Torrey Pines Volleyball Loss
- Bishop’s rallied past Torrey Pines in a four-set boys volleyball match in San Diego on April 23, with the Knights dropping the opener before winning the next three sets. - Torrey Pines got 20 kills from Declan Flanagan and 16 from Griffin Dieter, but Bishop’s swung set three with a 7-1 burst after the Falcons had cut the margin to 13-12. - The matchup was framed in local coverage as a possible preview of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division title race. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Bishop’s beat Torrey Pines in four sets on April 23 after losing the opener, turning a matchup of two San Diego powers into a statement win. (aol.com) (sandiegouniontribune.com) Torrey Pines took the first set 25-21 behind Declan Flanagan, who finished with 20 kills, and Griffin Dieter, who added 16 for the Falcons. (aol.com) Bishop’s answered by taking the next three sets, with senior Giles Beamer helping spark the early offense and Will Denning delivering a key cross-court point as the Knights flipped the match. (aol.com) The turning point came in the third set. After a Flanagan kill pulled Torrey Pines within 13-12, Bishop’s ripped off a 7-1 run behind a balanced attack. (sandiegouniontribune.com) Torrey Pines made one more push with a 4-0 run to get within 21-18, and a Dieter ace trimmed it to 24-21. Three straight Falcons errors and a final hitting error ended the set. (sandiegouniontribune.com) Local coverage cast the result as more than a regular-season win. The San Diego Union-Tribune described it as a potential preview of the CIF San Diego Section Open Division championship picture. (sandiegouniontribune.com) That framing fits the teams involved: Torrey Pines hosted the match as one of the county’s top-ranked programs, and Bishop’s left with a result that could matter when postseason seeding and expectations harden. (aol.com) (sandiegouniontribune.com) For Torrey Pines, the loss came despite big production from its two main attackers. For Bishop’s, it came from surviving that first-set deficit and then controlling the middle of the match. (aol.com) (sandiegouniontribune.com) If the teams meet again in the Open Division playoffs, the tape from April 23 will start with Bishop’s finding the steadier finish after Torrey Pines struck first. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
