Fort Thomas hosts Wildcats on Thursday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
FORT THOMAS – The Darcy Barney-coached 1A No. 12 Fort Thomas Apaches (8-5 seeding, 4.5491 rating) host No. 21 Dishchii’Bikoh (4-5, minus 4.1999) on Thursday, Oct. 15. It has a 5 p.m. start.
Meanwhile, No. 18 Duncan (8-6 seeding, 1.1863 rating) visits New Mexico Animas on Monday, Oct. 12, visits No. 39 San Manuel (0-10, minus 29.7795) on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and will be participating in the 5-team San Simon-held Longhorn Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17.
This week (Oct. 12-17) for 1A East Region members, San Manuel hosts No. 4 Patagonia (10-0, 18.6460) on Oct. 12; No. 34 Hayden (3-9, minus 17.0388) hosts No. 28 Superior (3-7, minus 11.0730) on Tuesday, Oct. 13; No. 22 Kearny Ray (6-6, minus 4.5156) visits Superior on Oct. 14; San Manuel hosts San Simon on Friday, Oct. 16.
In the 1A South Region this week, Patagonia visits San Manuel on Oct. 12; Patagonia visits No. 20 Elfrida Valley Union (5-4, minus 1.7048) on Oct. 13; No. 1 Saint David (11-0, 21.8477) hosts Valley Union on Oct. 14; Saint David hosts 2A No. 17 and Southeast Region Sierra Vista American Leadership (7-2, 6.8945), Patagonia hosts 2A No. 27 and Southeast Region Tombstone (5-6, minus 0.2478), and San Simon visits San Manuel on Oct. 16; and Valley Union, San Simon, and ASDB will be participating in the 5-team San Simon-held Longhorn Invitational on Oct. 17.
1A No. 12 Fort Thomas Apaches (8-5 seeding, 4.5491)
The Darcy Barney-coached Apaches (10-7 overall, 8-5 seeding, 3-1 region) have seeding wins of 2-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-9) over Winkelman Hayden on Sept. 1, of 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-17) over San Carlos on Sept. 2, of 3-2 (25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-5) over Elfrida Valley Union on Sept. 9, of 3-2 over Willcox on Sept. 15, of 3-1 (21-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-19) over Grand Canyon on Sept. 18, of 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-21) over San Simon on Sept. 29, of 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-9) over Duncan on Oct. 6, and of 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-17) over Superior on Oct. 8 along with losses of 0-3 (18-25, 27-29, 25-14) to Pima on Aug. 26, of 1-3 (11-25, 13-25, 25-19, 19-25) to Heber Mogollon on Sept. 10, of 0-3 (11-25, 19-25, 21-25) to Joseph City on Sept. 19, of 1-3 (21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 22-25) to Patagonia on Sept. 23, and of 0-3 (14-25, 13-25, 19-25) to Cicero Prep on Oct. 1.
Additionally, the Apaches went 2-2 during the Second Cochise County Round-up on Aug. 29. Fort Thomas went 2-1 in pool play with wins of 37-33 over San Simon and 44-41 over Bisbee along with a 36-37 loss to Patagonia. The Apaches finished fourth with a 2-set (25-27, 12-25) loss to host Willcox.
Fort Thomas lists a 10-member roster of four seniors, three juniors, and five sophomores. The seniors are Kynnedee Bryce (21), Kelcie Harvey (27), Jamie Johnson (8), and Tranessa Jones (19); juniors Carmen Antonio (10), Maliah Duncan (11), and Dreona Pike (13); and sophomores Carter Hawkins (4), Jalayah Johnson (6), Cadence Olivar (2), Kinlee Pearson (1), and Aaliyah Peter (16).
The Apaches are competing in the 7-member 1A East Region with the Duncan Wildkats, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers, and the Winkelman Hayden Lobos.
