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Jaguars
roar to finish
by
Jason Stone
ANTHEM
– Even though it wasn’t Boulder Creek’s first season of
varsity girls volleyball, it certainly was a season of
firsts for the Jaguars. Boulder Creek chalked up its first
winning season, its first state tournament appearance,
and after beating Deer Valley last week, its first state
tournament victory.
The
Jaguars finished their season last week by beating Deer
Valley in the first round of the 5A‑Division II
state tournament before falling to Marcos de Niza in the
quarterfinals.
Boulder
Creek (26‑9) played region rival Deer Valley for
the third time this season and won the rubber match. In
a marathon match that went the distance, the Jaguars rallied
from 2 games to 1 down to beat the Skyhawks 25‑22,
21‑25, 21‑25, 25‑18, 15‑5.
In
the quarterfinals two nights later, Marcos de Niza, the
third seed in the tournament, swept Boulder Creek in three
games.
O’Connor
girls make
state again
NORTH
VALLEY – Sandra Day O’Connor qualified for the state tournament
again in 2006, but could not get out of the first round
this time.
Desert
Mountain, the eventual 5A‑Division II state champion,
ended the Eagles’ season with a 25‑10, 26‑24,
25‑7 win. O’Connor, which finished fifth in the
state last year, ended the season with a 11‑20 record.
The Eagles are moving down a classification to play in
4A next year.
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Falcons
take time to
heal before state
CAVE
CREEK – Cactus Shadows’ late‑season struggles with injuries
and inconsistency continued in the Wells Fargo 2 Region tournament
last week, but the Falcons were able to take a week off to heal
up in time for their defense of the 4A‑Division II state
championship.
Cactus
Shadows, which won its second 4A title in three years last year,
saw its region championship hopes fade Oct. 25 in the second round
this year.
Notre
Dame, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, put an end to the third‑seeded
Falcons’ chances in the region tournament with a 26‑24,
27‑25, 25‑22 win in the second round. Notre Dame’s
Tatum Jestila had 17 kills, one block, four aces, and 15 digs
to lead the Saints.
The
loss kept Cactus Shadows (23‑17) from playing for the region
title at Sunnyslope, but gave the Falcons more time to heal up
with the state tournament not set to begin until Nov. 7. The 4A
is playing its state bracket a week after 5A. Last year, both
conferences staged concurrent tournaments at Jobing.com Arena,
formerly Glendale Arena.
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