Rincon standout Kayla Conway (11) and Ironwood Ridge setter Taylor Hatch (12) battle at the net. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

TUCSON TOP TEN
1: Salpointe (4A)
2: Ironwood Ridge (5A)
3: Rincon/UHS (6A)
4: Sahuaro (5A)
5: Sabino (3A)
6: Nogales (4A)
7: Canyon del Oro (4A)
8: Cienega (5A)
9: Pusch Ridge (3A)
10: Tanque Verde (3A)

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The initial AIA/MaxPreps power rankings will be released next Thursday (Sept. 21) and several teams from Southern Arizona are expected to be seeded near the top of their respective conference rankings. Two of those teams, Ironwood Ridge and Rincon/University, met on Tuesday night and the Nighthawks came away with a dramatic 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 21-25,15-12 win.

Ironwood Ridge came in with a 3-2 record, with one of those losses coming via a 3-0 sweep to Salpointe, and Rincon/UHS was sitting on a perfect 9-0 record. The Rangers survived a 3-2 match at Cienega last Tuesday to remain undefeated but the Nighthawks came in with emotion and a new weapon to help turn the tide…

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Ironwood Ridge associate head coach Kathy Franklin filled in for Bill Lang. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

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