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Independence Taft

Falcons

Wildcats

The Taft (CA) varsity volleyball team lost Friday's neutral tournament match against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Independence	25	25	2
Taft	15	12	0

Final score provided by K. Lee-McNeill.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Taft (24-25)

Independence

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	21	10.5	50.0	42	5	.381
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	4	2.0	57.1	7	0	.571
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	7	3.5	63.6	11	0	.636
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	0	.600
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	3	1.5	33.3	9	2	.111
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	1	.200
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2

Taft

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	12	6.0	31.6	38	4	.211
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	2	-.667
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2	1	.000
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	1	1.0	50.0	2	0	.500
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	0	.167
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	4	2.0	36.4	11	1	.273
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	2	2.0	66.7	3	0	.667
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	1	0.5	14.3	7	0	.143
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Independence

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	12	6.0	25.5	47	4	91.5	36
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	0	100.0	8
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	1
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	1	80.0	3
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	2	1.0	16.7	12	1	91.7	10
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	2	60.0	2
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	0	100.0	4
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	0	100.0	8

Taft

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	2	1.0	7.4	27	5	81.5	21
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	100.0	4
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	1	66.7	2
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	2	.0	1
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	4
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0	7

Independence

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	1	3	1.3
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	1		1	0.5
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2	1	1	2	1.0
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2

Taft

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BE
	Team Totals	2	3
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	1
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	0
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	1
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	1
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	0

Independence

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	26	0	13.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	11	0	5.5
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	6	0	3.0
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1	3	0	3.0
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	1	0	0.5
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5

Taft

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	3	8	1.5
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0	3	0.0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	1	0.0
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	0	1	0.0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	2	0.0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	1	0.0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	0	0	0.0
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	2	0	1.0

Independence

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	27	0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	1	0.5	3	0
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	6	3.0	11
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	9	4.5	13
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2

Taft

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	10	5.0	36	6
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	2	2.0	5	0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	3	1.5	12	2
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1	0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	2	1.0	14	3
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	1	0.5	3	1
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1	0

Independence

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	23	3	11.5
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	6	0	3.0
2	K. Rodriguez (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	5	1	2.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	1
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	7	2	3.5
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
14	Fatima Serrano (Sr)	2	2	0	1.0

Taft

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	34	10	17.0
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	10	4	5.0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Addy Moore (So)	1	0	0	0.0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	2	2	1	1.0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	1	1	1.0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	4	0	2.0
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	15	4	7.5

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Taft Independence

August 23, 2024: Bakersfield, CA 93311

Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA) followers left the game satisfied Friday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the visiting Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA), 2-0 in a non-league test.

With the win, Independence advances its record to 7-1 on the season. The Falcons travel to Del Oro (Bakersfield, CA) to face the Suns in a non-league test on Friday, August 23. The Suns go into the test with a record of 0-0.

The Wildcats now sport a 2-5 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Independence for a non-league test on Saturday, August 24. Taft will face a Falcons squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Foothill (Bakersfield, CA). The Falcons record now stands at 2-0.

Independence vs Taft Volleyball Match Info

Fri., Aug. 23, 2024 @ 5p

South Tournament

The Taft (CA) varsity volleyball team lost Friday's neutral tournament match against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Independence (24-25)

CA	Section
346	34

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
25-13	5-3	5-4	8-4	12-5	.658	.625	69	41

Taft (24-25)

CA	Section
838	84

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
13-17-4	3-9	6-3	1-10	6-4-4	.441	.250	45	58

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Independence	21.9	22.8	20.7	22.6	12.5	1.8
Taft	21.4	20.7	18.3	21.9	12.8	1.3

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Head-to-Head

Independence won on 8/23/2024

8/23 @ 5p S1 S2 Wins

Independence 25 25 2
Taft 15 12 0

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team won Friday's neutral tournament match against Taft (CA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Independence won on 8/24/2024

8/24 @ 12p S1 S2 Wins

Taft 15 16 0
Independence 25 25 2

The Taft (CA) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference match against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score

8/24 @ 12p	S1	S2	Wins
Taft	15	16	0
Independence	25	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Taft
924	Kills	781
188	Total Blocks	45
325	Serving Aces	281
1615	Digs	1463
809	Assists	665
1908	Receptions	1473

Team Leaders

Independence		Taft	National Avg.
#5 Kenadi Walton271	Kills	#13 Shelby Gregory182	53
#7 Jenna Miller51	Total Blocks	#28 Alaysia Taylor24	11
#11 Amari Johnson81	Serving Aces	#13 Shelby Gregory44	16
#1 Anabel Naranjo503	Digs	#31 Jaycee Edgar414	84
#6 Julianna Merlo400	Assists	#2 Haley Jimenez304	49
#1 Anabel Naranjo812	Receptions	#31 Jaycee Edgar586	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	12-1		Taft	8-6-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/20/24	Independence	South	(W) 3-0	9/3/24	South	Taft	(W) 3-0
8/23/24	Mira Monte	Independence	(W) 2-0	8/23/24	Mira Monte	Taft	(W) 2-0
8/23/24	Independence	East Bakersfield	(W) 2-0	8/23/24	East Bakersfield	Taft	(T) 1-1
				10/29/24	Taft	East Bakersfield	(W) 3-2
8/23/24	Del Oro	Independence	(W) 2-0	8/23/24	Del Oro	Taft	(W) 2-0
8/27/24	Independence	Kennedy	(L) 3-2	9/4/24	Taft	Kennedy	(L) 3-0
9/6/24	Kennedy	Independence	(W) 2-0	10/1/24	Kennedy	Taft	(W) 3-2
9/5/24	Independence	North	(W) 3-0	8/24/24	North	Taft	(W) 2-1
9/6/24	North	Independence	(W) 2-0	9/12/24	North	Taft	(W) 3-2
9/7/24	Shafter	Independence	(W) 2-1	9/10/24	Shafter	Taft	(L) 3-0
				10/3/24	Taft	Shafter	(L) 3-0
9/12/24	Independence	Arvin	(W) 3-0	8/22/24	Arvin	Taft	(W) 3-1
9/20/24	Delano	Independence	(W) 2-0	9/26/24	Delano	Taft	(L) 3-1
				10/22/24	Taft	Delano	(L) 3-1
9/30/24	Independence	Highland	(W) 3-1	10/31/24	Taft	Highland	(L) 3-0
10/16/24	Highland	Independence	(W) 3-1

Record Breakdown

Independence (24-25)		Taft (24-25)
25-13	Overall	13-17-4
5-3	League	3-9
10-5	Non-League	4-2
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
12-1	Common Opponent	8-6-1
5-4	Home	6-3
8-4	Away	1-10
12-5	Neutral	6-4-4
1-1	Playoff	1-1
25-13	In-State	13-17-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0