Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Host Snowflake edges Payson to win volleyball tourney

September 26, 2011 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


Host Snowflake defeated Payson 25-16, 25-17 in the championship match of the third annual Snowflake Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 24).

 

Here are the full results from the full event, held Friday (Sept. 23) and Saturday . . .

 

Pool A – Day 1

Heber Mogollon def. Holbrook 25-21, 25-19; Safford def. Holbrook 26-24, 25-21; Safford def. Mogollon 25-18, 20-25, 15-12.

 

Pool B – Day 1

Snowflake def. Show Low 25-12, 25-21; Show Low def. Fort Defiance Window Rock 25-20, 25-19; Snowflake def. Window Rock 24-26, 25-18, 15-5.

 

Pool C – Day 1

Lakeside Blue Ridge def. San Carlos 25-10, 25-11; Payson def. Winslow 25-17, 25-13; Blue Ridge def. Winslow 25-17, 25-15; Payson def. San Carlos 25-3, 25-14; Blue Ridge def. Payson 27-25, 25-20; Winslow def. San Carlos 25-17, 25-9.

 

Day 2 – Double Elimination Tournament

Game 1 - Window Rock def. Winslow-25-11, 25-18. Game 2 - Holbrook def. San Carlos 25-5, 25-18. Game 3 - Payson def. Show Low 25-11, 25-18. Game 4 - Mogollon def. Blue Ridge 30-28, 25-21. Game 5 - Safford def. Window Rock 27-25, 21-25, 15-10. Game 6 - Snowflake def. Holbrook 25-19, 25-11. Game 7 (Elimination game) - Show Low def. San Carlos 25-13, 25-11. Game 8 (Elimination game) - Blue Ridge def. Winslow 25-20, 25-13. Game 9 (Elimination game) -Window Rock def. Show Low 25-15, 25-21. Game 10 (Elimination game) - Blue Ridge def. Holbrook 25-20, 21-25, 15-6.

 

Game 11 (Winners Bracket) - Payson def. Safford 26-24, 25-21. Game 12 (Winners Bracket) - Snowflake def. Mogollon 25-19, 25-23.

 

Game 13 (Elimination game) - Window Rock def. Mogollon 25-17, 25-20. Game 14 (Elimination game) - Blue Ridge def. Safford 25-21, 25-18.

 

Game 15 (Winners bracket) - Snowflake def. Payson 25-16, 25-23 – Snowflake advances to finals.

 

Game 16 (Elimination game) - Blue Ridge def. Window Rock 25-20, 25-13. Game 17 (Elimination game) - Payson def. Blue Ridge 25-20, 25-13 – Payson advances to finals.

 

Championship -- Snowflake def. Payson 25-16, 25-17.