St. Francis and Archbishop Mitty played five sets while other teams competed for championships
Central Coast Section girls volleyball championshipsPALO ALTO — St. Francis was down two sets to one against Archbishop Mitty in the Central Coast Section Open Division championship, yet there was no panic among the Lancer players or coaching staff.
“I don’t know if words can describe how our girls are feeling right now,” coach Lake Merchen said after the team won the Open Division. “They achieved something we haven’t done since 2011, and they deserve to celebrate this milestone.” In the back was libero Whitney Wallace, another junior who seemed to step up when St. Francis needed a play or dig to be made. In addition to a CCS championship, she also now has bragging rights over her father, Archbishop Mitty coach Jon Wallace.
Archbishop Mitty’s Audrey Liddle battles St. Francis’ Faith Crouch and Havannah Hoeft , Saturday, Nov. 4, 2022, during the CCS Volleyball Championship at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Calif. “How could you now want to be in this kind of environment?” Merchen asked. “It’s so cool to see the girls come together and fight for something they really want.”
After Menlo-Atherton won the first two sets 25-20 and 26-24, Branham won the next three sets 25-20, 25-22 and 15-8 to take the title. Branham’s captain said the team’s confidence never wavered even when facing such a daunting deficit.
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