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Buchanan wins Central Section boys volleyball title, plus other championship scores

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  • Buchanan defeated Clovis in five sets to win the Central Section boys volleyball title.
  • Nathan Webb led Buchanan with 16 kills in the five-set championship victory.
  • It was Buchanan’s first section title since 2017-2018.

The Central Section boys volleyball playoffs wrapped up on Thursday with Buchanan winning in five sets over rival Clovis.

The Bears rallied for an 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-12 victory.

Nathan Webb led the way for the Bears, finishing with 16 kills. Cade Felver contributed by finishing with 13 kills.

It was Buchanan’s first section title since 2017-2018.

Boys volleyball

Central Section playoffs

Division I

May 7

No. 1 Clovis, bye

No. 2 Bullard, bye

No. 4 Sanger 3, No. 5 Clovis North 1

No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 6 Clovis East 0

May 12

No. 1 Clovis 3, No. 4 Sanger 1

No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 2 Bullard 0

Thursday’s championship

No. 3 Buchanan 3, No. 1 Clovis 2

Division II

No. 1 San Luis Obispo, bye

No. 2 Central East, bye

No. 3 Madera, bye

No. 4 Edison, bye

No. 5 Garza, bye

No. 9 Sunnyside 3, No. 8 Arroyo Grande 0

No. 6 Sanger West 3, No. 11 Madera South 1

No. 7 Santa Ynez 3, No. 10 Fresno Christian 1

May 7 quarterfinals

San Luis Obispo 3, Sunnyside 0

Edison 3, Garza 2

Sanger West 3, Madera 2

Central East 3, Santa Ynez 1

May 12 semifinals

No. 4 Edison 3, No. 1 San Luis Obispo 1

No. 2 Central East 3, No. 6 Sanger West 0

Thursday’s championship

No. 2 Central East 3, No. 4 Edison 0

Division III

May 5

No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 16 Cabrillo 0

No. 9 Nipomo 3, No. 8 Atascadero 0

No. 5 Reedley 3, No. 12 Torres 1

No. 4 Paso Robles 3, No. 13 Mission Prep 0

No. 3 Hoover 3, No. 14 Liberty-Madera Ranchos 0

No. 6 Roosevelt 3, No. 11 Selma 0

No. 7 Orcutt Academy 3, No. 10 Pioneer Valley 1

No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 15 Wonderful College Prep Academy 2

May 7

Righetti 3, Nipomo 1

Reedley 3, Paso Robles 0

Hoover 3, Roosevelt 1

Immanuel 3, Orcutt Academy 2

May 12

No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 5 Reedley 2

No. 2 Immanuel 3, No. 3 Hoover 1

Thursday’s championship

No. 1 Righetti 3, No. 2 Immauel 2

Boys tennis

Central Section playoffs

May 5

Semifinals

Division I

No. 4 San Luis Obispo 5, No. 1 Clovis North 4

No. 2 Bakersfield Christian 6, No. 3 Buchanan 3

Division II

No. 1 Frontier 7, No. 4 Paso Robles 2

No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 6 Sanger 4

Tuesday’s championship

No. 2 Clovis 5, No. 1 Frontier 4

Division III

No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 4 Madera 4

No. 2 St. Joseph 5, No. 3 Mission Oak 2

Tuesday’s championship at Fresno City College

No. 1 San Joaquin Memorial 5, No. 2 St. Joseph 4

Division IV

No. 1 Torres 6, No. 4 Dinuba 3

No. 3 Foothill 6, No. 2 Atascadero 3

Tuesday’s championship

No. 1 Torres d. No. 3 Foothill

Division V

No. 1 Madera South 8, No. 5 Orosi 1

No. 2 Granite Hills 5, No. 3 Riverdale 4

Tuesday’s championship

No. 1 Madera South 5, No. 2 Granite Hills 1

Badminton

Central Section playoffs

May 5

No. 1 Clovis East, bye

No. 2 Clovis North, bye

No. 3 Sunnyside, bye

No. 9 Hoover 13, No. 8 Edison 12

No. 5 Sanger West 18, No. 12 Sanger 6

No. 4 Clovis 24, No. 13 Central 0

No. 6 Buchanan 24, No. 11 Roosevelt 0

No. 7 Reedley 20, No. 10 Fresno 4

May 7 quarterfinals

Clovis East 24, Hoover 0

Clovis 24, Sanger West 0

No. 3 Buchanan 21, Sunnyside 3

No. 2 Clovis North 23, Reedley 1

Tuesday semifinals

No. 1 Clovis East 21, No. 4 Clovis 3

No. 2 Clovis North 17, No. 3 Buchanan 7

Thursday’s championship

No. 1 Clovis East 18, No. 2 Clovis North 6

Beach volleyball

Central Section playoffs

May 5

No. 9 Nipomo 2, No. 8 Fresno Christian 1

No. 6 Immanuel 2, No. 11 Yosemite 1

No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 2, No. 7 Paso Robles 1

May 9

At Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex, Cal Poly

No. 1 Mission Prep 2, No. 9 Nipomo 0

No. 4 Central Valley Christian 2, No. 5 San Luis Obispo 1

No. 3 Arroyo Grande 2, No. 6 Immanuel 0

No. 2 Santa Ynez 2, No. 10 Bakersfield Christian 0

Semifinals

Mission Prep 2, Central Valley Christian 1

Santa Ynez 2, Arroyo Grande 1

Championship

Mission Prep 2, Santa Ynez 1

Boys golf

May 10

Division II & III Tournaments

At Lemoore Golf Course, par 72

Teams

Division II

1. Sanger 399

2. Templeton 402

Division III

1. San Joaquin Memorial 413

2. Kingsburg 413

Area Top 10

Max Reyes, Bullard, 72

Ethan Gonzales, Ridgeview, 74

Nick MacClelland, Clovis East, 74

Steven Luna, Kerman, 74

Josh Rivera, Bullard, 74

Camilo del Rosario, Stockdale, 75

Jacob Dahm, Garces, 76

Ethan Tate, Madera, 76

Brock Martion, Frontier, 77

Josiah Gonzalez, St. Joseph, 77

Division II

Brem Schoenthal, Templeton, 74

Blake Stockton, CVC, 76

Noah Sherfield, Sanger, 76

Samuel Santillan, Porterville, 76

Luke Davis, Templeton, 76

Drew Acosta, Redwood, 77

Kellen Green, CVC, 77

Buddy Olsen, Redwood, 78

Alexander Anderson, Atascadero, 78

Cade McLung, Sanger, 78

Division III

Brady Barrington, Kingsburg, 68

Hastin Begaye, Sierra 73

Archer Gosswiller, SJM, 73

Griffin Jackson, SJM, 77

Parker Mittel, Golden West, 77

Joseph Hart, Edison, 78

Liam Clark, Paso Robles, 79

Elijah Miller, Kingsburg, 71

Anthony Santacruz, Golden West, 81

Brycen Kupiec, Immanuel, 82

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
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