Led by seven Palisadians, the Loyola High boys varsity volleyball team won its second consecutive CIF Southern Section Division I championship Saturday night at Cypress College, continuing a tradition of excellence unrivaled by any boys program in Southern California. The victory gave Loyola eight section titles, moving the Cubs ahead of Santa Ynez for the most Southern Section titles by one school. Even without All-CIF setter Brian Beckwith, who graduated last spring, the fourth-seeded Cubs picked up where they left off a year ago by beating perennial power Mira Costa in a nonleague match, repeating as Mission League champions and culminating their season with a 25-18, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22 victory over second-seeded Westlake in the CIF finals. On Saturday, Loyola (22-2) was led by the jump serving of 6-7 junior opposite hitter C.J. Schellenberg. The Palisadian ripped off three consecutive aces to give the Cubs a two-point lead in the pivotal third game, then fellow local Jeff Sause, a 6-3 senior outside hitter, blocked Westlake’s Joey Zuziak on game point. Schellenberg ended the match with his 14th kill after teammate Andy McGuire’s ace and back-to-back errors by the Warriors (25-2) gave Loyola a 24-21 lead in game four. Contributing to the Cubs’ success throughout the playoffs were Palisadians Patrick Garrison, Jason Holdych, Jake Rosetti and Brad Iino. Brentwood Loses in Finals Making its third consecutive appearance in a Section final, Brentwood School built an early lead before falling to Mayfair 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-11 in the Division IV championship match Saturday at Cypress College. The second-seeded Eagles (16-2), led by Palisadian Ilan Goldstein, came within a game of winning their second CIF title in three seasons. Brentwood rebounded from a slow start to take control of the match in game two, but the top-seeded Monsoons (25-3) dominated the last two games to claim their first title. Matt Ceran, a 6-7 senior outside hitter, finished with 21 kills and six aces for Brentwood.
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