The Lady Lobos of Snowflake put a wrap on the regular season last week with wins over Show Low and Blue Ridge last week, and will head to the 3A State tournament this weekend.
Last Tuesday, the Lobos easily controlled the first two games at Show Low, winning both 25-13. Game three went to Show Low, 26-24, before Snowflake closed things out in commanding style in game four, 25-6.
Erin Willis led in kills with 16 followed by Talitha Binnie with 11 and Elle Flake with 6. Chandler Johnson served four aces to lead the team. Shanae Stratton and Willis each had two aces. Makayla Ramage easily led on defense with 28 digs. Stratton had 8, and Willis helped with 7. Stratton and Katlyn Papa were the assist leaders with 17 and 12 respectively.
Last Thursday’s regular season finale was a 3-0 win over Blue Ridge at Lakeside. The Lobos cruised through the first two games 25-17 and 25-14. They closed out the match by winning game three 25-22.
Willis again led in kills with 11. Flake did her part with nine and Binnie added six. Stratton served four aces and Binnie had two. Ramage again did her part as Libero with 17 digs. Stratton and Papa led the way with a combined 26 digs.
The Lobos finished the regular season with a 14-3 record in power point matches. They are the No. 4 seed in the state tournament and will face No. 13 Yuma Catholic at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at Camelback High School. With a win they would face either No. 5 Safford or No. 12 Odyssey Institute at 7 p.m, once again at CHS. If the Lobos win both matches, they will be in the semifinals and will play early Saturday afternoon, Nov. 5. The championship match will be played at 7 p.m. on Saturday at North High School.
