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Desert Hills Payson

Thunder

Lions

The Payson (UT) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Desert Hills (St. George, UT) by a score of 2-1.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Desert Hills	25	23	11	1
Payson	20	25	15	2

Final score provided by K. Shirley.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Match Stats

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	22	7.3	34.4	64	14	.125
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	11	4	-.364
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	3	1.0	60.0	5	0	.600
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	4	1.3	44.4	9	3	.111
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	10	3.3	43.5	23	3	.304
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	3	1.0	27.3	11	4	-.091
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	2	0.7	40.0	5	0	.400

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	25	8.3	30.9	81	17	.099
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	4	0	.000
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	14	4.7	50.0	28	5	.321
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Parker Houston	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	3	1.0	17.6	17	3	.000
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	2	.000
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	6	2.0	28.6	21	4	.095
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	3	3	1.0	5.0	60	10	83.3
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	3	70.0
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	1	90.0
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	10	2	80.0
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	2	80.0
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	1	0.3	7.7	13	1	92.3

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	5	1.7	8.3	60	8	86.7	0
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	1	0.3	10.0	10	3	70.0
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	1	0.3	14.3	7	2	71.4
10	Parker Houston	3	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	1	0.3	6.7	15	0	100.0
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	2	0.7	14.3	14	3	78.6
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	8	0	100.0

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	3	13	13	4.3	7
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0	1
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	4	4	1.3	6
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	2	2	0.7	0
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	2	2	0.7	0
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0	0
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	5	5	1.7	0

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	6	5	1.7
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	1	1	2	0.7
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0	0	0.0
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	1	1	1.0
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
10	Parker Houston	3	0	0	0	0.0
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	0	1	1	0.3
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	1	2	3	1.5
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0.0

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	3	28	10	9.3
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	5	0	1.7
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	1	0	0.3
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	9	2	3.0
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	2	3	0.7
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	10	4	3.3
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	1	1	0.3

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	28	9.3
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	0.0
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	4	1.3
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0.0
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	0.0
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	4	1.3
10	Parker Houston	3	7	2.3
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	9	3.0
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	0	0.0
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	2	0.7
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	2	0.7

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	3	22	7.3	3
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	2	0.7	3
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	20	6.7

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	21	7.0	70	3
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	0	0.0	3	0
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	0.0	1	0
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	13	4.3	31	1
10	Parker Houston	3	0	0.0	1	0
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	1	0.3	3	1
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	1	0.3	2	0
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	6	2.0	29	1

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	52	4	17.3
1	Gerritt Grondel (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Austin Wintle (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Aidan Lee (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
6	Brodie Hoag (Jr)	3	10	1	3.3
10	Kolu Afualo (Sr)	3	20	1	6.7
12	Kai James (Jr)	3	22	2	7.3
20	Jordan Schudde (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	47	3	15.7
3	Jared Watkins (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	B. Shirley (Sr)	3	12	0	4.0
6	Zack Kenison (So)	1	0	0	0.0
8	Willis Pauni (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
9	Dillon Houston (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
10	Parker Houston	3	11	1	3.7
11	Jace Mangum (Jr)	3	17	0	5.7
30	Ryan Facer (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
33	Waylon Francom (Sr)	3	6	2	2.0
34	Teancum Joel (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0

Match Story

Utah High School Volleyball - Payson tips Desert Hills

March 8, 2025: St. George, UT 84790

Fans at Saturday's non-league contest between the Payson Lions (Payson, UT) and the host Desert Hills Thunder (St. George, UT), observed Payson's volleyball team hold off Desert Hills by a count of 2-1.

The Lions (6-1) will now prepare for their contest against Pine View (St. George, UT). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, Pine View got by Dixie (St. George, UT), 3-1, in a league contest.

Next, the Thunder battle the Payson Lions (Payson, UT) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, March 8. Desert Hills will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Lions enter the contest with a 1-0 record after their 3-1 non-league win over North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant, UT).

Players of the Match

Desert Hills (24-25)

Congratulations to #6 Brodie Hoag for being selected the Desert Hills Boys Volleyball Player of the Match.

Payson (24-25)

Congratulations to #5 Brockton Shirley for being selected the Payson Boys Volleyball Player of the Match.

Desert Hills vs Payson Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Mar. 8, 2025 @ 10a

The Payson (UT) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's neutral tournament match against Desert Hills (St. George, UT) by a score of 2-1.

