CdM, Newport in pool play

Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar high school boys volleyball teams

take their shots on the opening day of the Orange County Championships

today at Edison High, each with a pair of pool play matches.

Corona del Mar duels the host Edison Chargers at 3 p.m., and follows

up with a match against Fountain Valley at 6:45.

Newport is matched up with Esperanza at 3 p.m., and San Clemente at

5:30.

Saturday’s play begins with the final pool play matchups.

Corona del Mar meets Capistrano Valley at 8 a.m. and Newport duels

Santa Margarita at 9:15, all at the Edison site.

The top two from each pool enter the quarterfinals and semifinals,

starting at 11 a.m.

Third- and fourth-place teams from each pool advance to the

consolation bracket (ninth through 16th), also starting at 11 a.m., at

Marina High.

The championship match is at Edison on Monday.

Pool 1 (at Edison) Edison, Fountain Valley, Corona del Mar, Capistrano

Valley.

Pool 2 (at Marina) Woodbridge, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Mater

Dei.

Pool 3 (at Marina) Marina, Northwood, Canyon, Dana Hills.

Pool 4 (at Edison) Newport Harbor, Santa Margarita, Esperanza, San

Clemente).