Wildkats welcome No. 35 Lobos on Tuesday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached Wildcats host No. 49 San Miguel on Monday, Oct. 20 and travel to No. 10 Benson on Tuesday, Oct. 22, both for region matches.
The Wildcats were ranked No. 31 (4-8 ranking, minus 3.0461 rating) on Oct. 17 while San Miguel was No. 49 (3-12, minus 15.4188) and Benson No. 10 (12-1, 11.8030).
Other pairings for 2A South Region members this week (Oct. 20-25) include Benson visiting Bisbee, Desert Christian visiting Saint Augustine, and Tombstone hosting Santa Rita on Oct. 20; Saint Augustine hosting Tucson’s The Gregory School on Oct. 21; Desert Christian hosting Willcox, and Bisbee visiting Santa Rita on Oct. 22; Benson hosting Tombstone and Bisbee visiting Saint Augustine on Oct. 24; and Tombstone hosting 3A South Region Tucson Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 25.
No. 49 San Miguel Vipers (minus 15.4188 rating)
San Miguel (3-17-1 overall, 3-12 ranking, 2-4 2A South Region for seventh of nine) has played 15 ranking matches to date. The wins were 3-0 over 2A Independent Tucson Catalina on Sept. 2, 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14) over Saint Augustine on Sept. 11, and 3-1 (25-13, 25-12, 17-25, 25-14) over Santa Rita on Sept. 25 while the losses were 1-3 (25-18, 25-9, 25-13) to 2A Valley Region Eloy Santa Cruz on Aug. 27, 0-3 (5-25, 18-25, 18-25) to 3A South Region Tucson Andrada Polytechnic on Aug. 28, 0-3 (10-25, 11-25, 16-25) to Tombstone on Sept. 4, 0-3 (23-25, 14-25, 12-25) to Tucson Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 8, 0-3 (8-25, 18-25, 16-25) to 1A South Region Tucson’s The Gregory School on Sept. 9, 0-3 (12-25, 9-25, 10-25) to Desert Christian on Sept. 16, 0-3 (9-25, 10-25, 9-25) to 3A Central Region Coolidge on Sept. 20, 0-3 (17-25, 11-25, 21-25) to 3A South Region Sabino on Sept. 23, 0-3 (14-25, 16-25, 11-25) to Bisbee on Sept. 29, 0-3 (14-25, 10-25, 11-25) to Willcox on Oct. 1, 0-3 (16-25, 17-25, 22-25) to 1A South Region Sells Baboquivari on Oct. 14, and 0-3 (19-25, 12-25, 3-25) to Tombstone on Oct. 16.
The Jeffery Arsola-coached Vipers also posted records of 0-4 during the Willcox tourney on Aug. 30 and 0-4-1 during the San Tan Valley Combs tourney on Sept. 12-13.
San Miguel has a 16-member roster of eight seniors, a junior, five sophomores, and two freshmen. The seniors are Drea Badilla (8), Bibiana Berrios (33), Abril Leon-Cazares (27), Valeria Gastelum (7), Amy Jimenez (23), Pricilla Martinez (14), Maria Perez (30), and Jackeline Valenzula (4); junior Dayanaran Moreno (35); sophomores Aylin Araiza (26), Camila Iniguez (5), Mariella Martinez (25), Abigail Mata-Ross (15), and Mia Portillo Lopez (9); and freshmen Natalie Granillo (2) and Isabella Pesqueira (18).
The Vipers are competing in the 9-members 2A South Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Morenci Wildcats, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, the Willcox Cowgirls, and Tucson schools the Desert Christian Eagles, the Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves, and the Santa Rita Eagles.
2A No. 31 MORENCI Wildcats (minus 3.0461 rating)
Morenci (6-3 4-0/2-3 overall, 4-8 ranking, 2-3 region) has played 12 ranking matches to date, with wins of 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-18) over Miami on Sept. 8, 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-16) over San Carlos on Sept. 10, 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-20) over Saint Augustine Catholic on Oct. 1, and 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19) over Bisbee on Oct. 14 along with losses of 0-3 (19-25, 23-25, 13-25) to Eagar Round Valley on Aug.28, 1-3 (18-25, 16-25, 25-18, 22-25) to Pima on Sept. 4, 0-3 (21-25, 12-25, 6-25) to New Mexico Silver on Sept. 16, 1-3 (22-25, 25-18, 16-25, 14-25) to Willcox on Sept. 18, 1-3 (17-25, 25-19, 21-25, 22-25) to Tombstone on Sept. 29, 2-3 (28-26, 22-25, 24-26, 11-25, 8-15) to Silver on Sept. 30, 0-3 (8-25, 22-25, 19-25) to Willcox on Oct. , and 1-3 () to Desert Christian on Oct. 16.
