Morenci bound for San Miguel on Monday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – The Jasmine Aguinaga-coached No. 23 Morenci (7-6 seeding, 2.4229 rating) visits No. 53 Tucson San Miguel Catholic (1-14, minus 22.1519) on Monday, Oct. 21, and hosts No. 26 Benson (6-7, 0.1369) on Wednesday, Oct. 24, both for region pairings.
2A South Region
Region member standings through Oct. 19 are Willcox (14-2 seeding, 6-0 region), Tucson Desert Christian (11-2, 4-1), Morenci (7-6, 4-2), Benson (6-7, 3-2), Tombstone (9-5, 3-3), Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (7-6, 2-3), Bisbee (1-12, 1-3), Tucson Santa Rita (2-11, 1-4), Tucson San Miguel Catholic (1-14, 0-6).
This week (Oct. 21-26) for South Region members, No. 16 Tucson Desert Christian (11-2, 5.9953) hosts No. 31 Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic (7-6, minus 3.0814), No. 22 Tombstone (9-5, 2.8017) visits No. 47 Tucson Santa Rita (2-11, minus 14.7424), and No. 26 Benson (6-7, 0.1369) hosts No. 44 Bisbee (1-12, minus 12.2991) on Monday, Oct. 21; Saint Augustine visits 1A No. 11 Tucson’s The Gregory School (9-3, 0.9482) on Tuesday, Oct. 22; No. 9 Willcox (14-2 seeding, 10.0728 rating) hosts Desert Christian and Bisbee hosts Santa Rita on Oct. 23; Tombstone visits 3A No. 42 Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (3-10, minus 16.8508) and Saint Augustine visits Bisbee on Thursday, Oct. 24; and Desert Christian hosts No. 35 Phoenix Madison Highland Prep (5-8, minus 4.9284) and San Miguel visits 1A No. 21 Elfrida Valley Union (6-7, minus 2.5015) on Friday, Oct. 25.
2A East Region
Region member standings following eight weeks of competition are Chandler Prep (7-5 seeding, 4-0 region), Pima (8-4, 4-1), Gilbert Classical (9-4, 4-1), Chandler Lincoln Prep (4-9, 4-1), Gilbert San Tan Charter (9-3, 3-1), Gilbert Leading Edge (4-7, 0-3), Gilbert Arete Prep (2-12, 1-4), San Carlos (0-15, 0-5), and Miami (0-14, 0-5).
Pairings for East Region members this week include No. 15 Gilbert San Tan Charter (9-3, 6.3705) hosts No. 52 Miami (0-14, minus 21.2936) and No. 24 Gilbert Classical (9-4, 1.5288) hosts No. 38 Chandler Lincoln Prep (4-9, minus 6.6924) on Oct. 21; No. 10 Chandler Prep (7-5, 9.0249) visits No. 11 Phoenix Horizon Honors (7-5, 8.0959) on Oct. 22; Chandler Prep visits No. 46 Gilbert Arete Prep (2-12, minus 12.3183), No. 20 Pima (8-4, 4.3809) visits Lincoln Prep, Gilbert Classical visits San Tan Charter, and No. 41 Gilbert Leading Edge (4-7, minus 7.8978) visits San No. 51 San Carlos (0-15, 19.3551) on Oct. 23; Lincoln Prep hosts Santa Rita on Oct. 24; and Chandler Prep hosts Leading Edge and Pima hosts San Carlos on Oct. 25.
San Miguel Vipers (1-14, minus 22.1519)
San Miguel (1-14 seeding, 0-6 region) is 5-43 in seeding sets played. The Vipers have a seeding match win of 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 10-25, 26-24) over Tucson Catalina (Sept. 3).
The losses are 0-3 to Eloy Santa Cruz (Aug. 28), 0-3 (16-25, 14-25, 13-25) to Tucson Andrada Polytechnic (Aug. 30), 0-3 (12-25, 14-25, 17-25) Tombstone (Sept. 5), 0-3 to Palo Verde Magnet (Sept. 9), 0-3 (13-25, 9-25, 11-25) to Tucson’s The Gregory School (Sept. 10), 0-3 to Saint Augustine (Sept. 16), 0-3 (3-25, 13-25, 12-25) to Desert Christian (Sept. 17), 0-3 (12-25, 6-25, 15-25) to Coolidge (Sept. 21), 0-3 (15-25, 13-25, 8-25) to Tucson Sabino (Sept. 24), 2-3 (25-14, 20-25, 25-23, 20-25, 7-15) to Santa Rita (Sept. 26), 0-3 (25-27, 20-25, 17-25) to Bisbee (Sept. 30), 0-3 (12-25, 12-25, 8-25) to Willcox (Oct. 2), 0-3 to Sells Baboquivari (Oct. 15), and 0-3 to Tombstone (Oct. 17).
