Willcox welcomes Tombstone on Wednesday

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Elle McRae (8) taps the ball toward Morenci sophomores Kendall Merrill (3) and Justine Tartaglia (5). The Pima junior had an attack percentage of 94 (15-16). Willcox hosts Tombstone while Morenci travels to Sierra Vista ALA on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The two pairings are region contests with 6 p.m. starts. Pima concluded its regular season schedule on Oct. 26.

Wildcats take on Guardians in Sierra Vista

By Raymundo Frasquillo

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Kloiie Kidd (12) watches the ball ascend beyond the outstretched hands of Pima senior Morgan Russell (9) and junior Taylor Ashby (3). Ashby finished with three blocks.

WILLCOX – The Shaye Klump-coached No. 22 Willcox Cowgirls (10-6 seeding, 4.8286 rating) host the Dan Romero-coached No. 30 Tombstone Yellow Jackets (6-9, minus 2.0072) while the Alisha Brewer-coached No. 29 Morenci Wildcats (7-8, minus 0.5493) visit the Joanna Durham-coached No. 21 Sierra Vista ALA Guardians (9-4, 6.0168) on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The region contests both have 6 p.m. starts.

Also this week (Oct. 27-31) in the 2A Southeast Region, No. 19 Benson (11-6, 6.4922) hosts No. 43 Bisbee (3-11, minus 14.6201) on Oct. 28.

The Ruthie Butler-coached No. 24 Pima Roughriders (8-7, 4.1260) concluded their regular season on Oct. 26.

In the 2A East Region this week (Oct. 27-31), San Tan Charter visits San Carlos, Gilbert Classical visits Arete Prep, and Lincoln Prep visits Globe on Oct. 28; and Gilbert Classical hosts Miami and Lincoln Prep hosts 1A East Region Glendale Desert Heights Prep on Oct. 29.

2A No. 22 Willcox Cowgirls (10-6 seeding, 4.8286 rating)

The Shaye Klump-coached Willcox Cowgirls (24-13 overall, 10-6 seeding, 5-0 region) have seeding wins of 3-1 (23-25, 29-27, 25-21, 25-18) over Morenci on Aug. 26, of 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 15-25, 25-19) over Pima on Sept. 2, of 3-1 over Bisbee on Sept. 14, of 3-2 (25-12, 20-25, 25-11, 24-26, 15-6) over Miami on Sept. 22, of 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 31-29) over Globe on Sept. 28, of 3-1 (26-24, 26-24, 11-25, 25-22) over Sierra Vista American Leadership on Oct. 7, of 3-1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22) over Pima on Oct. 12, of 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-14) over Bisbee on Oct. 19, of 3-2 (25-27, 15-25, 27-25, 25-22, 15-13) over Benson on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-13) over Morenci on Oct. 26 along with losses of 0-3 to Safford on Aug. 31, of 1-3 (16-25, 27-29, 25-20, 24-26) to Tombstone on Sept. 9, of 2-3 to Fort Thomas on Sept. 15, of 0-3 (18-25, 23-25, 17-25) to Benson on Sept. 16, of 1-3 (24-26, 16-26, 25-19, 23-25) to Sierra Vista ALA on Sept. 21, and of 0-3 (19-25, 24-26, 23-25) to Saint David on Sept. 23.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Taylor Ashby (3) follows the ball as it ascends for a serve delivery. The Pima junior served 100 percent (18-18) with three of nine aces.

In addition, the Cowgirls finished third in the 2nd Cochise County Round-up on Aug. 29. Willcox went 2-1 in pool play, topping Tombstone 37-26 and Morenci 36-30 as well as falling 29-41 to Sierra Vista American Leadership, and topped Fort Thomas 2-0 (27-25, 25-12) in the bracket.

