VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP : Whittier Christian Sweeps Calvary Chapel

Whittier Christian handed host Calvary Chapel its first Olympic League loss with a 15-12, 15-8, 15-6 sweep Tuesday.

Whittier Christian (10-0, 5-0) is the two-time defending Southern Section Division III champion, having beaten Calvary Chapel in both section finals.

Calvary Chapel Coach Chuck Wright was not vexed by his team’s performance. He said perhaps his team got a dose of reality.

“I hope they finally understand we’ve been overrated this whole time,” Wright said. “We haven’t been tested much.”

Calvary Chapel (9-1, 4-1) had a porous defense relying mainly on towering brothers Philip and Robert Schildts to force side outs and knock opponents over with powerful spikes.

Whittier Christian, on the other hand, had a balanced attack.

Derek Beard and John Habben led the offense, with 18 and 12 kills, and Jason Hyde anchored the defense. Hyde even dug a ball from his back, which Wright called “one of the greatest plays I’ve ever seen.”

Setter Chris Kiefe, who set for the junior varsity last year but has only been setting the last four league matches, kept things running smoothly.

“I gave them a challenge,” Whittier Christian Coach Dave Herron said. “To try and come in and win in three (games). And they didn’t let each other down.”

In the Century League:

Valencia 3, Western 1--Duy Do had 13 kills and Mario Aguirre had eight blocks to lead Valencia (6-5, 4-1) to the 15-4, 14-16, 15-7, 15-9 victory.

El Modena 3, Orange 0--Aaron Aguilera had nine kills and six blocks for visiting El Modena 6-4, 5-0.

In the Sea View League:

Corona del Mar 3, Santa Margarita 1--Brooks Hoppe had 27 kills and Andy Peykoff had 75 assists as Corona del Mar won, 13-15, 15-5, 15-5, 20-18. The Sea Kings (5-7, 5-4) rallied from 14-6 in the fourth game.

Newport Harbor 3, Tustin 1--Mitch McCoy had 18 kills for host Newport Harbor (8-3, 8-1) in its 15-17, 15-8, 15-5, 15-6 victory. Josh Rasmussen had 17 kills for Tustin (4-7, 3-6).

Irvine 3, Saddleback 0--Greg Wakeham and Brent Eld Greg Wakeham led Irvine (9-3, 8-1) with five and seven kills, respectively, in a 15-0, 15-3, 15-5 victory over host Saddleback (0-9 in league).

Woodbridge 3, University 0-- Gary Osborne had 30 kills and John Torte 14 as visiting Woodbridge (8-5, 8-1) won, 15-6, 15-10, 15-10. Donald Sun had 21 kills for University (2-9, 2-7).

In the South Coast League:

El Toro 3, Mission Viejo 0-- Doug Thompson had 11 kills and Chris Jacobsen had eight kills and 14 blocks for El Toro (6-3, 4-1), which won, 15-10, 15-6, 15-2. Host Mission Viejo is 0-5 in league.