Chandler Hamilton has a very good volleyball team, certainly good enough to repeat as the 6A Conference state champion.
And that
doesn’t tell the whole story, particularly for whoever faces the Huskies after
they have lost.
That was the
predicament that Xavier Prep’s Gators found themselves in on Wednesday night
(Oct. 26), when they played host to Hamilton.
In its
previous match on Oct. 21, Hamilton was swept 3-0 by Premier Region rival
Gilbert Perry.
The Huskies
were a bit miffed, and they played like it.
After a
close contest against Xavier in Game 1 (the Huskies won 25-21), Hamilton
unleashed state title-caliber play. The digs were plentiful, the sets were
strong and the kills were mercilessly pounded anywhere, everywhere and often.
A 25-12
victory in Game 2 and a 25-14 triumph in Game 3 sealed the 3-0 sweep.
It was
Hamilton’s second sweep over the Gators this season, and the third sweep in a
row by Xavier opponents on this tough stretch of road in October – the others
were by Perry and Tempe Corona del Sol. Xavier had put together four straight
sweeps before the road turned treacherous.
Xavier is
now 21-10 and has maintained the No. 6 spot in the Arizona Interscholastic
Association’s power points list, with Hamilton at No. 2 at 28-5 behind leader
Phoenix Sandra Day O’Connor.
Xavier’s
final regular-season match will be on Thursday (Oct. 28) against Mesa High.
However, the 6 p.m. contest will be played at next-door neighbor Brophy Prep
(details below).
How dominant
was Hamilton against the Gators?
Hamilton had
47 kills, Xavier had 14. Hamilton had 10 blocks, Xavier had none. Hamilton had
47 digs, Xavier had 25.
Xavier had
10 assists, all by setter Alexa Shiner. Shiner also had 6 digs, with libero
Hannah Ulisch getting 7.
Home “regular season finale’’
Day/time: Thursday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.
Location: Brophy Prep’s Robson Gym (main gym)
Parking: Brophy South lot
Entrance: Through the neighboring Dutch Gym
and into the main gym
Tickets: Table set up outside the entrance.
Tickets can be purchased at the site on the day of the match, cash only and no credit cards.
Refreshments: None. No access to snack bar. Only
water permitted.
6A Conference state tournament
There will
be a “play-in’’ tournament on Nov. 2 between seeds 9-24 on the power points
list. Winners advance to the state tournament that begins Nov. 4. The top eight
seeds will open the tournament at home against the winners (re-seeded) of the
play-in games.
The opening
games of the state tournament will be seeds 16 at 1, 15 at 2, 14 at 3, 13 at 4,
12 at 5, 11 at 6, 10 at 7 and 9 at 8.
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