The Cowgirls also went 3-6 during the Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3 and 8-0 during the 2-day Joseph City tourney on Oct. 9-10. The wins were of 2-0 over Tombstone, 2-1 over Globe, and of 2-0 over Pima on Oct. 3; 2-0 over Williams, 2-0 over Utah Monument Valley, 2-0 over Dishchii’Bikoh, and 2-0 over Teec Nos Pos Red Mesa on Oct. 9; 2-0 over Sanders Valley, 2-1 over Joseph City, 2-1 over Holbrook, and 2-1 over Kingman Academy on Oct. 10 while the losses were 0-1 (20-31) to Pima, 0-1 (17-30) to Florence, 0-1 (18-30) to Payson, 0-1 (20-30) to Sierra Vista ALA, 0-1 (16-30) to Phoenix Veritas Prep, and 0-1 (11-30)  to Thatcher on Oct. 2.

Willcox has an 11-member roster of four seniors, two juniors, and five sophomores. The seniors are Leslie Barraza (22), Gloria Encinas (8), Lilyana Millenaar (10), and Keely Norris (14); juniors Maley Allred (9) and Karlie Saint Clair (3); and sophomores Grace Flanders (2), Hattie Macumber (1), Camry Thompson (6), Lia Villa (4), and Lilly Williams (17).

Willcox is competing in the 7-member 2A Southeast Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Morenci Wildcats, the Pima Roughriders, the Sierra Vista American Leadership Guardians, and the Tombstone Yellow Jackets.

2A No. 29 Morenci Wildcats (7-8 seeding, minus 0.5493 rating)

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Sophia Davis (8) eyes the ball as she tosses it up for a serve.

The Alisha Brewer-coached Morenci Wildcats (12-21 overall, 7-8 seeding, 3-2 region) have seeding wins of 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-10) over Miami on Sept. 2, of 3-0 over Bisbee on Sept. 17, of 3-1 (25-16, 25-9, 21-25, 25-12) over San Carlos on Sept. 30, of 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-20) over 1A East Region Duncan on Oct. 5, of 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-13) over Bisbee on Oct. 12, of 3-2 (7-25, 25-23, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12) over Benson on Oct. 14, and of 3-2 (28-30, 28-26, 25-22, 21-25, 15-6) over Tombstone on Oct. 19 along with losses of 1-3 (25-23, 27-29, 21-25, 18-25) to Willcox on Aug. 26, of 1-3 (18-25, 18-25, 25-23, 11-25) to Eagar Round Valley on Aug. 31, of 1-3 (25-20, 19-25, 12-25, 22-25) to Sierra Vista American Leadership on Sept. 9, of 0-3 (16-25, 16-25, 23-25) to Benson on Sept. 14, of 0-3 (16-25, 17-25, 15-25) to Pima on Sept. 21, of 1-3 (8-25, 20-25, 25-19, 20-25) to Tombstone on Sept. 23, of 2-3 (25-22, 32-30, 18-25, 12-25, 8-15) to Pima on Oct. 21, and of 0-3 (22-25, 16-25, 13-25) to Willcox on Oct. 26.

In addition, Morenci went 0-3 in pool play and finished seventh during an 8-team Second Cochise County Round-up in Willcox on Aug. 29 and 1-7 during the 2-day, 13-team Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3. The wins were 2-1 (25-13, 17-25, 15-7) over Bisbee on Aug. 29 and 1-0 (25-24 in OT) over Tombstone on Oct. 3 while the losses were 0-1 (31-34) to Sierra Vista American Leadership, 0-1 (30-36) to Willcox, and 0-1 (29-36) to Tombstone on Aug. 29, 0-1 (24-25) to Sierra Vista ALA, 0-1 (11-30) to Safford, 0-1 (11-30) to Payson, and 0-1 (7-30) to Comb on Oct. 2, and 0-2 to Pima, 0-2 to Globe, and 1-2 (21-19, 20-21, 17-21) to Tombstone on Oct. 3.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Kaia Butler (12) attacks the net against Morenci sophomore Justine Tartaglia (5) and junior Jayliana Guzzo (1). The Pima freshman is the lone Class of 2030 member on the team.

The Wildcats also went 3-3 during the 2-day Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26. Two of the losses were 0-2 (17-25, 23-25) to Ganado and 0-2 (11-25, 15-25) to Mesa Gateway Heritage on Sept. 25.

