Morenci hosts Bisbee, Desert Christian
By Raymundo Frasquillo
DUNCAN – The Kassi Mortensen-coached No. 20 Duncan Wildkats (5-6 seeding, minus 2.0092 rating) have a lone seeding match and a tourney this week. They visit No. 17 San Simon (7-3, minus 1.3731) on Monday, Oct. 14, and will attend the San Simon tourney on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Also on tap this week (Oct. 14-19) for 1A East Region members, No. 3 Cicero Prep (10-3, 9.4120) hosts No. 19 Superior (7-4, minus 1.8368), No. 7 Fort Thomas (8-2, 3.6131) hosts No. 38 San Manuel (1-9, minus 16.9117), No. 23 Valley Lutheran (5-4, minus 3.4078) hosts No. 6 Ash Fork (8-4, 5.1668), and No. 29 Ray (5-8, minus 7.2070) visits No. 35 Hayden (2-11, minus 13.9030) on Tuesday, Oct. 15; Hayden visits No. 41 Tucson Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind (0-11, minus 22.5919) on Wednesday, Oct. 16; Cicero Prep visits San Manuel, Fort Thomas visits Valley Lutheran, and Superior visits Ray on Thursday, Oct. 17; and Superior hosts No. 12 Patagonia (8-4, 0.5744) on Oct. 19
San Simon Longhorns (8-3, 4-1)
San Simon (11-4 overall, 8-3 seeding, 4-1 1A South Region) is 27-11 in seeding sets. The Longhorns have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-23) over Duncan (Sept. 3), 3-1 (25-7, 25-19, 24-26, 25-10) over ASDB (Sept. 4), 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-22) over Bisbee (Sept. 11), 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-23, 25-23) over Tucson’s The Gregory School (Sept. 20), 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-19) over Ray (Sept. 23), 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-11) over ASDB (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-8, 25-15, 25-12) over Nogales Lourdes Catholic (Oct. 4), and 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-16) over Sells Baboquivari (Oct. 11).
The losses are 0-3 (20-25, 20-25, 24-26) to Elfrida Valley Union (Sept. 17), 2-3 (20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 8-15) to Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (Sept. 18), and 1-3 (20-25, 9-25, 25-19, 17-25) to Patagonia (Oct. 9).
In addition, the Longhorns went 3-1 during the Phoenix Horizon Honors Tourney on Sept. 7. San Simon defeated Seligman 2-0 (25-19, 25-14), Tuba City Greyhills 2-0 (25-13, 25-12), and Phoenix NFL Yet 2-0 (25-20, 25-12). The loss was 0-2 to Wittman Mountainside. San Simon was 6-2 in sets played.
Duncan Wildkats (7-7, 3-2)
Duncan (9-9 overall, 7-7 seeding, 3-2 1A East Region) is 22-19 in seeding sets played. The Wildkats have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-23, 25-10, 25-10) over San Manuel (Sept. 5), 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-20) over Kearny Ray (Sept. 10), 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18) over Elfrida Valley Union (Sept. 12), 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-19) over Valley Lutheran (Sept. 14), 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-12) over Ray (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) over San Carlos (Oct. 8), and 3-0 (26-224, 25-12, 25-17) San Manuel (Oct. 10).
The losses are 0-3 (11-25, 19-25, 20-25) to Pima (Aug. 28), 0-3 (15-25, 11-25, 23-25) to San Simon (Sept. 5), 0-3 (12-25, 17-25, 21-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 17), 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 21-25) to Superior (Sept. 24), 0-3 (16-25, 13-25, 9-25) to Cicero Prep (Sept. 26), and 0-3 (25-20, 25-17, 25-8) to Willcox (Oct. 7).
Additionally, the Wildkats went 2-2 during the Phoenix Horizon Honors Tourney on Sept. 7. Duncan fell 1-2 to Chandler Lincoln Prep, defeated Glendale Prep 2-0 and Eagar Round Valley 2-1 (25-23, 15-25, 16-14), and fell 0-2 to Ash Fork (17-25, 20-25). Duncan was 5-6 in sets played.
