Safford Netters visit No. 14 Seton Catholic
By Raymundo Frasquillo
GRAHAM COUNTY – The No. 13 Thatcher Eagles (11-3 seeding, 14.3222 rating) host the No. 20 Queen Creek Heritage Gateway Heroes (9-8, 4.4681) while the No. 19 Safford Bulldogs (11-7, 5.0225) visit the No. 14 Chandler Seton Catholic Prep Sentinels (9-9, 14.1734) on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Play-In contests both have 6 p.m. starts.
Thatcher is 31-19 in seeding pairings over three seasons (2024-26) under Marcie Lopeman, going 13-3 in 2026, 11-6 in 2025, and 7-10 in 2024. The Eagles won their Play-In Round pairing 3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 27-25) over No. 22 Ganado as No. 11 and a first round pairing 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20) over No. 6 Show Low, and fell 1-3 (25-19, 17-25, 11-25, 20-25) during a quarterfinal match to No. 3 Snowflake in 2025; and fell 2-3 (23-25, 29-27, 11-25, 25-12, 10-15) during a Play-In Round pairing to No. 10 Florence in 2024.
Safford is 19-16 in seeding pairings during two seasons (2025-26) under Makenna Farr. The No. 20 Bulldogs won their Play-In Round pairing 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 18-16) over No. 13 Empire and fell 0-3 (6-25, 5-25, 8-25) to No. 1 and eventual champion Valley Christian last season.
3A State Play-In Round (Nov. 3)
The Top 24 will be available for the 16-team bracket after Nos. 9-16 compete against Nos. 17-24 during the Play-In Round on Nov. 3.
Seven of eight Metro Mountain Region teams are in the top 24: 6-9 from the East Region, 4-9 from the North and South Regions, and 3-11 from the West Region.
Ninth seed Lakeside Blue Ridge (10-4, 18.5049) hosts No. 24 Ganado (9-9, 1.7939), No. 10 Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (10-3, 15.7573) hosts No. 23 Florence (8-9, 1.9123), No. 11 Buckeye Odyssey Institute (14-2, 15.4657) hosts No. 22 Chino Valley (11-6, 2.1947), No. 12 Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin (12-5, 14.8164) hosts No. 21 Fort Defiance Window Rock (10-6, 4.3490), No. 13 Thatcher (13-3, 14.3222) hosts No. 20 Mesa Heritage Gateway (9-8, 4.4681), No. 14 Chandler Seton Catholic (9-9, 14.1734) hosts No. 19 Safford (11-7, 5.0225), No. 15 Tucson Tanque Verde (13-4, 13.2848) hosts No. 18 Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (15-3, 8.9257), and No. 16 Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (12-5, 11.9704) hosts No. 17 Maricopa Heritage (13-4, 10.915).
The Play-In Round winners will meet the Top 8 in the 16-team state tourney bracket for the first round on Friday, Nov. 7.
Top 8 teams are Gilbert Christian (17-0 seeding, rating unavailable), Chandler Valley Christian (13-2, rating unavailable), Payson (13-4, rating unavailable), Snowflake (12-5, rating unavailable), Tuba City (15-1, rating unavailable), Kayenta Monument Valley (14-3, rating unavailable), Yuma Catholic (16-3, rating unavailable), and Phoenix Northwest Christian (12-6, rating unavailable), listed as the Top 8 of 47.
3A No. 20 Heritage Gateway Heroes (9-8 seeding, 4.4681 rating)
The Chad Kreikamp-coached Heritage Gateway Heroes (14-10* overall, 9-8 seeding, 3-5 East Region for sixth of nine) had nine seeding wins of 3-1 (10-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18) over 2A Central Region Mesa Heritage on Sept. 1, of 3-0 (25-1, 25-9, 25-13) over 2A Valley Region Laveen Heritage on Sept. 3, of 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21) over 3A West Region Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic on Sept. 9, of 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-15) over Mesa Heritage on Sept. 10, of 3-0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-8) over San Tan Valley San Tan Foothills on Sept. 14, of 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) over Apache Junction on Sept. 16, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-23) over Apache Junction on Oct. 1, of 3-1 (19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19) over San Tan Foothills on Oct. 13, and of 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-20) over Coolidge on Oct. 15.