There are 12 Wildcats on the varsity roster with a lone senior, three juniors, four sophomores, and three freshmen. The senior is Kailee Sandoval (11); juniors Ava Basteen (2), Jayliana Guzzo (1), and Taytum Porter (8); sophomores Araceli Cuhen (4), Analisa Cuhen (6), Kendall Merrill (3), and Justine Tartaglia (5); and freshmen Serenity Chavarria (9), Sophia Davis (6), Kloiie Kidd (13), and Jazmin Williamson (12).

Morenci is competing in the 7-member 2A Southeast Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Pima Roughriders, the Sierra Vista American Leadership Guardians, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, and the Willcox Cowgirls.

2A No. 24 PIMA Roughriders (9-8 seeding, 4.1260 rating)

The Ruthie Butler-coached Pima Roughriders (15-17 overall, 9-8 seeding, 4-2 region) have seeding wins of 3-0 (25-18, 29-27, 25-14) over Fort Thomas on Aug. 26, of 3-1 (25-23,25-17, 23-25, 29-27) over Globe on Sept. 9, of 3-1 (16-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-20) over Tombstone on Sept. 16, of 3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-15) over Morenci on Sept. 21, of 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-9) over Bisbee on Sept. 23, of 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12) over Tombstone on Sept. 28, of 3-2 (22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 17-15) over Benson on Oct. 7, of 3-2 (22-25, 30-32, 25-18, 25-12, 15-8) over Morenci on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-7) over Bisbee on Oct. 23 along with losses of 0-3 (19-25, 14-25, 13-25) to Safford on Sept. 1, of 1-3 (16-25, 20-25, 25-15, 19-25) to Willcox on Sept. 2, of 1-3 (12-25, 25-22, 21-25, 21-25) to Round Valley on Sept. 4, of 2-3 (22-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-11, 12-15) to Benson on Sept. 8, of 2-3 (25-22, 17-25, 26-28, 25-22, 8-15) to Sierra Vista ALA on Sept. 14, of 0-3 (25-21, 25-8, 25-20) to Saint David on Sept. 29, and of 1-3 (16-25, 26-24, 16-25, 22-25) to Willcox on Oct. 12.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Derrick (5) sets the ball for a nearby teammate. The Pima senior had a 97 (74-76) percent ball handling percentage.

Additionally, Pima went 2-4 during the 2-day Snowflake tourney on Sept. 18-19 and 4-5 during the Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3. The Roughriders defeated 2A North Region Eagar Round Valley 2-0 on Sept. 18 and 3A North Region Chinle 2-1 on Sept. 19, Willcox 1-0 (31-20), Sierra Vista ALA 1-0 (30-19), and Tombstone 1-0 (30-25) on Oct. 2, and Morenci 2-1 and Tombstone 2-0 on Oct. 3.

The losses were of 1-2 (10-21, 22-20, 4-15) to 6A East Valley Region Mesa Red Mountain and of 0-2 (11-21, 14-21) to 3A Metro Mountain Region Lakeside Blue Ridge on Sept. 18, 0-2 to 2A North Region Saint Johns and 0-2 to 4A Grand Canyon Region Cottonwood Mingus on Sept. 19, of 0-1 (23-30) to 3A Metro Mountain Region Payson, 0-1 (20-28) to 4A East Sky Region San Tan Valley Combs, 0-1 (18-30) to Florence, and 0-1 to Tombstone on Oct. 2, and 0-2 to Willcox on Oct. 3.

There are 14 Roughriders on the varsity roster with five seniors, four juniors, four sophomores, and a freshman. The seniors are Cheyanne Alder (1), Shante Butler (15), Demi Derrick (5), Trista Hatch (4), and Morgan Russell (9); juniors Audrey Brimhall (6), Elle McRae (8), Ashley Payne (7), and Brielle Taylor (10); sophomores Taylor Ashby (3), Liddy Bingham (14), Tynzli Hatch (11), and Harlee McBiles (2); and freshman Kaia Butler (12).

Pima is competing in the 7-member 2A Southeast Region with the Benson Bobcats, the Bisbee Pumas, the Morenci Wildcats, the Sierra Vista American Leadership Guardians, the Tombstone Yellow Jackets, and the Willcox Cowgirls.