1A East Region
Region standings following five weeks of competition are Scottsdale Cicero Prep (9-3 seeding, 4-0 region), Fort Thomas (10-3, 3-1), Superior (7-4, 2-1), Duncan (7-7, 3-2), Phoenix Valley Lutheran (5-4, 2-2), Kearny Ray (5-8, 1-2), Winkelman Hayden (2-11, 1-4), and San Manuel (1-9, 0-4).
Cicero Prep (10-3, 3-0) is 32-11 in seeding sets played. The Centurions have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-9, 26-24, 25-13) over Chandler Lincoln Prep (Aug. 28), 3-1 (25-16, 20-25, 25-8, 25-11) over Salome (Aug. 30), 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-19) over Anthem Prep (Sept. 6), 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-9) over Joseph City (Sept. 14), 3-0 (27-25, 25-8, 25-13) over Fort Thomas (Sept. 19), 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-9) over Duncan (Sept. 26), 3-1 (25-18, 25-15, 24-26, 25-21) over North Phoenix Prep (Sept. 27), 3-0 (25-6, 25-12, 25-5) over Valley Lutheran (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-5, 25-16, 25-2) over Ray (Oct. 3), and 3-0 (25-8, 25-7, 25-5) over Hayden (Oct. 10). The losses are 0-3 (19-25, 22-25, 20-25) to Phoenix Veritas Prep (Sept. 3), 2-3 (21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, 9-15) to Phoenix Horizon Honors (Sept. 9), and 0-3 (13-25, 24-26, 23-25) to Phoenix Country Day (Sept. 11).
Fort Thomas (10-3, 3-1) is 31-13 in seeding sets played. The Apaches have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-15) over San Carlos (Sept. 3), 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 14-25, 25-15) over Valley Lutheran (Sept. 5), 3-1 (25-13, 14-25, 25-16, 25-13) over Superior (Sept. 10), 3-1 (25-8, 20-25, 25-20, 25-14) over San Manuel (Sept. 12), 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-21) over Duncan (Sept. 17), 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-22) over Hayden (Sept. 24), 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) over Dishchii’bikoh (Oct. 1), 3-0 over Duncan (Oct. 3), 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-20) Superior (Oct. 7), and 3-1 (20-25, 27-25, 25-23, 31-29) Valley Union (Oct. 9). The losses are 1-3 to Pima (Sept. 11), 0-3 (25-27, 8-25, 13-25) to Cicero Prep (Sept. 19), and 0-3 (24-26, 24-26, 13-25) to Saint David (Oct. 10).
Superior (7-4, 2-1) is 21-15 in seeding sets played. The Panthers have seeding match wins of 3-1 (25-12, 20-25, 25-11, 25-23) over Hayden (Sept. 12), 2-1 (25-15, 22-25, 25-18) over San Manuel (Sept. 19), 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 17-25, 25-21) over Duncan (Sept. 24), 3-1 (25-13, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22) over Ray (Sept. 26), 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-8) over Miami (Oct. 2), 3-1 (24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 10-25) over Hayden (Oct. 3), and 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-20) over Valley Lutheran (Oct. 10). The losses are 1-3 (13-25, 25-14, 16-25, 13-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 10), 0-3 (21-25, 12-25, 25-27) to Valley Lutheran (Sept. 17), and 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 20-25) to Fort Thomas (Oct. 8).
Duncan (7-7, 3-2) is 22-19 in seeding sets played. The Wildkats have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-23, 25-10, 25-10) over San Manuel (Sept. 5), 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-18, 25-20) over Kearny Ray (Sept. 10), 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18) over Elfrida Valley Union (Sept. 12), 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-19) over Valley Lutheran (Sept. 14), 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-12) over Ray (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) over San Carlos (Oct. 8), and 3-0 (26-224, 25-12, 25-17) San Manuel (Oct. 10). The losses are 0-3 (11-25, 19-25, 20-25) to Pima (Aug. 28), 0-3 (15-25, 11-25, 23-25) to San Simon (Sept. 5), 0-3 (12-25, 17-25, 21-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 17), 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 21-25) to Superior (Sept. 24), 0-3 (16-25, 13-25, 9-25) to Cicero Prep (Sept. 26), and 0-3 (25-20, 25-17, 25-8) to Willcox (Oct. 7).
