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Show Rams lead in Region 4 volleyball Woods Cross, Bountiful tie for second When the Region Four volleyball vol-leyball season began, most everyone every-one figured the two Salt Lake City schools, Highland and East, would be down and out. We were all only half correct. Following Tuesday afternoon's action, the Highland Rams are atop the heap, with a 6-1 record after dumping winless East. Woods Cross moved into a second-place tie with Bountiful with a 15-2 15-12 win over the Braves, and View-mont View-mont dropped Davis 15-12 15-9 to improve to 3-4, good for fourth place. At Woods Cross, the Wildcats blew away a disorganized Brave team in game one, racing to a 12-0 lead and eventually a 15-2 win. Jodie Warhurst was again outstanding out-standing for the Wildcats, killing and blocking several points. Jill Jensen, Jaime Parkin, Amy Mason and Marci Heaps also contributed to the quick start. Bountiful finally broke through when Lisa Wilkinson scored an ace. But with the score 13-2, the Braves were called for a carry, and Warhurst blocked the game-winner. game-winner. Woods Cross got off fast again in game two, taking a 10-4 lead as Warhurst again led the way. But Julia Thornley of Bountiful, who played the most consistently for the Braves, helped them back in with two aces. With the score 11-6 for Woods Cross, Wilkinson blocked block-ed a point, killed another point, Stephanie Reading scored on a kill i and Sue Stahle served a fqurtjnvinj . ner to make it 11-10. """J ' ' The Wildcats made it 13-10 on a mishit and a dink by Anji Parkin. ' But Bountiful scored twice in a ' row, the second on a block by Thornley, to pull to within 13-12. Woods Cross won as Heaps blocked block-ed a shot, and Mason blocked match point. At Viewmont, Sharwan Smith, Becky Yeates and Michelle Kent led the way as the Vikings rolled past Davis. Viewmont moved to 3-4, and fourth place is important, because the fourth place finisher in f Region Four will earn a chance at a I state berth in a pre-touj-nament , playoff. Emma Smuin again paced the Darts, who are now 2-5 and ' face a real uphill battle to earn a ' state berth. This Thursday, Davis travels to East in a match it must win, Woods Cross will venture to Viewmont, and Highland comes to Bountiful. All matches begin following JV matches, at about 5 p.m. |