No. 3 Salpointe beat No. 1 Canyon del Oro 3-1 (16-25, 25-18, 31-29, 25-20) Tuesday night on the road with junior setter Sophia Hernandez collecting 30 assists and senior outside Frankie Pieroni putting down 13 kills.
The Lancer improved to 11-0 in power-ranking matches and the Dorados moved to 9-1. Salpointe is hosting the Lancer classic this Friday and Saturday and Canyon del Oro is taking part in the Birdcage Invitational hosted by Chaparral the following weekend….
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Updated: 1A-6A high school volleyball state rankings entering today. No. 3 Salpointe defeated No. 1 CDO tonight in 4A action. @AndyMorales8 reporting on that one later. https://t.co/5Im0Jv6tPt
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) October 5, 2022
SALPOINTE LANCER FALL CLASSIC
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
Catalina Foothills vs. Rincon/UHS, 10 a.m.
Salpointe vs. Mountain View, 10 a.m.
Mica Mountain vs. Tucson, 11 a.m.
Tanque Verde vs. Marana, 11 a.m.
Catalina Foothills vs. Tucson, Noon
Salpointe vs. Marana, Noon
Mica Mountain vs. Rincon/UHS, 1 p.m.
Tanque Verde vs. Mountain View, 1 p.m.
Rincon/UHS vs. Tucson, 2 p.m.
Mountain View vs. Marana, 2 p.m.
Catalina Foothills vs. Mica Mountain, 3 p.m.
Salpointe vs. Tanque Verde, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
Bracket Play: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by the Sunnyside School District and by Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com