Prep volleyball: Clovis West, at No. 5 in latest rankings, captures Central Cal Classic title
Behind Tiersa Bailey and Micah Hebert, Clovis West High’s girls volleyball team went 8-0 through the Central California Classic Varsity Tournament over the weekend, capped by a 17-25, 25-23, 15-13 victory against Tri River Athletic Conference rival Central in the final.
Bailey was named the MVP and Hebert first-team all-tournament after contributing 45 and 55 kills, respectively, in 18 sets during the tournament in Modesto. The Golden Eagles also received 108 assists, 33 kills, 32 digs, 12 aces and six blocks from Sarah Armendariz, 87 digs from Lili Tavlan, 69 assists and 33 digs from Maddie Frediani, and 39 kills and 42 digs from Kegan Simas.
Clovis West (12-3) beat Tracy 25-21, 21-25, 15-11 in one semifinal. Central (21-4) downed defending CIF State Division I runner-up Pitman-Turlock 25-21, 19-25, 15-11.
The Grizzlies received 47 kills from Makayla Lewis, 45 kills from Makayla Riddlesprigger and 43 kills from Shanea Laird a weekend after finishing in a four-way tie for fifth place at the Clovis Varsity Challenge, which was won by the host Cougars behind tournament MVP Taylen Ballard.
TRAC schools Clovis (No. 2), Clovis West (No. 5) and Central (No. 6) make up three of the top six in The Bee’s Central Section rankings, all behind top-ranked Centennial.
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CENTRAL SECTION VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS
THE BEE’S TOP 15
(Records through Sept. 12)
- 1. Centennial 13-4
- 2. Clovis 11-6
- 3. Independence 1-0
- 4. Liberty-Bakersfield 16-2
- 5. Clovis West 12-3
- 6. Central 21-4
- 7. Garces 11-5
- 8. Buchanan 7-3
- 9. Clovis East 7-2
- 10. Bakersfield 4-6
- 11. Frontier 4-3
- 12. Central Valley Christian 8-6
- 13. Clovis North 6-7
- 14. Bakersfield Christian 5-4
- 15. Sanger 8-4
DIVISIONAL TOP 3
- D-I: 1. Centennial; 2. Clovis; 3. Liberty-Bakerfieldd
- D-II: 1. Independence; 2. Garces; 3. CVC
- D-III: 1. Bakersfield Christian; 2. Memorial 3-0; 3. Mission Oak 5-0
- D-IV: 1. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 8-0; 2. Kingsburg 5-3; 3. Sierra 4-0
- D-V: 1. Frazier Mountain 9-3; 2. Immanuel 2-2; 3. California City 8-3
This story was originally published September 14, 2015 at 7:50 PM with the headline "Prep volleyball: Clovis West, at No. 5 in latest rankings, captures Central Cal Classic title."