ROUNDUP: Patchett leads Basic to Southeast’s final playoff berth
Tara Patchett had 14 digs, 13 kills and two blocks Wednesday as Basic’s girls volleyball team secured the Southeast League’s final spot in the Sunrise Region playoffs with a 25-14, 26-24, 14-25, 25-23 win at Foothill.
Kamisha Richardson had eight kills and Jennaka Flores added five kills and four blocks for Basic, which tied Foothill for fourth place in the Southeast.
The Wolves advanced to the playoffs on the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association's third tiebreaker, which compares teams’ sets won in head-to-head matches.
Basic won five sets to Foothill’s four in their two league matches.
Coronado 3, Tech 0 — At Tech, Kuulei Pena delivered 11 kills and 10 digs, and Kristen Herlosky tallied nine digs, five kills and five aces as the Cougars completed a perfect Southeast League slate with a 25-13, 25-8, 25-15 sweep of the Roadrunners.
Katie Gamsky had 25 assists and five aces, and Ally Davis added five aces and three kills for Coronado.
Green Valley 3, Del Sol 0 — At Del Sol, Summer King had 14 kills to lead the Gators to a 25-12, 25-12, 27-25 victory over the Dragons.
Jenna Swaffer had 24 assists, and teammate Nikki Drost added eight kills for Green Valley.
Las Vegas 3, Canyon Springs 0 — At Canyon Springs, Breanna Melton had 12 kills and 13 digs as the Wildcats defeated the Pioneers, 25-13, 25-16, 25-13 to cap a perfect 14-0 record in Northeast League play.
Tiffany Jackson added 17 assists and three aces, and Natresha Bernard supplied seven kills for Las Vegas.
Elenai Alailima led Canyon Springs with four blocks and four digs.
Eldorado 3, Chaparral 0 — At Chaparral, Chelsea Andersen and Chelsea Upshaw each dished out five assists, and Candace Watkins spiked five kills to help the Sundevils sweep the Cowboys, 25-14, 25-17, 25-16.
Chelsea Sallander added four kills for Eldorado.
Sunrise Mountain 3, Valley 0 — At Sunrise Mountain, Tiara Veal dished out 12 assists to go along with three kills and two digs, helping the Miners to a 25-15, 25-19, 25-16 win over the Vikings.
Alicia Winchester added five kills, and Lenny Estrada chipped in four kills and four aces for Sunrise Mountain.
Nyla Whalum paced the Vikings with 12 digs. Briana Johnson put down six kills, and Lenore Porter supplied 12 assists for Valley.
Rancho 3, Desert Pines 1 — At Desert Pines, Alexandra Padilla racked up 14 assists and four aces to help the Rams to a 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 28-26 win over the Jaguars.
Samantha Carino added nine kills and three aces, and Tiffany Smith had 12 digs for Rancho.
Jazzmin Avalos distributed 10 assists, and Karina De La Cruz added 10 digs for Desert Pines, which got five kills from Nancy Macias.
Silverado 3, Liberty 0 — At Liberty, the Skyhawks were 25-17, 25-8, 25-18 winners over the Patriots.
