The Santiago Sharks fired a 198 to beat the King Wolves by five strokes in Big VIII League play at General Old Golf Course in Riverside.
Santiago’s Luke Pae shot a 37 (+1) to capture medalist honors.
Sharks swim home victorious in crucial Big 8 Showdown behind 37 from Pae-
The Inland Empire has proven once again it has some great high school volleyball talent.
Take a peek at our Inland_Sports All-Area picks from our volleyball correspondent Derryl Trujillo:
Top-seeded Santiago will take on Orange Lutheran for the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship, while Notre Dame goes up against league rival Loma Linda Academy for the D6 crown.
Inland_Sports volleyball correspondent Derryl Trujillo previews the finals!
Santiago vs. Orange Lutheran preview: Inland Sports CIF-SS Volleyball Championship Preview- Division 2
Notre Dame vs. Loma Linda Academy preview: Inland Sports Volleyball CIF-SS Volleyball Championship Preview- Division 6-2
Well, the Inland_Sports super computer did it again and squirted out our weekly rankings. After a series of mathematical equations and formulas, we are pleased to welcome Aquinas into the Great 8. The Falcons are 4-0 heading into Friday’s contest with Rancho Christian as RB Branden Rankins is closing-in on the San Bernardino County rushing record. There’s a good chance Rankins will make a run at the record when the Falcons meet Notre Dame in Week 6!!!!!!
Murrieta Mesa also joined the party in our 4 More after the Rams picked up a convincing win vs. San Jacinto. Murrieta Mesa will play Valley View this week, which will be a measuring stick for this Rams’ team.
The Inland_Sports super computer is really confused on what to do with Vista Murrieta (0-4). They’re really good and played great teams, but they don’t have any wins … which nearly blew-up the computer! Norco is in the same boat!
It’s starting to get juicy around here with some great match-ups looming in the next couple of weeks in non-league … we’re looking at you #5 Murrieta Valley vs. #4 Cajon 🙂
Centennial is still #1 despite a 40-20 setback to IMG Academy at the Honor Bowl.
Vista Murrieta (0-2) slides to #8 after going winless in their first two games, but seriously, they played two really good teams in Colquitt County (Georgia) and Mission Viejo.
In our 4 more, Redlands East Valley is coming off a great 59-55 win at Etiwanda, Santiago dropped a tough one at home to Citrus Hill, and we’ve got both Notre Dame and Aquinas rounding-out the rankings!
The Inland_Sports super computer never lies.
Santiago receiver Tate Giles caught the game winning touchdown as time expired, as Santiago pulled off the dramatic, upset victory against Murrieta Valley 30-28.
List of games in the Inland_Sports coverage area:
SOFTBALL QUARTERFINALS ON THURSDAY:
PACIFICA/GARDEN GROVE @ NORCO (D1)
MISSION VIEJO @ GRAND TERRACE (D1)
SANTIAGO @ LOS ALAMITOS (D1)
RIVERSIDE POLY @ SANTA MARGARITA (D2)
PATRIOT @ HART (D3)
KNIGHT @ MURRIETA MESA (D3)
BUENA @ JURUPA HILLS (D4)
RUBIDOUX @ ST. JOSEPH/LAKEWOOD (D4)
BEAUMONT @ MONTCLAIR (D4)
VILLAGE CHRISTIAN @ CARNEGIE (D7)