2A State Rankings

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Shante Butler (15) attempts to send the ball over the outstretched hands of Morenci freshman Kloiie Kidd (12) during the fourth set. The Pima senior had an attack percentage of 100 (23-23) with six kills.

Statewide 2A rankings as of noon on Oct. 23 were Phoenix Country Day School (13-2, 27.9789) No. 1 of 55, Chandler Prep (16-1, 27.9229) No. 2, Glendale Prep (15-1, 23.0404) No. 3, Scottsdale Christian (11-2, 22.9551) No. 4, Phoenix North Valley Christian (12-1, 20.6789) No. 5, Gilbert San Tan Charter (11-3, 18.0880) No. 6, Phoenix Horizon Honors (10-3, 17.1240) No. 7, and Scottsdale Prep (10-5, 14.0722) No. 8,

Saint Johns (11-4, 12.7625) was No. 9, Eagar Round Valley (13-4, 12.3094) No. 10, Gilbert Classical (10-4, 11.8871) No. 11, Mesa North American Leadership (9-5, 9.6184) No. 12, Camp Verde (10-5, 9.5633) No. 13, Glendale Trivium Prep (10-5, 9.1168) No. 14, Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (7-7, 8.6176) No. 15, and Anthem Prep (9-6, 7.6411) No. 16.

Parker (10-5, 7.2236) was No. 17, Mesa Heritage (9-5, 6.6418) No. 18, Benson (11-6, 6.4922) No. 19, Kingman Academy (8-5, 6.1752) No. 20, Sierra Vista American Leadership (8-4, 6.0168) No. 21, Willcox (9-6, 4.8286) No. 22, Fountain Hills (7-7, 4.6701) No. 23, and Pima (8-7, 4.1260) No. 24.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Harlee McBiles (2) receives a serve and puts it in play for teammates. The Pima sophomore libero had a serve receive percentage of 74 (17-23) as well as a digging percentage of 100 (24-24).

The top two region teams have an automatic berth. The Top 24 will be available for the 16-team bracket after Nos. 9-24 face off during the Play-In Round on Nov. 3.  The winners will meet the Top 8 in the 16-team state tourney bracket.

Rankings for the other 2A Southeast Region members were Morenci (7-7, minus 0.5493) No. 29, Tombstone (6-9, minus 2.0072) No. 30, and Bisbee (3-11, minus 14.6201) No. 43.

The rest of the East Region member rankings were Globe (10-6, minus 0.4584) No. 28, Chandler Lincoln Prep (5-9, minus 2.3040) No. 31, Gilbert Arete Prep (4-7, minus 7.7413) No. 37, San Carlos (5-12, minus 9.7196) No. 38, and Miami (3-13, minus 16.9023) No. 47.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Jazmin Williamson (13) sends the ball toward Tombstone sophomore Aurora Canez (1) and senior Hayden Dobbins (11). The Wildcats broke a 2-2 tie with a 15-6 fifth set.

2A Southeast Region

The region standings as of Oct. 26 were Willcox (24-13 overall, 10-6 seeding, 5-0 region), Pima (15-17, 9-8, 4-2), Sierra Vista American Leadership (22-9, 9-4, 3-2), Morenci (12-21, 7-8, 3-2), Benson (14-10*, 11-6, 2-3), Tombstone (14-21, 7-9, 1-4), and Bisbee (4-18*, 3-13, 0-5).

