Lompoc Locker Room: Playoffs, Polls and Pizza [4 Nov]

Monday, 4 Nov 2013

The Braves "Blue Wall"

The plate was full on Monday - In more ways than one. There were plenty of full, but quickly emptying, plates at the NSBCART Luncheon. CIF-SS released playoff brackets for Girls Tennis and 8-Man Football, as well as new polls most Fall sports [Full Brackets & Polls HERE]. And both local schools celebrated Senior Night for their Girls Volleyball squads [See HERE].

Girls Volleyball

LHS Volleyball doyenne Ramona Thomas and senior Brittany Bolusan

Both schools won their Senior Night contests. The Conqs swept Orcutt Academy 3-0, the Brave took a 5-set win from Mission College Prep (SLO).

Cabrillo will be advancing into the CIF-SS playoffs later this week. Lompoc won 2 of their final 3 matches to finish their season at 5-16.
[Click HERE for more information]

Polls and Playoffs

Playoffs

Girls Tennis

The Los Padres League (Lompoc/Cabrillo/etc) is in Division 4, and the PAC-7 in Division 3. All matches are originally scheduled for 2:00 pm.

Los Padres League (Division 4)

1) Santa Ynez: Wednesday (1st Round) vs WC 'G' winner at SYVUHS
2) Cabrillo: Wednesday (1st Round) at Arroyo HS (Mission Valley #1)
3) Lompoc: Tuesday (Wild Card 'I') vs Orcutt Academy (Freelance)
at the Dave Bickmore Courts, Lompoc High School
4) Templeton: Tuesday (Wild Card 'C') at Highland HS

PAC-7 League (Division 3)

1) #1 Seed Arroyo Grande: Wednesday vs WC 'X' Winner
2) SLO: Wednesday at San Gabriel (Almont #2)
3) St Joseph: Tuesday (Wild Card 'D') vs Lakewood at the SMCC
4) Paso Robles: Tuesday (Wild Card 'G') at Upland HS

8-Man Football
Niether VCA nor Orcutt Academy were selected for Wild Card positions.

In Division I, SB/SLO County teams are #2 Seed Coast Union (vs Concordia), #4 Cate (Upland Christian), #7 Laguna Blanca, and (#9) Dunn School (at Avalon). All are at home except Dunn.

Cuyama Valley is the #4 seed among the 10 teams that were selected for the Division II tourney. They have a 1st round BYE and will play Lighthouse Christian in two weeks at home.
CIF-SS Polls

There were no Polls released for Girls Golf, or 8-Man Football. The Girls Tennis Poll is the final one of the season. Only SB/SLO County teams listed, full poll info is HERE.

Girls Tennis
Division 1 - 5. Santa Barbara
Division 2 - NONE
Division 3 - 1. Arroyo Grande
Division 4 - 3. Santa Ynez, 7. Orcutt Academy
Division 5 - 1. Carpinteria

Girls Volleyball
2-AA: 9. Arroyo Grande
3-A: Santa Ynez
4-AA: Others - Mission Prep
4-A: 1. Cate, 2. Laguna Blanca

Boys Water Polo

Division 1 - NONE
Division 2 - 3. Dos Pueblos; Others - Santa Barbara
Division 3 - NONE
Division 4 - 3. Righetti, 4. Arroyo Grande
Division 5 - NONE
Division 6 - 10 Santa Ynez; Others- Cabrillo
Division 7 - NONE

Cross Country

Boys
Division 1 - NONE
Division 2 - 1. Dos Pueblos
Division 3 - 9. Paso Robles, 11. San Marcos
Division 4 - 3. Morro Bay, 4. Santa Ynez
Division 5 - 11. Cate, 12. St Joseph

Girls
Division 1 - NONE
Division 2 - 6. Arroyo Grande, 12. Dos Pueblos
Division 3 - 13. Paso Robles
Division 4 - 8. Nipomo, 10. Templeton
Division 5 - 8. St Joseph

Football [Selected]

Western Division - 4. Lompoc, 9. Morro Bay
Northern Division - 3. Atascadero, 8. Paso Robles, 9. Arroyo Grande
Northwest Division - 3. Bishop Dieg, 7. Carpenteria
Northeast Division - 1. Mission Prep

NSBCART

The Northern Santa Barbara County Athletic Roundtable assembled a group of the top area athletes at Giovanni's in Orcutt for pizza and other rewards. This week the focus was on Football, Girls Tennis, and Boys Water Polo.

[More to Come]

Male Athletes of the Week
The Lompoc Offensive Line, Football, Lompoc

The 'Blue Wall' [Clockwise from bottom left] #71 Chris Morales, #56 Glen Taylor, #53 Sheldon Carpenter, #55 Matt Zandonatti, # 54 Jacob French surround #35 (TE) Ainuu Taua. The group have blasted open holes for the Braves triumvirate of backs this season.

In Friday's 80-28 rout over Nipomo at Huyck Stadium, Lompoc ran for 625 yards (584 by the starters). The 'big 3' for the Braves compiled 499 yards on 22 carries in the 1st half (a 21.0 average).

The win clinched at least a tie for the LPL title and the #1 league seed for the upcoming playoffs.

Female Athletes of the Week
Paige Jensen & Eliza Nash, Girls Tennis, Santa Ynez

Eliza Nash (L) and Paige Jenson were 29-1 in the regular LPL season. On Friday they defeated their teammates and defending Champions, Reagan Mroz and Bree Jensen in the LPL Tournament Finals. They took the Championship in a very tight 7-6 (7), 3-6, 10-8 [Tiebreaker] match by coming back from 6-8 down in the tiebreak.

Reagan Mroz & Bree Jensen had been 35-0 in the LPL before losing to Eliza Nash, and Bree's younger sister Paige.