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All first-round matches scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday

DIV. I

Rancho Bernardo (27-9) at Loyola (27-2)
Royal (21-7) at Clovis East (27-3)
Downey (21-2) at La Costa Canyon (24-10)
Westlake (26-4) at Granada Hills (20-2)

DIV. II

Verdugo Hills (13-3) at Mater Dei (28-8)
Oak Park (22-5) at La Jolla (20-16)
Cathedral Catholic (26-10) at Norco (26-0)
Torrance (15-13) at Mount Carmel (24-7)

DIV. III

Sage Hill (15-10) at Francis Parker (30-3)
The Bishop's School (17-8) at St. Margaret's (17-4)
Elizabeth Learning Center (13-3) at Salesian (23-6)
Clovis North (15-16) at Laguna Beach (23-5)

DIV. I

No. 1 Loyola (26-2) vs. Mater Dei (22-5) at Cypress College Gym II, 7:30 p.m.

DIV. II

No. 4 Royal (21-6) vs. No. 2 Westlake (25-4) at Thousand Oaks High, 7 p.m.

DIV. III

No. 4 Oak Park (22-4) vs. No. 2 Norco (25-1) at Cypress College Gym II, 2:30 p.m.

DIV. II

No. 1 Laguna Beach (25-5) at No. 4 Royal (20-6), 7 p.m.
No. 2 Westlake (23-4) at Thousand Oaks (18-10), 7 p.m.

DIV. III

No. 4 Oak Park (21-4) at No. 1 Quartz Hill (29-3), 7 p.m.

DIV. V

No. 4 Flintridge Prep (20-5) at No. 1 St. Margaret's (16-3), 7 p.m.

Div. II
Agoura at No. 1 Laguna Beach
No. 4 Royal at Valencia
Thousand Oaks at Claremont
No. 2 Westlake at Costa Mesa

Div. III
No. 1 Quartz Hill at West Valley
Santa Ynez at No. 4 Oak Park
Oaks Christian at No. 2 Norco

Div. V
Flintridge Prep vs. Arrowhead Christian or Avalon

All matches Friday night at 7 p.m.

City Section semifinals

Taft at Sylmar
El Camino Real at Granada Hills

7 p.m. both matches

Southern Section second round

Division II
Saddleback at Agoura
Valencia at El Modena
San Luis Obispo at Royal
Calvary Chapel Santa Ana at Thousand Oaks
Westlake at Valley Christian Cerritos

Division III
Bishop Diego at Quartz Hill
Oak Park at Tahquitz
Santa Monica at Oaks Christian
Lancaster at Norco

Division V
Flintridge Prep at Hillcrest Christian/Thousand Oaks
Saelsian at Vasquez

No. 4 Taft of Woodland Hills at No. 1 Sylmar
No. 3 El Camino Real of Woodland Hills at No. 2 Granada Hills

Both matches Tuesday at 7 p.m.

It took longer than expected but the El Camino Real of Woodland Hills boys volleyball team got what it wanted in the end.

The Conquistadores (12-3) shook off losses in game one and four and fought back from a 9-8 deficit in a deciding game five to outlast No. 6 Venice 15-25, 26-24, 25-15, 19-25, 15-12 Thursday night in a City Section quarterfinal match.

"We just kept believing," Kris DuBois said. "We always get off to a slow start bur we started clicking."

Kris DuBois had nine kills and six blocks and his brother Mikel led the team with 17 kills for ECR.

Tim Kolodny added four kills and 10 digs for ECR, hoping to advance to its second consecutive championship appearance but first must beat No. 2 Granada Hills on Tuesday in a semifinal.

"We had a lot of unforced errors early but we settled down and got momentum on our side during the middle games," Kolodny said.

Michael Rauth had 24 assists, often setting nicely for the Dubois brothers.

Jesse Escobar chipped in five blocks.

"I knew we would have a tough game because they are a good team and come from a good league," ECR coach Doug Coleman said. "Now I have to figure a way out to beat Granada Hills.

No. 16 Hamilton at No. 1 Sylmar
No. 9 Cleveland at No. 8 Verdugo Hills
No. 21 Grant at No. 5 Van Nuys
No. 13 Poly at No. 4 Taft

No. 14 Birmingham at No. 3 El Camino Real
No. 11 Eagle Rock at No. 6 Venice
No. 10 Carson at No. 7 Palisades
No. 15 Narbonne at No. 2 Granada Hills

All games Tuesday at 7 p.m. at higher seed

Harvard-Westlake easily won game two, 25-15, and now lead 2-0 in a key Mission League match against rival Flintridge Sacred Heart.

The Wolverines have won three consecutive matches dating back to last year against the Tologs, who won league championships in 2003, 04, 05 and 06 before the Wolverines claimed the title last year.

The Wolverines won game one 25-22 and lead 22-11 in game two.

Too much powerful outside hitting and blocks up front.

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