LAYTON -- A taxing Tuesday practice was not how Titans setter Rylee Garver envisioned celebrating her 17th birthday.
Syracuse High's five-game road breakthrough over defending Region 1 champion Layton was more to her liking.
"This and the Northridge match are our two best matches of the year," Garver said. "I couldn't sleep last night; I kept waking up after dreaming. I couldn't focus in school; I had butterflies all day."
Garver had 37 assists and 14 digs as the Titans speared the Lancers 25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-10 in 1 hour and 51 minutes.
"Our back-row passing and defense were excellent today. The Titans are for real," Garver said. "We play down to the level of our competition sometimes, but we really stepped up against Layton and Northridge. Having the (league) bye Tuesday helped us. We had a tough practice Tuesday, tougher than usual. We really came together as a team."
Brittney Martin had 16 kills, three solo blocks, 13 digs and four aces for Syracuse, which won its fourth straight. Kylie Cordon had 14 kills, 14 digs and three aces; freshman Maggie Hansen had nine kills, one solo block and 14 digs; Nicole Soifua had seven kills and four solo blocks; and libero Timmarie Taylor had 31 digs for the Titans, who had nine aces and six service errors in defeating Layton for the first time in school history.
"If we could just play consistently," Garver said. "We're like a roller coaster, but we have a good bunch of girls. We set a goal of staying together all week, and we did that today. I think we did a good job of keeping our heads in the match and having confidence in each other.
"I love the pressure of being a setter," she said. "We try and mix it up and run plays, but there is no certain player that I go to. I feel like I can set the ball to anybody and they can put it down. If they don't, then I'll accept the blame."
The Lancers' Mariah Katoa had 14 kills, four solo blocks, four block assists and six digs. Maranda Turner had 12 kills, two solo blocks and 23 digs; Nicole Katoa had eight kills, two solo blocks, two block assists and 29 digs; setter Camry Godfrey had 44 assists and 13 digs; and libero McKell Wahlen had 36 digs and an ace for Layton, which had four aces and eight service errors in dropping its third home match this season.
* NORTHRIDGE DEF. FREMONT 24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 15-10: At Plain City, the Knights' Candace Clifford had 14 kills, one block assist, 13 digs and one ace. Kelsey Cate had 13 kills, two block assists and an ace; Larissa Reynolds had 12 kills, five digs and one ace; Amanda Gardner had 12 kills and two block assists; setter Sierra Hansen had 45 assists, five digs and an ace; libero Kalee Kirby had 24 digs, two kills and three aces; Becca Hansen had eight digs and four aces; and Allora Tanner had two kills and two block assists for Northridge, which swept its fifth consecutive win and took over sole possession of the league lead with two matches remaining.
The Silver Wolves' Bailey Bateman had 20 kills, one solo block, a block assist and six digs; Stephanie Harris had nine kills, a solo block and one block assist; setter Morgan Smith had 41 assists and 10 digs; and libero Melissa Pelaez had 18 digs.
* DAVIS DEF. CLEARFIELD 25-6, 25-11, 25-18: At Kaysville, the Darts' Danielle Downs had nine kills, two digs and two aces; setter Maddy Bullard had 21 assists, three kills, two digs and three aces; Janessa Koelliker had four kills; and libero Kelsey Coy had six digs.
* VIEWMONT DEF. ROY 25-18, 25-21, 25-12: At Roy, the Vikings swept the Royals.
Both teams have been eliminated from state 5-A tournament contention.
Region 11
* MORGAN DEF. BEAR RIVER 25-12, 25-14, 25-19: At Morgan, the Trojans' Ashley Garfield had 10 kills, five solo blocks, one block assist, five digs and an ace. Bailey Farris had eight kills, five solo blocks, six block assists, three digs, one ace and 10 service points; setter Ashlee Gallen had 22 assists, two digs and seven service points; Angela Blazzard had five kills, one solo block, two block assists, two digs and an ace; Missy Wimer had eight kills, four block assists, one dig, an ace and eight service points; and Brittney Visage had three kills, two solo blocks and two block assists for Morgan, which recorded another undefeated league season.
The Bears' Lacee Jensen had six kills and three digs; Karah Jeppesen had three kills; Mackenzie Williams had three kills, one solo block, a block assist and four digs; and setter Alexa Scoffield had 13 assists.
* GRANTSVILLE DEF. BEN LOMOND 25-12, 29-27, 25-18: At Grantsville, the Scots' Lindsey James had nine kills, two solo blocks, four digs, two aces and eight service points; Teja Mangum had seven kills, one solo block, four digs, two aces and five service points; setter Kamila Brandley had 10 assists, one kill, two block assists, six digs and six service points; setter Cali Dawkins had six assists, six digs and five service points; and libero Briana Barfuss had eight digs, an ace and four service points.
Region 17
* ST. JOSEPH DEF. SALT LAKE LUTHERAN 25-7, 25-13, 25-15: At St. Joseph High, the Jayhawks' Kristine Voet had seven kills and six digs; Allison Wiechmann had five kills and eight digs; Jessica Eddy had four kills, seven digs and four aces; setter Emmie Oliver had 12 assists and five digs; and Samantha Bischoff had two kills and two solo blocks for undefeated regular-season champion St. Joseph (16-4 overall, 12-0 league).
* CHRISTIAN HERITAGE DEF. INTERMOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN 25-13, 25-15, 25-14: At Riverdale, the Crusaders' Laramie Riggs had nine kills; Ellie Barber and Theresa Krause each had six kills; setter Ashlee Henry had 14 assists; and libero Stasia Callaghan had 22 service points and four aces for Christian Heritage (22-6, 10-2).
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