Benson Bobcats (6-7, minus 0.1369)
Benson (6-7, 3-2) is 21-22 in seeding sets played. The Bobcats have seeding match wins of 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20) win over Bisbee (Sept. 5), 3-0 (25-6, 25-5, 25-16) over Miami (Sept. 12), 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-19) over Saint Augustine (Sept. 25), 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 9-25, 25-19) over Tombstone (Oct. 10), 3-0 over Saint Augustine (Oct. 15), 3-0 (25-9, 25-6, 25-19) over Santa Rita (Oct. 17).
The losses are 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), 0-3 to Pima (Sept. 3), 1-3 (17-25, 25-16, 23-25, 22-25) to Saint David (Sept. 10), 1-3 (24-26, 25-15, 18-25, 20-25) to Tombstone (Sept. 17), 1-3 (25-17, 15-25, 23-25, 18-25) to Willcox (Sept. 30), and 0-3 to Desert Christian (Oct. 8).
Morenci Wildcats (7-6, 2.4229)
Morenci (7-6, 4-2) is 23-17 in seeding sets. The Wildcats have seeding match wins of 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-12) over Pima (Sept. 5), 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-6) over Miami (Sept. 9), 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-12) over San Carlos (Sept. 11), 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-12) over Saint Augustine (Oct. 2), 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-20) over Santa Rita (Oct. 10), 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-12) over Bisbee (Oct, 15), and 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-11) over Desert Christian (Oct. 16).
The losses are 1-3 (23-25, 23-25, 27-25, 23-25) to Round Valley (Aug. 29), 0-3 (12-25, 9-25, 14-25) to New Mexico Silver (Sept. 17), 0-3 (18-25, 16-25, 19-25) to Willcox (Sept. 19), 1-3 to Tombstone (25-19, 14-25, 15-25, 10-25), 0-3 to Silver (Oct. 1), and 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 12-25) to Willcox (Oct. 8).
Lincoln Prep Lightning (4-9, minus 6.6924)
Lincoln Prep (4-9, 4-1) is 17-27 in seeding sets played. The Lightning have seeding match wins of 3-0 over Leading Edge (Sept. 6), 3-0 over Miami (Sept. 26), 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-21) over Arete Prep (Sept. 27), and 3-0 (25-11, 26-24, 25-20) over San Carlos (Oct. 15).
The losses are 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), 0-3 to Fountain Hills (Sept. 5), 0-3 (7-25, 13-25, 6-25) to Scottsdale Christian (Sept. 9), 1-3 (19-25, 15-25, 25-15, 15-25) to Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (Sept. 16), 0-3 (17-25, 17-25, 18-25) to Glendale Prep (Sept. 17), 2-3 (27-25, 24-265, 22-25, 25-22, 11-15) to Gilbert Classical (Sept. 24), 2-3 (20-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 9-15) to Anthem Prep (Sept. 30), 0-3 (20-25, 9-25, 16-25) to Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (Oct. 15).
San Carlos Braves (0-15, minus 19.3551)
San Carlos (0-15, 0-5) is 3-45 in seeding sets played. The Braves have seeding match 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), 0-3 (12-25, 21-25, 14-25) to Willcox (Sept. 5), 0-3 (11-25, 15-25, 12-25) to Morenci (Sept. 11), 1-3 (25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 25-27) to Globe (Sept. 12), 0-3 to Sanders Valley (Sept. 14), 0-3 to Arete Prep (Sept. 19), 0-3 (13-25, 13-25, 12-25) to San Tan Charter (Sept. 24), 0-3 to Saint Michael (Oct. 3), 0-3 to Saint Michael (Oct. 3), 0-3 (15-25, 19-25, 17-25) to Duncan (Oct. 8), 2-3 to Eloy Santa Cruz (Oct. 10), 0-3 to Gilbert Classical (Oct. 14), 0-3 to Chandler Prep (Oct. 15), and 0-3 (11-25, 24-26, 20-25) to Lincoln Prep (Oct. 17).
Pima Roughriders (8-4, 4.3809)
Pima (8-4, 4-1) is 25-13 in seeding sets played. The Roughriders have seeding match wins of 3-0 (11-25, 19-25, 20-25) over Duncan (Aug. 28), 3-0 over Benson (Sept. 3), 3-1 over Fort Thomas (Sept. 11), 2-0 (25-14, 25-14) over Globe (Sept. 13), 3-0 over Arete Prep (Sept. 24), 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-11) over Leading Edge (Sept. 25), 3-0 over Gilbert Classical (Oct. 11), and 3-0 (1-25, 3-25, 8-25) over Miami (Oct. 17).
The losses are 2-3 (21-25, 25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 9-15) loss to Morenci (Sept. 5), 0-3 (19-25, 12-25, 20-25) to Willcox (Sept. Sept. 10), 0-3 (15-25, 13-25, 10-25), and 0-3 (23-25, 15-25, 13-25) to Saint David (Oct. 1).