The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached Wildcats also went 4-0 during the Cochise County Round-up on Aug. 30, 2-3 during the 2-day Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 19-20, and 1-1+ during the 2-day Florence tourney on Oct. 10-11.
Morenci has a 12-member roster with seniors Madilynn Clark (4), Keirah Fernandez (11), and Rozlyn Funari (10); juniors Leayla Mendez-Garcia (7) and Kaylee Wiggins (6); sophomores Ava Basteen (1), Jayliana Guzzo (1), Khloee Kouts (9), and Taytum Porter (8); and freshmen Justine Aguinaga (5), Araceli Cuhen (12), and Kendall Merrill (3).
The Wildcats are competing in the 9-member 2A South Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, the Willcox Cowgirls, and Tucson schools the Desert Christian Eagles, the Saint Augustine Catholic Wolves, the San Miguel Catholic Vipers, and the Santa Rita Eagles.
2A South Region
Region member standings as of Oct. 11 were Benson (15-7 overall, 12-1 ranking, 4-0 region), Tucson Desert Christian (21-8, 11-2, 4-1), Willcox (16-7, 11-4, 4-1), Tombstone (10-13, 7-7, 3-2), Morenci 11-14+, 4-8, 2-3), Bisbee (8-15, 5-8, 1-2), Tucson San Miguel Catholic (3-20-1, 3-12, 2-4), Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (3-10, 3-10, 1-4), and Tucson Santa Rita (0-13, 0-13, 0-4).
Remaining region pairings include Benson at San Miguel, Saint Augustine at Tombstone, Willcox at Santa Rita on Oct. 27; Saint Augustine at Bisbee on Oct. 28; and Bisbee at Willcox on Oct. 30.
To date in 21 region pairings, it was Benson 3-2 (25-12, 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 15-10) over Willcox on Sept. 29, 3-0 (25-5, 25-10, 25-10) over Santa Rita on Oct. 1, 3-1 (26-24, 19-25, 25-21, 25-21) over Desert Christian on Oct. 7, and 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-17) over Saint Augustine on Oct. 14:
Willcox 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-10) over Saint Augustine on Sept. 25, 3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-11) on Oct. 1, 3-0 (25-8, 25-22, 25-19) over Morenci on Oct. 7, and 3-0 (25-4, 25-16, 25-14) over Tombstone on Oct. 14;
Desert Christian 3-0 (25-12, 25-9, 25-10) over San Miguel on Sept. 16, 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-16) over Tombstone on Sept. 25, 3-0 (25-6, 25-3, 25-2) over Santa Rita on Oct. 14, and 3-1 (25-19, 25-12, 21-25, 25-22) over Morenci on Oct. 16;
Tombstone 3-1 (25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22) over Morenci on Sept. 29, 3-0 (25-22, 25-22,25- 19) over Bisbee on Oct. 7, and 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-3) over San Miguel on Oct. 16; Morenci 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-20) over Saint Augustine on Oct. 1 and 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19) over Bisbee on Oct. 14;
Bisbee 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-11) over San Miguel on Sept. 29; San Miguel 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 19-25, 25-14) over Saint Augustine on Sept. 11 and 3-1 (25-13, 25-12, 17-25, 25-14) over Santa Rita on Sept. 25; and Saint Augustine 3-0 (25-4, 25-6, 25-11) over Santa Rita on Oct. 16.
Tourney results (accounting for overall records) were Benson ending 2-3 during the San Tan Valley Combs tourney on Sept. 12-13 and 1-3 during the 2-day Florence tourney on Oct. 10-11; Willcox ending 3-1 during its own tourney on Aug. 30 and 2-2 during the 2-day Joseph City tourney on Oct. 10-11;
Desert Christian ending 3-1 during the Phoenix Horizon Honors tourney on Sept. 6, 5-3 during the 2-day Ash Fork tourney on Sept. 12-13, and 4-2 during the 2-day Tucson Amphitheater tourney on Oct. 10-11; Tombstone ending 2-2 during the Willcox tourney and 1-5 during the Amphitheater tourney;
Morenci ending 4-0 during the Willcox tourney, 2-3 during the Benjamin Franklin tourney, and 1-1+ during the Florence tourney; Bisbee ending 2-3 during the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 19-20 and 1-4 during the Amphitheater tourney; San Miguel ending 0-4 during the Willcox tourney and 0-4-1 during the Combs tourney; and Santa Rita did not schedule a tourney.