The eight seeding losses were of 0-3 (12-25, 18-25, 19-25) to 3A North Region Kayenta Monument Valley on Oct. 1, 0-3 (19-25, 22-25, 23-25) to 2A Central Region Mesa North American Leadership on Sept. 17, of 1-3 (19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 19-25) to Maricopa Heritage on Sept. 21, of 1-3 (23-25, 26-24, 21-25, 19-25) to Maricopa Heritage on Sept. 29, of 1-3 (15-25, 18-25, 25-18, 10-25) to Florence on Oct. 20, of 0-3 to Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin on Oct. 22, of 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 12-25) to Yuma Catholic on Oct. 26, and of 2-3 (25-23, 14-25, 25-23, 21-25, 9-15) to Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood on Oct. 28.
In addition, Heritage Gateway went 3-1 during the Arete Prep tourney on Sept. 12 and 2-1 during the 2-day Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26. The Heroes defeated 2A Independent Wickenburg 2-0 (25-12, 25-6), 3A North Region Winslow 2-0 (25-16, 25-10), and 1A Central Region Heber Mogollon 2-1 (25-10, 6-25, 15-8) on Sept. 12; 2A Southeast Region Morenci 2-0 (11-25, 15-25) on Sept. 25 and 2A Valley Region Laveen Heritage 2-0 (25-18, 25-23) on Sept. 26.
The tourney losses were of 0-2 (20-25, 17-25) to 2A Valley Region Phoenix Horizon Honors on Sept. 12 and of 1-2 (24-26, 11-25, 12-15) to Mogollon on Sept. 26.
Heritage Gateway lists an 11-member roster of four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen. The seniors are Cassie Barney (28), Avery Chadwick (25), Leah Smith (13), and Sadie Tietz (17); juniors Aliitasi Ho-Ching (10), McKinley Jarvis (23), and Kelsey Stevens (31); sophomores Addison Chadwick (42) and Amelia Sutfin (3); and freshmen Shyla Cresap (3) and Cadence Samuel (8).
The Heroes competed in the 9-member 3A East Region with the Apache Junction Prospectors, the Coolidge Bears, the Florence Gophers, the Maricopa Heritage Heroes, the Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood Warriors, the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin Chargers, the San Tan Valley San Tan Foothills Sabercats, and the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks.
3A No. 13 Thatcher Eagles (11-3 seeding, 14.3222 rating)
The Marcie Lopeman-coached Thatcher Eagles (26-12* overall, 13-3 seeding, 7-1 South Region for second of nine) had 11 seeding wins of 3-0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-13) over Sabino on Aug. 27, of 3-1 (27-25, 22-25, 25-20, 25-17) over Florence on Sept. 1, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-21) over Show Low on Sept. 8, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-17) over Coolidge on Sept. 10, of 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-11) over Safford on Sept. 15, of 3-0 (25-11, 25 9, 25-13) over Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 21, of 3-2 (25-21, 12-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-10) over Empire on Sept. 23, of 3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18) over Safford on Sept. 29, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-7) over Amphitheater on Oct. 5, of 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13) over Tanque Verde on Oct. 20, of 3-0 over Empire on Oct. 22, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-16) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 26, and of 3-0 (25-4, 25-4, 25-7) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 28.
The three seeding losses were of 1-3 (24-26, 25-22, 22-25, 20-25) to Payson on Oct. 1, 0-3 (14-25, 22-25, 19-25) to Chandler Seton Catholic on Oct. 7, and of 2-3 (19-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-19, 14-16) to Pusch Ridge on Oct. 13.
In addition, Thatcher went 3-5 at the 2-day, 36-team Mesa Westwood tourney on Sept. 11-12, 8-3 at the 2-day, 13-team Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3, and 1-1 at the 2-day Marana Mountain View tourney on Oct. 16-17. The Eagles defeated Tempe McClintock 2-1 (24-26, 25-19, 15-13) and Mesa Dobson 2-0 (25-16, 25-21) on Sept. 11, Prescott 2-0 (25-23, 25-15) on Sept. 12, Phoenix Veritas Prep 26-24, Saint David 25-21, San Tan Valley Combs 29-21, Globe 30-9, and Willcox 30-11 on Oct. 2, 2-1 (NA) over Safford and 2-0 (21-19, 21-20) over Safford on Oct. 3, and Tucson Desert View 2-0 (25-11, 25-12) on Oct. 16.
