Bryce Leatherwood is a throwback volleyball player.

One gets the impression that if she played in the pre-libero era, she would have been a six-rotation middle blocker.

Olivia Bryant is listed as an outside hitter, but is the type of right side who can take over a match.

By any name, the two Scripps Ranch High School captains are difference-makers.

Leatherwood and Bryant showed up often and showed out in the final set of the day, leading the Falcons to a 23-25, 25-14, 15-11 win over Otay Ranch in the championship of their own tournament Saturday.

“Fortunately, we have a very deep offense that when we’re on it’s hard to stop us,” Scripps Ranch coach Roni Greenwood-Hooper said. “We have Bryce, we have Olivia, we have Anissa (Cooper), we have all of these players that are able to step up

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