Morenci volleyball heads to Miami, San Carlos

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The on-court Wildcats signify an ace serve against Pima. Morenci posted a 5-set win over the Roughriders on Sept. 5. Morenci travels to Gila County this week for matches against Miami (Sept. 9) and San Carlos (Sept. 11).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The on-court Wildcats signify an ace serve against Pima. Morenci posted a 5-set win over the Roughriders on Sept. 5. Morenci travels to Gila County this week for matches against Miami (Sept. 9) and San Carlos (Sept. 11).

By Raymundo Frasquillo

MORENCI – The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached Morenci Wildcats have a pair of matches in Gila County this week, visiting the Miami Vandals on Monday, Sept. 9 and the San Carlos Braves on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

To date, Morenci a has 5-set (25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12) win over the Pima Roughriders (Sept. 5) in Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium and a 4-set (23-25, 23-25, 27-25, 23-25) loss to the Round Valley Elks (Aug. 29) in Eagar.

The Wildcats’ next home match is with the New Mexico Silver Fighting Colts on Sept. 17 followed with the Willcox Cowgirls on Sept. 19.

2A South Region

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Official Eric Blair blows his whistle to start the match and also signals the server with his hand.

Region member standings after two weeks are Willcox (2-1 seeding, 0-0 region), Tucson Desert Christian (2-0, 0-0), Tombstone (2-1, 0-0), Morenci (1-1, 0-0), Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (1-1, 0-0), Benson (1-3, 0-0), Tucson San Miguel Catholic (1-3, 0-0), Tucson Santa Rita (0-2, 0-0), and Bisbee (0-4, 0-0).

Willcox has seeding wins of 3-0 over (17-25, 22-25, 26-24) Benson (Aug. 29) and 3-0 (25-12, 25-21,25-14) over San Carlos (Sept. 5), and a 0-3 (22-25 thrice) loss to Sahuarita (Aug. 28).

Desert Christian has wins of 3-1 (25-11, 21-25, 25-12, 25-16) over Bisbee (Sept. 3) and 3-0 (5, 25-10, 25-13) over Tucson Catalina (Sept. 5).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Kandyce Alvarez checks the defense before serving the ball against Pima. The Morenci senior was the lead-off server.

Tombstone has wins of 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23) over Patagonia (Aug. 29) and 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-17) San Miguel (Sept. 5), and a 1-3 (23-25, 16-25, 25-22, 16-25) loss to Saint David (Sept. 3).

Morenci has a 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12) win over Pima (Sept. 5) and a 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 27-25, 23-25) loss to Round Valley (Aug. 29).

Benson has a 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20) win over Bisbee (Sept. 5) and losses of 0-3 (20-25, 15-25, 20-25) to Tucson Empire (Aug. 28), 0-3 (17-25, 22-25, 24-26) to Willcox (Aug. 29), and 0-3 to Pima (Sept. 3).

Santa Rita 0-3 (5-25, 10-25, 16-25) to Phoenix Maryvale Prep (Aug. 28) and 0-3 (19-25, 10-25, 10-25) to Palo Verde Magnet (Sept. 3).

Saint Augustine has a 3-0 win over Tucson Palo Verde Magnet (Aug. 28) and a 0-3 loss to Avondale Saint John Paul II (Sept. 6).

San Miguel has a 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 10-25, 26-24) win over Tucson Catalina (Sept. 3) and losses of 0-3 to Eloy Santa Cruz (Aug. 28), 0-3 (16-25, 14-25, 13-25) to Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (Aug. 30), and 0-3 (12-25, 14-25, 17-25) Tombstone (Sept. 5).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Pima head coach Jodie Larson calls a time-out to offer directions to the Roughriders.

Bisbee has losses of 1-3 (25-19, 18-25, 23-25, 15-25) to Patagonia (Aug. 28), 2-3 (15-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-22, 8-15) to Tucson’s The Gregory School (Aug. 29), 1-3 (11-25, 25-21, 12-25, 16-25) to Desert Christian (Sept. 3), and 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 20-25) to Benson (Sept. 5).