The tourney losses were of 0-2 (17-25, 9-25) to Phoenix Desert Vista and 0-2 (13-25, 11-25) Peoria Liberty on Sept. 11, of 0-2 (19-25, 14-25) to Mesa Red Mountain, of 0-2 (21-25, 13-25, to Scottsdale Desert Mountain, and of 0-2 (21-25, 21-25) to Chandler on Sept. 12, of 19-22 to Florence on Oct. 2, of 0-2 (19-21, NA-21) to Payson, and of 0-2 (17-21 twice) to Payson on Oct. 3, and of 0-2 (18-25, 17-25) to Sahuarita on Oct. 17.
Thatcher lists a 13-member roster of five seniors, five juniors, and three sophomores. The seniors are Tessa Bryce (1), Marlie Farris (7), Mattilynn Gallett (8), Taylor Henrie (9), and Lillie Welker (14); juniors Jordin Bedford (5), Alli Johnson (11), Jocelyn Lunt (12), Payten Lunt (3), and Brinlee Skousen (10); and sophomores Makayla Cash (15), Rylen Montoya (4), and Charlotte Tysoe (2).
The Eagles competed in the 9-member 3A South Region with the Safford Bulldogs, the Vail Empire Ravens, and Tucson schools: the Amphitheater Panthers, the Andrada Polytechnic Mustangs, the Palo Verde Magnet Titans, the Pusch Ridge Christian Lions, the Sabino Sabercats, and the Tanque Verde Hawks.
3A No. 15 Seton Catholic Prep Sentinels (9-9 seeding, 14.1734 rating)
The Breanna Cannon-coached Seton Catholic Prep Sentinels (14-21 overall, 9-9 seeding, 3-5 Metro Mountain Region for sixth of nine) had nine seeding wins of 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 15-25, 25-19) over Show Low on Aug. 27, of 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-23) over Peoria American Leadership – Vistancia on Sept. 3, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-21) over 3A South Region Tucson Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 8, of 3-1 (25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14) over 3A East Region Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood on Sept. 10, of 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-18) over American Leadership – Vistancia on Sept. 24, of 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-12) over 3A North Region Holbrook on Sept. 26, of 3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-23) over Lakeside Blue Ridge on Sept. 29, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-19) over 3A South Region Thatcher on Oct. 7, and of 3-1 (17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-19) over 3A South Region Tucson Tanque Verde on Oct. 28.
The nine seeding losses were of 0-3 (18-25, 17-25, 13-25) to Chandler Valley Christian on Sept. 14, of 0-3 (18-25, 17-25, 17-25) to Phoenix Northwest Christian on Sept. 16, of 2-3 (20-25, 20-25, 25-15, 26-24, 13-25) to 2A Valley Region Phoenix Horizon Honors on Sept. 18, of 1-3 (25-22, 8-25, 9-25, 20-25) to Gilbert Christian on Sept. 22, of 2-3 (25-15, 16-25, 25-19, 18-25, 16-18) to Snowflake on Sept. 25, of 2-3 (25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 12-25, 10-15) to Payson on Oct. 14, of 0-3 (9-25, 6-25, 9-25) to Valley Christian on Oct. 20, of 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 21-25) to Northwest Christian on Oct. 22, and of 0-3 (17-25, 25-27, 14-25) to Gilbert Christian on Oct. 26.
In addition, Seton Catholic went 1-7 in the 2-day Chandler tourney on Sept. 4-5 and 1-6 in the 2-day Gilbert tourney on Oct. 2-3. The Sentinels defeated 6A East Valley Mesa 2-0 (25-21, 25-20) on Sept. 5 and Nevada Henderson Green Valley 2-1 (25-21, 23-25, 15-10) on Oct. 3.
The tourney losses were of 0-2 (15-25, 8-25) to 6A Central Region Phoenix Desert Vista, of 0-2 (14-25, 19-25) to Queen Creek Casteel, and of 0-2 (20-25, 17-25) to Mesa Mountain View on Sept. 4, of 1-2 (25-19, 18-25, 11-15) to Queen Creek, of 0-2 (16-25, 15-25) to Queen Creek American Leadership, and of 1-2 (23-25, 25-14, 4-15) to Gilbert, and of 0-1 (24-26) to Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep on Sept. 5, of 0-2 (19-25, 14-25) to California San Jose Valley Christian, of 0-2 (15-25, 21-25) to Scottsdale Horizon, of 0-2 (12-25, 11-25) to Florida Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, of 0-2 (22-25, 9-25) to Valley Christian, of 1-2 (20-25, 25-18, 13-15) to Nevada Las Vegas Sierra Vista, and of 0-2 (22-25, 18-25) to California Escondido Classical Academy on Oct. 3.
