Final CIF Northern Regional 2023 boys volleyball playoff brackets: Clovis East, Sanger, Carlmont, Branham take titles

The brackets for the 2023 CIF Northern Regional playoffs held largely true to form. 

Three top seeds in the four divisions earned titles on Saturday night: Clovis East (Division 1), Carlmont (D3) and Branham (D4). 

The only upset was in Division 2, where top seed Bishop O'Dowd dropped a 25-20, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19 home match to second seed Sanger. 

Clovis East had a tough time but defeated Central Section rival Clovis 25-19, 26-24, 27-25 in the Division 1 finals. Clovis upended Valley Christian (see photo of team below) in five games in a semifinal match. 

In Division 3, Carlmont-Belmont needed 33 kills from Sean Murphy to outlast Berean Christian-Walnut Creek 25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-4 in the finals. 

In Division 4, Branham breezed for two games before Carmel would not go down without a long flight as the Bruins held on for a 25-12, 25-18, 35-33 title win. 

Here are the 2023 CIF Northern Regional playoffs brackets with complete scores.

2023 CIF-NORTHERN REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS DIVISION 1

2023 CIF-NORTHERN REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS DIVISION 2

2023 CIF-NORTHERN REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS DIVISION 3

2023 CIF-NORTHERN REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS DIVISION 4