1A No. 18 Duncan Wildkats (8-6 seeding,1.1863 rating)
The Kassi Mortensen-coached Duncan Wildkats (11-8 overall, 8-6 seeding, 2-2 region) have seeding wins of 3-1 (25-23, 25-15, 17-25, 26-24) over Elfrida Valley Union on Aug. 27, of 3-0 (25-19,25- 17,25- 16) over Miami on Sept. 4, of 3-0 (25-9, 25-5, 25-6) over Tucson Catalina on Sept. 9, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) over Kearny Ray on Sept. 22, of 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-14) over San Carlos on Sept. 24, of 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-15) over Valley Union on Sept. 29, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-7, 25-17) over Winkelman Hayden on Oct. 1, and of 3-0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-16) over San Simon on Oct. 8 along with losses of 0-3 (11-25, 10-25, 18-25) to Scottsdale Cicero Prep on Aug. 31, of 2-3 (18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 17-25, 10-15) to San Simon on Sept. 2, of 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 15-25) to Patagonia on Sept. 10, of 0-3 (14-25, 13-25, 12-25) to Saint David on Sept. 15, of 1-3 (25-19, 16-25, 19-25, 20-25) to Morenci on Oct. 5, and of 2-3 (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 9-15) to Fort Thomas on Oct. 6.
Additionally, the Wildcats went 3-2 during the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26. Duncan had wins of 2-0 (25-11, 25-13) over Bisbee, of 2-0 (25-21, 25-13) over Miami, and of 2-1 (15-25, 27-25, 15-9) over Phoenix Metro Tech on Sept.25 along with losses of 1-2 (16-25, 25-23, 9-15) to Douglas and of 0-2 (16-25, 17-25) to Phoenix Moon Valley on Sept. 26.
Duncan’s 13-member roster includes three seniors, a junior, four sophomores, and five freshmen. The seniors are Lily Ford (20///15-pink), Sophia Harris (15///4-pink), and McKenzie Jones (16///12-pink); junior Haley Bigler (5///27-pink); sophomores Emma Harris (7), Peyton Hoglan (14///30/16-pink), Karli McKinley (10///1-pink), and Josie Wright (4///2-pink); and freshmen Kiyana Bruce (12///13-pink), Mila Herrera (3), Allie Hughes (2///6-pink), Ashlyn Jensen (1///5-pink), and Elyana Whitmer (17///10-pink).
The Wildkats are competing in the 8-member 1A East Region with the Fort Thomas Apaches, the Kearny Ray Bearcats, the San Manuel Miners, the Scottsdale Cicero Prep Centurions, the Superior Panthers, and the Winkelman Hayden Lobos.
1A East Region
The region standings as of Oct. 10 were Scottsdale Cicero Prep (21-8 overall, 12-1 seeding, 4-0 region), Fort Thomas (10-7, 8-5, 3-1), Duncan (, 8-6, 2-2), Winkelman Hayden (3-9, 1-2), Kearny Ray (7-13, 6-7, 1-2),Superior (4-10, 3-7, 1-2), and San Manuel (0-10, 0-10, 0-4).
Region pairing results to date include Cicero Prep of 3-0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-18) over Duncan on Aug. 31, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-19) over Fort Thomas on Oct. 1, of 3-0 over Superior on Oct. 6, and of 3-0 over Ray on Oct. 8; Fort Thomas of 3-0 over Hayden on Sept. 1, of 3-2 (18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-9) over Duncan on Oct. 6, and of 3-0 over Superior on Oct. 8; Duncan of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) over Ray on Sept. 22 and of 3-0 (25-20, 25-7, 25-17) over Hayden on Oct. 1; Hayden of 3-2 (25-19, 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 15-5) over San Manuel on Aug. 26; Ray of 3-1 over San Manuel on Sept. 29 and Superior of 3-2 (16-25, 18-25, 28-26, 27-25, 15-7) over San Manuel on Oct. 1.
1A State Rankings
The 1A State Rankings as of region standings as of noon on Oct. 9 were Saint David (11-0 seeding, 21.8477 ranking) No. 1, Scottsdale Cicero Prep (12-1 seeding, 21.5871) No. 2, Rock Point (12-0, 20.3213) No. 3, Patagonia (10-0, 18.6460) No. 4, Flagstaff Basis (11-0, 18.1988) No. 5, Teec Nos Pos Red Mesa (8-0, 15.2412) No. 6, North Phoenix Prep (9-2, 11.9345) No. 7, and Heber Mogollon (9-4, 8.9822) No. 8.
Tucson’s The Gregory School (11-4, 6.5033) was No. 9, Glendale Desert Heights Prep (8-3, 5.7596) No. 10, Joseph City (7-4, 5.3593) No. 11, Fort Thomas (8-5, 4.5491) No. 12, Saint Michael (8-2, 3.9955) No. 13, Williams (9-3, 3.8554) No. 14, Ash Fork (8-3, 3.1773) No. 15, and Salome (7-2, 2.3523) No. 16.