This week (Sept. 9-14), Morenci visits Miami and San Miguel visits Palo Verde Magnet on Sept. 9; Willcox hosts Pima, Tombstone visits Bisbee, Benson visits Saint David, Santa Rita visits Santa Cruz, Saint Augustine hosts Andrada Polytechnic, and San Miguel hosts The Gregory School on Tuesday, Sept. 10; Morenci visits San Carlos and Bisbee visits San Simon on Sept. 11; Willcox hosts Tombstone, Desert Christian visits Saint Augustine, Benson hosts Miami, Santa Rita visits Tucson Arizona School for the Deaf and the Blind, on Thursday, Sept. 12; and Tombstone will take part in the 2-day Tucson Flowing Wells Tourney on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 13-14.

2A East Region

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Maddison Crawford reacts to the nail-biter in Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium against Pima. Deadlocked at two set wins apiece, the hosts posted a 15-9 fifth-set score for the win. The Morenci Class of 2024 grad was a volleyball multiple-letter winner.

Region member standings following two weeks are Chandler Lincoln Prep (1-3 seeding, 1-0 region), Gilbert Classical (4-0, 0-0), Gilbert San Tan Charter (3-0, 0-0), Chandler Prep (1-0, 0-0), Pima (2-1, 0-0), Miami (0-1, 0-0), San Carlos (0-3, 0-0), Gilbert Leading Edge (0-2, 0-1), and Gilbert Arete Prep (0-4, 0-0),

Lincoln Prep has a seeding win of 3-0 over Leading Edge (Sept. 6) and losses of 0-3 (9-25, 24-26, 13-25) to Cicero Prep (Aug. 28), 0-3 (19-25, 11-25, 21-25) to Tempe Prep (Sept. 3), and 0-3 to Fountain Hills (Sept. 5).

Gilbert Classical has wins of 3-1 (24-26, 12-25, 23-25, 12-25) over Laveen Heritage (Aug. 28), 3-1 (24-26, 12-25, 23-25, 12-25) over Whittman Mountainside (Aug. 30), 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-12) over Florence American Leadership – Anthem South (Sept. 3), and 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-8) over Arete Prep (Sept. 6).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci head coach Jasmine Aguinaga yells some instructions to the Wildcats.

San Tan Charter has wins of 3-0 (11-25, 10-25, 16-25) over Phoenix Christian (Aug. 28), 3-2 (25-27, 22-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-6) over Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin (Sept. 3), and 3-0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-15) over Phoenix Madison Highland Prep (Sept. 5).

Chandler Prep has a win of 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21) over Glendale Trivium Prep (Sept. 3).

Pima has wins of 3-0 (11-25, 19-25, 20-25) over Duncan (Aug. 28) and 3-0 over Benson (Sept. 3), and a 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 9-15) loss to Morenci (Sept. 5).

Miami has a 0-3 (10-25, 6-25, 16-25) loss to Round Valley (Sept. 5).

San Carlos has losses of 0-3 (24-26, 10-25, 13-25) to Whiteriver Alchesay (Aug. 29), 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 15-25) to Fort Thomas (Sept. 3), and 0-3 (12-25, 21-25, 14-25) to Willcox (Sept. 5).

Leading Edge has losses of 2-3 to Phoenix Basis (Sept. 5) and 0-3 to Lincoln Prep (Sept. 6).

Arete Prep has losses of 1-3 to Globe (Aug. 28), 0-3 (10-25, 17-25, 24-26) to Tempe Prep (Aug. 30), 0-3 (14-25, 21-25, 13-25) to Queen Creek American Leadership – Ironwood (Sept. 4), and 0-3 (19-25, 19-25, 8-25) to Gilbert Classical (Sept. 6).

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Senior Jadyn McCall (14) and junior Madilyn Clark (4) leap up for a successful block of a hit by Pima’s Kelsi Brimhall (17).

This week (Sept. 9-14), Lincoln Prep hosts Scottsdale Christian, Gilbert Classical hosts Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep, Chandler Prep hosts Phoenix Veritas Prep, and Miami hosts Morenci on Sept. 9; Pima visits Willcox, Leading Edge hosts Surprise Highland Prep, and Miami visits Winkelman Hayden on Sept. 10; Gilbert Classical hosts Eloy Santa Cruz, San Tan Charter hosts Avondale Saint John Paul II, Pima hosts Fort Thomas, San Carlos hosts Morenci, and Arete Prep visits Heritage on Sept. 11; Chandler Prep visits Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep, Miami visits Benson, San Carlos visits Globe, and Leading Edge visits Phoenix Madison Highland Prep on Sept. 12; Pima visits Globe and Arete Prep visits Phoenix Basis on Sept. 13; and San Carlos visits Sanders Valley on Sept. 14.