Led by a contingent of Palisades players, the Oaks Christian High boys’ volleyball team swept past South Pasadena to win the CIF Southern Section Division IV title Saturday at Cypress College. Oaks Christian, located in Thousand Oaks, was seeded No. 1, and lived up to its ranking by sweeping all four of its playoff matches to finish the season 33-1. The Palisades contingent included three starters. Junior outside hitter Brendan Skinner led the team with 16 kills and 15 digs while senior defensive specialist Jeff Gerlach and freshman outside hitter Paul Peterson also contributed in the finals. Rounding out the ‘Palisades Alliance’ were outside hitters Dan Helmy, Kane Roberts and Blake Foll, who started on the undefeated JV team and was moved up to varsity for the playoffs.
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