Cienega senior outside Ashley Robinson recorded several key kills to help the Bobcats defeat Marana 2-1 (25-14, 18-25, 15-6) in the championship match of the Mountain View Lion’s Den Invitational held Friday and Saturday. The Bobcats went 5-0 at the tournament and Marana finished 4-1…
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Canyon del Oro over Sahuarita, 2-0 (25-14, 25-15)
Cienega over Sahuaro, 2-0 (25-22, 25-10)
Marana over Buena, 2-0 (25-10, 25-13)
Rincon/UHS over Amphitheater, 2-0 (25-13, 25-10)
Mountain View over Canyon del Oro, 2-1 (13-25, 29-28, 15-12)
Cienega over Kofa, 2-0 (25-11, 25-17)
Marana over Amphitheater, 2-0 (25-6, 25-17)
Flagstaff over Sahuaro, 2-0 (25-15, 25-14)
Rincon/UHS over Buena, 2-0 (25-23, 25-14)
Cienega over Flagstaff, 2-1 (25-16, 18-25, 15-7)
Marana over Rincon/UHS, 2-0 (25-15, 25-23)
Buena over Amphitheater, 2-0 (25-19, 25-19).
Sahuaro over Kofa, 2-0 (25-15, 27-25)
Mountain View over Sahuarita, 2-0 (25-11, 25-20)
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Canyon del Oro over Flagstaff, 2-0 (25-20, 25-18)
Kofa over Sahuarita, 2-1 (17-25, 25-21, 15-7)
Rincon/UHS over Mountain View, 2-0 (25-12, 27-25)
Buena over Kofa, 2-0 (25-9, 25-19)
Cienega over Rincon/UHS, 2-0
Marana over Canyon del Oro, 2-0 (25-15, 25-20)
Amphitheater over Sahuaro, 2-0 (25-14, 25-21)
Rincon/UHS over Canyon del Oro, 2-1 (25-18, 24-26, 15-10)
Sahuaro over Kofa, 2-1 (26-28, 25-12, 15-8)
Flagstaff over Mountain View, 2-0 (25-18, 25-22)
Sahuaro over Sahuarita, 2-0 (25-15, 25-21)
SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP
Buena over Amphitheater, 2-0 (25-15, 25-15)
GOLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Cienega over Marana, 2-1 (25-14, 18-25, 15-6)
Florence Gopher Get Down Invitational
Flowing Wells is ranked No. 27 and the Caballeros still have three matches left to get into the top 24 to qualify for the play-in tournament set aside for teams ranked 9-24. That tournament is slated for Oct. 31.
The Caballeros went 3-5 at the Florence Gopher Get Down Invitational and St. David went 6-5 to take third place.
St. David (13-0, 6-0) is ranked No. 2 in the 1A Conference.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Flowing Wells over ALA-Ironwood 2-1 (25-10, 21-25, 15-10)
Payson over St. David, 2-1 (25-13, 25-19, 10-15)
St. David over Flowing Wells, 2-0 (25-23, 25-13)
St. David over ALA-Ironwood, 2-0 (25-16, 25-18)
Flowing Wells over Payson, 2-1 (14-25, 25-19, 25-9)
St. David over Show Low, 2-0 (25-23, 25-22)
Flowing Wells over Safford, 2-1 (25-19, 20-25, 15-10)
Poston Butte over Flowing Wells, 2-0 (25-19, 25-19)
Mogollon over St. David, 2-0 (27-25, 25-21)
Florence over St. David, 2-0 (25-13, 28-26)
Holbrook over Flowing Wells, 2-0 (25-17, 25-21)
SATURDAY, OCT. 18
St. David over Poston Butte, 2-0 (25-21, 25-22)
Mogollon over Flowing Wells, 2-0 (25-14, 26-24)
Poston Butte over Flowing Wells, 2-0 (25-21, 25-20)
Florence over St. David, 2-0 (25-18, 25-14)
St. David over Holbrook, 2-1 (25-23, 22-25, 15-8)
St. David over Poston Butte, 2-0 (25-13, 26-24)
Florence over St. David, 2-1 (27-25, 23-25, 15-10)
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