LOWER LAKE — The Lower Lake Trojans will have the opportunity to extend their season by at least another match tonight when they host McKinleyville in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division IV volleyball playoffs.
Match time is 7 p.m. at the Carl Delgado Gymnasium.
The winner advances to Wednesday”s quarterfinal round against No. 1 seed St. Mary”s (26-8), the Bayshore Athletic League champion.
Lower Lake (20-13) won the North Central League I title this season and ended up the ninth seed in the 10-team field. There was room enough for 12 teams but only 10 applied for playoff berths, producing two first-round byes.
McKinleyville (21-10) came away with a higher seed ? eight ? than Lower Lake, but the Trojans were awarded the home game because of their status as league champions.
The 10 teams in the Division IV field are St. Mary”s, No. 2 Justin-Siena (22-8), No. 3 Salesian (25-12), No. 4 El Molino (10-7), No. 5 Marin Catholic (17-18), No. 6 Fortuna (14-8), No. 7 Moreau Catholic (14-13), McKinleyville, Lower Lake and No. 10 St. Patrick/St. Vincent (15-19).
All quarterfinal-round games are Wednesday followed by the semifinals on Thursday at sites and times to be determined. The Division IV championship match is set for Saturday, with the site and time to be determined.
