Volleyball playoff brackets released: Here's who grabbed top seed

Aaron Williams

The Northern Section released its volleyball playoff brackets on Friday, with West Valley grabbing the top seed in Division III.

The Eagles are 38-6 and won the Northern Athletic League title behind seniors Shelbie Rogers (337 kills), Bentley Chaffin (214 kills) and Kayla Wiley (653 assists). They received a first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 4 Yreka-No. 5 Gridley on Oct. 26. Rounding out the D-III bracket are No. 2 Orland and No. 3 Oroville, who meet Oct. 26 for a berth in the finals.

The finals for all six divisions takes place Nov. 4 at Foothill High School.

Foothill's Mia Rossman, left, passes the ball as teammate Karlie Russell looks on during the championship match against Pleasant Valley on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. No. 2 seed PV beat No. 1 Foothill for the Northern Section Division II title.
Foothill's Mia Rossman, left, passes the ball as teammate Karlie Russell looks on during the championship match against Pleasant Valley on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. No. 2 seed PV beat No. 1 Foothill for the Northern Section Division II title.

The four-team Division II bracket features two semifinal matches on Oct. 26 between top-seeded Pleasant Valley and No. 4 Shasta, with two-seed Foothill hosting No. 3 Chico.

The 23-6 Cougars got 300 kills from senior Grace McQuoid in the regular season, while junior setter Evie Turner posted 637 assists.

The Wolves are 21-15 after going 5-5 in Eastern Athletic League play.

In Division IV, U-Prep lands in the No. 2 spot and hosts CORE Butte on Oct. 24. Senior Amiah Cornejo has fueled the Panthers as a hitter and setter with 298 kills and 131 assists, while Kassidy Conway has tossed up 472 assists.

The one-seed in D-IV is 30-6 Willow, which received a first-round bye. The Honkers take on the 4-5 winner of Pierce and Williams. The U-Prep-CORE Butte winner takes on the winner of No. 3 Colusa vs. No. 6 Paradise.

U-Prep swept West Valley 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 to win its first Northern CIF Division IV regional title for volleyball on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
U-Prep swept West Valley 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 to win its first Northern CIF Division IV regional title for volleyball on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

The Division V bracket has No. 8 Happy Camp at No. 1 Hamilton, No. 7 Mount Shasta at No. 2 East Nicolaus, No. 6 Durham at No. 3 Trinity and No. 5 Quincy at No. 4 Modoc. All first-round games are Oct. 24.

Fall River, the reigning NorCal Division VI champion, grabbed the No. seed in the Division VI field and received a first-round bye. The Bulldogs await the Oct. 24 winner of No. 6 Redding Christian at No. 3 Tulelake. Hailey Valdez leads Fall River (18-6) with 222 kills, while sophomore setter Reese Cassity had 507 assists on the year.

On the other side of the D-VI bracket is top seed Maxwell, which hosts the winner of No. 4 Loyalton and No. 5 Etna.

In Division VII, top-seeded Hayfork and second-seed Paradise Adventist Academy each have byes. The Timberjacks host the winner of No. 4 Butte Valley and No. 5 Chester while Paradise Adventist gets the 3-6 winner between Westwood and Princeton.

Aaron Williams has covered North State sports for more than 20 years in print and on the radio. He works at MaxPreps as the national volleyball and girls basketball editor while also writing about football nationally.

This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Who grabbed top seed in Northern Section volleyball playoff brackets?

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