The top 16 ranked teams will be the state tourney field at the conclusion of the regular season and region tourneys.
Rankings for other East Region teams were Duncan (8-6, 1.1863) No. 18, Kearny Ray (6-7, minus 4.5156) No. 22, Superior (3-7, minus 11.0730) No. 28, Winkelman Hayden (3-9, minus 17.4905) No. 34, and San Manuel (0-10, minus 29.7795) No. 39.
The other South Region members were ranked San Simon (7-6, minus 1.5979) No. 19, Elfrida Valley Union (6-4, minus 1.7048) No. 20, Tucson ASDB (1-8, minus 20.7626) No. 36, and Nogales Lourdes Catholic (2-5, unrated) not ranked.
1A No. 1 Saint David Tigers (11-1 seeding, 21.8477 rating)
The Breana Tillett-coached Saint David Tigers (23-8 overall, 11-1 seeding, 4-0 region) have seeding wins of 3-1 (25-17, 17-25, 25-17, 25-13) over 2A Southeast Region Tombstone on Aug. 28, of 3-0 (25-5, 25-3, 25-7) over ASDB on Sept. 2, of 3-0 (25-3, 25-11, 25-9) over Nogales Lourdes Catholic on Sept. 4, of 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-6) over 1A East Region San Manuel on Sept. 9, of 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) over 1A North Region Heber Mogollon on Sept. 11, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-12) over 1A East Region Duncan on Sept. 15, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-9) over San Simon on Sept. 21, of 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-23) over 2A Southeast Region Willcox on Sept. 23, of 3-0 (25-21, 25-8, 25-20) over 2A Southeast Region Pima on Sept. 29, of 3-0 (25-5, 25-19, 25-15) over 2A South Region Desert Christian on Oct. 1, and of 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-14) over The Gregory School on Oct. 6. The lone loss has been of 1-3 (25-22, 23-25, 10-25, 16-25) to 1A East Region Scottsdale Cicero Prep on Oct. 9.
In addition, the Tigers went 2-2 during the Arete Prep tourney on Sept. 12, 4-1 during the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26, and 6-4 during the Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3.
Saint David defeated 3A West Region Buckeye Odyssey Institute 2-0 (25-22, 25-19), 2A Valley Region Tempe Prep 2-0 (27-25, 25-16) on Sept. 12, 3A East Region Benjamin Franklin 2-0 (26-24, 25-15), 2A East Region Chandler Lincoln Prep 2-0 (25-9, 25-14), and 4A West Valley Region Peoria 2-0 (29-27, 25-17) on Sept. 25 and 4A Desert Sky Region Glendale Deer Valley 2-0 (25-16, 25-21) on Sept. 26, of 1-0 (25-20) over 2A Southeast Region Tombstone, 1-0 (30-17) 4A East Sky Region San Tan Valley Combs, of 1-0 (30-17) over 2A East Region Globe, and of 1-0 (22-20) over 3A East Region Florence on Oct. 2, and 2-0 over Combs and of 2-1 (21-18, 17-21, 15-9) over Phoenix Veritas Prep on Oct. 3.
The tourney losses were of 0-2 (19-25, 17-25) to 3A East Region Maricopa Heritage and of 0-2 (18-25, 17-25) to 2A West Region Glendale Prep on Sept. 12, of 0-2 (22-25, 16-25) to 6A East Valley Mesa Dobson on Sept. 26, of 0-1 (21-25) to 3A South Region Thatcher and 0-1 (21-25) to Veritas Prep on Oct. 2, and of 0-2 (11-21, 19-21) to 3A South Region Safford on Oct. 3.
There are 11 Tigers on the varsity roster with six seniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen. The seniors are Paige Evans (6), Emma Hart (1), Camber Jacquez (7), Addison Merrill (5), Katelyn Patton (2), and Allison Spencer (9); sophomores Payton McWhorter (13) and Sophia Salinas (4); and freshman Dakota Cobb (18), Briklyn Jacquez (15), and Brielle Tracey (11).
