Bountiful wraps up undefeated Region 5 season, head into 5A state as favorite
Nov 08, 2024 09:22AM ● By Catherine Garrett
The Bountiful High girls volleyball team, who have finished in the top 3 at the 5A state tournament over the past three seasons – including a 2021 championship run – enter the postseason as the team to beat. Photo from MaxPreps.
For the third season in a row, the Bountiful High girls volleyball team has run the table in Region 5 to win the title in an undefeated fashion. This season, the Redhawks were 14-0 and lost just three sets all year – all to runner-up Woods Cross.
In its last match of the regular season, Bountiful defeated Clearfield 25-12, 25-23, 25-20 Oct. 29. Junior Milika Satuala led with 17 kills, hitting .471, while senior Taylor Harvey added 13. Senior Hannah White ran the offense with 15 assists with senior Rachel Erickson leading defensively with 10 digs. Senior Abby Orme also served up two aces in the sweep.
Harvey was named the Region 5 Most Valuable Player while Satuala and junior Adelaide Stevenson were recognized as First Team, freshman Paisley Gosney on the Second Team and Orme and junior McKinley Duryea were Honorable Mention.
The Redhawks finished with a 24-4 overall record heading into the 5A state tournament. After a first-round bye, No. 1 Bountiful faces the winner of #16 Wasatch/#17 Viewmont on Nov. 7 in the quarterfinals at Utah Valley University. The semifinals and championship match are scheduled for Nov. 8 at UVU.
Woods Cross
Woods Cross swept Roy 25-12, 25-11, 25-5 Oct. 29 on Senior Night to wrap up second place in Region 5.
Senior Akanesi Pututau put away 10 kills with junior Avery Poulton adding nine. Sophomore Zamari Christensen recorded 35 assists for the offense with Poulton helping with three aces from the serving line. On defense, Poulton led with seven digs and senior Gillian Anderson had three blocks at the net.
The Wildcats ended region play with a 12-2 record behind the play of First Team All-Region team members in senior Avery Poulton and sophomores Alisi Tapa’atoutai and Zamari Christensen. Also recognized with Region 5 honors were sophomore Brylee Howard, junior Adia Cook and sophomore Sarah Robison with Honorable Mention recognition.
Woods Cross, the No. 3 seed, will face the winner of #14 Alta/#19 West Nov. 7 at UVU in the second round of the 5A state tournament after a first-round bye.
Viewmont
Viewmont lost a tough five-set battle on Senior Night with Box Elder 25-17, 16-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-12 on Oct. 29 to end Region 5 play.
Sophomore Klancee Larsen led with 16 kills with junior Miya Edgington running the offense with 40 assists and junior Addi Pinnock serving three aces. The team recorded 65 digs, led by senior Jaydee Webb with 14 digs and Edgington and senior Mary Carr with 10 each. Carr also had three blocks at the net.
Carr, Webb, Madison Christiansen, Vanessa Haddock, CJ Johnson, Pearl Johnson and Dani Siddoway were honored as the team’s seven seniors.
Larsen earned First Team All-Region 5 honors while Edgington was Second Team and Siddoway was named Honorable Mention.
The Vikings ended region play with a 3-11 record and were 9-15 during the regular season.
Viewmont, the No. 17 seed, faces No. 16 Wasatch Nov. 5 a the Wasps home court in the first round of the 5A state tournament.
Farmington
Farmington defeated Davis 26-24, 26-24, 24-26, 26-28, 15-11 Oct. 29 in its final Region 1 match this fall.
Senior Ellyse Taylor had 16 kills, hitting .429, and senior Becca Wangsgard had 10 with senior Callie Curtis and sophomore Kylee Love combining for 37 assists in running the offense. Curtis and Love served four aces each of the team’s 12 aces. Defensively, junior Leah Johnson had 26 digs on the back line with Taylor adding 22 while juniors Ava Walton and Rylin Toone both had four blocks at the net.
The Phoenix team finished Region 1 play with a .500 record at 5-5 and were 14-14 this fall during the regular season.
The 6A state tournament will be held this week with Farmington earning a first-round bye as the 11th seed. They will face No. 6 Bingham Nov. 7 at UVU in the second round. The quarterfinals, semis and finals are scheduled for Nov. 7-8 at UVU.
Davis
In its five-set loss to Farmington Oct. 29, seniors Leah Tuft and Paige Halliday teamed up for 30 kills and four aces – along with junior Pola Wong’s 10 kills – with senior Avery Jensen running the offense with 20 assists. On the back line, Jensen’s 17 digs led the Darts while Tuft had 16 and Walsh had 15. Halliday, Jensen and junior Alex Harris each had three blocks at the net.
Davis went winless in Region 1 and had an overall 6-20 regular season record.
The Darts are ranked 18th coming into the 6A state tournament and will play at No. 15 Riverton in the first round Nov. 5. λ