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Pusch Ridge swept Benson 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-18) Tuesday night to help open up girls volleyball in Southern Arizona. In other action from Southern Arizona, Salpointe beat Casa Grande 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-22), Bisbee beat Desert Christian 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22), St. David beat Tombstone 3-0 and Valley Union beat Willcox 3-1….
The Lions returned a complete team from last year with a roster filled with seniors and it showed in the victory over Benson. Former Lion standout Summer McDonough recorded over 1,000 kills in her career and she is competing with the University of Arizona in beach volleyball so the switch to multiple weapons along with a more experienced crew might be a blessing for head coach Dana Wahl.
“We are senior heavy, which is a good thing,” Wahl said. “It will be hard to say which player will step up each game because we don’t have that dominant player but they are all skilled. The kids aren’t too happy they can’t play in front of friends but we are happy we get to play someone other than ourselves.”
Pusch Ridge struggled early in the first set but a 7-6 lead became a 25-8 victory thanks to the serving by senior Savannah Kay. Kay served nine straight points to open up the lead including five aces. She finished the night with eight aces….
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been 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. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the 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 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and was given the Amphi Distinguished Service Award. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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