Granada Hills Draws Low Volleyball Seed

Granada Hills High won its first Northwest Valley Conference title and had an 11-1 regular-season record, but was not granted any favors by the City Section girls’ volleyball playoff seeding committee.

The Highlanders were given the fifth seed in the 4-A Division playoffs, which begin Thursday.

“I’m not pleased,” said Granada Hills Coach Patti Leiblie, who expected to be the second or third seed. “I don’t feel it was done in an accurate way, but I guess that can happen. It’s disappointing.”

Granada Hills (9-0 in conference play) is in its fourth year as a program.

Chatsworth (8-4), which won the 4-A title in 1994, was handed the ninth seed and Kennedy (4-7), which advanced to the 4-A semifinals last year, was named the 13th seed.

In the 3-A Division, Poly (11-2) was named the top seed and defending champion Sylmar (10-3) was given the second seed.

The teams split two Valley Pac-8 Conference matches, but Poly won more games (five) than Sylmar (three).

The Parrots had never been higher than the second seed.

Van Nuys, which won the conference, was not considered for postseason play. The Wolves were banned for using an ineligible player during last season’s playoffs.

The 4-A and 3-A championship matches will be held Nov. 22 at Occidental College.

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City Section Girls’ Volleyball

First-round pairings for the 4-A and 3-A tournaments. All matches are Thursday at 7 p.m.

* 4-A Division

No. 16 Taft at No. 1 Roosevelt; No. 9 Chatsworth at No. 8 Garfield; No. 12 Bell at No. 5 Granada Hills; No. 13 San Pedro at No. 4 Venice; No. 14 South Gate at No. 3 Narbonne; No. 11 Carson at No. 6 Huntington Park; No. 10 El Camino Real at No. 7 Westchester; No. 15 San Pedro at No. 2 Palisades.

* 3-A Division

No. 16 Washington at No. 1 Poly; No. 9 Monroe at No. 8 Sylmar; No. 12 Fairfax at No. 5 North Hollywood; No. 13 Fremont at No. 4 Bravo Magnet; No. 14 Sherman Oaks CES at No. 3 Franklin; No. 11 Reseda at No. 6 Hamilton; No. 10 Belmont at No. 7 Eagle Rock; No. 15 Gardena at No. 2 Sylmar.