2A East Region
Region member standings as of Oct. 18 were Gilbert San Tan Charter (16-1 overall, 12-1 ranking, 4-0 region), Gilbert Classical (14-5, 11-3, 5-0), Chandler Prep (9-15, 5-8, 3-1), 3-10/ Pima (7-11+, 6-5, 2-2), Chandler Lincoln Prep (4-13+, 3-10, 2-2), Gilbert Arete Prep (5-11+, 5-8, 1-3), San Carlos (5-6+, 7-7, 1-4), Miami (1-10+, 1-10, 0-2), and Gilbert Leading Edge (0-7+, 0-7, 0-2). 18-16
To date in 12 region pairings, it was San Tan Charter 3-0 (25-7, 25-11, 25-21) over San Carlos on Sept. 23, 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-12) over Chandler Prep on Sept. 25, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-22) over Arete Prep on Oct. 14, and 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-14) over Leading Edge on Oct. 15;
Gilbert Classical 3-0 (25-12, 27-25, 25-17) over San Carlos on Sept. 12, 3-0 (25-14,25- 7,25-17) over Lincoln Prep on Sept. 23, 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-11) Pima on Oct. 10, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-14) over Miami on Oct. 15, and 3-1 (21-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-18) over Arete Prep on Oct. 17;
Chandler Prep 3-1 (25-13, 25-23, 18-25, 25-17) over Pima on Sept. 18, 3-0 (25-3, 25-5, 25-10) over Miami on Sept. 23, and 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-10) over San Carlos on Oct. 14; Pima 3-0 over Arete Prep on Sept. 23 and 3-0 over Leading Edge on Sept. 25;
Lincoln Prep 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-12) over Leading Edge on Sept. 11 and 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-16) over Miami on Sept. 25; Arete Prep 3-0 over San Carlos on Sept. 18; and San Carlos 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11) over Lincoln Prep on Oct. 16.
This week (Oct. 20-25) in the 2A East Region, San Tan Charter hosts Miami and Gilbert Classical visits Lincoln Prep on Oct. 20; Chandler Prep hosts 2A Valley Region Phoenix Horizon Honors and Pima hosts Miami on Oct. 21; Gilbert Classical hosts San Tan Charter, Chandler Prep hosts Arête Prep, Pima hosts Lincoln Prep, and San Carlos visits Leading Edge on Oct. 22; and Pima visits San Carlos on Oct. 23;
Remaining region pairings include San Tan Charter at Lincoln Prep, Gilbert Classical at Chandler Prep, Arete Prep at Leading Edge, and San Carlos at Miami on Oct. 27; and San Tan Charter at Pima, Leading Edge at Gilbert Classical, Chandler Prep at Lincoln Prep, Arete Prep at Miami on Oct. 29;
Tourney results (accounting for overall records) were San Tan Charter ended 4-0 during the Horizon Honors tourney; Gilbert Classical ended 3-2 during the Benjamin Franklin tourney; Chandler Prep ended 1-6 during the 2-day Payson tourney on Aug. 29-30 and 3-3 during the Florence tourney on Oct. 10-11; Lincoln Prep ended 1-0+ during the Horizon Honors tourney and 0-3+ during the Benjamin Franklin tourney; Pima ended 0-2+ during the Horizon Honors tourney and 1-4 during the 2-day Snowflake tourney on Sept. 19-20; Arete Prep ended 0-3 during the Combs tourney; San Carlos attended the Benjamin Franklin tourney and ended 1-0+ during the 3-day New Mexico Rehoboth Christian tourney on Sept. 25-27; and Leading Edge attended the Benjamin Franklin tourney.
2A State Rankings
State rankings for the Top 24 Class 2A 52 teams as of Friday, Oct. 17 were Phoenix Country Day School (12-0 ranking, 22.9617 rating) No. 1, Phoenix North Valley Christian (12-0, 22.5315) No. 2, Scottsdale Christian (11-0, 20.3486) No. 3, Glendale Trivium Prep (12-2, 15.8180) No. 4, Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (10-2, 14.6232) No. 5, Phoenix Veritas Prep (9-2, 13.3601) No. 6, Camp Verde (10-4, 12.3430) No. 7, and Eagar Round Valley (13-1, 12.2933) No. 8.
Scottsdale Prep (9-3, 12.2591) was No. 9, Benson (12-1, 11.8030) No. 10. Gilbert San Tan Charter (12-1, 11.6735) No. 10, Saint Johns (10-2, 9.1804) No. 12, Flagstaff Northland Prep (8-4, 8.8263) No. 13, Tucson Desert Christian (11-2, 7.2844) No. 14, Tempe Prep (10-4, 6.6381) No. 15, and Kingman Academy (10-3, 6.5081) No. 16.