Saint David is competing in the 7-member 2A South Region with the Elfrida Valley Union Blue Devils, the Nogales Lourdes Catholic Warriors, the Patagonia Lobos, the San Simon Longhorns, the Tucson Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind Sentinels, and Tucson’s The Gregory School Griffins.
1A No. 19 San Simon Longhorns (7-6 seeding, minus 1.5979)
The Kari Wade-coached San Simon Longhorns (6-9 overall, 6-5 seeding, 1-2 region) have seeding wins of 3-1 (25-11, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15) over Hayden on Aug. 31, of 3-2 (25-18, 16-25, 22-25, 25-17, 15-10) over Duncan on Sept. 2, of 3-2 (19-25, 25-14, 26-24, 25-23) over Superior on Sept. 10, of 3-1 (25-14, 22-2, 26-24, 25-23) over New Mexico Animas on Sept. 14, of 3-2 over Elfrida Valley Union on Sept. 15, of 3-0 (25-5, 25-14, 25-10) over ASDB on Sept. 18, and of 3-1 (25-10, 25-15, 20-25, 27-25) over New Mexico Animas on Oct. 6 along with losses of 1-3 (22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 17-25) to San Carlos on Aug. 27, of 1-3 (25-19, 12-25, 20-25, 20-25) to The Gregory School on Sept. 9, of 0-3 (11-25, 14-25, 9-25) to Saint David on Sept. 21, of 0-3 (24-26, 18-25, 21-25) to Fort Thomas on Sept. 29, of 1-3 (24-26, 25-22, 5-25, 20-25) to Patagonia of on Oct. 2, and 0-3 (5-25, 7-25, 16-25) to Duncan on Oct. 8.
In addition, the Longhorns went 0-4 during the Willcox tourney on Aug. 29. The losses were of 0-1 (35-37) to Bisbee, of 0-1 (33-37) to Fort Thomas, of 0-1 (31-46) to Patagonia, and of 0-2 (21-25, 19-25) to Tombstone.
San Simon lists a 13-member roster of three seniors, six juniors, and three sophomores, and a freshman. The seniors are Isabelle Betancourt (17), Alyzon Corrales (4), and Ana Fierro (15); juniors Keeli Evans (25), Alexia Newell (12), Alexa Rios (10), Yulissa Romo (2), and Bryleigh Sloan (1); sophomores Dayana Cota (11), Mara Huff (7), and Grecia Mendez-Zambrano (3); and freshman Jazmyn Glover (23).
The Longhorns are competing in the 7-member 1A South Region with the Elfrida Valley Union Blue Devils, the Nogales Lourdes Catholic Warriors, the Patagonia Lobos, the Saint David Tigers, and Tucson schools the Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind Sentinels and The Gregory School Griffins.
1A South Region
The region standings as of Oct. 3 were Saint David (23-8 overall, 11-1 seeding, 4-0 region), Patagonia (15-6, 10-0, 4-0), Elfrida Valley Union (7-5*, 6-4, 2-1), Tucson’s The Gregory School (11-4, 2-3), San Simon (7-6, 2-3) Tucson ASDB (1-8, 1-8, 0-4) and, Nogales Lourdes Catholic (2-5, 0-3).
Region pairings to date have resulted in wins for Saint David of 3-0 (25-5, 25-3, 25-7) over ASDB on Sept. 2, of 3-0 (25-3, 25-11, 25-9) over Lourdes Catholic on Sept. 4, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-9) over San Simon on Sept. 21, and of 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-14) over The Gregory School on Oct. 6; Patagonia of 3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-11) over The Gregory School on Sept. 2, of 3-0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-13) over ASDB on Sept. 8, of 3-1 (25-10, 22-25, 25-5, 25-20) over San Simon on Oct. 2, and of 3-0 (25-20, 25-7, 25-19) over Lourdes Catholic on Oct. 6; The Gregory School of 3-0 (25-9, 25-8, 25-10) over ASDB on Sept. 3 and of 3-1 (19-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-20) over San Simon on Sept. 9; Valley Union of 3-0 over Lourdes Catholic on Sept. 11 and of 3-2 (20-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-22, 18-16) over The Gregory School on Oct. 8; and San Simon of 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 11-25, 15-13) over Valley Union on Sept. 15 and of 3-0 (25-5, 25-14, 25-10) ASDB on Sept. 18.