Valley Lutheran (5-4, 2-2) is 17-12 in seeding sets played. The Flames have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 27-25) over Superior (Sept. 17), 3-0 over Hayden (Sept. 23), 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-15) over Phoenix NFL Yet (Sept. 25), 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-15) over San Manuel (Oct. 3), and 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-19) over Hayden (Oct. 8). The losses are 1-3 (22-25, 21-25, 25-14, 15-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 5) 0-3 (17-25, 12-25, 19-25) to Duncan (Sept. 14), 0-3 (5-25, 16-25, 2-25) to Cicero Prep (Oct. 1), and 1-3 (25-23, 20-25, 15-25, 20-25) to Superior (Oct. 10).
Ray (5-8, 1-2) is 19-25 in seeding sets played. The Bearcats have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-20) over Dishchii’bikoh (Aug. 29), 3-2 (15-25, 25-20, 25-15, 17-25, 15-12) over San Tan Valley San Tan Foothills (Sept. 5), 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) over San Manuel (Sept. 17), 3-1 over Hayden (Sept. 19), and 3-1 (25-11, 25-12, 20-25, 25-14) over San Manuel (Oct. 7). The losses are 0-3 to Globe (Sept. 3), 1-3 (25-23, 12-25, 18-25, 20-25) to Duncan (Sept. 10), 0-3 (16-25, 13-25, 5-25) to Heber Mogollon (Sept. 12), 0-3 (22-25, 22-25, 19-25) to San Simon (Sept. 23), 1-3 (12-25, 25-21, 12-25, 22-25) to Glendale Desert Heights Prep (Sept. 24), 1-3 (13-25, 25-19, 18-25, 22-25) to Superior (Sept. 25), 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 12-25) to Duncan (Oct. 1), and 0-3 (5-25, 16-25, 2-25) to Cicero Prep (Oct. 3).
Hayden (2-11, 1-4) is 10-37 in seeding sets played. The Lobos have seeding match wins 3-0 of over Miami (Sept. 10) and 2-1 (25-15, 19-25, 25-20) over San Manuel (Oct. 1). The losses are 0-3 to Dishchii’bikoh (Aug. 28), 2-3 to Bagdad (Sept.6), 0-3 (13-25, 12-25, 14-25) to Patagonia (Sept. 7), 1-3 (12-25, 25-20, 11-25, 23-25) to Superior (Sept. 12), 0-3 (18-25, 14-25, 16-25) to Dishchii’bikoh (Sept. 17), 1-3 to Ray (Sept. 19), 0-3 to Valley Lutheran (Sept. 23), 0-3 (17-25, 17-25, 22-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 24), 1-3 (24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 10-25) to Superior (Oct. 3), 0-3 (17-25, 11-25, 19-25) to Valley Lutheran (Oct. 8), and 0-3 (8-25, 7-25, 5-25) to Cicero Prep (Oct. 10).
San Manuel (1-9, 0-4) is 8-26 in seeding sets played. The Miners have a 3-1 (25-21, 25-11, 16-25, 25-16) seeding match win over Tucson’s Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind (Sept. 10). The losses are 0-3 (13-25, 18-25, 14-25) to Patagonia (Sept. 4), 0-3 (23-25, 10-25, 10-25) to Duncan (Sept. 5), 1-3 (8-25, 25-20, 20-25, 14-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 12), 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 20-25) to Ray (Sept. 17), 1-2 (15-25, 25-22, 18-25) to Superior (Sept. 19), 1-2 (15-25, 25-19, 20-25) to Hayden (Oct. 1), 1-3 (24-26, 27-25, 21-25, 10-25) to Superior (Oct. 3), 1-3 (11-25, 12-25, 25-20, 14-25) to Ray (Oct. 7), and 0-3 (24-26, 12-25, 17-25) to Duncan (Oct. 10).
