Results!!

What a fantastic showing by our local players at the just finished Boy's Junior National Championship tournament in Dallas, TX. Teams from 3 different clubs based within the Sac-Joaquin Section won national championships, including one team going undefeated for the week and another taking home the most coveted championship of all. Here are how the top teams finished. The number in parentheses on top is the number of teams in that age division.  Teams are listed by their finishing position in their division.  I've included each teams' won-loss record for the week, as well. Here are results for divisions that had local teams or players competing:

15 USA (17)
15. Golden State 15 Black, 1-9

Note: The champion is this division was 808 AC 15 Blue.  Our neighbors from the Fresno area, Over The Top VBC 15-1 finished 6th in this division. 

15 Open (6)
5th (tie). NCVC 15-1 Blue, 0-9

Note:  The champion in this division was HVA 15 Performance Red.

16 USA (22)
1. Rage 16 Toa, 12-0 (National Champions!)
5 (tie). Core 16 Sac Elite, 5-5
20 (tie). NCVC 16-2 Black, 3-7

Note:  Over The Top 16-1 from Fresno tied for 3rd in this division.

16 Open (9)
8. Bay Area Volleyball Club 16-Sebastian, 4-6 ( this is the team that Tavas Spencer from Vanden HS plays on.)

Note:  The champion in this division was CANSW 16-1.

17 Open (13)
3. Core 17 Sac Elite, 5-5

Note:  The champion in this division was GVA 17-1 Dark Blue.

18 Club (15)
1. Aspire 18-1  Gladiators, 8-4 (National Champions!)
9. Core 18 Kai,4-7

18 American (21)
10. Club Solano 18 Maroon, 6-5

Note:  The champion in this division was Chaos 18-1 National

18 USA (32)
25. Rage 18 Carl, 7-5

Note:  The champion in this division was Apex NW U18 Ascent.

18 Open (7)
1. Core 18 Elite, 8-3 (National Champions!)

Other champions:
12/13 Club - SG Elite 13 Elite
14 Club - Pilipa'a 14's Black
14 USA - Bayou Boys 14u
14 Open - SNVF 14-1 (Over The Top 14-1 lost to SNVF in the final to finish 2nd.)
15 Club - MVC 15 Black
16 Club - IMUA UVC 16UA
16 American - AFVBC 16 Apex
17 Club - IMUA UVC 17 UA
17 USA - Molten 17-1

I know some of the players from the 3 national championship teams earned all-tournament honors.  There may have been some players from at least one other team receiving all-tournament accolades.  As soon as USAV posts those lists, I'll record those honors here.

Congratulations to the 3 national championship teams and their coaches:  Toa Fa'ali'i from Rage 16  Toa, Jarod Robles from Aspire 18-1 Gladiators, and Prima Glorioso of Core 18 Elite.  We are very proud of all of you.  It's pretty cool to have 3 national champions from our area, especially Core 18 Elite bringing home the trophy in the top division of the entire tournament.  Good job by all the local players.