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Thursday, November 11, 2021
Dinuba, Immanuel reach football quarterfinals
Reedley edged at Strathmore in Division III battle, Sanger falls on road to end respective seasons
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Just two teams from the Mid Valley Times coverage region remain alive in the Cen- tral Section football playoffs.
The Dinuba High Emper- ors (7-4) avenged an earlier loss this season to Edison High from Fresno, blitzing the Tigers (2-7) by a 51-27 score Nov. 5 at DHS in a Division III first round game. Meanwhile, top Division V seed Immanuel High (7-3) beat No. Kerman High for the second time this season; this time hanging on for a 16-12 victory over the No. 16 Lions.
In quarterfinals action Fri- day, Nov. 12, Dinuba will host No. 6 seed Paso Robles in Di- vision III while Immanuel is home to No. 8 Liberty-Madera
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Dinuba receiver Mikey Olvera battled for the ball, but Edison's Damen Wiggins (18) came up with the ball for an interception in the first quarter of the Emper- ors. 51-27 playoff win on Nov. 5.
Ranchos in 7 p.m. starts. Reedley High's tough Di- vision III playoff bracket proved to be a season-ender,
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Reedley Ryan Warkentin was gang-tackled by a pair of Strathmore High tacklers during the Pirates' 21-14 Division III playoff loss to the Spartans on Nov. 5. Senior Warkentin rushed for 163 yards, giving him a school-record 1,879 yards on the season.
SECTION PLAYOFFS SCORES, SCHEDULES
DIVISION II
First Round — Nov. 5
Frontier 24, Sanger 7
DIVISION III
First Round — Nov. 5
Dinuba 51, Edison 27 Strathmore 21, Reedley 14 Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 12
Paso Robles at Dinuba, 7 p.m. DIVISION V
First Round — Nov. 5 Immanuel 16, Kerman 12 Boron 32, Orosi 17 Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 12 Liberty-Madera Ranchos
at Immanuel, 7 p.m. DIVISION VI
First Round — Nov. 4 East 36, Orange Cove 21
Pirates second in D-V volleyball
Moraido found the end zone three times on the ground. The Emps finished with 282 rush yards.
Quarterback Casimiro
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PREPS ROUNDUP
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Reedley's Jacob Laine prepared to fire a shot for one of his eight goals in a quarter- final playoff win over Edison on Nov. 4.
RHS boys
water polo falls
in semifinals
Staff, Contributed
The Reedley High varsity boys' bid for a Central Section water polo cham- pionships ended in the semifinals.
The second-seeded Pirate boys (22- 9) pounded the Edison High Tigers by an 18-4 score in the Division III quar- terfinals on Nov. 4 at Reedley Aquat- ics Complex, but then dropped a heart- breaking 13-12 loss to No. 3 Atascadero at RHS on Nov. 9. Atascadero now will host either No. 8 Mt. Whitney or No. 4 Golden West at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
13. Against Edison, the Pirates were led by senior Jacob Laine with eight goals while Eland Wright and Daniel Peters
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as the No. 15 seed Pirates dropped a physical 21-14 bat- tle at No. 2 Strathmore to fin- ish the season at 8-2.
Perennial playoff contend- er Sanger, meanwhile, finished 5-6 for its first losing season since 2011 after the No. 11
seed Apaches dropped a 24-7 decision at No. 6 Frontier.
In Dinuba, the Emperors racked up big rushing num- bers against Edison. Running back Sebastian Olivera rushed for 178 yards and a touch- down while fellow RB AJ
Mission Oak downs RHS in section finals
MVT Staff Report
The Reedley High Pirates' post- season charge toward a Central Sec- tion Division V volleyball champi- onship was derailed in the finals by the Mission Oak Hawks, who posted a straight sets victory (25-12, 25-22 and 25-18) on Nov. 6 at West Hills Col- lege's Golden Eagles gym in Lemoore.
Reedley's postseason run was enough to earn the team a berth in the Northern California State Region- als on Nov. 9 in San Francisco against top-seeded The Bay School. Results were unavailable at press time.
"This is a great honor and some- thing that the players and coaches are proud to participate in," RHS coach Ken Tatami said of the at-large state regional berth.
Reedley (19-18) – seeded No. 3 in the section division entering the play- offs — scored home match sweeps of Avenal (Oct. 26), Arvin (Oct. 28) and Wasco (Nov. 2) to reach the finals. The Pirates were aided by upsets of the top two seeds in the bracket that gave them home court advantage.
