{"id":206739,"date":"2026-03-06T03:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206739\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:59:17","slug":"cdm-boys-volleyball-controls-front-row-in-sweep-of-huntington-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206739\/","title":{"rendered":"CdM boys\u2019 volleyball controls front row in sweep of Huntington Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Corona del Mar\u2019s boys\u2019 volleyball team has been busy in the first few weeks of the season, stacking wins and building an increasingly impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Behind a commanding performance in the front row, the host Sea Kings swept Huntington Beach 25-20, 25-19, 25-14 on Wednesday in a Sunset League match.<\/p>\n

Jack Robinson had nine kills \u2014 with no hitting errors \u2014 and six block assists for CdM (11-1, 3-0 in the Sunset League). Drake Foley distributed 30 assists while also contributing three total blocks.<\/p>\n

\"Corona <\/p>\n

Corona del Mar\u2019s Jack Robinson (16) blocks a kill attempt from Huntington Beach\u2019s Logan Hutnick (21) on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty special,\u201d Robinson said of the Sea Kings\u2019 blocking showcase. \u201cWe\u2019ve been playing together for many years. It\u2019s the kind of thing you develop over time. You just trust each other. We have a solid back row. As long as we block well, our back row has us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corona del Mar returns its entire starting lineup with the exception of libero Brogan Glenn (UCLA), a position currently taken by Chapman Warmington.<\/p>\n

Daniel Booker also had nine kills from the middle, and opposite Brady Gant had eight kills, two service aces and two block assists. Again, they did their damage without committing a hitting error.<\/p>\n

\"Corona <\/p>\n

Corona del Mar\u2019s Chapman Warmington (2) digs a ball in the back row against Huntington Beach on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

Corona del Mar coach Katey Thompson addressed the team\u2019s comfort level with Foley running the offense. Foley, who is a pin hitter for Balboa Bay Volleyball Club, picked up setting duties last season for the Sea Kings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not starting from ground zero, so he\u2019s able to kind of pick up where he left off last year,\u201d Thompson said of the versatile Penn State commit. \u201cYes, he\u2019s a little rusty because he played outside in club, but I think that just was an added benefit, because now he\u2019s been the passer, he\u2019s been the setter, he\u2019s been the hitter, so he\u2019s able to understand each position and how they kind of coincide together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that that\u2019s going to be a huge benefit to him and his knowledge of the game, where to put the ball. His choices are fantastic, so far. We\u2019re really happy, and we\u2019re definitely working on location with him, but we\u2019re just constantly seeing him improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Corona <\/p>\n

Corona del Mar\u2019s Brady Gant (25) celebrates an ace serve with Ben Brown (24) and Drake Foley (7) against Huntington Beach on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

Ben Brown produced seven kills and three block assists, and Hunter Hanneman had a match-best three aces.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s early, CdM is already establishing solid footing in the league title race, having notched wins over Huntington Beach (4-1, 2-1) and Newport Harbor (13-3, 2-1) with only one set dropped between them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re crazy-good teams,\u201d Gant said. \u201cI don\u2019t even think we beat Huntington, at all, last year. They really handled us, but we\u2019ve been working hard, and it\u2019s kind of the same people still back. We\u2019ve been trying to really work hard as a team, and I think it might have shown tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Huntington <\/p>\n

Huntington Beach\u2019s Ben Arguello (8), Kenno Kosty (6), and Colin Choi (10) put up a triple block against Corona del Mar\u2019s Brady Gant (25) on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

Corona del Mar also won a season-opening tournament co-hosted by Manhattan Beach Mira Costa and Redondo Union. The Sea Kings beat Mira Costa, the reigning CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion, in the final, but the Mustangs have also handed CdM its only loss of the season, a straight-sets defeat in a best-of-five-sets match at home on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n

Huntington Beach coach Craig Pazanti called the outing \u201ca throwaway,\u201d the first blemish in a long season for the Oilers, who reached the Division 1 final a year ago.<\/p>\n

\"Huntington <\/p>\n

Huntington Beach\u2019s Ben Arguello (8) blocks a kill with help from Lucas Brazao (4) on Corona del Mar\u2019s Hunter Hanneman (10) on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, it\u2019s an aberration, at this point, but we practiced like this on Monday,\u201d Pazanti added. \u201cPlaying on the back-to-back [after a win at Servite on Tuesday]. They played good. They did it to us, but I think we did a little to ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t remember us hitting and serving that bad in a match in a long time. They put us in some spots, but I don\u2019t think they were overwhelming us from the [service] line. They just were keeping it in play and keeping it in spots.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Huntington <\/p>\n

Huntington Beach\u2019s Ben Arguello (8) puts a kill past Corona del Mar\u2019s Hunter Hanneman (10) on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

(Don Leach \/ Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

The Oilers still have key contributors from last year\u2019s Division 1 runner-up roster, namely pin hitters Ben Arguello, Colin Choi and Logan Hutnick.<\/p>\n

Arguello came out aggressive, supplying seven of his match-leading 17 kills in the first set. Hutnick, an outside hitter committed to USC, finished with 10 kills. Carter Tchaikovsky dished out 32 assists.<\/p>\n

Corona del Mar and Huntington Beach will both be among the field in the Best of the West Invitational, taking place Friday and Saturday in San Diego.<\/p>\n

\"Huntington <\/p>\n

Huntington Beach\u2019s Kenno Kosty (6) puts a kill away past Corona del Mar\u2019s Hunter Hanneman (10) on Wednesday in a Sunset League boys\u2019 volleyball match.<\/p>\n

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