Warriors keep playoff hopes alive

PLEASANT VIEW -- The Warriors are still not in, but they are this close.

Weber High School, which has not advanced to the state 5-A volleyball tournament since 2004 and faced an elimination match Tuesday versus crosscounty rival Fremont, kept its 5-A tournament aspirations alive with a 25-22, 13-25, 29-27, 18-25, 15-10 victory over the Silver Wolves in 1 hour and 53 minutes in Richard R. Conolly Gymnasium.

"We needed to win today," Weber senior outside hitter Shelby Anderson said. "There was pressure on both teams since we're each fighting for a position in the tournament."

A win at Roy on Thursday puts the Warriors into the state 5-A tournament. A Weber loss necessitates a fifth-place playoff match against Fremont next week.

Anderson, a two-year starter who played middle blocker as a junior, missed the first Fremont match on Sept. 22 with an elbow injury.

"I had a deep bone bruise on the inside of my right elbow. It was tough not playing the first time (a five-game loss to the Silver Wolves)," she said. "I wanted to play, but the doctor said no. My team really stepped up without me.

"There were a lot of things going on today. It was 'Senior Day' for the four seniors and our last home match," Anderson said.

Anderson had 20 kills and four solo blocks; Myrika Martin had 13 kills and four block assists; and setter Kim Reeves had 37 assists, two kills and two aces for Weber, which had six aces and 16 service errors.

"It's not a day everybody looks forward to, being a senior and playing your last home match," Anderson said. "It feels good to go out with a win, especially against Fremont.

"Fremont has always been our rival. We want to beat them as much as they want to beat us," she said. "We stuck together today and we continued to play as a team. We also stayed positive."

The Silver Wolves' Bailey Bateman had 26 kills, one solo block, three block assists and 22 digs. Kaisha Wray had 13 kills, a solo block, two block assists and 21 digs; Devyn McFarland had three solo blocks and nine block assists; setter Morgan Smith had 44 assists and 17 digs; libero Melissa Pelaez had 24 digs; and Kailey Deaton had 19 digs for Fremont, which had no aces and eight service errors.

"This win will carry over against Roy," Anderson said. "We have another big challenge on Thursday. We have to win this match if we want to go to state. It's been a goal to go to state for the four seniors since we were sophomores."

* NORTHRIDGE DEF. ROY 25-18, 25-8, 25-22: At Northridge High, the Knights' Candace Clifford had 12 kills, nine digs and one ace. Liz Goodrich had six kills and two aces; Amanda Gardner had four kills and three block assists; Larissa Reynolds had three kills and two block assists; Allora Tanner had three kills and four block assists; setter Sierra Hansen had 23 assists, three kills, two block assists and six digs; libero Kalee Kirby had eight digs, one kill and an ace; and Becca Hansen had 15 digs and two aces for Northridge, which swept its sixth consecutive victory and clinched no less than a tie for its first league title since 2006.

* SYRACUSE DEF. DAVIS 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12: At Syracuse, the Titans' Brittney Martin had 19 kills, six solo blocks, nine digs and two aces. Kylie Cordon had 16 kills, three solo blocks and 11 digs; setter Rylee Garver had 36 assists and three digs; and libero Timmarie Taylor had 26 digs in Syracuse's first win over the Darts in three meetings this season.

The Darts' Danielle Downs had 16 kills, eight digs and two aces; Candace Richins had eight kills, 14 digs and three aces; Janessa Koelliker had five kills; setter Maddy Bullard had 31 assists; libero Kelsey Coy had 13 digs; and Kortnee Webster had six digs.

* VIEWMONT DEF. CLEARFIELD 25-21, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17: At Clearfield, the Vikings' Kara DeCoursey had nine kills, four digs and one ace; Samantha Sappenfield had nine kills and six digs; and Kirstin Foster had eight kills, one solo block, a block assist and five digs.

The Falcons' Britlie Silvester had 10 kills; Tigist Hale and Hollie Kilburn each had five kills; setter Morgan Worley had 24 assists; and libero Halie Andersen had 17 digs.

Region 5

* SKY VIEW DEF. OGDEN 25-17, 25-18, 25-15: At Ogden High, the Bobcats' Aubrey Boehme had nine kills, one solo block and an ace; Kathryne Pharis had six kills and two aces; and setter Kylie Cardon had 24 assists, two kills and two digs in two games for Sky View, which repeated as league champion.

The Tigers' Kelsie Lawrence had four kills and five solo blocks; Lauren Crockett had three kills and two digs; and Hunter Naisbitt had two digs, two aces and six service points.

* BOX ELDER DEF. MOUNTAIN CREST 25-20, 25-22, 25-17: At Hyrum, the Bees' Sommer Reeder had seven kills and two solo blocks; Emilie Beagley had six kills and two block assists; setter Jessica Adams had 12 assists and four digs; and libero Lacey Farley had 17 digs.

* LOGAN DEF. BONNEVILLE 25-16, 25-19, 14-25, 25-23: At Washington Terrace, the Grizzlies got a road breakthrough against the Lakers.