Bountiful

Bountiful beat Viewmont 25-15, 25-13, 25-13 Sept. 12.

“The girls played a very consistent and high-level match,” said head coach Kelsie White. “In practice, we focused a lot on serving and passing, and it showed against Viewmont. I challenged the girls to attack serving and they did exactly that. Our serving totaled 12 aces in a three-set match, with Adelaide Stevenson contributing four and Hallie Hewlett three. The serving set the tone, keeping them out of system, allowing our block to do their job, and giving us a strong advantage. Viewmont played a great match and did some great things. They are not a team to take lightly.”

Against Northridge Sept. 14, the Redhawks won 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.

“We played another great game,” White said. “Northridge always shows up against us and brings an awesome student section which makes for a really fun and competitive environment for everyone. I challenged the girls to stay consistent and confident throughout the match and they did a great job. Our outsides Taylor and Milika had a great night and showed just how dominant we are on the pins. Our passing was solid with Adelaide as libero, giving us lots of options to spread the offense. Hallie kept the flow going all night and again had some key runs with her serving. I was so proud of the girls. They make coaching so fun!”

Bountiful remains undefeated in Region 5 through five matches and are 8-5 this year.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross defeated Bonneville 25-11, 25-22, 25-23 behind 10 kills from freshman Alisi Tapa’atoutai and seven from junior Nesi Pututau, who hit .715. The duo also had five blocks between them to protect the net for the Wildcats. Tapa’atoutai and senior Akilisi Pahulu both served three aces with Pahulu recording 13 assists in running the offense. Sophomore Avery Poulton had nine digs on the back line with senior Anau Tua’one adding seven.

Against Viewmont Sept. 14, Woods Cross won in five sets 21-25, 28-26, 20-25, 25-16, 15-8. Poulton’s 20 skills were tops for the Wildcats while Tapa’atoutai put away 16 kills with no errors, hitting .552. They also had four and three blocks, respectively at the net. Freshman Zamari Christensen ran the offense, recording 41 assists, and also led the team’s defense with 20 digs. Four others – freshman Ella Hinton (17), Poulton (16), senior Dani Brey (16), and junior Nesi Pututau (12) – also had double-digit digs in contributing to Woods Cross’ total of 102 as a team.

The Wildcats are now 5-0 in Region 5 and 10-3 overall.

Farmington

Farmington began Region 1 play Sept. 12 with a 25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 25-23 win over Fremont. 

Senior Jenna Goates had 11 kills to lead the Phoenix with junior Ellyse Taylor and senior Kaylee Monroe putting away eight kills each. The trio was also big defensively with Goates’ 10 blocks, Taylor’s 12 digs, and Monroe’s 14 digs. Others helping Farmington to the win were senior Quincy Wilson and senior Brinlee Galbraith, who both served three aces and had 13 and 14 digs, respectively. Senior Laina Whitney also had 10 blocks at the net with senior setter Brady Day recording 15 digs to go with her 33 assists.

On Sept. 14, the Phoenix squad lost to Syracuse 25-23, 27-25, 25-22.

Monroe had 12 kills with Taylor serving three aces to produce offensively. Day ran the offense with 27 assists while also recording 12 digs to complete a double-double. Senior Quincy Wilson was tops defensively with 17 digs with Whitney and senior Rachel Shingleton both having four blocks at the net.

Farmington has a 1-1 region mark and a 9-6 season record.

Davis

In its first Region 1 game of the season, Davis lost to Weber 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 Sept. 14. 

Senior Loryn Helgesen had six kills for the Darts while senior Emily Walker served up three aces. Defensively, senior Jenna Sullivan and junior Paige Halliday combined for five blocks while Helgesen and junior Anabell Briggs each had two digs.

Davis is now 4-7 on the year and 0-1 in the region standings.

Viewmont

In Viewmont’s three-set loss to Bountiful, senior Julia Baird led the Vikings with 13 kills while senior Maddie Lege served up half of the team’s 10 aces. Sophomore Miya Edgington had 34 assists in running the offense while junior Vanessa Haddock recorded 18 digs and senior Brittley Gines added 11. Baird and Lege had three blocks each at the net. 

“Bountiful made some offensive line-up changes in their rotations which proved to be very effective against us,” said head coach Karl Lippa. “The match started off rather close throughout the beginning of the first set. They won the serve-receive battle and served stronger than us from the start.”

Viewmont ended the week with a five-set loss to Woods Cross, falling to 2-3 in the Region 5 standings and 7-8 so far this season.