Badgers Win The Battle Of The Unbeatens 6-3 : PHS Sports Roundup

Photo: Elle Long returns the birdie in her doubles match with Megan Townsend

Varsity Badminton

The Prescott Badgers moved to (13-0) with a hard fought win over the Arizona College Prep Knights, Monday afternoon at Prescott High School.

The battles were close, and at times intense. A battle of two of the top players in the state battled it out with Megan Townsend pulling out the win over Ashley Yang. Townsend said, “She is very good, but I think having the home court advantage helped. We will likely see each other in the singles playoffs, where she ranks at three, and I am currently four.” Townsend swept Yang in two close games, winning by three points in the first, and two in the second.

Elle Long, who moved up a spot from #3 to #2, had to work a little extra in her singles match with Fatima Ahmed. Long said, “My best friend Riley wasn’t here today, so I had to move up. It was quite a challenging match. This helped our confidence by winning against a good opponent.”

Photo: Lindsay Carter

Lindsay Carter moved up from #4 to #3, and had a little easier time with her opponent. Carter said” This match helped us by preparing us for the playoffs, since they are so good. We have six seniors on this team, and after missing out on the championship, we are motivated to finish what we started. We were so close last year.”

Lauren Farley and Calli Naylor won their first games, but dropped the final two. Breckyn Tubbs slid into the number six spot and was very successful, sweeping her opponent. The Badgers took two of three in the doubles with Townsend and Long sweeping Yang and Ahmed. Farley and Naylor swept the other doubles match for Prescott.

Coach Bobbi Yoder said, “Our number two Riley Crockett was out of town today, so this was a little closer than it would be if she was here. With that said, I think the girls stepped up and ultimately got the job done tonight. Megan Townsend played well tonight in what was probably her toughest competition of the season in the number one spot for singles versus Ashley Yang. Those two will more than likely be meeting up again at individual state for a singles state championship.”

The number one Badgers will host Paradise Valley in their final regular season contest, on Tuesday at 4pm.

SINGLES RESULTS

#1 Megan Townsend won 21-18, 21-19 over Ashley Yang

#2 Elle Long won 21-11, 13-21, 21-15 over Fatima Ahmed

#3 Lindsay Carter won 21-17, 21-11 over Sumedha Balwadgi

#4 Lauren Farley lost 13-21, 21-10, 21-15 to Abby Iyer

#5 Calli Naylor lost 17-21, 21-17, 21-15 to Rayna Shaik

#6 Breckyn Tubbs won 21-10, 21-18 over Naina Shaik

DOUBLES RESULTS

#1 Townsend/Long won 21-19, 21-14 over Yang/Ahmed

#2 Tubbs/Carter lost 17-21, 21-11, 21-16 to Iyer/Balwadgi

#3 Naylor/Farley won 21-17, 21-14 over R.Shaik/N.Shaik

DIVISION II NORTHWEST STANDINGS

School- W-L W-L

PRESCOTT 7-0 13-0

Chaparral 6-1 11-1

Horizon 5-2 10-2

Paradise Valley 5-2 8-4

Deer Valley 4-3 8-4

Shadow Mountain 3-5 8-5

North Canyon 2-6 4-9

Barry Goldwater 0-6 2-10

Saguaro 0-7 2-10

DIVISION II RANKINGS (W-L)

#1 PRESCOTT 13-0

#2 Verrado 14-0

#3 Ironwood 12-1

#4 Chaparral 11-1

#5 AZ College Prep 12-1

#6 Sunrise Mountain 13-1

#7 Horizon 10-2

#8 Deer Valley 8-4

#9 Cactus 9-4

#10 Paradise Valley 8-4

Photo: 11 Reagan Grey with the soft touch as 5 Liv Lantrip looks on

Varsity Girls Volleyball

The Prescott Badgers rallied from being down early in game one, coming back to win a hard fought battle 3-1. Prescott was down in game one by five before catching Mohave at 13. After an exchange of points, the Badgers outscored the Thunderbirds 9-2 to win. The Badgers took control early in game two and held on to go up 2-0. The Thunderbirds were able to grab game three, but Prescott was not going to let this one slip away, coming back after trailing in the fourth set to finish off Mohave for the victory.

The Badgers were led by Ruby Jensen with 12 kills, Reagan Grey 9 kills, and Liv Lantrip with 7 kills.

Photo: Chaelei Deronde goes up against a Mohave defender

Hailey Whitwell came up big with 16 digs.

Prescott improves to (2-6) in the Grand Canyon Region, and (2-11) on the season, and will host rival Bradshaw Mountain next Tuesday at 6 pm.

PRESCOTT BADGERS 3, MOHAVE THUNDERBIRDS 1

Games- 1 2 3 4

Mohave 18 21 25 21

Prescott 25 25 21 25

GRAND CANYON REGION

School W-L W-L

Flagstaff 6-0 7-5

Bradshaw Mountain 6-1 8-4

Coconino 5-4 7-7

Lee Williams 3-4 5-5

Mingus 3-4 5-6

PRESCOTT 2-6 2-11

Mohave 1-7 2-8

SCOREBOARD

Coconino 3, Lee Williams 1

Varsity Football

The first rankings of the 2022 season were released today and the Badgers are sitting at #11. That is the best of any Grand Canyon Region team. The top 16 teams make the playoffs, with one through eight hosting first round games.

DIVISION 4 RANKINGS (W-L)

#1 Arizona College Prep 4-1

#2 Canyon De Oro 4-1

#3 Snowflake 4-1

#4 ALA-Gilbert North 3-2

#5 Marco de Niza 5-0

#6 Apache Junction 4-1

#7 Buckeye 5-1

#8 Yuma Catholic 4-1

#9 St. Mary’s 3-2

#10 Lake Havasu 3-2

Grand Canyon Region Teams Ranking