On the 3rd day of the 75th All Japan High School Volleyball Championship (Harutaka Volleyball), the men’s and women’s 3rd round and quarterfinals were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on the 6th. rice field. Last year’s runner-up, Chinzei, made it to the top four for the first time in 10 tournaments since 2013, when Shinai Jogakuin had Japan’s national team, Sarina Koga (NEC).
In the third round, Chinzei beat Tohoku (Miyagi) 2-1, and in the quarter-finals, ace Souma Masumoto collected the ball and overcame Fukui University of Technology Fukui, who were holding on 28-26, 18-25, and 25-20.
Shinai Jogakuin defeated Niigata Chuo in straight sets in the 3rd round and faced Takamatsu Minami (Kagawa) in the quarterfinals. They won the first set 25-20, and Mutsumu Harashima and Rika Uramoto scored in the second set to win 25-17.
For boys, Higashiyama (Kyoto), Sundai Gakuen (Tokyo), and Narashino (Chiba), who won the national high school overall championship last summer, also entered the quarterfinals. In the women’s tournament, Kinrankai (Osaka), aiming to win the overall title, came from behind to beat Kyoei Gakuen (Tokyo) 2-1 in the quarterfinals. Furukawa Gakuen (Miyagi) and Seihide (Yamaguchi), who won the national polity, also won.
Japan Airlines (Yamanashi), who won the last year’s men’s event, was eliminated in the third round. Women’s Higashikyushu Ryukoku (Oita) and Hachioji Jissen (Tokyo) lost in the quarterfinals.
On the 7th of the 4th day, the semi-finals will be held at the same venue, and Chinzei will face Higashiyama in the first match from 10:00 am, and Shinai Jogakuin will face Furukawa Gakuen in the 4th match.