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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #20 on Nov 5, 2009, 12:33pm »

Maybe you two could discuss it tomorrow night at the football game...

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #21 on Nov 5, 2009, 1:07pm »

There's nothing more to discuss. It will be what it will be. We will wait for the decision on Sunday, period.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #22 on Nov 5, 2009, 1:21pm »

A 2 page volleyball thread, that is a first. We are making some progress then.

Hopefully the girls get in the playoffs it would be a good experience for a young team that will be back next year.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #23 on Nov 5, 2009, 1:46pm »

Lady Bulldogs should get in.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #24 on Nov 5, 2009, 9:04pm »

One of the criteria is win-loss record and the Lady Dogs have that. The odds of having every district split their champions is pretty astronomical. Dogs are in. They have been a top ten the majority of the year and deserve a spot.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #25 on Nov 6, 2009, 7:58am »

I'm with you Randall. A two page volleyball thread - when is the last time that happened?

I am on optomist and just don't see anyway that our girls should not get in the state tournament. We have been ranked in the top ten for weeks and even as high as number five. Our win loss record is good and that is with playing some top teams around our area and at tournaments.

The only draw back, if I understand this correctly, is each district gets a representative on the selection committee (ours is the Roswell coach) and then there is one more added and that person is from the North which leaves that little bit of doubt. But, we can't change any of that but we can support our coaches and girls and encourage them.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #26 on Nov 6, 2009, 8:39am »

If rocketlab and pbjelly think we get in, I would feel good about our chances then. Them guys watch a lot of volleyball I hear

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #27 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:03am »

Artesia has the best record amongst non-district champs. They have wins over Aztec and Silver (district champ). The only way they don't get in, I think, is if every district regular season champ loses in the district tournament finals. Although this is possible, I doubt it will happen. Maybe Shiprock and maybe Academy lose in the district tourney finals, but I can't see the other 4 teams losing.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #28 on Nov 6, 2009, 5:51pm »

Four years ago we upset Goddard in the district tournament to take 2nd. At that time they took the top two in each district and there were two at large bids to get in for a total of 14 teams from 4A. I believe the Lady Dogs should get in with their record. If they don't it will be political and not based on the quality of their play. They have had an awesome year and should do well at the state tournament.

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #29 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:45pm »

You hit the nail on the head, T's Mom. Politics or Record -- that's what the committee's selection boils down to. We'll just have to wait until Sunday to see which one it is...

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #30 on Nov 7, 2009, 7:08am »

Shiprock is a very tough team as always..and PV is right on their tails..

PV volleyball breaks KC's hearts By Christopher Smith The Daily Times
Posted: 11/07/2009 12:00:00 AM MST

FARMINGTON — Kirtland Central's magical run ended Friday at Piedra Vista.
The Lady Panthers survived two match points to beat KC in five, 25-20, 12-25, 25-17, 21-25, 18-16.

"It's a heartbreaker for the kids," KC interim coach Rachel Colsman said. "Losses like this are just hard. These girls have worked so hard and they've made such improvement this season. They left their hearts out there on that court. We gave them a run for their money."

PV's gym turned into a petri dish of tension late as Kirtland came within a point of their second upset in two days.

The Lady Broncos (9-10, 2-1 postseason) went 0-7 against District 1-4A opponents other than Farmington during the regular season. They handled the Lady Scorps again Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals where many felt their season would end.

Feeding off passionate surges, KC overcame a 2-1 deficit to beat Aztec on the road Thursday.

A vocal crowd and an emotional team repeated the feat Friday, overcoming a 2-1 PV advantage and rallying from a 13-6 hole in Game 5 to secure two match points.

A block by Emily Bushard and a kill by Alix Russell preserved the game for the Panthers, and PV escaped the frenzied affair as Brittany Jackson's block advanced them to the District 1-4A finals.

One more infraction, missed block or errant pass and KC would've become an unlikely opponent for Shiprock.

Instead, PV will brave the Lady Chieftains' crowd tonight at 7 p.m.

Both teams already should be in the state tournament. A victory over KC nudged the Panthers into comfortable territory, PV coach Ron Becker said.
"I'm really proud of my girls for pulling it out. That was really tense," he said. "There was a lot of pressure on their backs. I mean, one of my girls was just crying because she was so stressed trying to make those last serves."

The Panthers have played a number of five-game matches this year, splitting six before beating Aztec and Kirtland Central in consecutive outings.

"It's good for us to do that, but I don't need to do that anymore," Becker said. "I don't need that much stress and I think that's a little more than their hearts can take, too."

Said Jackson: "I'm just really glad we won. It was a very intense game. I'm probably gonna have lots of gray hairs tomorrow from all this stress. It taught us that we need to step up and not dig holes."

Becker inserted defensive specialist Brittany Softka late, opting to take pressure off Russell by lessening her responsibilities. He called his defense the difference in a game decided by the slimmest of margins and said he might stick with the lineup change against Shiprock.

KC snuck 15 service aces past PV and won a majority of points that became scrambling, improvisational tasks.

Some of those forced the Panthers out of position and prevented them from optimal sets Jackson, Bushard and Russell, most of which careened off the gym floor on Kirtland's side.

"When we're passing, our offense is amazing. When we're not, it's pretty bad," Becker said. "The one game we got just hammered really bad (25-12 in Game 2), we had 10 passes in a row that were just terrible. You can't pass like that at this level and get away with it."

Bushard led PV with 20 kills. Jackson added 17 and 10 blocks to go with 47 assists for Mariah Culpepper.

Taylor Yazzie paced the Broncos with 12 kills, seven blocks and four aces as KC got contributions from a number of different players.

The Broncos won a combined one game in two regular-season losses to PV but peaked during the district tournament. They exuded confidence they lacked earlier this season, Jackson noticed from across the net.

"At the beginning of the year, once we got behind we tended to defeat ourselves. It was in the body language," Colsman said. "We've been working with the girls all week (on mental toughness). Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean it stops here. You go, OK, my bad.' You shake yourself off, you pick yourself up and you do it again.

"And you can see what they can do when inspired to do so. That says more about their character that they battled back than anything I could ever say."

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Re: District Tournament
« Reply #31 on Nov 7, 2009, 8:43pm »

Lady Rockets swept Roswell 3-0 tonight at Goddard.

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