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Independence Taft

Falcons

Wildcats

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

	S1	S2	Wins
Independence	25	25	2
Taft	18	20	0

Final score provided by A. McDaniel-Furman.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Taft (25-26)

Independence

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	22	11.0	64.7	34	4	.529
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	0	.250
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	4	2.0	66.7	6	0	.667
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	4	2.0	100.0	4	0	1.000
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	10	5.0	66.7	15	3	.467
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2	3	1.5	75.0	4	1	.500
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2

Taft

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	28.8	52	8	.135
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	0	.500
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	2	2.0	33.3	6	1	.167
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	2	1.0	20.0	10	2	.000
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	1	.250
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	.333
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	3	1.5	33.3	9	0	.333
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	3	1.5	27.3	11	3	.000

Independence

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	8	4.0	17.0	47	2	95.7	38
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	0	100.0	7
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	3	1.5	20.0	15	0	100.0	14
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	0	100.0	4
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	3
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	1	87.5	6
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	1	83.3	4

Taft

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	6	3.0	15.8	38	4	89.5	29
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	4
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	2
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	2
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	4
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	3
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	4	4.0	50.0	8	1	87.5	7
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	0	100.0	4
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	3
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Independence

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	4	1	5	2.3
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2		1	1	0.5
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2	1		1	0.5
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	1		1	0.5
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	1		1	0.5
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	1		1	0.5
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2

Taft

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BE
	Team Totals	2	5
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	0
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	0
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	1
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	0
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	0
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	0
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	1
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	3

Independence

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	5	2.5
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2	1	0.5
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2	8	4.0
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	3	1.5
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	2	1.0
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2	8	4.0
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	2	1.0
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2	1	0.5
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2

Taft

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	21	12	10.5
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	2	2	1.0
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	1	2	0.5
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	4	2	2.0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	2	1	1.0
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	3	0	3.0
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	2	2	1.0
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	1	2	1.0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5

Independence

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	20	10.0	34	0
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1	0
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	13	6.5	24	0
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2	6	3.0	9	0

Taft

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	48	1
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	1	0.5	1	0
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	14	7.0	47	1
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Independence

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	33	5	16.5
1	Raya Sanders (Sr)	1	3	2	3.0
2	Samantha Perez (Jr)	2	2	1	1.0
3	Aria Moreno (So)	2	6	0	3.0
4	Paige Kileen (Sr)	1	1	0	1.0
5	Aleigha Wu (Jr)	2
6	Jannelle Flores (Sr)	1	3	0	3.0
7	Jenna Miller (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2
9	Emiko Capuchino (Jr)	2	13	0	6.5
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	2	0	1.0
12	Izabella Leyva (Jr)	1
13	Aniyah Fletcher (Jr)	2	2	1	1.0
17	Daisy Martinez (Sr)	2

Taft

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	34	9	17.0
3	Karla Perez (So)	2	4	1	2.0
4	Karsynn Owens (Jr)	2	1	0	0.5
5	Amiah Urias (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Addy Moore (Jr)	2	6	1	3.0
7	Melody Franks (So)	2	3	1	1.5
12	Mckenzie Montes (Sr)	2	4	4	2.0
13	Lily Griego (So)	1	2	0	2.0
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	14	2	7.0
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Independence over Taft

September 4, 2025: Bakersfield, CA 93311

The Independence Falcons volleyball team scored 2 points and restricted the visiting Taft Wildcats to 0 in the Falcons non-league triumph on Thursday.

The Falcons now possess a 8-2 record. They play next when they travel to Wonderful College Prep Academy for a non-league outing on Saturday, September 6. Independence will confront a Wolves squad coming off a 2-0 non-league win over Kennedy (Delano, CA). The Wolves record now stands at 9-3.

The Wildcats (3-8) will now prepare for their game against Delano (Delano, CA). The Tigers enter the non-league game with a 7-3 record. In their last game, Delano was dropped by East Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA), 3-2, in a non-league game.

Independence vs Taft Volleyball Match Info

Thu., Sep. 4, 2025 @ 6p

Highland Tournament

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

Rankings & Records

Independence (25-26)

CA	Section
628	50

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
17-9-1	2-2	4-2	9-4-1	4-3	.648	.500	47	28

Taft (25-26)

CA	Section
1,001	94

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
9-19	4-4	3-4	2-4	4-11	.321	.500	27	50

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Independence	22.0	23.3	19.7	24.5	16.0	1.7
Taft	19.9	19.8	17.4	23.8	13.5	1.0

Independence Videos

Taft Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Taft
499	Kills	516
99	Total Blocks	32
167	Serving Aces	262
1237	Digs	998
423	Assists	454
964	Receptions	1138

Team Leaders

Independence		Taft	National Avg.
#11 Amari Johnson178	Kills	#16 Rylee Owens136	42
#7 Jenna Miller51	Total Blocks	#28 Alaysia Taylor21	9
#7 Jenna Miller40	Serving Aces	#4 Karsynn Owens52	13
#3 Aria Moreno323	Digs	#16 Rylee Owens205	66
#8 Aniya Johnson265	Assists	#4 Karsynn Owens390	40
#3 Aria Moreno311	Receptions	#6 Addy Moore314	68

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	6-1-1		Taft	4-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/19/25	Kennedy	Independence	(W) 3-0	9/9/25	Kennedy	Taft	(W) 3-2
8/22/25	Independence	Kennedy	(T) 1-1	10/2/25	Taft	Kennedy	(W) 3-1
8/23/25	Arvin	Independence	(L) 2-0	8/20/25	Taft	Arvin	(L) 3-0
				8/23/25	Taft	Arvin	(L) 2-0
				9/13/25	Taft	Arvin	(L) 2-1
9/4/25	Independence	Delano	(W) 2-0	9/4/25	Delano	Taft	(W) 2-0
				9/30/25	Taft	Delano	(L) 3-2
				10/23/25	Delano	Taft
9/4/25	Independence	Del Oro	(W) 2-0	9/4/25	Del Oro	Taft	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	North	Independence	(W) 3-2	8/21/25	Taft	North	(L) 3-0
9/18/25	Independence	Golden Valley	(W) 3-0	8/22/25	Golden Valley	Taft	(L) 2-0
9/30/25	Highland	Independence	(W) 3-1	9/13/25	Highland	Taft	(L) 2-0
10/16/25	Independence	Highland

Record Breakdown

Independence (25-26)		Taft (25-26)
17-9-1	Overall	9-19
2-2	League	4-4
5-2-1	Non-League	1-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
6-1-1	Common Opponent	4-7
4-2	Home	3-4
9-4-1	Away	2-4
4-3	Neutral	4-11
0-0	Playoff	0-0
17-9-1	In-State	9-19
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0