Willcox (11-4, 6.4425) was No. 17, Gilbert Classical (10-3, 6.3569) No. 18, Fountain Hills (6-6, 5.3994) No. 19, Wickenburg (8-5, 4.1638) No. 20, Sanders Valley (10-5, 3.5687) No. 21, Chandler Prep (5-7, 3.0801) No. 22, Glendale Prep (6-6, 2.6908) No. 23, and Phoenix Arizona Lutheran (4-10, 2.5151) No. 24.
1A No. 35 HAYDEN Lobos (minus 15.8434 rating)
Hayden (3-11 overall, 3-11 ranking, 4-0 1A East Region for eighth of eight) has played 14 ranking matches to date. The wins were 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21) over San Manuel on Sept. 25, 3-2 over San Manuel on Sept. 30, and 3-0 over the 1A South Region Tucson Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind on Oct. 15, while the losses were 0-3 (13-25, 15-25, 25-16, 20-25) to 2A South Region Miami on Sept. 9, 0-3 to Superior on Sept. 11, 0-3 to 1A Central Region Heber Mogollon on Sept. 12, 0-3 (7-25, 7-25, 17-25) to Cicero Prep 0n Sept. 16, 0-3 to Ray on Sept. 18, 0-3 (14-25, 14-25, 13-25) to Valley Lutheran on Sept. 22, 0-3 to Fort Thomas on Sept. 23, 0-3 (10-25, 18-25, 11-25) to Superior on Oct. 2, 0-3 to Valley Lutheran on Oct. 7, and 0-3 (12-25, 9-25, 16-25) to 1A South Region Patagonia on Oct. 9, 0-3 to Ray on Oct. 14.
The Marisa Gallego-coached Lobos did not schedule a tourney this season.
Hayden has a 13-member roster of four seniors, five juniors, three sophomores, and a freshman. The seniors are Trinity Collier (4), Penelope Cruz (7), Rya Lagunas (6), and Abriana Torrez (15); juniors Daisy Aguirre (2), Kyliegh Aguirre (5), Aleyna Ochoa (3), Maria Sanchez (1), and Yvanna Waddell (9); sophomore Abigale Bailey (14), Mianah Bravo (8), and Isabella De Los Reyes (17); and freshman Aria Manriquez (18).
The Lobos are competing in the 8-members 1A East Region with the Duncan Wildkats, the Fort Thomas Apaches, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the Phoenix Valley Lutheran Flames, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers.
1A No. 20 DUNCAN Wildkats (minus 4.8214 rating)
Duncan (6-14 overall, 6-8 seeding, 2-3 region) has ranking wins of 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-19) over San Manuel on Sept. 4, 3-1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-12, 25-7) over 1A South Region Elfrida Valley Union on Sept. 11, 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-8, 25-22) over Valley Lutheran on Sept. 13, 3-2 (27-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-13, 15-5) over Superior on Sept. 23, 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-22) over San Manuel on Oct. 9, and 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-17) over San Simon on Oct. 15 along with losses of 0-3 (17-25, 23-25, 19-25) to 2A East Region Pima on Aug. 27, 2-3 (17-25, 25-20, 17- 25, 25-11, 14-16) to 1A South Region San Simon on Sept. 2, 1-3 (23-25, 26-24, 22-25, 12-25) to Fort Thomas on Sept. 16, 0-3 (16-25, 7-25, 12-25) to Cicero Prep on Sept. 25, 0-3 to Ray on Sept. 30, 0-3 to Fort Thomas on Oct. 2, 1-3 (5-25, 27-25, 22-25, 7-25) to 2A East Region Willcox on Oct. 6, and 1-3 (20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 19-25) to 2A South Region San Carlos on Oct. 7.
The Kassi Mortensen-coached Wildkats also went 0-6 during the 2-day Payson on Aug. 29-30 and 4-1 during the San Simon tourney on Oct. 18.
Duncan has a 24-member roster with seven seniors, seven juniors, two sophomores, and eight freshmen. The seniors include Karleigh Capel (10), Sierra Chamberlin (15), Madison Chatman (13), Lara Elmer (3), Emily Evans (9), Allyssa Garcia (12), and Brendy Paz (2); juniors Roxy Donaldson (18), Lily Ford (11), Sophia Harris (4), Jozilyn Heredia (19), Roni Johnson (17), McKenzie Jones (8), and Sidney Wright (26); sophomores Haley Bigler (5) and Taylor Workman (14); and freshman Skyla Bellamy (24), Kylee Evans (15), Emma Harris (7), Petron Hoglan (16), Bailey Jones (6), Karli McKinley (13), Dusty Rose Rodriguez (23), and Josie Wright (22).
