Belmont sweeps San Jose in battle of Notre Dame girls volleyball teams

In the battle of Notre Dames, Notre DameBelmont came out on top of Notre Dame-San Jose, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21 on the same day the Belmont school broke into the Bay Area News Group rankings.

Gia Rivera had 16 kills, nine digs and two aces, and Jessica Ai had a whopping 37 assists to go with five aces. Adrianna Agresti had 18 digs and two aces, and Karly Bordin chipped in nine kills and 12 digs.

Now ranked No. 10, Notre Dame-Belmont has enjoyed a stellar September, notching victories over ranked teams in Palo Alto and Sacred Heart Prep.

No. 9 Burlingame 3, San Mateo 0: Burlingame, for the second time in the span of a week, swept San Mateo (25-15, 25-16, 2514) and improved to 12-4 and 5-1 in PAL Bay Division play. Senior outside hitter Morgan Toomey had three aces, junior Ella Duong had eight kills, sophomore Ava Scatena had five kills.

No. 11 San Ramon Valley 3, Granada 1: After dropping two consecutive matches to St. Francis and Archbishop Mitty, the Wolves have rebounded with three straight victories in East Bay Athletic League play. On Tuesday night, SRV defeated Granada 25-12, 2514, 22-25, 25-17.

Lucy Chertock, a junior outside hitter, had 20 kills, two aces and 14 digs, while senior Maddie Connelly had 10 kills and two blocks. Setter Audree Vasconi had 34 assists and seven digs.

Branham 3, Evergreen Valley 0: Branham improved to 5-0 in league play and snapped a three-match losing streak with a 25-10, 25-15, 25-8 sweep at Evergreen Valley. Giselle Paedon led with 12 kills, Andra Enache had seven kills and Brianna Dalzochio had five kills.

Enache also led the team with three aces, and Rebecca Sung and CC Bonnard each had two aces.

Campolindo 3, Northgate 1: Campolindo got back to .500 and improved to 6-0 in Diablo Athletic League competition after defeating Northgate 25-10, 25-11, 26-28, 25-19.

Setter senior Rachel Andre played the entire match and had 12 digs to lead the Cougars. Senior Hanna Bjornson had 21 kills and 13 digs, and fellow outside hitter Mia Wallach had 14 kills, six aces and 13 digs. Kate Brown had five aces and sophomore middle blocker Ava Rogers had six kills in the fourth set to clinch the victory for Campolindo.

Northgate had several athletes play well too. Fea'o Saluni had five kills, three solo blocks and an assist. Jacke Lee had six kills and a block, and Mina Ismen and Siera Pence combined for 16 kills.

Miramonte 3, Acalanes 1: After surrendering the first set to Acalanes, Miramonte won the next three games for a 12-25, 25-20, 2523, 25-23 victory to pull even with Acalanes in the DAL standings at 4-2.

Outside hitter Sena Hens had 11 kills, and Amanda Roach and Sadie Symonds each had four kills for the Matadors. Maddie Yun led the team with 12 assists, and coach Leslie Ray said senior libero Nicole Tuszynski led all passers with a 2.2 serve-receive percentage.

Capuchino 3, South San Francisco 0: Capuchino rolled past South San Francisco in straight sets, 25-19, 25-15, 25-23, as coach Allen Lau said team captain Alessia Perez held “down the fort with great settings, servings and dumping.” He said middle hitter Arianna Moreno and OH Maya Canas were both key contributors, as was freshman Alexa Tajeldin, who he said had “a number of kills that helped the team out a lot.”

South San Francisco also had some solid performers. Nevaeh Davidson had a teamhigh five kills, Audrina Lopez led the team with 20 service receptions and Aryana McCormick had a team-high four blocks.

Pittsburg 3, Heritage 0: The Pirates handled their Bay Valley Athletic League rivals Heritage in a 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 sweep. Junior outside hitter Niamiah Moreno led Pittsburg with 10 kills and five aces. Ashlynn Kondra had three aces and three blocks, and senior setter Kieli Fox had nine assists and 13 digs. Malia Fonongaloa had five kills and four digs, and Diana Willingham led the Pirates with 10 assists.

Aragon 3, Sequoia 0: Aragon won its third consecutive game and improved to 5-1 in PAL Bay competition with a sweep against Sequoia. Sophie Rubinstein spiked 17 kills and Kathleen Suayan had 17 digs. Hunter Kwan set up teammates for 20 assists as the Dons won its fifth straight league game. Aragon will play a match against ranked Burlingame later this week.

Saratoga 3, Santa Clara 1: It took Saratoga four sets (25-22, 25-16, 20-25, 25-14) to put away a feisty Santa Clara team. Santa Clara coach Martina Carrillo said sophomore Naomi Hunt had eight kills and four aces, and junior Dania Gizaw also had eight kills and contributed five aces. Junior Evonne Bergman had three kills and served up two aces.

Live Oak 3, Hill 0: Live Oak coach Tait Rafat said his team leaned upon five senior starters to sweep Hill 25-19, 25-19, 25-17. Ana Saulala and Anna Guenet at outside hitter; setter Maya Rafat, MB Mara DeFrancisco and Chiara Rocchio at liberó all played big roles as Live Oak improved to 6-3. He also said that sophomore Ava Chapman and freshman Brooke Ledwith each contributed to Live Oak's second win in BVAL play.

Hayward 3, San Lorenzo 2: The Farmers trailed by two sets at one point but rallied for the thrilling victory to get back to .500. Coach Alisa Parsons said “the entire team bound together to get the job done. While there are standouts, this was by far a team effort.“

Kailee Dela Cruz made key passes in her first varsity game, and freshman Breanna Lamas had several huge digs to keep Hayward alive. Outside hitter Makayla Asoy moved to setter in the third game, and Parsons said that gave the team new energy.

Senior Emi Licea was a consistent force with digs, aces and kills.

Harker 3, The King's Academy 0: Harker earned its eighth victory of the season with a dominant win over The King's Academy 2520, 25-21, 25-21. Keira Chang led the way with 12 assists, and right behind her was Brooke Kubose with nine assists.

Football

California and Campolindo made the biggest jumps in this week's Bay Area News Group football rankings.

Both moved up six spots after impressive victories in Week 5. Campolindo rolled on the road over Monte Vista 38-14. California, coming off a three-point loss at Pittsburg in Week 4, routed previously undefeated Milpitas 48-6.

California is now 12th, Campo 16th.

This week's football poll

No. 1 Serra (4-0)

No. 2 De La Salle (3-2)

No. 3 San Ramon Valley (5-0) No. 4 Pittsburg (4-0)

No. 5 Valley Christian (4-0) No. 6 Los Gators (3-1)

No. 7 Archbishop Riordan (3-1) No. 8 McClymonds (2-1)

No. 9 El Cerrito (5-0)

No. 10 St. Francis (2-2)

No. 11 Wilcox (2-2)

No. 12 California (3-2)

No. 13 St. Ignatius (2-2)

No. 14 Clayton Valley (2-2) No. 15 Archbishop Mitty (3-1) No. 16 Campolindo (2-1-1) No. 17 Amador Valley (3-2) No. 18 Monte Vista (3-2) No. 19 Hillsdale (4-0)

No. 20 Christopher (5-0) No. 21 Liberty (3-2)

No. 22 Menlo School (4-0) No. 23 Sacred Heart Prep (2-2) No. 24 Acalanes (1-3)

No. 25 Las Lomas (4-0)