No. 2 Salpointe beat No. 6 Flagstaff 3-0 Thursday night at home to advance to the 4A Conference state championship match set for Saturday against top-seeded Notre Dame Prep (17-0). The Saints knocked off No. 4 Seton Catholic 3-0 in the other semifinal match to set up the state final to be played at Mesquite High School in Gilbert at 11 a.m.
Salpointe improved to 17-2 on the year with the win and Flagstaff ended with a 14-3 record. The Eagles took care of No. 11 Coconino 3-0 in the first round and an epic 5-set match upset victory at No. 3 Deer Valley sent the team to their third straight semifinal appearance under longtime head coach Beth Haglin.
Haglin guided the Eagles to back-to-back state titles in 2012 and 2013 and she came up against another legend in Lancer head coach Heather Moore-Martin. Moore-Martin led the Lancers to back-to-back state championships in 2016 and 2017 and this will be the fourth state final appearance for the Lancers since that 2016 season with a runner-up finish in 2018 being the third trip in the sequence…..
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Emma Hugeback served three straight aces to flip the match in the first set and Flagstaff never recovered. @SalpointeVB #AZPreps365 pic.twitter.com/YKPvR8UrfJ
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 20, 2020
4A Volleyball Semifinal
No. 2 Salpointe over No. 6 Flagstaff, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-18)
Salpointe wins it 25-18. Championship match four times out of the last five years @SalpointeVB 3-0 sweep of Flagstaff #AZPreps365 https://t.co/hOFMLIEHRx pic.twitter.com/OvLSz6iI3f
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) November 20, 2020
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Football Play-In Tournament
3A: No. 14 Gilbert Christian at No. 3 Pusch Ridge, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 17 Pima at No. 1 Benson, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 14 Veritas Prep at No. 3 Santa Cruz, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 13 Willcox at No. 4 Arizona Lutheran, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
4A Volleyball Championship at Gilbert Mesquite
No. 2 Salpointe (17-2) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame (17-0), 11 a.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Football 5A/Open Division Quarterfinals
Salpointe
YOU NEVER KNOW FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20
5A Salpointe (5-0) at 5A Desert Mountain (4-1), 7 p.m.
5A Desert View (0-1) at 5A Ironwood Ridge (0-2), 7 p.m.
5A Rincon/UHS (0-1) at 4A Amphitheater (3-0), 7 p.m.
4A Sahuaro (0-2) at 5A Mountain View (0-1), 7 p.m.
4A Palo Verde (0-0) at 5A Flowing Wells (0-2), 7 p.m.
5A Cholla (1-1) at 2A Santa Rita (0-1), 7 p.m.
4A Canyon del Oro (2-1) at 4A Catalina Foothills (1-0), 7 p.m.
3A Sabino (1-0) at 4A Empire (0-0), 7 p.m.
2A Tanque Verde (2-0) at 2A Catalina (0-0), 7 p.m.
Football Play-In Tournament
3A: No. 14 Gilbert Christian at No. 3 Pusch Ridge, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 17 Pima at No. 1 Benson, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 14 Veritas Prep at No. 3 Santa Cruz, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 13 Willcox at No. 4 Arizona Lutheran, 7 p.m.
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