Region pairings to date have resulted in a win of 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12) for Pima of 3-2 (21-25, 25-23, 25-17, 23-25, 15-12) over Tombstone on Sept. 28, of 3-2 (22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 17-15) over Benson on Oct. 7, of 3-2 (22-25, 30-32, 25-18, 25-12, 15-8) over Morenci on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-7) over Bisbee on Oct. 23; Sierra Vista ALA of 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-11) over Bisbee on Sept. 30, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 27-25) over Tombstone on Oct. 21, and of 3-1 over Pima on Oct. 26; and Willcox of 3-1 (26-24, 26-24, 11-25, 25-22) over Sierra Vista American Leadership on Oct. 7, of 3-1 (25-16, 24-26, 25-16, 25-22) over Pima on Oct. 12, of 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-14) over Bisbee on Oct. 19, of 3-2 (25-27, 15-25, 27-25, 25-22, 15-13) over Benson on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-13) over Morenci on Oct. 26; Morenci of 3-0 (25-16, 28-26, 25-13) over Bisbee on Oct. 12, of 3-2 (7-25, 25-23, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12) over Benson on Oct. 14, and of 3-2 (28-30, 28-26, 25-22, 21-25, 15-6) over Tombstone on Oct. 19; Benson of 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-18) over Tombstone on Oct. 15 and of 3-1 over Sierra Vista ALA on Oct. 19; and Tombstone of 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-21) over Bisbee on Oct. 26.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci head coach Alisha Brewer along with reserves, from left, Sophia Davis (8), Kloiie Kidd (12), Jazmin Williamson (13), Araceli Cuhen (4), and Kailee Sandoval (11) react to winning the second of two sets against Pima. The Roughriders won the next three sets to leave Morenci with a region win.

2A No. 28 Globe Tigers (10-7 seeding, minus 0.4584 rating)

The Sandy French-coached Globe Tigers (11-14 overall, 10-7 seeding, 2-3 region) have seeding wins of 3-0 (25-4, 25-13, 25-9) over 1A East Region San Manuel on Aug. 31, of 3-0 (30-28, 25-22, 26-24) over 3A North Region Whiteriver Alchesay on Sept. 1, of 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-14) over 1A East Region Kearny Ray on Sept. 2, of 3-0 over 2A Valley Region Florence American Leadership – Anthem South on Sept. 15, of 3-0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-17) over 2A South Region Tucson San Miguel on Sept. 17, of 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) over 3A East Region San Tan Valley San Tan Foothills on Sept. 21, of 3-2 (15-25, 25-12, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11) over San Carlos on Sept. 23, of 3-1 over 2A South Region Eloy Santa Cruz on Oct. 6, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-18) over 3A East Region Apache Junction on Oct. 7, and of 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-20) over Miami on Oct. 21 along with losses of 1-3 (23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 27-29) to 2A Southeast Region Pima on Sept. 9, of 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 10-25) to 2A Central Region Mesa North American Leadership on Sept.11, of 0-3 (17-25, 15-25, 21-25) to Gilbert Arete Prep on Sept. 14, of 0-3 (19-25, 11-25, 17-25) to 2A North Region Saint Johns on Sept. 24, of 0-3 (17-25, 14-25, 29-31) to 2A Southeast Region Willcox on Sept. 28, of 0-3 (14-25, 23-25, 15-25) to San Tan Charter on Sept. 30, and of 1-3 (25-22, 24-26, 14-25, 5-25) to Gilbert Classical on Oct. 26.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Taytum Porter (10) eyes the ball as she begins a serve. The Morenci junior is one of three Class of 2028 members on the roster.

Additionally, the Tigers went 1-7 during the 2-day Safford tourney on Oct. 2-3. The win was of 2-0 over Morenci on Oct. 3 while the losses were of 0-1 (10-30) to Payson, 0-1 (18-30) to Tombstone, 0-1 (16-30) to Safford, 0-1 (9-30) to Thatcher, 0-1 (17-30) to Saint David, and 0-1 (21-30) to Veritas Prep on Oct. 2, and 1-2 to Willcox on Oct. 3.

There are 10 Vandals on the varsity roster with five seniors, two juniors, and three sophomores. The seniors are Mckaila Dillon (26), Ivorie Sisto (25), Allie Stevens (21), Azucena Medrano (10), and Audiyana Navarro (11); juniors Caylee Casillas (1) and Jayde Verdugo (12); and sophomores Hailey Campise (6), Olive Hansen (17), and Mia Kruger (27).

Globe is competing in the 7-member 2A East Region with the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Gilbert Arete Prep Chargers, the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Miami Vandals, and the San Carlos Braves.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Kendal Merrill (3) drills the ball past Tombstone sophomore Zoey Lepisto Zimpelman (5) and senior Hayden Dobbins (11). The Morenci sophomore scored a point on the offensive play.

