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SAEL Bear River

Fire Wolves S

Bruins

The Bear River (Grass Valley, CA) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning (Nevada City, CA) by a score of 3-2.

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
SAEL	19	18	25	25	11	2
Bear River	25	25	20	23	15	3

Final score provided by J. Good.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Bear River (24-25)

SAEL

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	5	49	9.8	34.8	141	28	.149
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	1	0.2	100.0	1	0	1.000
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	3	0.6	75.0	4	0	.750
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	15	3.0	42.9	35	6	.257
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	2	0.4	33.3	6	1	.167
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	7	1.4	26.9	26	7	.000
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	15	3.0	32.6	46	11	.087
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	6	1.2	26.1	23	3	.130

Bear River

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	5	63	12.6	57.8	109	16	.431
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5	24	4.8	68.6	35	6	.514
6	Asher West (So)	5	2	0.4	66.7	3	1	.333
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5	7	1.4	70.0	10	0	.700
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5	15	3.0	53.6	28	4	.393
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3	2	0.7	25.0	8	2	.000
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5	6	1.2	50.0	12	3	.250
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5	4	0.8	66.7	6	0	.667
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3	2	0.7	50.0	4	0	.500
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	0	.333

SAEL

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	5	9	1.8	9.0	100	11	89.0	49
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	2	0.4	12.5	16	1	93.8	7
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	4	0.8	26.7	15	3	80.0	7
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	0	0.0	.0	12	3	75.0	3
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	0	0.0	.0	16	1	93.8	7
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	3	0.6	16.7	18	3	83.3	12
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	0	0.0	.0	23	0	100.0	13
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Bear River

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	5	11	2.2	10.8	102	10	90.2
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5	2	0.4	9.1	22	2	90.9
6	Asher West (So)	5	4	0.8	26.7	15	1	93.3
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	0	100.0
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5	4	0.8	20.0	20	3	85.0
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5	1	0.2	3.7	27	3	88.9
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3	0	0.0	.0	9	1	88.9
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2

SAEL

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	5	3	2	4	0.8	1
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	0	1	1	0.2	1
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	2	1	3	0.6	0
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	1	0	1	0.2	0
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	0	0	0	0.0	0

Bear River

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	5	8	8	1.6
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5
6	Asher West (So)	5
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5	1	1	0.2
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5	2	2	0.4
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5	1	1	0.2
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5	3	3	0.6
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3	1	1	0.3
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2

SAEL

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	5	56	11.2
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	9	1.8
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	2	0.4
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	9	1.8
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	16	3.2
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	8	1.6
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	11	2.2
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	1	0.2

Bear River

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	5
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5
6	Asher West (So)	5
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2

SAEL

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	5	45	9.0	155	3
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	0	0.0	5	1
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	0	0.0	2	0
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	2	0.4	14	1
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	40	8.0	114	0
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	2	0.4	8	0
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	1	0.2	9	1
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	0	0.0	3	0

Bear River

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S
	Team Totals	5	45	9.0
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5
6	Asher West (So)	5	1	0.2
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5	1	0.2
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5	1	0.2
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5	42	8.4
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2

SAEL

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	5	83	11	16.6
2	Parker Frank (Sr)	5	33	4	6.6
6	Theo Aranow (Sr)	5	3	2	0.6
8	Logan Phipps (Sr)	5	20	2	4.0
11	C. McKnight (Sr)	5	0	0	0.0
12	Toby Richard (Sr)	5	16	3	3.2
14	Deacon Strutton (Jr)	5	11	0	2.2
18	Rayland Clark (Sr)	5	0	0	0.0

Bear River

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	5
0	Kyle Smith (So)	5
6	Asher West (So)	5
9	Luke Jeffers (Sr)	5
10	Austin Mertens (Sr)	5
17	V. Cunningham (So)	3
20	Cole Mertens (So)	5
22	Justyce Johnson (Sr)	5
23	Ethan Tucker (Fr)	5
30	Vanden Hulcy (Fr)	3
52	Gavin Hulcy (Sr)	2

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning can't get by Bear River

March 26, 2025: Grass Valley, CA 95949

The Bear River Bruins edged the visiting Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning Fire Wolves volleyball squad by a final score of 3-2 in Wednesday's non-league game.

Next up, the Bruins face the Oakmont Vikings (Roseville, CA) in a Pioneer Valley game, on Monday, March 31. Bear River will attempt to advance on its 12-1 season record. The Vikings go into the game with a 8-9 record after their 3-2 league loss to Lincoln (Lincoln, CA).

The Fire Wolves (10-9) will now prepare for their game against Encina (Sacramento, CA). The Bulldogs go into the Central Valley California game with a 12-3 record. In their last game, Encina was edged by John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin (Roseville, CA), 3-2, in a league game.

SAEL @ Bear River Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Mar. 26, 2025 @ 6p

The Bear River (Grass Valley, CA) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's home non-conference match against Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning (Nevada City, CA) by a score of 3-2.

Rankings & Records

SAEL (24-25)

National	CA	Section	Sec. Div.
1,468	451	52	4

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
16-13	10-4	7-3	6-5	3-5	.552	.714	52	37

Bear River (24-25)

National	CA	Section	Sec. Div.
818	256	26	4

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
22-5	12-0	13-0	6-2	3-3	.815	1.000	62	23

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
SAEL	21.3	21.8	23.0	22.7	11.0	1.8
Bear River	24.1	23.8	23.4	25.2	15.0	2.3

Team Stat Comparison

SAEL		Bear River
860	Kills	1050
131	Total Blocks	136
208	Serving Aces	246
923	Digs	7
785	Assists	796
1399	Receptions	-

Team Leaders

SAEL		Bear River	National Avg.
#14 Deacon Strutton295	Kills	#0 Kyle Smith373	46
#14 Deacon Strutton44	Total Blocks	#9 Luke Jeffers41	12
#11 Christian McKnight45	Serving Aces	#0 Kyle Smith73	10
#2 Parker Frank194	Digs	#6 Asher West4	58
#11 Christian McKnight692	Assists	#23 Ethan Tucker753	44
#2 Parker Frank530	Receptions	-	74

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
SAEL	5-7		Bear River	5-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/4/25	Futures	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(W) 3-1	3/8/25	Futures	Bear River	(W) 2-0
4/8/25	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Futures	(W) 3-1
3/8/25	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(W) 2-0	2/26/25	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	Bear River	(W) 3-0
5/2/25	John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(L) 3-2
3/8/25	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Ben Holt College Prep Academy	(L) 2-0	5/6/25	Bear River	Ben Holt College Prep Academy	(L) 3-0
3/8/25	Westlake Charter	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(W) 2-0	4/8/25	Bear River	Westlake Charter	(L) 3-0
4/2/25	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Westlake Charter	(L) 3-0
3/17/25	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	Encina	(L) 3-1	3/8/25	Bear River	Encina	(L) 2-0
3/27/25	Encina	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(L) 3-0
3/20/25	John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(L) 3-1	3/8/25	Bear River	John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin	(W) 2-1
4/24/25	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin	(L) 3-1	5/2/25	John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin	Bear River	(W) 3-1
4/30/25	Woodland Christian	Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning	(W) 3-0	3/8/25	Woodland Christian	Bear River	(W) 2-0

Record Breakdown

S SAEL (24-25)		Bear River (24-25)
16-13	Overall	22-5
10-4	League	12-0
2-3	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
5-7	Common Opponent	5-3
7-3	Home	13-0
6-5	Away	6-2
3-5	Neutral	3-3
1-1	Playoff	2-1
16-13	In-State	22-5
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0