On September 13-14th, the 14th Annual Spike it High School and Junior High Volleyball Tournament took place. The Hosts were San Tan Charter (taking place at their Power Campus main gym) and Basis Chandler. A full contingent of teams registered for the High School competition including AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN, ASU PREP – POLYTECHNIC, CAURUS ACADEMY, DESERT HEIGHTS PREP, DREAM CITY CHRISTIAN, EDUPRIZE – GILBERT, EVAC, HERITAGE ACADEMY – MESA, HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY, IMAGINE PREP @ COOLIDGE, IMAGINE PREP @ SURPRISE, JAMES MADISON PREP, JEFFERSON PREP, MADISON HIGHLAND PREP, SAN TAN CHARTER, SALT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, SEQUOIA CHARTER, SEQUOIA PATHWAY, SOUTH RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, and TRINITY CHRISTIAN. Tournament results were based on a 4 GAME Minimum (Split division tournaments after pool play).
HIGH SCHOOL:
GOLD:
WINNER (1) EVAC
Runners up: (2) DESERT HEIGHTS PREP, (3) SAN TAN CHARTER, (4) HERITAGE ACADEMY–MESA,
SILVER:
WINNER: (5) IMAGINE PREP @ SURPRISE
Runners up: (6) MADISON HIGHLAND PREP (7) JAMES MADISON PREP (8) SEQUOIA PATHWAY
BRONZE
WINNER: (9) HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY
Runners up: (10) EDUPRIZE – GILBERT (11), SALT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (12) JEFFERSON PREP
COPPER
WINNER (13) ASU PREP – POLYTECHNIC
Runners up: (14) AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN (15) TRINITY CHRISTIAN (16) DREAM CITY CHRISTIAN
NICKEL
WINNER: (17) IMAGINE PREP @ COOLIDGE
Runners up: 18) CAURUS ACADEMY, (19) , SOUTH RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, (20) SEQUOIA CHARTER
Take a look at what some of our teams had to say after the tournament:
“Congrats to the women’s varsity volleyball team on taking 1st place at the Spike It tournament!” – Madison Highland Prep
“These girls were runners up (2nd place) in the GOLD division in the annual Spike It tournament.” – Coach Lorna Sorenson, Heritage Athletics, Varsity
“Congrats to our volleyball girls who had an outstanding weekend in the CAA Spike It Tournament. JV Tournament Gold winners are on a 12 game winning streak. JH also placed Bronze! Great work.” – San Tan Charter Athletics
“Banner day for Caurus Athletics! Varsity Volleyball wins bracket Championship at CAA’s Spike it Volleyball Tournament” – Caurus Academy
JUNIOR HIGH: WINNERS
GOLD: ASU PREP – POLYTECHNIC
SILVER: LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL
BRONZE: EVAC
COPPER: SEQUOYAH PATHWAY
NICKEL: TRIVIUM PREP
We want to thank our hosts, organizers, coaches, teams, officials, all our wonderful volunteers, fans, AND especially the athletes’ parents, who made this 14th Annual Spike IT Tournament such a success. We had a great turnout and hope to see you all next year!!!