Oak Bay upset the ball cart Friday night.
As a result, the second- and third-ranked teams in the province will meet in the semifinals Saturday at noon in the Island AAAA high school girls鈥� volleyball championships.
Oak Bay鈥檚 upset of host Mount Douglas in pool play propelled the Bays (3-0 in pool) into a semifinal against the Dover Bay Dolphins (2-1).
The host Mount Douglas Rams (2-1), ranked No. 2 in sa国际传媒, will meet the Belmont Bulldogs (3-0), ranked No. 3 in the province, in the other semifinal game at noon.
Belmont was ranked No. 1 in sa国际传媒 throughout most of the season before losing a league game to Mount Douglas last week.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to have to bring lots of energy against Mount Douglas in the semifinal [today],鈥� said Belmont power-hitter Savannah Purdy, among the eight Grade 11 players on the young but explosive Bulldogs squad.
The Island championship game is at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the Mount Douglas gym, with both finalists advancing to the sa国际传媒 championships.
The semifinal losers will go through an at-large, back-door tournament scheduled next week for the Fraser Valley in order to win a spot into the provincial tournament Dec. 1-3 in North Vancouver.
Meanwhile, the girls鈥� AAA championships conclude Saturday. with the semifinals and final at St. Michaels University School.
Brooks of Powell River is ranked No. 1 in the province, Timberline of Campbell River No. 2, Nanaimo District at No. 8, Carihi No. 9 and Mark Isfeld No. 10.
The boys鈥� AAA championships are taking place in Dover Bay with the host Dolphins ranked No. 5 in sa国际传媒, the Reynolds Roadrunners No. 9 and Oak Bay No. 10. The final is Saturday.
