PREP VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP : Sunny Hills Upsets Orange to Advance

Sunny Hills rallied and defeated previously unbeaten Orange, 14-16, 15-10, 4-15, 15-12, 15-6, in the second round of the Southern Section Division II girls’ volleyball playoffs Saturday at Orange High.

Tegan Catlin and Jennifer Coopman led the Lancers with 22 kills each. Sunny Hills plays Long Beach Poly in the next round.

The Lancers (17-1) jumped to an early lead in the fifth game and held on with Catlin’s serve, which produced the final four points.

Charlene Conley led the Panthers with 23 kills.

Sunny Hills Coach Ron Kasser said his team prevailed with timely passing and clutch serving, elements he felt the Lancers lacked in the early going.

“We stress ball control, passing and defense, and we lost a lot of points early that we made up for in the end,” Kasser said.

The Lancers gained momentum in the fourth game, taking a 9-1 lead on Coopman’s serve and Shannon Rosenkranz’s four kills. After Orange climbed back into the game trailing, 14-12, Catlin responded with a hard sideline spike on Coopman’s serve to even the match at two games.

Also in Division II:

La Habra 3, Foothill 1--Senior Kameron Shambeck had 28 kills and junior Jamie Ediger added 11 to lead La Habra (15-1), 12-15, 15-8, 15-6, 15-0. The Highlanders face Long Beach Millikan in the quarterfinals.

In Division III:

Katella 3, Alta Loma 1--Kellie Alva had 23 kills and Rachel Nelson added 10 kills to lead visiting Katella, 15-7, 15-11, 12-15, 15-11. The Knights (14-4) will face San Gabriel in the quarterfinals Tuesday.

Pacifica 3, Etiwanda 2--Pacifica rallied from a two-games-to-one deficit to defeat Etiwanda, 11-15, 15-6, 11-15, 16-14, 15-10, and advanced to the quarterfinals to play Lake Arrowhead Rim of the World. Tracy Bunrs led the Mariners (15-2) with 23 kills and Cindy Vojtech had 13 kills.

In Division IV:

Calvary Chapel 3, El Centro Central Union 0--Sara Roberts and Jenny Roberts each had 10 kills to lead Calvary Chapel (14-4). The Eagles will play Tustin in the quarterfinals.

In Division V:

Capistrano Valley Christian 3, Azusa 0--Jessica Olivier had 18 kills and Carmen Jusco added 14 for Capistrano Valley Christian (12-4), which swept, 15-10, 15-7, 15-13, in the second round. Capistrano Valley Christian plays Sierra Madre Maranatha in the next round.

St. Margaret’s 3, Cerritos Whitney 1--Emily Hallenceck had 20 kills, Stefanie Canright added 14 and Lisa Bevill had 49 assists for visiting St. Margaret’s (11-5), which won, 15-13, 15-5, 13-15, 15-7. St. Margaret’s will face Pasadena Mayfield in the quarterfinals Tuesday.