Rankings & Records

Desert Hills (24-25)

National	UT	Class
1,224	35	6

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
18-10	10-2	9-1	4-4	5-5	.643	.833	60	35

Payson (24-25)

National	UT	Class
528	16	2

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
21-10	3-5	2-4	4-2	15-4	.677	.375	62	42

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Desert Hills	23.0	23.4	23.4	23.4	13.5	2.1
Payson	22.7	23.3	21.2	22.7	15.0	2.0

Head-to-Head

Payson won on 3/8/2025

3/8 @ 10a S1 S2 S3 Wins

Desert Hills 25 23 11 1
Payson 20 25 15 2

The Desert Hills (St. George, UT) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Payson (UT) by a score of 2-1.
Box score
Payson won on 3/8/2025

3/8 @ 3p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

Desert Hills 20 16 28 23 1
Payson 25 25 26 25 3

The Desert Hills (St. George, UT) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral non-conference match against Payson (UT) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Payson won on 5/8/2025

5/8 @ 1p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Desert Hills 20 25 19 1
Payson 25 23 25 2

The Desert Hills (St. George, UT) varsity volleyball team lost Thursday's neutral playoff match against Payson (UT) by a score of 2-1.
Box score

3/8 @ 3p	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Desert Hills	20	16	28	23	1
Payson	25	25	26	25	3

5/8 @ 1p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Desert Hills	20	25	19	1
Payson	25	23	25	2

Team Stat Comparison

Desert Hills		Payson
987	Kills	1125
322	Total Blocks	143
169	Serving Aces	195
1010	Digs	1160
885	Assists	1059
1266	Receptions	1702

Team Leaders

Desert Hills		Payson	National Avg.
#6 Brodie Hoag358	Kills	#33 Waylon Francom393	46
#2 Austin Wintle78	Total Blocks	#33 Waylon Francom51	12
#6 Brodie Hoag40	Serving Aces	#11 Jace Mangum44	10
#12 Kai James346	Digs	#11 Jace Mangum241	58
#20 Jordan Schudde487	Assists	#9 Dillon Houston692	44
#12 Kai James462	Receptions	#5 Brockton Shirley557	74

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Desert Hills	9-6		Payson	8-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/5/25	Desert Hills	Spanish Fork	(L) 3-0	3/21/25	Spanish Fork	Payson	(L) 3-0
3/6/25	Grantsville	Desert Hills	(W) 3-0	3/7/25	Grantsville	Payson	(W) 2-1
3/7/25	Cedar	Desert Hills	(W) 2-0	3/15/25	Cedar	Payson	(W) 3-0
4/3/25	Desert Hills	Cedar	(W) 3-1
4/29/25	Cedar	Desert Hills	(W) 3-0
3/18/25	Crimson Cliffs	Desert Hills	(W) 3-1	5/7/25	Payson	Crimson Cliffs	(W) 3-0
4/10/25	Desert Hills	Crimson Cliffs	(L) 3-2
3/20/25	Dixie	Desert Hills	(W) 3-0	3/7/25	Dixie	Payson	(W) 2-0
4/15/25	Desert Hills	Dixie	(W) 3-0
3/21/25	North Sanpete	Desert Hills	(W) 3-0	3/5/25	North Sanpete	Payson	(W) 3-1
3/22/25	Salem Hills	Desert Hills	(L) 3-1	3/11/25	Payson	Salem Hills	(W) 3-2
3/25/25	Desert Hills	Pine View	(L) 3-1	3/7/25	Pine View	Payson	(W) 2-0
4/17/25	Pine View	Desert Hills	(W) 3-2	3/8/25	Payson	Pine View	(L) 3-1
4/7/25	Desert Hills	Virgin Valley	(L) 3-1	4/26/25	Virgin Valley	Payson	(W) 3-1
5/8/25	Desert Hills	Timpanogos	(L) 3-1	3/27/25	Timpanogos	Payson	(L) 3-1
				4/21/25	Payson	Timpanogos	(L) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Desert Hills (24-25)		Payson (24-25)
18-10	Overall	21-10
10-2	League	3-5
1-4	Non-League	4-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
9-6	Common Opponent	8-4
9-1	Home	2-4
4-4	Away	4-2
5-5	Neutral	15-4
2-2	Playoff	3-1
18-9	In-State	20-10
0-1	Out-of-State	1-0

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Match Stats

Desert Hills (24-25)

Payson (24-25)

Attacking

Attacking

Serving

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Blocking

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Digging

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Ball Handling

Ball Handling

Serve Receiving

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Match Story

Utah High School Volleyball - Payson tips Desert Hills

Players of the Match

Desert Hills (24-25)

Payson (24-25)

Desert Hills vs Payson Volleyball Match Info

Rankings & Records

Desert Hills (24-25)

Payson (24-25)

Team Scoring Averages

Head-to-Head

Team Stat Comparison

Team Leaders

Common Opponents

Record Breakdown

Desert Hills (24-25)

Payson (24-25)