GARLAND -- The Trojans did it again.
To no one's surprise, Morgan High clinched no less than a tie for yet another league volleyball title with a road sweep of Da Bears.
The defending state 3-A champion Trojans spanked Bear River 25-12, 25-13, 25-14 on Tuesday.
Morgan (18-5 overall) is 10-0 in a newly-aligned, seven-team Region 11 with two league matches remaining.
The Trojans host Tooele on Friday, and then Ogden on Oct. 18 in their Region 11 finale.
"Winning region never gets old," Morgan coach Liz Wiscombe said. "It's a goal that you have, and if you win region you get a good seeding at the state tournament. Plus, a true competitor never likes to lose."
Morgan dropped a three-gamer to Desert Hills on Saturday in the gold bracket championship match of the Utah Classic tournament at West High.
"These kids work hard to be where they are; they never take winning for granted," Wiscombe said. "They practice hard and they play hard."
The Trojans' Bailey Farris had 18 kills and five solo blocks. Kristi Rhead had two kills and three solo blocks; Katie Peterson had two kills and nine service points; Cassidee Lish had two kills and six digs; Mckenzie Schenk had three kills; setter Ashlee Gallen had 20 assists, three aces and 16 service points; and libero Jaesee Dye had 11 digs, four aces and 13 service points for Morgan.
"The three seniors (Farris, Gallen and Dye) provide good leadership. They are very competitive and work hard at practice," Wiscombe said. "When Bailey went out, everybody had to step it up. Now that she is back, that makes us better.
"Bailey had a staph infection in her right knee, and she is probably 95 percent now," Wiscombe said. "I will take Bailey at 95 percent any time. Luckily, these good middle blockers keep showing up on our doorstep.
"I can't say enough good things about this team," she said. "They play with a lot of passion, and I'm having fun coaching this year.
"Early on, we didn't play with any passion and now it has just turned around. The kids are back and ready to go," Wiscombe said. "We're hoping for another good run at state, and we have four matches (non-league matches versus Skyline and defending state 5-A champion Lone Peak) before the 3-A tournament."
The Bears' Aubryelle Rhodes had five kills, two digs and two service points; McCall Stephensen had five kills, one solo block, a block assist, two digs and two service points; Morgan Summers had four kills, three digs, three aces and five service points; setter Shaunie Owen had 11 assists, three digs and two service points; and libero Kassi Fronk had six digs for Bear River (10-16, 5-5).
* TOOELE DEF. OGDEN 25-19, 25-20, 25-21: At Tooele, the Tigers' Gabi Watkins had eight kills, one solo block and nine digs; Rhyain Cunha had four kills, 16 digs and one ace; setter Aly Stephenson had 14 assists, seven digs and five service points; and libero Taelynn Abrego had one kill and 18 digs for Ogden (15-11, 4-5).
* BEN LOMOND DEF. GRANTSVILLE 25-21, 25-16, 25-17: At Ben Lomond High, the Scots won their first league match this season under new coach Brad Hulse.
Taylor Hughes had 13 kills, 11 digs and four aces; Natalie Ruiz had nine kills and 12 digs; and Majrele Zundel had five kills and two solo blocks for Ben Lomond (4-23, 1-9).
Region 5
* BOX ELDER DEF. LOGAN 23-25, 25-10, 25-22, 25-10: At Brigham City, the Bees' Savannah Jones had 13 kills, four block assists and four aces; Sommer Reeder had nine kills, two block assists and three aces; Alexis Wilding had nine kills and one block assist; setter Allie Ewing had 35 assists, five block assists and five digs; and libero Lacey Farley had 20 digs and one ace for defending league tri-champion Box Elder (19-7, 6-1), which tangles with league-leading Sky View on Thursday at Brigham City.
* SKY VIEW DEF. BONNEVILLE 27-25, 25-18, 25-27, 25-14: At Smithfield, the Bobcats' Maddie Day had 11 kills, 18 digs and four aces; Kylie Pharis had eight kills and eight digs; and setter Jessica Freeman had 23 assists, one block assist and two aces for three-time defending league champion Sky View (16-9, 7-0).
The Lakers are 11-11, 2-5.
* MOUNTAIN CREST DEF. ROY 25-22, 25-22, 25-14: At Hyrum, the Mustangs (18-8, 5-2) served up 17 aces in a home-court sweep of the Royals (4-21, 0-7).
Region 6
* BOUNTIFUL DEF. CLEARFIELD 25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 25-21: At Bountiful, the Falcons' Carley Davis had 13 kills, one solo block and five digs; setter Taylor Gibson had 26 assists, two kills, eight digs and two aces; and libero Tigist Hale had one kill and 21 digs for Clearfield (3-25, 0-6).
Region 17
* ST. JOSEPH DEF. INTERMOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN 25-13, 25-17, 25-8: At Salt Lake City, the Jayhawks' Britt Sederholm had 13 kills, 10 digs and three aces; Jessica Bischoff had 10 kills, three digs and three aces; Danielle Shinaut had seven kills; Audra Thurston had two kills and three solo blocks; setter Emmie Oliver had 23 assists and one dig; and libero Mady White had 13 digs and one ace for St. Joseph (22-4, 10-0), which clinched no less than a tie for its fourth consecutive regular-season league title.
There is no Region 17 tournament this season.
No score was reported on the Concordia Prep-Layton Christian match.
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