CdM players, coach come away with All-CIF honors

Corona del Mar High senior outside hitter Ryan Moss, senior opposite Kevin Fults and junior setter Matt Ctvrtlik made All-CIF Southern Section Division 1 in boys’ volleyball, and CdM’s Steve Conti was the Coach of the Year in the division.

The three players and coach led the Sea Kings to their 13th straight Pacific Coast League title, a CIF Southern Section Division 1 runner-up finish, as well as back-to-back CIF State Southern California Regional Division II championships. The quartet helped CdM (31-7, 10-0 in league) finish perfect in league for the 10th consecutive year under Conti.

With Conti at the helm, the Sea Kings made their 11th section finals appearance in 20 years. No. 3-seeded CdM lost to No. 1 Huntington Beach in five sets in the finale.

In the SoCal Regional finals, CdM roared back to top Oak Park in five sets and claim its third regional championship in five years.

Moss, who’s heading to USC, finished with 291 kills, 107 digs, 55 total blocks and 41 service aces. He was the Pacific Coast League MVP.

Fults, a future UC Santa Barbara player, totaled 172 kills, 87 digs, 52 total blocks and five aces. He made first-team all-league.

Ctvrtlik, a first-team all-league member, amassed 868 assists, 85 digs, 44 aces, 42 total blocks and 41 kills.

Huntington Beach senior setter Josh Tuaniga was the CIF Southern Section Division 1 Player of the Year.

— From staff reports