Bulldogs meet Mavericks in Tucson
By Raymundo Frasquillo
THATCHER – The Marcie Lopeman-coached No. 27 Thatcher Eagles (5-8 seeding, minus 0.5138 rating) host the No. 6 Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian Lions (12-2, 14.8539) and the Robert Abalos-coached No. 12 Safford Bulldogs (8-4, 7.4121) visit No. 42 Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (3-10, minus 16.8508) on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The Bulldogs begin the week at No. 13 Show Low (8-5, 6.7293) on Monday, Oct. 21; Thatcher visits Sabino, and Safford hosts Tanque Verde on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Also this week (Oct. 21-26) for 3A South Region members, No. 14 Tucson Tanque Verde (9-3, 6.1611) hosts 5A No. 20 Vail Cienega (10-4, 0.0744) on Monday, Oct. 21; Tanque Verde hosts No. 36 Tucson Sabino (5-8, minus 9.9843) and No. 23 Tucson Empire (7-6, 1.5764) visits No. 43 Tucson Catalina (0-10, minus 27.6400) on Oct. 22; Empire visits Cienega and No. 38 Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (5-10, minus 11.6218) hosts 1A No. 11 Tucson’s The Gregory School (9-3, 0.9482) on Wednesday, Oct. 23; Pusch Ridge hosts 5A No. 35 Tucson Pueblo (6-7, minus 8.0559), Empire visits Cienega, Palo Verde Magnet hosts Catalina, and Andrada Polytechnic hosts 2A No. 22 Tombstone (9-5, 2.8017) on Oct. 24.
This week (Oct. 21-26) for 1A East Region members, No. 35 Hayden (3-12, minus 15.2409) hosts No. 39 San Manuel (1-11, minus 18.2543) on Monday, Oct. 21; No. 5 Cicero Prep (12-3 seeding, 9.0665 rating) hosts No. 24 Valley Lutheran (5-6, minus 4.3792), No. 7 Fort Thomas (12-3, 4.5594) visits No. 30 Ray (6-9, minus 8.1230), No. 18 Superior (8-6, minus 1.8350) hosts San Manuel, and No. 23 Duncan (7-8, minus 3.2703) visits Hayden on Oct. 22; Cicero Prep visits No. 2 Saint David (112-1, 13.2076), Fort Thomas visits No. 16 Joseph City (7-8, minus 0.7035), Superior visits Duncan, and Valley Lutheran hosts Ray on Oct. 24.
3A South Region
Region member standings through Oct. 19 are Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (12-2 seeding, 6-0 region), Thatcher (5-8, 4-1), Safford (8-4, 3-1), Tucson Tanque Verde (9-3, 3-1), Tucson Sabino (5-8, 3-3), Tucson Empire (7-6, 2-3), Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (5-10, 1-5), Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (3-10, 1-5), and Tucson Catalina (0-10, 0-4).
1A East Region
Region standings following eight weeks of competition are Scottsdale Cicero Prep (12-3 seeding, 6-0 region), Fort Thomas (12-3, 5-1), Superior (8-6, 3-2), Duncan (7-8, 3-2), Phoenix Valley Lutheran (5-6, 2-3), Kearny Ray (6-9, 2-3), Winkelman Hayden (3-12, 1-5), and San Manuel (1-11, 0-6).
Pusch Ridge Christian Lions (12-2, 14.8539)
Pusch Ridge (12-2 seeding, 6-0 region) is 36-10 in seeding sets played. The Lions have seeding match wins of 3-1 (17-25, 25-14, 25-21, 25-16) over Thatcher (Sept. 10), 3-1 (25-6, 25-5, 25-16) over Buckeye Odyssey Institute (Sept. 11), 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 28-26) over Florence (Sept. 16), 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-16) over Tucson Flowing Wells (Sept. 18), 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-8) over Tucson Desert Christian (Sept. 24), 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-15) over Marana Mountain View (Sept. 30), 3-0 (25-11, 26-24, 25-18) over Empire (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-5) over Palo Verde Magnet (Oct. 3), 3-0 (25-7, 25-14, 25-11) over Andrada Polytechnic (Oct. 9), 3-0 (25-7, 25-10, 25-15) over Sabino (Oct. 11), 3-1 over Safford (Oct. 15), and 3-1 over Tanque Verde Oct. 17.
The losses are 0-3 (22-25, 17-25, 21-25) to Phoenix Northwest Christian (Sept. 3) and 0-3 (24-26, 23-25, 23-25) to Tucson Salpointe Catholic (Sept. 5).
Sabino Sabercats (5-8, minus 9.9843)
Sabino (5-8, 3-3 region) is 16-28 in seeding sets played. The Sabercats have seeding match wins of 3-2 (25-17, 25-21, 10-25, 26-24) win over Amphitheater (Sept. 9), 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-8) over San Miguel (Sept. 24), 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 30-28) over Catalina (Oct. 1), 3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 15-25, 15-11) over Palo Verde Magnet (Oct. 8), and 3-0 over Andrada Polytechnic (Oct. 15).
The losses are 0-3 (10-25, 5-25, 8-25) to Whittman American Leadership – West Foothills (Sept. 5), 0-3 (19-25, 13-25, 12-25) to Rio Rico (Sept. 10), 0-3 (17-25, 21-25, 24-26) to Pueblo (Sept. 5), 0-3 (6-25, 6-25, 6-25) to Gilbert Christian (Sept. 16), 1-3 (13-25, 25-15, 20-25, 24-26) to Cholla (Sept. 18), 0-3 (7-25, 10-25, 15-25) to Pusch Ridge (Oct. 11), 0-3 to Empire (Oct. 16), and 0-3 to Safford (Oct. 17).
