CIF-STATE DII: Campbell Hall (8) defeats El Capitan (5)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Campbell Hall Vikings swept aside Exeter (seeded 9) and Bakersfield Christian (seeded 1) without dropping a single game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>However, their path to the Championships faced a serious challenge from El Capitan (seeded 5), who seemed poised to halt the Vikings' momentum. Despite being on the brink of defeat, the Vikings executed a remarkable comeback, pushing the Vercaros to a thrilling five-game match (22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-10).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at the standouts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":478234,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='348445' first='Althea' last='Morris']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Campbell Hall","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='348445' first='Althea' last='Morris'], 2024: 5'9 Setter for Campbell HallrnrnPrepDig Player of the Game for the Campbell Hall Vikings is [player_tooltip player_id='348445' first='Althea' last='Morris'].rnrnAlthea stands out as one of the most exceptional senior setters I've witnessed this season. 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