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ORANGE \u2013 The floor of the gym at Orange Lutheran might need some refurbishment.<\/p>\n

Maybe repaint some striping that was chipped away. Perhaps repair some divots.<\/p>\n

That is how hard Orange Lutheran boys volleyball outside hitter Sam Utu spikes the ball. That court took a beating Saturday, all because of one guy.<\/p>\n

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Utu had 29 kills, including 12 in the fourth and final set, most of them with the velocity of a Mason Miller fastball, as the Lancers beat St. Margaret\u2019s in a CIF Southern Section Division 2 semifinal playoff game Saturday at Orange Lutheran High.<\/p>\n

Orange Lutheran (24-10) will play Edison (20-14) in the Division 2 championship game either Friday or Saturday of next week, and perhaps at Cerritos College. Specific locations, dates and times for CIF-SS boys volleyball championship matches will be announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Edison beat Camarillo in five sets in Saturday\u2019s other Division 2 semifinal, at Camarillo High.<\/p>\n

Orange Lutheran lost to Tesoro in last season\u2019s Division 3 final. The Lancers won CIF-SS boys volleyball championships in 2005 and 2018,<\/p>\n

Utu is 6-foot-4 and 320 pounds, and is on his way to Southern Methodist University on a football scholarship. He was All-Orange County first team as an offensive lineman.<\/p>\n

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St. Margaret\u2019s finished its season 25-5. The Tartans, with only eight players on the roster, won two playoff games after winning the Pacific Coast League championship.<\/p>\n

Utu\u2019s power and quick feet impressed St. Margaret\u2019s coach Bob Yoder.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s pretty unique,\u201d Yoder said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t jump that high, he hits the ball low, his hits are super heavy and he moves around really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Orange Lutheran coach Henry Valiente has seen plenty of Utu, of course.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf there\u2019s anyone in the world that could pop a ball consistently,\u201d Valiente said, \u201cit\u2019s him. I\u2019ve played volleyball for 20 years. I\u2019ve never been afraid of getting hit by the ball until I played defense agaisnt that guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orange Lutheran senior outside hitter Josiah Trautman had 18 kills and seven digs.<\/p>\n

Utu, whose uncle Junior Uth also was a high school two-way standout \u2013 basketball and volleyball \u2013 at La Quinta in the 1990s, said playing for a championship was in Orange Lutheran\u2019s plans for months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means a lot to all of us, especially the seniors,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen our team would hang out together early in the season we all said we were destined to win a championship and do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valiente said the opportunity to win a CIF title is important, but he had another reason to celebrate Saturday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a coaching staff, we want to be around these guys as much as possible,\u201d Valiente said. \u201cWe want more time with them, and we\u2019re getting that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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