2A No. 38 San Carlos Braves (5-12 seeding, minus 9.7196 rating)

The Donna Antonio-coached San Carlos Braves (6-16* overall, 5-12 seeding, 2-3 region) (10-16*, have seeding wins of 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17) over San Simon on Aug. 27, of 3-0 over Bisbee on Sept. 17, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-14) over Eloy Santa Cruz on Sept. 15, of 3-0 (21-25, 25-22, 25-11, 25-13) over Florence American Leadership – Anthem South on Sept. 22, of 3-2 (20-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-9) over Arete Prep on Oct. 12, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-10) over Miami on Oct. 13 along with losses of 0-3 (19-25, 13-25, 15-25) to Phoenix Horizon Honors on Aug. 26, of 0-3 (12-25,208-25, 17-25) to Phoenix Arizona Lutheran on Sept. 1, of 0-3 (12-25, 19-25, 17-25) to Fort Thomas on Sept. 2, of 0-3 (19-25, 16-25, 17-25) to Saint Michael on Sept. 5, of 0-3 (11-25, 16-25, 16-25) to Saint Michael on Sept. 5, of 1-3 (16-25, 17-25, 25-20, 21-25) to Whiteriver Alchesay on Sept. 9, of 0-3 (13-25, 11-25, 11-25) to Phoenix Veritas Prep on Sept. 11, of 2-3 (25-15, 12-25, 19-25, 26-24, 11-15) to Globe on Sept. 23, of 0-3 (23-25, 17-25, 14-25) to Duncan on Sept. 24, of 1-3 (16-25, 9-25, 25-21, 12-25) to Morenci on Sept. 30, of 0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 16-25) to Lincoln Prep on Oct. 19, and of 0-3 (12-25, 16-25, 12-25) to Gilbert Classical on Oct. 21.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Tombstone junior Jovi Jackson (12 tips the ball over the outstretched hands of Morenci freshman defender Kloiie Kidd (12). The Wildcats won the region match in five sets on Oct. 19.

In addition, San Carlos went 1-1 during the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26. The win was 2-0 (25-22, 25-17) over Phoenix Carl Hayden on Sept. 25, while the loss was 0-2 (16-25, 14-25) to Carl Hayden on Sept. 26.

There are 11 Braves on the varsity roster with five seniors, a junior, and five sophomores. The seniors are Enila Dosela (15), Kayana Jackson (17), Carly Patterson (6), Alyssa Phillips (8), and Gabrielle Reede (12); junior Catalina Nosie (20); and sophomores Tatum Martin (10), Nikki Martinez (1), Aaliyah Nosie (14), Angelina Nosie (11), and Akira Swift (5).

San Carlos is competing in the 7-member 2A East Region with the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Gilbert Arete Prep Chargers, the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Globe Tigers, and the Miami Vandals.

2A No. 47 Miami Vandals (3-14 seeding, minus 16.9023 rating)

The Stella Lopez-coached Miami Vandals (5-18* overall, 3-14 seeding, 0-5 region) has a seeding win over 2A North Region Sanders Valley of 3-1 (25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 25-19) on Sept. 16, of 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-11) over 1A East Region San Manuel on Sept. 21, and of 3-1 (25-14, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22) over 1A East Region Winkelman Hayden on Oct. 19 along with losses of 0-3 (13-25, 16-25, 9-25) to San Tan Valley San Tan Foothills on Aug. 26, of 0-3 (9-25, 6-25, 16-25) to 2A Central Region Chandler Prep on Aug. 28, of 0-3 (19-25, 6-25, 16-25) to 2A Southeast Region Morenci on Sept. 2, of 0-3 (19-25, 17-25, 16-25) to 1A East Region Duncan on Sept. 4, of 0-3 (10-25, 20-25, 16-25) to Gilbert Arete Prep on Sept. 11, of 0-3 (17-25, 11-25, 16-25) to 2A Central Region Fountain Hills on Sept. 14, of 2-3 (12-25, 25-20, 11-25, 26-24, 6-15) to 2A Southeast Region Willcox on Sept. 22, of 0-3 (6-25, 12-25, 11-25) to 2A Central Region Mesa Heritage on Sept. 28, of 1-3 (17-25, 26-24, 16-25, 15-25) to 2A Valley Region Phoenix NFL Yet on Sept. 30, of 2-3 to 1A West Region Phoenix Valley Lutheran on Oct. 8, of 0-3 (11-25, 14-25, 10-25) to San Carlos on Oct. 13, of 0-3 (11-25, 23-25, 15-25) to San Tan Charter on Oct. 15, of 0-3 (14-25, 13-25, 20-25) to Globe on Oct. 21, and of  0-3 (12-25, 12-25, 19-25) to Lincoln Prep on Oct. 26.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Alisha Brewer holds her head in disbelief after the Wildcats won a third straight match since the end of the Fall Break. Morenci defeated Bisbee 3-0 and both Benson and Tombstone in the five sets.

