Legacy battles back to win Boulder City Invitational

Legacy's girls volleyball team nearly had to work overtime Saturday.

The Longhorns were down set point three times in the second set against Bonanza in the championship match of the Boulder City Invitational.

But Legacy battled back each time and finally claimed a 25-18, 29-27 win over the Bengals to claim the tournament title.

The Longhorns trailed 26-27 before rallying for three straight points behind two kills by Kiana Carter and one by Danielle Castillo to claim the victory.

"This is something we prepare for every day," said Legacy head coach Ray Lewis, whose team also trailed 5-0 in the opening set. "In practice, every single day, we do late game drills, where it's late in the game, we are down and we have to find a way to battle back. So for them, it's just like a normal day of practice. Nothing new, but they battle hard all the time, and that is what I like about this group of girls.

"In the huddle, I told them to be smart, play our game, don't make an error. We have to figure out a way to score, stay consistent on defense, play hard, and if we could do that, I knew we'd be all right."

Myah Maxwell led Legacy with 11 kills, two blocks and three digs. Castillo had three blocks and seven kills, and Saipeti Fuiava had eight kills and nine digs. Kamaile Mendonsa had 30 assists and five digs, and Mia Suzuki had 18 digs for the Longhorns.

Hayley Hunstman had three aces, six kills, two blocks and eight digs to lead the Bengals. Jaycie Johnson added four kills and five blocks for Bonanza.

While Maxwell, Castillo, Fuiava and Mendonsa ended up posting a lot of stats for the Longhorns, Legacy got contributions from just about everyone who stepped on the court Saturday afternoon.

Carter's kill ended the match, and Kassidy DeSchepper made a key dig to prolong a volley that the Longhorns ended up winning, which cut the Bengals' lead to 17-15 in the second set.

"They are really diverse," Lewis said. "We have different go-tos on different days. Any given day we can have a star player. And that is one of my favorite things about this team; no one has to be the star. Everyone does their part and contributes."

Lewis is hoping this tournament win will give his team the necessary confidence as the Longhorns begin play in the Southwest League when they travel to Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.

"This is huge for us," Lewis said. "For us, it was about coming in here and figuring ourselves out, getting to the point where we can battle hard and staying consistent. We have a lot of young players on this team, but they are working really well together right now.

"We are a strong team when we get going, but we have to keep it consistent. When we are consistent, we are team to reckon with."

Lincoln County 2, Calvary Chapel 0 — Hannah Hafen had seven kills and 12 digs, and Cameron Lloyd added five kills and 10 digs to help the Lynx to a 25-16, 25-21 win over the Lions in a quarterfinal.

Easton Tingey had five kills and eight digs, and Chesnee Harding added 14 assists and 12 digs for Lincoln County, which got four kills and five blocks from Bridon Lewis.

Olivia Kaiser had four kills, and Lexi Davis added two kills and nine digs for Calvary Chapel.

Bonanza 2, Lincoln County 0 — The Bengals were 25-13, 25-18 winners over the Lynx in a semifinal.

Harding had six kills and nine digs, and Lewis added five kills for Lincoln County, which got nine digs apiece from Tingey and Hafen.

Boulder City 2, Lincoln County 0 — The Eagles secured third place in the tournament with a 25-20, 25-12 win over the Lynx.

Harding had two kills, five assists and eight digs, and Lloyd had eight digs for Lincoln County.

Pahranagat Valley 2, Calvary Chapel 0 — The Panthers downed the Lions, 25-14, 25-18.

Kaiser had three kills and 11 digs, and Davis had 11 digs for Calvary Chapel.

Friday's Results

Pahrump Valley d. Lincoln County, 17-25, 25-21, 15-9

Calvary d. Cheyenne 25-11, 25-22

Lake Mead d. Clark 25-18, 27-25

Pahranagat Valley d. Virgin Valley 25-19, 25-19

Basic d. Pahranagat Valley 25-18, 25-19

Legacy d. Eldorado 25-13, 25-13

Boulder City d. Lake Mead 25-22, 25-9

Calvary Chapel d. Las Vegas 25-21, 19-25, 15-11

Las Vegas d. Cheyenne 25-11, 25-20

Cheyenne d. Sunrise Mountain 25-21, 25-22, 15-7

Legacy d. Lincoln County 25-16, 25-20

Eldorado d. Pahrump Valley 25-18, 25-23

Boulder City d. Clark 25-13, 25-11

Virgin Valley d. Liberty 17-25, 25-21, 18-16

Boulder City d. Bonanza 17-25, 25-18, 15-8

Liberty d. Basic 28-26, 25-23

Las Vegas d. Sunrise Mountain 25-11, 26-24

Bonanza d. Clark 25-13, 25-11

Bonanza d. Lake Mead 25-9, 25-18

Virgin Valley d. Basic 25-21, 25-16

Pahranagat Valley over Liberty 25-18, 25-17

Legacy d. Pahrump Valley 13-25, 16-25

Lincoln County d. Eldorado 25-19, 25-17

Calvary Chapel d. Sunrise Mountain 25-20, 25-15

Saturday's Results

Blue Bracket

Basic d. Lake Mead, 25-15, 25-23

Basic d. Eldorado, 25-18, 25-21

Clark d. Cheyenne, 25-21, 17-25, 15-8

Eldorado d. Sunrise Mountain, 25-16, 25-15

Eldorado d. Pahrump Valley, 25-16, 25-12

Lake Mead d. Sunrise Mountain, 25-23, 25-18

Lake Mead d. Clark, 16-25, 25-22, 18-16

Liberty d. Clark, 25-17, 20-25, 15-9

Liberty d. Pahrump Valley, 25-18, 17-25, 15-11

Pahrump Valley d. Cheyenne, 25-14, 25-19

Blue final, Basic d. Liberty, 25-21, 25-22

Gold Bracket

Bonanza d. Pahranagat Valley, 25-22, 25-12

Bonanza d. Lincoln County, 25-13, 25-18

Boulder City d. Virgin Valley, 20-25, 25-10, 15-7

Boulder City d. Lincoln County, 25-20, 25-12

Las Vegas d. Virgin Valley, 25-14, 25-22

Las Vegas d. Pahranagat Valley, 25-20, 25-14

Legacy d. Las Vegas, 25-8, 25-19

Legacy d. Boulder City, 25-21, 25-18

Lincoln County d. Calvary Chapel, 25-16, 25-21

Pahranagat Valley d. Calvary Chapel, 25-14, 25-18

Championship, Legacy d. Bonanza, 25-18, 29-27