Local teams open CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs with sweeps

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TL;DR

Local teams excelled in the CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs, with Ventura High sweeping Vista Del Lago 3-0. Fletcher Duffey led the charge with nine kills and 15 digs.

Key points

Ventura High swept Vista Del Lago in the playoffs
Fletcher Duffey scored nine kills and 15 digs
Match score was 25-14, 25-18, 25-21
Playoffs started on April 29
Ventura High is in Division 5

Ventura HighVista Del LagoCIF-Southern Section Division 5

Local teams open CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs with sweeps

For a libero, Fletcher Duffey sure can dominate on the outside.

The junior moonlights as a hitter for the Ventura High boys volleyball team, playing outside of his typical club position in the back row, but he looked right at home on in first-round playoff match.

Duffey racked up nine kills and a team-high 15 digs to help lead Ventura to a 25-14, 25-18, 25-21 sweep of Vista Del Lago in the opening round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 playoffs on Wednesday, April 29.

“He is such an explosive player — he really fires the team up when he is out there,” Ventura head coach Tim Mays said of Duffey. “He has done so well at that position.”

No point was more indicative of Duffey’s impact on the game than midway through the third set, when a Vista Del Lago hit drilled him in the face, near his chin.

The ball ricocheted back across the net, then the Cougars set Duffey on their next two passing sequences. His kill to end the point was a big momentum swing for the team.

“I was willing the ball to come to me,” Duffey said. “It is always the best feeling when you get a dig and then get to swing right after. I was like, ‘Set me again,’ after the first hit and I somehow found a way through the block.”

Ventura outside hitter Fletcher Duffey (9) celebrates a point win with setter Theo Souther-Pasquarella (3) during a first-round win over Vista Del Lago in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 boys volleyball playoffs on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Ventura High.

Ventura defensive specialist Jude Curtis passes the ball during a first-round victory over Vista Del Lago in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 boys volleyball playoffs on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Ventura High.