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East Bay Boys Volleyball: Playoffs are just around the corner
By Matt Smith
Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 4:44 am in Boys volleyball.
The North Coast Section playoffs are two weeks away. Let’s take a look at the playoff situation in the three divisions.
Division I
The top seven spots are pretty much spoken for, if nothing drastic happens between now and the seeding meeting on May 16th. The order might change a little, based on a couple of late matches.
Foothill is the top seed, without argument and Amador Valley will be No. 2, followed by Mission San Jose at No. 3. De La Salle is in line to snag the No. 4 seed, but the Spartans have three of their four final matches with Foothill, Amador Valley and California.
If De La Salle slips, Deer Valley might be able to make a case for the No. 4 seed, but the Spartans have the head-to-head win over the Wolverines which will probably make the difference. Deer Valley probably is the No. 5, with Logan and Washington earning the No. 6 and No. 7 spots based on who finishes higher in the Mission Valley Athletic League Tournament. Logan and Washington have wins over Granada, so they are on pretty safe ground to not get edged out by the final two East Bay Athletic League teams in contention.
Now, to the eight spot. Antioch has had a nice season, but I think it’s truly between Cal and Granada. The two teams have split in league play. Cal has the stronger non-league schedule, and based on the way the end of the league schedule breaks down, Cal has a better chance at finishing higher in league, giving the Grizzlies the edge.
Division II
Campolindo and Northgate will be the top two seeds. Book it. Drake will be No. 3.
Alameda, with a four-game win over Terra Linda, is in line for the No. 4 seed, with Clayton Valley and that Terra Linda team likely fighting for the No. 5 and No. 6 spots.
Las Lomas, if it finishes at .500 in one of the categories, looking like a team that could get one of the final two spots along with Novato.
Division III
College Prep and El Molino will be making pitches for the No. 1 seed. They will make up the two top seeds after it shakes down.
With wins over Berean Christian, Dougherty Valley and De Anza, St. Patrick-St. Vincent is probably the No. 3 seed.
Dougherty, Berean, Marin Catholic and Head-Royce are all playoff bound, and have arguments for for being in the top four seeds. Should be interesting to see how that shakes out.
De Anza is probably getting the No. 8 seed with Chinese Christian in the discussion.
Rankings
1. Foothill
2. Campolindo
3. Amador Valley
4. Northgate
5. Mission San Jose
6. De La Salle
7. Deer Valley
8. Logan
9. College Prep
10. Washington
11. Granada
12. California
13. Alameda
14. Dougherty Valley
15. Clayton Valley
League Standings
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ACCAL
Alameda (18-8, 4-0)
De Anza (13-5, 4-1) .5 GB
El Cerrito (3-7, 2-3) 2.5 GB
Berkeley (10-9, 2-3) 2.5 GB
Richmond (2-8, 0-5) 4.5 GB
BSAL
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (17-11, 6-0)
St. Mary’s (3-7, 2-1) 2.5 GB
St. Joseph Notre Dame (3-12, 2-2) 3 GB
Salesian (4-13, 1-3) 4 GB
Encinal (0-9, 0-4) 5 GB
BVAL
Deer Valley (19-5, 11-0)
Antioch (14-11, 8-3) 3 GB
Heritage (9-11, 6-5) 5 GB
Freedom (4-8, 4-7) 7 GB
Pittsburg (3-8, 3-8) 8 GB
Liberty (0-17, 0-11) 11 GB
DFAL
Campolindo (20-5, 5-0)
Dougherty Valley (15-8, 3-1) 1.5 GB
Las Lomas (6-7, 2-3) 3 GB
Acalanes (6-9, 1-3) 3.5 GB
Alhambra (1-9, 0-4) 4.5 GB
DVAL
Northgate (27-2, 8-0)
Clayton Valley (12-7, 7-1) 1 GB
Berean Christian (13-8, 5-3) 3 GB
College Park (6-9, 5-4) 3.5 GB
Concord (4-12, 3-5) 5 GB
Ygnacio Valley (3-21, 1-7) 7 GB
Mt. Diablo (0-9, 0-9) 8.5 GB
EBAL
Foothill (26-1, 10-0)
Amador Valley (22-3, 9-1) 1 GB
De La Salle (23-8, 6-4) 4 GB
California (16-13, 5-5) 5 GB
Granada (8-8, 5-5) 5 GB
Monte Vista (8-11, 3-7) 7 GB
San Ramon Valley (2-17, 1-9) 9 GB
Livermore (3-21, 0-10) 10 GB
MVAL
Mission San Jose (23-4, 11-0)
Logan (21-10, 8-2) 2.5 GB
Washington (16-7, 7-3) 3.5 GB
American (5-9, 4-6) 6.5 GB
Kennedy (6-16, 3-7) 7.5 GB
Moreau Catholic (5-16, 3-7) 7.5 GB
Castro Valley (0-11, 0-11) 11 GB
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May 3rd, 2010 at 8:02 am
Hmmm…..D1&D2 look OK, but D3 is WAY off….Berean Christian, Marin Catholic and Head-Royce should all make it, and likely ahead of Dougherty and De Anza. For D3, based on team strength, i think it should be:
1. College Prep
2. El Molino
3. Marin Catholic
4. Head Royce
5. Berean Christian
6. St. Pats/St. Vincent
7. Dougherty Valley
8. Valley Christian (or De Anza?)
May 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
Oh ya, I completely forgot Head-Royce, Berean and Marin Catholic. They will definitely be in.
My bad. I guess that’s what I get for writing this at 4:00 in the morning.
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I fixed the things I overlooked. Again, sorry.
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Most of the division 1 teams will be at the Falcon tournament this coming saturday. Are you going to give us a report about how that went and if it shook things up for NCS?
May 4th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
The Foothill tournament could definitely affect final rankings with any upsets, now that would be exciting. Rumored to be at the tournament are: Foothill (duh), Mission San Jose, De La Salle, Deer Valley, Washington, Campo, El Molino, Chico, Oak Ridge and Ponderosa. I believe Amador Valley, Northgate and Logan have maxed out their schedule. It’s usually 12 teams. Anyone know who for sure?
May 4th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I hear that Ponderosa is out and El Cerrito is in.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
My 8 for D3:
1. College Prep
2. El Molino
3. St Patrick/St Vincent
4. Dougherty Valley
5. Berean Christian
6. Head-Royce
7. Marin Catholic
8. De Anza
So same 8 as most others but 3-8 in different order.
May 5th, 2010 at 7:07 am
How much will the seeding predictions for DI be shaken by yesterday’s upset of Foothill?
May 5th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
Are you kidding with our record of injuries at tournaments this year we would probably lose the whole team. That date is our senior ball also. Coach changaris
May 5th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I will be at the Foothill Tournament, to answer Jill’s question. And to answer Chris’ question, Foothill has this weekend to bounce back. I’m willing to give them a free pass on a slip up. They’re entitled to at least that much.
Oh ya, and Northgate won’t be there. They have played in a ton of tournaments this year and have been really banged up. Coach Jim Changaris tried to post about this earlier, but I guess it didn’t work he emailed me and asked me to post this:
“Are you kidding about going to the tournament. With our luck at tournaments this year we would probably lose the whole team. Actually it is our senior ball weekend.”
- Coach Changaris
May 6th, 2010 at 9:57 am
Yeah, poor Northgate. They get this season’s Lemony Snicket award!
May 6th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
At the alameda high el cerrito game
5-3 alameda
May 6th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Ahs 15-8
May 6th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Ahs 25-14 game 1
May 6th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Ahs 17-13 game 2
May 6th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Ahs 25-15 game 2
May 6th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
Ahs 25-14 game 3
May 16th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
Looks like DLS @ MSJ this Tuesday, just like last year… I can hardly wait.
May 16th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
From the CIF NCS Site:
D1:
1.Amador
2.Foothill
3.MSJ
4.Deer Valley
5.Cal
6. De La Salle
7.James Logan
8.Heritage
D2:
1. Campo
2. Northgate
3. Drake
4. Alameda
5. Terra Linda
6. Las Lomas
7. Clayton Valley
8. Novato
D3:
1.College Prep
2. El Molino
3. SPSV
4.Berean Christian
5.Marin Catholic
6. Head-Royce
7.Dougherty Valley
8. DeAnza
May 16th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Looks like miss posting by NCS. D1 bracket just update.
Amador vs Logan
DV vs Cal
Foothill vs Wash
Mission SJ vs DLS