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Show Region 6 v-ball ends in 3-way tie; Darts tie for 4th "I don't mean to take anything away from Murray said Braves coach Jill Avery, 4 'they played a great game. But when you settle into a routine, it hurts to have key players you depend on out of the game. Though Avery admits her Braves weren't playing as well as they have during the season, it didn't take long for them to get back on the winning track. Bountiful knocked off Judge in two games on Thursday, Thurs-day, 15-11,15-12. The Bulldogs had only managed to win one match during the course of the season and were bent on upsetting Bountiful. In game one, the Bulldogs took an early lead only to see it slowly demolished by the Braves. Bountiful led at one point 13-8, but Judge refused to retire without a fight. Deadlocked at 14-1 1, the two teams exchanged a series of serves before the Braves finally ended the game. manage to put the Bulldogs out of their misery. Judge slowly inched to within two points, reaching a temporary stalemate at 14-12; however, the Braves stifled the Bulldogs' comeback com-eback and snuffed out any hopes of a Judge upset. WOODS CROSS The Wildcats also found the final week of the season a challenge. On Tuesday, the 'Cats made the long journey west to face the Tooele Buffaloes and find some determined deter-mined hosts. Woods Cross coach Debbie Peel, who said she knew that Tuesday's match against the Buffs would be a tough one, sighed, "My worst fears came true; it was "giy" The Buffaloes stampeded the Wildcats in two games, 15-9, 15-9. "We had a terrible time," said Peel. "But that happens every once in a while. It was one of the strangest games I've ever seen. We played well, but everything we tried to do was the wrong thing. "The kids were really disappointed. disap-pointed. They have high goals, however, and came right back." Woods Cross did come back-even back-even if it was a little bit slowly. The 'Cats faced the West Panthers who were only 3-10 going into Thursday's Thurs-day's match and were out to end the season on a winning note. The Wildcats edged the Panthers in three games, 15-6, 2-15, 15-6. Although Woods Cross struggled during its last week, the consistent play of two key, Wildcat starters, Mindy Kirkham and Kari Worthen, has not gone unnoticed. "Worthen's serves have been really consistent; she served for 13 of our 15 points in the last game against West," said Peel. "Kirkham has also been very consistent con-sistent in the last few games with her kills and spikes." vzm- By G.BRETT HART f BOUNTIFUL This week capped off regular season, prep volleyball play, wu As expected, Bountiful and K - Woods Cross remained tied for first riij i place honors in Region Six action; tw however, due to Tuesday afternoon :ruj losses by both the Braves and the c )fti Wildcats, they now share the region crown with the Granite Farmers in a ji.nr; three-way tie for first t VI it A flip of the coin Friday resolved mi! the three-way tie. Granite will enter : di. the tournament seeded first. Boun- y,hri tiful won second place honors and oilA Woods Cross will be seeded third, sai BOUNTIFUL iw, On Tuesday, key injuries to the Hi . Braves' starting lineup and ;on excellent play on the part of Murray ioi cost Bountiful the Spartan match and probably sole ownership of the Miy region title. us , The Braves lost to Murray in two tlu(? games, 16-14, 15-7. t& i Bountiful sorely missed Lichelle Allen who was out with a back in-i; in-i; o: jury and Camille DuPaix who sat if til out due to a knee injury. - . ... In first game action, Viewmont's blocking ability gave them a relatively easy victory-easy when compared to games two and three. During the rest of the match, Clearfield evened things up by avoiding the Viking middle blockers, but Viewmont was able to hold on for the win. Thursday, the Vikes faced the seemingly unbeatable Weber Warriors. War-riors. Weber made short work of Viewmont, winning in two games, 15-2, 15-4. "Weber is an excellent team," said Adams. They've got some outstanding athletes." In last week's competition, Jennifer Jen-nifer Jones, Amy Duncan and Man-dy Man-dy Miller all logged in outstanding performances. Duncan has led the Vikes all season in setting, registering what Adams called ' unbelievable sets." "I really think Amy is an all-state candidate in setting," said Adams. Adams continued saying that Jones and Miller have been consistently con-sistently strong in hitting and blocking. block-ing. The Vikings ended the season with only two wins, one over the Falcons and the other coming last week against Bonneville. In spite of the losing season, first-year coach Paiger Adams feels that her players were better than the record shows. Viewmont should certainly be better next year with a host of returning retur-ning junior and sophomore starters. "We're going to be good," said Adams. "The girls will be used to me, and our junior varsity team only lost three games this season. We have a lot of talent coming back; all we need is a little height. We're looking forward to next year." In game two, the Braves and Bulldogs battled neck and neck until un-til Bountiful finally began to pull away. The Braves amassed a commanding com-manding 12-6 lead, but couldn't Before the coin toss, Peel hoped the 'Cats would enter tournament play in first place. Regardless, Peel said Woods Cross is ready for the tournament to begin. "The kids are positive about their prospects. They feel good about themselves and have high goals and aspirations. It will all depend de-pend on how practices go this week," said Peel. DAVIS The Darts suffered two last-week losses but remained tied with Lay ton for fourth place in Region One competition. A coin toss will also decide how both Davis and the Lancers enter state -tournament play. On Tuesday, the Darts hosted Weber and lost in two games, 15-8, 16-14. Jenny Pitcher served 14 of the Darts' 22 points while Roxanne Nalder registered eight kills from the middle blocker position in a losing los-ing effort against the Warriors. Davis woes weren't over yet. The Darts dropped a disappointing, three-game match to the Royals of Roy on Thursday. Roy outlasted Davis, 16-14, 14-4, 15-11. According to Davis coach Jamie Fox, inexperience played a key role in the Darts' two losses. "We made our own mistakes. Our inexperience showed a little bit We have a raw team this year, but we'll be tough next year' said Fox. In spite of dropping the two close . matches, Fox said her Darts are ready for the state tournament. "I think the girls are ready and want to play in the tournament. They've got a tough attitude. Whatever team we face, we'll fight to the end. Our girls don't like to lose." Even though the Lancers defeated the Darts twice during regular season play, Layton and Davis are tied for fourth, forcing a coin flip to decide the teams' tournament tour-nament seeding. If the Darts win the toss, they will enter tournament competition in third place and vice versa. VIEWMONT The Vikes savored their second win of the season with a three-game, three-game, knock-down, drag-out win over the Clearfield Falcons, Tuesday. Tues-day. Viewmont won 15-10, 17-19, 16-14. A X X I j I Lichelle Allen stretches high above the net to send this Judge shot back to earth. The Braves went on to defeat the Bulldoqs, 15-11,15-12. |
