2006. “We
haven’t played them but I know they’re a good team and have a great
sophomore middle blocker.”
The complete list of NCS Division-3 teams in order of seeding is
Campolindo (27-3), Sir Francis Drake (32-5), Miramonte (24-12),
Albany (27-5), Analy (23-10), Moreau Catholic (25-8), Petaluma
(11-9), Terra Linda (17-13, Sonoma Valley (16-15), Acalanes
(15-16), and Hercules (6-7).
El Molino is also seeded fifth in the Division-4 tournament, and
at press time was preparing to open against visiting Ursuline on
Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. If the Lions advance, they’ll face
the winner of the Lick-Wilmerding-St. Patrick-St. Vincent match
this Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m.
The list of NCS Division-4 teams includes: Marin Catholic
(25-13), Berean Christian (24-3), Salesian (24-8), St. Patrick/St.
Vincent (25-9), El Molino (28-9), St. Mary’s (22-12), St. Helena
(25-3), Willits (21-12), Justin Siena (13-15), Healdsburg (20-15),
McKinleyville (23-11), Ursuline (16-14), Lick Wilmerding (16-11),
and Cloverdale (17-14).
Analy and El Mo are part of a six-team Sonoma County League
contingent that landed NCS post-season berths in their respective
divisions, illustrating just how strong the league was this year.
Casa Grande landed the sixth seed in Division-2, while Petaluma and
Sonoma are seeded seventh and ninth in Division-3. Healdsburg is
the 10th seed in Division-4.
Check the NCS website at www.cifncs.org for updated bracket
information.
Tigers capture SCL tourney title
Analy put an exclamation point on their seventh straight
regular-season league title last week, defeating El Molino and Casa
Grande in straight sets to capture their fifth consecutive league
tournament championship.
The Tigers turned back visiting El Molino in three games; 25-10,
25-16, and 25-18. Marla Petrucci led the attack with a
double-double (20 assists, 11 digs). Also turning in strong efforts
were Claire Sullivan (6 kills), Kira Rudderow (5 kills), and Briana
Adviento (5 kills). Megan Winters led the Analy defense with 16
digs, along with an outstanding passing night and on
serve-receive. There were no stats available for the Lions.
The Tigers made short work of second-place Casa Grande in the
tournament title match, beating the visiting Gauchos in three;
25-16, 25-20, and 25-13. Petrucci had another outstanding match
with 33 assists and 10 digs, while Adviento (10 kills and 14 digs),
Sullivan (13 kills), and Megan Winters (13 digs) all played well
for Analy.
