Marina Seeks Division I Title

Huntington Beach Marina, Santa Margarita, Huntington Beach Ocean View and Cerritos Valley Christian will compete for girls’ state volleyball titles Saturday at Cypress College.

Marina (21-2) will play San Jose Archbishop Mitty in the Division I match at 7 p.m.

Marina, participating in the state playoffs for the first time, advanced to the final by defeating Poway, 16-14, 15-6, 9-15, 15-6, in the Southern California regional championship match on Tuesday. Chanda McLeod had 24 kills and Lindsay Phillips had 22 for Marina, which won its first Southern Section Division I-A title two weeks ago.

Santa Margarita (20-3) earned a spot in the Division II championship match with a 6-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-3, 16-14 victory over Westlake. Santa Margarita will play Mountain View St. Francis at 5 p.m.

With the victory over Westlake, Santa Margarita avenged a five-game loss to the Warriors earlier this season in the Santa Barbara tournament.

“In this matchup, who knows what’s going to happen?” Santa Margarita Coach Eddie Rapp said. “Fortunately for us, we ended up on top. But it could have gone either way.”

Ocean View (20-1) plays Forestville El Molino in the Division III final at 1:30 p.m. The Seahawks earned the berth in the championship match by defeating La Jolla, 14-16, 15-6, 4-15, 15-4, 15-12. Sharon Shelton had 29 kills and served four aces, including one in the fifth game that gave Ocean View a 14-8 lead.

Valley Christian, making its first appearance in the state final, will play defending state champion Linden in the Division IV final at 11 a.m.

The Crusaders advanced to the championship match by defeating Flintridge Scared Heart, 15-13, 15-13, 15-12. Valley Christian is led by junior middle blocker Jennifer Fopma, who had 18 kills and 12 blocks against Sacred Heart.

Pasadena Poly saw its season end with a 15-8, 15-10, 15-3 loss to Reedley Immanuel, which advanced to the Division V final against Alturas Modoc.

Alana Roorell led Immanuel with 11 kills and Jenny Rhea had 33 assists.

Vanessa Herald had 21 kills for Poly and Anna Sones added 10.

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Playoffs at a Glance

* Division I--Marina vs. San Jose Archbishop Mitty, 7 p.m.

* Division II--Santa Margarita vs. Mountain View St. Francis, 5 p.m.

* Division III--Ocean View vs. Forestville El Molino, 1:30 p.m.

* Division IV--Cerritos Valley Christian vs. Linden, 11 a.m.

* Division V--Immanuel vs. Alturas Modoc, 9 a.m.

Games Saturday at Cypress College