Cleveland leads the Daily News area teams competing in the CIF LA City Section girls volleyball playoffs.
The Cavaliers earned the No. 3 seed in the open division behind Venice and Palisades.
Play begins Monday in six divisions. The quarterfinals of the Open Division are scheduled for Wednesday.
Cleveland won the West Valley League title this season while Palisades finished second with a 10-2 record in the Western League.
The Cavaliers have found ways to attack teams in multiple ways, led by senior outside hitter AnaJoleen Bell and duel setter and opposite hitter Jenna Weiss and outside hitter Cate Freedman, with a back row solidified by libero Hannah Dekhytar, Alyssa Lozano and freshman setter Eva Hanley.
Palisades is led by its senior captain, 5-foot outside hitter Ashlynn Sells and senior Christie Turner.
Chatsworth, Taft, El Camino Real and Granada Hills also earned spots in the City Section Open Division.
Open Division matches begin on Wednesday.
Chatsworth is carried by senior outside hitter Addison Flores and setter Camilla Diaz. Taft sophomore Madelynn Hongthong has been impressive in the back row for the Toreadors, with junior outside hitters Mayli Hernandez and Margaux Lane.
Granada Hills is led by junior opposite hitter Katherine Kirakosyan and senior Sarah Perry. El Camino Real brings an athletic, attacking front captained by senior forward Annaka Mclain and middle forward Eden Tolbert.
Here’s a look at the City Section playoff brackets by division:
Open division
- Seed no. 5, El Camino Real (15-14) vs. the no. 4, Taft (31-7) Wednesday 6 p.m
- No. 6 Granada Hills (21-17-1) vs. No. 3 Cleveland (29-11) Wednesday 5 p.m.
- 7th Chatsworth (29-15) vs. No. 2 Palisades (33-14) Wednesday 4 p.m
Division 1
- Seed no. 16 Birmingham (7-21) vs. No. 1 Sherman Oaks CES (26-14) Monday 4 p.m
- No. 9 North Hollywood (18-11) vs. No. 8 Los Angeles CES (11-9-1) Monday 4 p.m.
- 14th Marshall (17-14) vs. no. 3 Sylmar (21-8) Monday 4 p.m
- 10 seed Roosevelt (24-12-3) vs. no. 7 Sun Valley Poly (20-7-1) Monday 4 p.m
- No. 15 King Drew (22-6) vs. No. 2 Kennedy (26-14) Monday 4 p.m
Division 2
- Seed no. No. 9 San Fernando (13-9) vs. No. 8 Carson (12-9) Monday, 4 p.m.
- No. 13 Panorama (15-8) vs. No. 4 Triumph Card (23-7) Monday, 4:00 p.m
- 14 seed South Gate (20-14) vs. Grant no. 3 (11-9) Monday 4:00 p.m
- No. 10 Hamilton (9-16) vs. No. 7 Verdugo Hills (14-9) Monday 4 p.m.
- 15 seed Reseda (9-10) vs. No. 2 seed East Valley (11-10) Monday 4 p.m
Division 3
- 19 seed Sun Valley Magnet (12-11) vs. the no. 14 Gertz-Ressler (13-6) Monday 4 p.m
- Seed no. 18 Wilson (7-13) or the no. 15 seed Animo Robinson (11-8) vs. the no. 2, Lake Balboa Prep (19-3) Wednesday, 4 p.m
Division 4
- Secondary College No. 9 (8-6) vs. No. 8, Arleta (5-17) Wednesday, 4:00 p.m
- 11 seed Canoga Park (6-24) vs. No. 6 seed WISH Academy (13-8) Wednesday 4 p.m
- No. 10 Monroe (10-10-1) vs. No. 7 Seed Legacy (9-21) Wednesday, 4 p.m.
- No. 17 seed Los Angeles (11-13) vs. No. 16 Northridge Academy (6-23) Monday 4:00 pm Winner plays No. 1 Santee (12-4) Wednesday 4 p.m
Division 5
- 23 seed Valley Oaks CES (9-12) vs. 10 seed Van Nuys (2-23) Monday 4:00 pm Winner plays No. 7 seed Lakeview Charter (7-7)
- No. 21 seed Discovery vs. No. 12 seed East College Prep (8-10-2). Winner plays Magnolia Science Academy Reseda (14-5) Wednesday at 4 p.m.
- No. 24 Dorsey (10-5) vs. No. 9 seed USC Hybrid (10-12-1) Monday, 4:00 p.m.No. 8 seed Arroyo (4-17) Wednesday, 4 p.m