Against Mission Oak, the No. 5 seeded Hawks took charge early and never let up. Sarah Serrano had 14 kills and Margaret Arambula added 12 kills.
" The section final was a great ex- perience, but perhaps some nerves leaked into the players as we did
not play as we characteristically do. The girls fought hard, but we just couldn't make up the deficit that we had dug for ourselves," Tatami said.
Junior middle blocker Lilian Mar- tinez had 34 kills, six blocks and five ace serves during the four playoff matches, while senior outside hitter Mary Jane Lucero had 24 kills. Soph-
ABOVE: Reedley High vol- leyball players and coach- es posed with the Central Section Division V second place trophy. The Pirates' postseason run to the finals included three-set sweeps of Avenal, Arvin and Wasco.
LEFT: Reedley senior out- side hitter Mary Jane Luce- ro (13) delivers a hit against the Mission Oak block line of Rilynn Fien (10) and Lon- don Jones (9).
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omore setter Kyana Rivera collected 84 assists and 33 digs.
Tatami said the Pirates focused on teamwork to sustain their level of play during the playoff run.
"I and the staff are so very proud of the players and the year that they were able to experience," the coach said.
FRIDAY, NOV. 12 BASKETBALL Immanuel girls vs. Sunnyside,
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR NOV. 11 TO NOV. 17
Immanuel HS gym, 5:15 p.m. (V)
WRESTLING
Dinuba at Canyon Springs Tournament, Canyon Springs HS, times TBA (V)
Dinuba JV at Grizzly JV Duals, Central HS Fresno, time TBA (JV)
SATURDAY, NOV. 13 WATER POLO
Section Div. III Championship, Reedley boys (if wins Nov. 9) vs. Mt. Whitney or Golden West, Reedley
Aquatics Complex, 11 a.m. (V) Section Div. II Championship, Reedley girls (if wins Nov. 9) vs. Tulare Western or Morro Bay, TWHS or RHS, 11 a.m. (V)
WRESTLING
Dinuba at Canyon Springs Tournament, Canyon Springs HS,
times TBA (V)
Sanger girls at Pioneer Valley Scrimmage, Santa Maria, 9 a.m. (V)
MONDAY, NOV. 15 SOCCER
Parlier boys vs. Mendota, Mendota
HS, 6 p.m. (V)
TUESDAY, NOV. 16 BASKETBALL
Orange Cove girls/boys vs. Fresno Christian, FCHS Fresno, 6/7:30 p.m.
(V)
Orosi boys vs. Woodlake, Orosi HS gym, 6:30 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. Selma, Selma HS, 5:30/7 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Fresno, Nicholson Gym SHS, 5/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
SOCCER
Dinuba boys vs. Tulare Western, Dinuba HS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V) Dinuba girls vs. Tulare Western, TWHS, 4:30/6 p.m. (JV/V) Immanuel girls vs. Kerman, Kerman HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Orange Cove boys/girls vs. Fresno Christian, Titan Stadium OCHS, 4:30/6 p.m. (VB/VG)
Orosi girls vs. Lindsay, Orosi HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Reedley boys vs. Fowler, Reedley Soccer Complex, 6 p.m. (V) Reedley girls vs Selma, Selma HS, 6 p.m. (V)
matchups/sites/times TBD (V)
State Regional Girls Quarterfinals, matchups/sites/times TBD (V)
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17 BASKETBALL
Dinuba boys vs. Tulare Western,
Dinuba HS, 4/5:30/7 p.m. (All) Dinuba girls at Madera South Tournament, Madera, times TBA (V) Sanger boys vs. Clovis East, Nicholson Gym SHS, 5/6:30 p.m. (JV/V)
Sanger girls vs. Torres-Madera, SHS South gym, 6:30 p.m. (V)
State Regional Boys Quarterfinals, matchups/sites/times TBD (V)
State Regional Girls Quarterfinals, matchups/sites/times TBD (V)
FOOTBALL
Central Section Division III quarterfinal, Dinuba vs. Paso Robles, Claud Hebert Field DHS, 7 p.m. (V) Central Section Division V quarterfinal, Immanuel vs. Liberty- Madera Ranchos, County Line Stadium-Immanuel Sports Complex, 7 p.m. (V)
SOCCER
Immanuel girls vs. Wonderful College Prep, County Line Stadium, 3 p.m. (V)
Parlier girls vs. Fresno, Parlier HS, 6 p.m. (V)
Sanger boys vs. Buchanan, Tom Flores Stadium, 3/5 p.m. (JV/V)
GIRLS TENNIS
WATER POLO
State Regional Boys Quarterfinals,