Woods Cross

Woods Cross got its first win of the season by beating defending 5A state champion Maple Mountain in four sets 25-20, 10-25, 25-14, 25-23 Aug. 27, avenging a loss in the state semifinals from last fall.

“That was a really good game for us. The girls were hungry to play them again so when Coach Longmore reached out, I jumped at the chance,” said head coach Josey Hilton. “We struggled to finish against Orem, so this was a good test to see if we could bounce back, as we were down in the 4th set and it was looking like it was going to go to 5.  The girls pulled it together and with some tough serves from Alisi Tapa, they came back from 18-23 to win 25-23 in the 4th set. This was a WHOLE team effort, girls coming in and doing their jobs on the court and the bench being loud and proud.”

Hilton said her player of the match was Adia Cook because of her “attitude, effort, defense, serving and offensive skills.” Cook played all the way around in six rotations against the Golden Eagles. “She kept a positive attitude the entire match and had some amazing digs during the game, always contributing to the play, even if she didn't touch the ball,” Hilton said. “Adia works hard every time she steps on the court and pushes her team to do the same, all with a great attitude and smile. She served tough last night with a 100% serving % and an opponent s/r at 1.83 with 5 crucial digs for the night.”

Brylee Howard had a double-double with 12 kills and 14 digs while Avery Poulton had 15 kills and nine digs and Alisi Tapa’atoutai put away eight kills. Zamari Christensen also recorded a double-double in running the offense with 35 assists and being tops on defense with 15 digs.

In the JV match against Maple Mountain, the Wildcats lost 25-15, 25-12, 15-6.

Lili Larson was named by the coaches as the player of the match. “Lili would not let a ball drop on defense and was cheering on her teammates while also performing herself,” Hilton said. “We have been working on passing and she did great, getting several good passes in a row in crucial moments.”

The sophomore squad also lost to the Golden Eagles in three sets 25-9, 25-12, 16-14 with Colette Germane receiving the shoutout for the match. “Colette always leads her team with a positive mindset and attitude,” Hilton said. “She demands greatness from herself and her team. She never lets up on her attitude and effort which benefits the whole team. Colette even got some time in the JV match and is doing awesome in all aspects.”

Woods Cross is 1-1 early this season.

Davis

Davis lost to 3A’s top team Morgan in three sets 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 Aug. 27.

Leah Tuft led the Darts with 13 kills while Paige Halliday hit 10 kills on a .500 clip. Olivia Checketts and Avery Jensen combined to run the offense with 27 assists.

Against Northridge Aug. 29 Davis lost 25-12, 26-24, 22-25, 25-14. Halliday’s 12 kills led the team while Checketts served up five aces to go with her 13 assists. On the defensive side, Checketts recorded 15 digs while Naomi Udy had 14 and Claire Hodgson stuffed two blocks at the net.

The Darts fell to 5-4 so far this season.

Farmington

Farmington lost to Mountain Ridge in three sets 25-14, 26-24, 25-15 Aug. 27

“It was a tough loss,” said head coach Kate Hawkes. “Mountain Ridge has a very strong offense that was tough to defend.”

Senior Ellyse Taylor led the Phoenix squad with five kills while senior Clara John and senior Becca Wangsgard both served four aces. Junior Kylee Day and senior Callie Curties teamed up for 17 assists in running the offense. Defensively, Taylor, Wangsgard and junior Leah Johnson all had 11 digs each on the back line.

Against Herriman Aug. 29, the Phoenix squad lost in five sets 23-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-25, 15-7.

Taylor put down 14 kills with Wangsgard adding 12. Junior Ava Walton had six blocks at the net while Smith had four with Wangsgard and Taylor each recording 16 digs for the defense.

Farmington is now 1-3 on the year.