Seton Catholic lists a 13-member roster of seven seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen. The seniors are Alyssandra Cabalatungan (1), Rylan Kean (7), Claire Kochis (2), MacKenzie Matherly (12), Hannah Ostrowski (8), Sydney Stumpf (11), and Ellie Washkowiak (5); juniors Elena Acre (3) and Courtney Moreland (6); sophomore Alex Kisiel (15); and freshmen Olivia Krumbach (10), Grace Moreland (14), Camille Van Kirk (4), Josephine Van Kirk (9), and Grace Zils (13).
The Sentinels competed in the 9-member 3A Metro Mountain Region with the Chandler Valley Christian Trojans, the Gilbert Christian Knights, the Lakeside Blue Ridge Yellow Jackets, the Payson Longhorns, the Peoria American Leadership – Vistancia Defenders, the Phoenix Northwest Christian Crusaders, the Show Low Cougars, and Snowflake Lobos.
3A No. 19 Safford Bulldogs (11-7 seeding, 5.0225 rating)
The Makenna Farr-coached Safford Bulldogs (17-12-2 overall, 11-7 seeding, 5-3 South Region for fourth of nine) had 11 seeding wins of 3-0 over Willcox on Aug. 31, of 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-13) over Pima on Sept. 1, of 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-15) over Apache Junction on Sept. 10, of 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-9) over Sabino on Sept. 21, of 3-0 over Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 30, of 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13) over Amphitheater on Oct. 13, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-20) over Empire on Oct. 15, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-8) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-13) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 22
The seven seeding losses were of 1-3 (25-22, 20-25, 18-25, 23-25) to Benson on Aug. 26, of 0-3 (23-25, 11-25, 12-25) to Gilbert Christian on Sept. 8, of 0-3 (22-25, 21-25, 11-25) to Thatcher on Sept. 15, of 1-3 (14-25, 25-19, 14-25, 13-25) to Pusch Ridge on Sept. 23, of 0-3 (22-25, 23-25, 17-25) to Tanque Verde on Sept. 24, of 1-3 (20-25, 24-26, 25-23, 18-25) to Thatcher on Sept. 29, and of 0-3 to Show Low on Oct. 19.
The Bulldogs also went 4-4-2 during the 2-day Payson Invitational on Sept. 4-5 and 8-3 during their own 2-day tourney on Oct. 2-3. Safford had wins of 1-0 (25-20) over Fountain Hills, of 1-0 (30-10) over Flagstaff Northland Prep, of 1-0 (26-24) over Joseph City, and of 2-0 (21-5, 17-12) over Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin on Sept. 4, 26-24 over San Tan Valley Combs, 30-11 over Morenci, 30-21 over Phoenix Veritas Prep, and 30-16 over Globe on Oct. 2, and 2-0 (NA) over Florence, 2-0 (21-9, 21-17) over Sierra Vista American Leadership, and 2-0 (21-11, 21-19) over Saint David on Oct. 3 as well as losses of 0-1 (10-30) to Phoenix Northwest Christian and of 0-1 (11-30) to Payson on Sept. 4 and of 0-2 (5-21, 12-17) to Northwest Christian and of 0-1 (24-25) to Phoenix North Valley Christian on Sept. 5, 23-28 to Payson on Oct. 2, and 1-2 () to Thatcher, and 0-2 (19-21, 20-21) to Thatcher on Oct. 3. The Bulldogs tied 1-1 with Lakeside Blue Ridge (16-21, 10-8) on Sept. 4 and with Show Low (9-21, 16-12) on Sept. 5.
Safford lists a 13-member roster of five seniors, five juniors, and three sophomores. The seniors are Jaycee Gable (14), MacKenna Macario (7), Gabriella Moreno (11), Jazzlyn Mortensen (3), and Lanae Shurtz (8); juniors Kassity Anderson (5), Kailana Beck (2), Jaydyn Coy (1), Martina Reyes (4), and Alicia Torres (6); and sophomores Aubri Bonilla (12), Milee Carter (9), and Kalia Cordova (10).
The Bulldogs competed in the 9-member 3A South Region with the Thatcher Eagles, the Vail Empire Ravens, and Tucson schools: the Amphitheater Panthers, the Andrada Polytechnic Mustangs, the Palo Verde Magnet Titans, the Pusch Ridge Christian Lions, the Sabino Sabercats, and the Tanque Verde Hawks.
3A State Rankings
Seven of eight Metro Mountain Region teams are in the top 24, 6-9 from the East Region, 4-9 from the North and South Regions, and 3-11 from the West Region.