In addition, the Vandals went 2-2 during the Arete Prep tourney on Sept. 12. Miami had wins of 2-0 over 1A West Region Fort Mohave Desert Star and of 2-0 over 1A South Region Nogales Lourdes Catholic, as well as losses of 0-2 (12-25, 16-25) to 3A West Region Phoenix Madison Highland Prep and of 0-2 to 1A West Region Wellton Antelope.

The Vandals also fell 0-2 (21-25, 13-25) to Duncan on Sept. 25 during the Queen Creek Benjamin Franklin tourney on Sept. 25-26.

There are 14 Vandals on the varsity roster with six seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and three freshmen. The seniors are Olivia Chacon (4), Elise Combs (7), Grace Cruz (3), Mirna Flores (9), Autianna Garner (10), and Tamia Pietila (5); juniors Brylee Dho (2), Liliana Light (6), and Tessa Roberts (8); sophomores Danica Valenzuela (1) and Anna Zazueta (11); and freshmen Izabella Arrellin (13), Eliza Soden (12), and Ezra Thompson (14).

Miami is competing in the 7-member 2A East Region with the Chandler Lincoln Prep Lightning, the Gilbert Arete Prep Chargers, the Gilbert Classical Spartans, the Gilbert San Tan Charter Roadrunners, the Globe Tigers, and the San Carlos Braves.

Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci fans await the start of the next set after switching sites after one set. The recently renovated Wildcat Memorial Gymnasium had a leaking roof, which prompted the move.

2A East Region

The region standings as of Oct. 26 were Gilbert San Tan Charter (14-8 overall, 12-3 seeding, 5-0 region), Gilbert Classical (19-6, 11-4, 3-1), Chandler Lincoln Prep (12-12, 6-9, 3-2), Gilbert Arete Prep (8-9, 5-8, 2-3), Globe (11-14, 10-7, 2-3), San Carlos (6-16*, 5-12, 2-3), and Miami (5-18*, 3-14, 0-5). Region pairings to date have resulted in wins for San Tan Charter of 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-23) over Gilbert Classical on Sept. 3, of 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-15) over Globe on Sept. 30, of 3-0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-15) over Miami on Oct. 15, of 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-22) over Lincoln Prep on Oct. 16, and of 3-0 over Arete Prep on Oct. 26; Arete Prep of 3-0 (25-10, 25-20, 25-16) over Miami on Sept. 11 and of 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-21) over Globe on Sept. 14; Globe of 3-2 (15-25, 25-12, 25-19, 24-26, 15-11) over San Carlos on Sept. 23 and of 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-18) over Miami on Oct. 21; San Carlos of 3-2 (20-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-19, 15-9) over Arete Prep on Oct. 12 and of 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-10) over Miami on Oct. 13; Gilbert Classical of 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) over Lincoln Prep on Oct. 15, of 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-12) over San Carlos on Oct. 21, and of 3-1 (22-25, 26-24, 25-14, 25-5) over Globe on Oct. 26; and Lincoln Prep of 3-0 (25-14, 25-20, 25-23) over San Carlos on Oct. 19, of 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-17) over Arete Prep on Oct. 21, and of 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19) over Miami on Oct. 26.