The Lady Lobos cruised to two more wins last week, winning both contests in straight sets. Tuesday, they were in Whiteriver, where they handled Alchesay 25-16, 25-14 and 25-18.
Snowflake dominated at the net with a team total of 38 kills. Ranell West led the way with 9, Alyssa Peterson added 7, Ryah Denhalter, and Bryn Kupfer each had 6.
Snowflake served a total of 12 aces, led by Taya Schnedier’s 6. Lucy Lyman added 2, as did Amrie Lewis.
With their dominance at the net, only 41 total digs were available. Bryn Kupfer had 7; Lucy Lyman, 6; Taya Schneider, 6; and Gracie Bodle added 6.
Hailey Jones led in assists with 16. Schneider was close behind with 15.
Thursday’s home court win over Benjamin Franklin was a little more competitive, but the Lobos still prevailed in three sets: 25-14, 25-22 and 25-20.
Kupfer led in kills with 13. West added 8, and Denhalter finished with 7. Denhalter and Mairead Stradling each had 6 blocks. Schneider finished with 11 digs, and Amrie Lewis added 10. Kupfer and Peterson each had 8 digs.
Hailey Jones led the way in assists with 23. Schneider added 11.
Snowflake wraps up the regular season this week with two games against familiar foes. Monday, they will host Winslow, then on Wednesday, they make the short trip to face Holbrook. Both clubs used to be rivals in volleyball, but in recent years Snowflake has dominated both schools and is expected to do that once again to finish up their regular season.
Snowflake enters this week ranked third in the 3A power points with a 13-2 record. The 3A state tournament gets underway on Saturday, Nov. 8. The first two rounds will be played at Millennium High School. The semifinals will be played on Nov. 13, at a site to be determined, and the state championship match will be played at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 15.