The Wildkats are competing in the 8-member 1A East Region with the Fort Thomas Apaches, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the Phoenix Valley Lutheran Flames, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers, and the Winkelman Hayden Lobos.
1A East Region
Region member standings as of Oct. 18 were Scottsdale Cicero Prep (22-9 overall, 13-1 ranking, 6-0 region), Fort Thomas (14-7, 11-3, 5-1), Superior (9-6+, 9-4, 3-2), Kearny Ray (8-15, 5-10, 2-3), Duncan (10-15, 6-8, 2-3), San Manuel (3-11, 3-11, 2-4), Phoenix Valley Lutheran (3-11+, 3-9, 1-4), and Winkelman Hayden (3-11, 3-11, 1-5).
A total of 22 region matches have been played to date, with results being Cicero Prep 3-0 (25-7, 25-7, 25-17) over Hayden on Sept. 16, 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-12) over Fort Thomas on Sept. 18, 3-0 (25-16, 25-7, 25-12) over Duncan on Sept. 25, 3-0 (25-5, 25-6, 25-19) over Ray on Oct. 2, 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-9) over Superior on Oct. 14, 2-1 (25-8, 25-12, 14-25) over San Manuel on Oct. 16;
Fort Thomas 3-0 over Hayden on Sept. 23, 3-0 over Duncan on Oct. 2, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17,25- 16) over Superior on Oct. 7, 3-0 (25-11, 25-22, 25-5) over San Manuel on Oct. 14, 3-0 over Valley Lutheran on Oct. 16; Superior 3-0 (25-10, 25-18, 25-11) over Hayden on Oct. 2, 3-1 (13-25, 25-15, 25-14, 27-25) over Valley Lutheran on Oct. 9, and 3-1 over Ray on Oct. 16;
Ray 3-0 over Duncan on Sept. 30 and 3-0 over Hayden on Oct. 14; Duncan over Phoenix Valley Lutheran 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-8, 25-22) on Sept. 13 and 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-22) over San Manuel on Oct. 9; San Manuel 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 12-25, 25-19) over Valley Lutheran on Oct. 2 and 3-1 (17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23) over Ray on Oct. 7;
Valley Lutheran 3-0 over Hayden on Oct. 7; and Hayden 3-2 over San Manuel on Sept. 30.
This week (Oct. 20-25), region member pairings have Cicero Prep visiting Valley Lutheran, Fort Thomas hosting Ray, Superior visiting San Manuel, and Duncan hosting Hayden on Oct. 21; and Fort Thomas hosting 1A Central Joseph City, Superior hosting Duncan and Ray hosting Valley Lutheran on Oct. 23.
Tourney results (accounting for overall records) were Cicero Prep ending 2-2 during the Horizon Honors tourney on Sept. 6, 4-2 during the 2-day Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 19-20, and 3-4 during the Mesa Dobson tourney on Sept. 26-27; Fort Thomas ended 2-2 during the Willcox tourney on Aug. 30 and 1-2 during the Horizon Honors tourney on Sept. 6; Superior ending 0-2+ during the Horizon Honors tourney; Duncan ended 0-6 during the 2-day Payson tourney on Aug. 29-30 and 4-1 during the San Simon tourney on Oct. 18; Valley Lutheran ended 0-2+ during the Horizon Honors tourney; Ray ended 3-1 during the Horizon Honors tourney and 0-4 during the San Simon tourney; and both San Manuel and Hayden did not schedule a tourney.
1A State Rankings
The statewide rankings for the Top 16 of 37 1A teams as of Oct. 17 were Scottsdale Cicero Prep (13-0 ranking, 15.7423 rating) No. 1, North Phoenix Prep (10-2, 9.2913) No. 2, Saint David (10-4, 7.3588) No. 3, Saint Michael (12-1, 5.7105) No. 4, Joseph City (8-3, 5.1197) No. 5, Ash Fork (11-3, 4.2376) No. 6, Phoenix Great Heart Anthem (10-4, 4.0556) No. 7, and Patagonia (12-3, 3.3173) No. 8.
Heber Mogollon (8-6, 1.6140) was No. 9, Fort Thomas (11-3, 1.3088) No. 10, Salome (10-5, 0.4364) No. 11, Williams (9-5, 0.3866) No. 12, Colorado City El Capitan (7-5, minus 0.9424) No. 13, San Simon (10-3, 1.7546) No. 14, Glendale Desert Heights Prep (5-6, minus 3.1486) No. 15, and Superior (9-4, minus 3.4171) No. 16.