Thatcher Eagles (5-8, minus 0.5138)
Thatcher (5-8 seeding, 4-1 region) is 22-25 in seeding sets played. The Eagles have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-20) win over Amphitheater (Sept. 18), 3-0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-7) over Andrada Polytechnic (Oct. 7), 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 25-15) over Empire (Oct. 15), 3-0 over Palo Verde Magnet (Oct. 17), and 3-0 over Catalina (Oct. 18).
The losses are 2-3 (15-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 7-15) to Chandler Seton Catholic (Sept. 3.), 1-3 (25-17, 14-25, 21-25, 16-25) to Pusch Ridge (Sept. 10), 0-3 (23-25, 17-25, 24-26) to Sahuarita (Sept. 12), 2-3 (18-25, 25-15, 21-25, 25-23, 9-15) to Payson (Sept. 16), 0-3 (14-25, 12-25, 19-25) to Chandler Valley Christian (Sept. 19), 0-3 (20-25, 23-25, 20-25) to Safford (Sept. 24), 1-3 to Snowflake (Sept. 27), and 1-3 (16-25, 20-25, 25-21, 17-25) to Tanque Verde (Oct. 1).
Show Low Cougars (8-5, 6.7293)
Show Low (8-5 seeding, 6-2 East Region) is 27-16 in seeding sets played. The Cougars have seeding match wins of 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 10-25, 26-24) win over Holbrook (Sept. 4), 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) over Lakeside Blue Ridge (Sept. 10), 3-0 over Chile (Sept. 12), 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) over Tuba City (Sept. 18), 3-0 over Holbrook (Sept. 24), 3-0 (25-19, 25-7, 25-9) over Whiteriver Alchesay (Oct. 3), 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-19) over Blue Ridge (Oct. 9), and 3-0 (25-15, 31-29, 25-13) over Winslow (Oct. 10).
The losses are 2-3 (22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 8-15) to Florence (Sept. 5), 0-3 (8-25, 22-25, 18-25) to Tanque Verde (Sept. 7), 0-3 (9-25, 9-25, 23-25) to Snowflake (Sept. 25), 0-3 to Snowflake (Oct. 15), and 1-3 to Kayenta Monument Valley (Oct. 19).
Andrada Polytechnic Mavericks (3-10, minus 16.8508)
Andrada Polytechnic (3-10 seeding, 1-5 region) is 10-34 in seeding sets played. The Mavericks have seeding wins of 3-0 (16-25, 14-25, 13-25) over San Miguel (Aug. 30), 3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 25-22, 18-25, 15-7) over Cholla (Sept. 3), and 3-2 over Catalina (Oct. 17).
The losses are 0-3 (19-25, 14-25, 12-25) to Amphitheater (Sept. 5), 0-3 to Saint Augustine (Sept. 10), 0-3 (14-25, 23-25, 12-25) to Eloy Santa Cruz (Sept. 17), 0-3 (11-25, 13-25, 11-25) to Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (Sept. 19), 0-3 (15-25, 5-25, 10-25) to Empire, 0-3 (9-25, 22-25, 14-25) to San Tan Foothills (Sept. 25), 1-3 to Palo Verde Magnet (Oct. 1), 0-3 (10-25, 9-25, 7-25) to Thatcher (Oct. 7), 0-3 (7-25, 14-25, 11-25) to Pusch Ridge (Oct. 9), and 0-3 to Sabino (Oct. 15).
Tanque Verde Hawks (9-3, 6.1611)
Tanque Verde (9-3 seeding, 3-1 region) is 28-10 in seeding sets played. The Hawks have seeding wins of 3-0 (25-5, 25-5, 25-17) over Tucson Cholla (Aug. 28), 3-0 (25-8, 25-22, 25-14) over Show Low (Sept. 7), 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-9) over Tucson Sahuaro (Sept. 9), 3-0 (25-13, 25-5, 25-12) over Coolidge (Sept. 16), 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-17) over Apache Junction (Sept. 18), 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-20) over Sahuarita (Sept. 23), 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 25-17) over Thatcher (Oct. 1), 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-15) over Palo Verde Magnet (Oct. 14), and 3-0 over Catalina (Oct. 15).
The losses are 0-3 (28-30, 19-25, 22-25) to Empire (Aug. 29), 0-3 (23-25, 24-26, 14-25) to Rio Rico (Sept. 12), 1-3 to Pusch Ridge (Oct. 17).
Safford Bulldogs (8-4, 7.4121)
Safford (8-4 seeding, 3-1 region) is 29-13 in seeding sets played. The Bulldogs have seeding match wins of 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-22) over Rio Rico (Sept. 3), 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-23) over Sahuarita (Sept. 4), 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-15) over Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (Sept. 12), 3-0 over Palo Verde Magnet (Sept. 16), 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) over Thatcher (Sept. 24), 3-0 over Catalina (Sept. 28), 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-18) over Empire (Oct. 9), 3-0 () over Sabino (Oct. 17), and 3-0 over Lakeside Blue Ridge (Oct. 18).
The losses are 0-3 (23-25, 15-25, 23-25) to Chandler Valley Christian (Sept. 6), 1-3 (22-25, 23-25, 25-12, 23-25) to Tucson Canyon del Oro (Sept. 9), 0-3 (18-25, 21-25, 8-25) Snowflake (Oct. 1), and 1-3 to Pusch Ridge (Oct. 15).
