Game Details - Girls Volleyball

In the much-anticipated quarterfinal showdown between region foes Desert Hills and Crimson Cliffs, the Thunder showed the poise necessary to advance to the semifinals. After the teams split their two region games, No. 4 seed Desert Hills took care of business in the third match in beating No. 5 Crimson Cliffs 25-21, 26-24, 18-25, 25-20 in the quarterfinals at UVU. Halle Heath had another great game hitting for Desert Hills as she recorded 17 kills with a .382 hitting percentage. “I think we did a really good job getting the ball to Hallie, she’s just a big scorer for us. When we can get her the ball, she does a really good job of putting it away. But I also think just kind of staying within ourselves and staying focused on what we’re needed to do,” said Desert Hills coach Craig Allred. Allred said nerves got the better of his team a bit in losing the third set, but he thought he momentum his team built toward the end of that set carried into the fourth. “I was really happy how we ended the third set, even though we didn’t win it, I think the momentum carried us into the fourth,” said Allred. Alivia Jenson passed a 2.5 on 43 serve-receive attempts for the Thunder, while Jayla Ybright recorded 38 assists. With the win, Desert Hills advances to face top seed Orem in the semifinals.