Statewide 3A rankings as of 1 p.m. on Oct. 31 were Gilbert Christian (17-0 seeding, rating unavailable), Chandler Valley Christian (13-2, rating unavailable), Payson (13-4, rating unavailable), Snowflake (12-5, rating unavailable), Tuba City (15-1, rating unavailable), Kayenta Monument Valley (14-3, rating unavailable), Yuma Catholic (16-3, rating unavailable), and Phoenix Northwest Christian (12-6, rating unavailable) listed as the Top 8 of 47.
Lakeside Blue Ridge (10-4, 18.5049) No. 7) was No. 9, Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (10-3, 15.7573) No. 10, Buckeye Odyssey Institute (14-2, 15.4657) No. 11, Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin (12-5, 14.8164) No. 12, Thatcher (13-3, 14.3222) No. 13, Chandler Seton Catholic (9-9, 14.1734) No. 14, Tucson Tanque Verde (13-4, 13.2848) No. 15, and Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (12-5, 11.9704) No. 16.
Maricopa Heritage (13-4, 10.915) was No. 17, Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (15-3, 8.9257) No. 18, Safford (11-7, 5.0225) No. 19, Mesa Heritage Gateway (9-8, 4.4681) No. 20, Fort Defiance Window Rock (10-6, 4.3490) No. 21, Chino Valley (11-6, 2.1947) No. 22, Florence (8-9, 1.9123) No. 23, and Ganado (9-9, 1.7939) No. 24.
The top two region teams had an automatic berth. The Top 24 will be available for the 16-team bracket after Nos. 9-16 compete against Nos. 17-24 during the Play-In Round on Nov. 3.
Rankings for the other 3A South Region members were Vail Empire (8-8, 1.9390) No. 25, Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (5-7, minus 8.2637) No. 37, Tucson Amphitheater (5-8, minus 10.2607) No. 38, Tucson Sabino (3-11, minus 13.2833) No. 42, and Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (0-15, minus 28.4437) No. 46.
3A South Region
The region standings as of Oct. 31 were Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (23-9-1* overall, 12-3 seeding, 7-1 region), Thatcher (26-12*, 13-3, 7-1), Tucson Tanque Verde (29-13, 14-4, 7-1), Safford (17-12-2, 11-7, 5-3), Vail Empire (13-25, 9-9, 4-4), Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (9-16, 6-9, 3-5), Tucson Sabino (4-21, 3-12, 2-6), Tucson Amphitheater (7-14, 5-11, 1-7), and Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (0-25*, 0-18, 0-8).
Region pairings resulted in wins for Thatcher of 3-0 (25-12, 25-6, 25-13) over Sabino on Aug. 27, of 3-1 (25-20, 26-24, 23-25, 25-18) over Safford on Sept. 29, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-7) over Amphitheater on Oct. 5, of 3-2 (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 15-13) over Tanque Verde on Oct. 20, of 3-0 over Empire on Oct. 22, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-16) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 26, and of 3-0 (25-4, 25-4, 25-7) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 28; Andrada Polytechnic of 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-11) over Sabino on Sept. 10 and 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-9) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 15; Empire of 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-17) over Sabino on Sept. 16, of 3-0 (25-5, 25-18, 25-8) over Amphitheater on Oct. 1, of 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-10) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 20; Safford of 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-9) over Sabino on Sept. 21, 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13) over Amphitheater on Oct. 13, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-8) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-13) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 22; Pusch Ridge of 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-14, 25-13) over Safford on Sept. 23, of 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-13) over Empire on Sept. 29, of 3-1(23-25, 25-14, 25-11, 25-10) over Andrada Polytechnic on Oct. 1, of 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 16-14) over Thatcher on Oct. 13, and of 3-0 (25-2, 25-3, 25-3) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 14; Tanque Verde of 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-17) over Safford on Sept. 24, of 3-0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-14) over Andrada Polytechnic on Sept. 28, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-8) over Sabino on Sept. 30, of 3-0 (25-5, 25-6, 25-10) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 13, of 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-15) over Empire on Oct. 14, and of 3-1 (24-26, 25-15, 24-14, 25-22) over Pusch Ridge on Oct. 22; Amphitheater of 3-2 (25-14, 20-25, 25-8, 18-25, 15-8) over Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 29; Sabino of 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-10) over Palo Verde Magnet on Oct. 20 and of 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 20-25, 31-29) over Amphitheater on Oct. 22.
