The Lady Wildcats had a busy week with two regular season matches during the week, followed by two days of action at their own invitational meet over the weekend.
They began their week on Wednesday with an easy road win at Cibecue. They won the match in three straight games, 25-12, 25-23 and 25-10. Kayle James led at the net with 12 kills. She also led in aces with 8, and in assists with 9. Tori Beatty had 4 kills, and Kamryn Lampsa finished with 3. Beatty and Brooklyn Petersen each served 3 aces. Beatty also added 9 digs and 8 assists.
Hosting Superior the following day, the Wildcats again won in three games. They took the first 25-21, the second 25-23 and closed out the match winning game three 25-17.
James was again strong at the net with 16 kills. Kaci Palmer added 9 and Raylee Fish helped with 6. Sahzira Schoby led the team in aces with 8. Schoby also led in digs with 25. James added 17 as did Petersen. Jadiana Kinlicheenie added 15, and Beatty finished with 10. James had 16 assists and Beatty finished with 15 assists.
Joseph City went 3-2 in Friday’s pool play portion of their tournament. They defeated Alchesay, 2-0, St. Micheal, 2-1, and Red Mesa 2-0. Their two losses were to Pinon 1-2 and to Willcox 0-2.
The Wildcats will put a wrap on the regular season this week with three matches. On Tuesday they host Mogollon in what will be their final home match of the year. Thursday, they travel to Fort Thomas and on Saturday they will close out the regular season on the road at Rock Point.
The team entered this week ranked 12th in the 1A power points. They need to remain inside the top 16 to advance to the post-season tournament. The 1A state tournament begins on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at the site of the higher-seeded team.
The Wildcats have a 9-5 regular season record heading into their final week of play.
