Green Valley, Palo Verde, Coronado and Arbor View are among the top Class 5A state title contenders with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
Green Valley, No. 4 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, defeated No. 5 Shadow Ridge in a home boys volleyball match Thursday. Here are photos from the match.
Shadow Ridge defeated Green Valley in four sets to win the Class 5A boys state volleyball championship. Desert Oasis (4A) and Boulder City (3A) also won titles.
Shadow Ridge and Green Valley have played twice this season, with the Mustangs winning both matches. They will play for the Class 5A boys volleyball title Wednesday.
Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
Here are the preps athletes who signed for national signing day on Wednesday or during the fall.
Kilmor Amor had 15 kills, 23 assists and 10 digs Wednesday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s boys volleyball team down Shadow Ridge, 20-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-19 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain Region Tournament at Palo Verde.
Mariano Saucedo had 15 kills Tuesday to help Spring Valley’s boys volleyball team upset Desert Oasis, 22-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 17-15 in the second round of the Desert Region Tournament at Green Valley.
The schedules and results (when available) for the boys volleyball region and state tournaments are here.
State championships: 2016
State runner-up finishes: 2000
State tournament appearances: 2016, 2000
Region championships: 2016, 2000
Region runner-up finishes: None
League championships: 2016, 2000
Playoff appearances: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
2018 postseason: Sunrise League’s No. 6 seed (lost in quarterfinals to Coronado, 3-0)
Last 10 seasons
2018: 16-18 (6-4 4A Sunrise/sixth)
2017: 23-13 (8-2 Southeast/second)
2016: 27-5 (9-1 Southeast/first)
2015: 14-11 (7-3 Southeast/third)
2014: 9-9 (6-4 Northeast/third)
2013: 5-16 (2-8 Northeast/fifth)
2012: 12-8 (9-5 Southeast/third)
2011: 13-7 (10-4 Southeast/third)
2010: 9-9 (7-7 Southeast/fifth)
2009: 9-9 (8-6 Southeast/fourth)