There was a point around midseason that Scripps Ranch’s girls volleyball team could easily have questioned how things would finish in November.

After all, championship teams rarely put together streaks where they lose 10 of 11.

But the Falcons found their toughness, got back to their winning ways and topped off perhaps an unlikely season with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-11 win over Carlsbad in Friday’s CIF Division I Championship held at Francis Parker.

“Those losses probably helped us and made us work harder in practice, try some different lineups, engage in practice and believe in what we were doing,” Falcons coach Roni Greenwood-Hooper said. “There are nine seniors on this team, and it’s an incredibly special group of seniors.”

Middle Bryce Leatherwood had 14 kills to lead Scripps Ranch (23-

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