At the Utah Valley Invitational Tournament Sept. 5-7, Woods Cross defeated Murray and Wasatch in three sets and Davis, Salem Hills and Copper Hills 3-1.

Head coach Josey Hilton named sophomore setter Zamari Christensen as her player of the tournament for “running a very smooth and quick offense, playing great defense and serving well,” recording 171 assists, 46 digs, 26 kills, six aces and four blocks. “She consistently pushed us to be better and to do better,” Hilton said.

Hilton also noted junior outside hitter Avery Poulton “who not only showed off her offensive skills, but really went to the next level when it came to her backrow defense, making some really spectacular digs.” Poulton had 82 kills, 65 digs, 10 aces and three blocks on the weekend while junior libero Madison Schaerrer “solidified her spot” on the back row for the Wildcats with 60 digs. “She found her rhythm and had huge defensive plays for us,” Hilton said. 

“This is a very talented group of young ladies and they have not come close to hitting their peak,” Hilton said. “I am super excited for them and what they will be able to accomplish.”

Woods Cross improved to 6-2 this year.

Bountiful

Bountiful swept Box Elder 25-10, 25-10, 25-6.

Taylor Harvey put away 11 kills with Milika Satuala adding nine. 

“Taylor had an awesome night and Adelaide Stevenson did an awesome job at distributing the ball, getting all of our hitters the ball and opportunities to score,” said head coach Kelsie White. “Our freshman Paisley Gosney came out strong with six kills on the night, hitting over .800 along with two blocks. Abby Orme had a great night and got us four aces. Rachel Erickson was a solid force for us in the backrow, passing over a 2.0. Overall, an awesome night and a great way to start off Region play! After our pre-season games we were able to pinpoint what we needed to focus on in practice and the girls took those things and put them on display last night,” said White. “I was so happy with how they played and the way they used what we worked on in practice and brought during the game.”

At the UVU Invitational Sept. 5-7, the Redhawks defeated Provo 3-0, Salem Hills 3-2, Syracuse 3-0 and Bountiful 3-0 while losing to Mountain Ridge 3-2.

Bountiful’s season record currently stands at 6-3.

Viewmont

In its first Region 5 match this season, Viewmont defeated Roy in straight sets 25-16, 25-15, 26-24 Sept. 5.

“We played well and in control of the match the first two sets,” said head coach Karl Lippa. “I think the Roy coaching staff did a great job to make some changes in set three to balance the match into their favor. I was pleased with our serving today as serving in such a large gym is something we are not used to but the girls handled it well.”

The Vikings are now 2-1 this year.

Farmington

Farmington lost to Morgan in straight sets 25-17, 25-22, 25-16 Sept. 3.

Senior Ellyse Taylor had seven kills with sophomore Sara Rathbun adding six with Junior Kylee Day and senior Callie Curtis combining for 19 assists in running the Phoenix offense. Senior Becca Wangsgard led defensively with 11 digs while Taylor and junior Leah Johnson both recorded eight on the back line and Rathbun had three blocks at the net.

At the Utah Valley Invitational Sept. 5-7, Farmington defeated the defending 5A state champion Maple Mountain squad in five sets 25-23, 22-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-8.

“It was a great match,” said head coach Kate Hawkes.

Taylor put away 14 kills with Wangsgard adding eight along with four service aces. Senior Clara John also had seven kills to help the offense.

The Phoenix then swept Olympus in three sets 25-18, 25-18, 25-13. Taylor had her own double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs to go with five aces while Wangsgard added seven kills. Miller’s 12 digs led the defense.

Farmington went on to beat Cedar 3-2 before losing to Orem 3-1, Park City 3-1 and Bingham 3-2, bringing their season record to 3-7.

Davis

Davis won a tight three-set match with Wasatch 27-25, 25-21, 25-21 – while losing its other five matches – at the UVU Invitational Sept. 5-7. In the win over the Wasps, senior Paige Halliday put away 14 kills while senior Leah Tuft added nine with senior Olivia Checketts and senior Avery Jensen running the offense with 17 and seven assists, respectively. Junior Alex Harris and senior Claire Hodgson combined for seven blocks at the net while junior Zoey Walsh, Jensen, junior Jewel Korth and Checketts had 36 of the team’s 44 digs.

Davis lost to Copper Hills 3-1, Pleasant Grove 3-0, Woods Cross 3-1, Snow Canyon 3-1 and Weber 3-2 at the three-day tournament.

“All the teams we played were very talented and we learned a lot,” said head coach McKay Barker. “We have so much to work on, but we are ready to compete.”

The Darts are now 6-9 this season.