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Taft Independence

Wildcats

Falcons

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

	S1	S2	Wins
Taft	15	16	0
Independence	25	25	2

Final score provided by K. Lee-McNeill.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Independence (24-25)

Taft

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	9	4.5	19.6	46	13	-.087
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	1	1	-1.000
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	-.500
6	Addy Moore (So)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	1	.000
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	.333
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	12	4	-.333
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	2	1.0	18.2	11	4	-.182
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	2	2.0	40.0	5	1	.200
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	0	1.000
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	1	.000
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	1	0.5	100.0	1	0	1.000

Independence

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	18	9.0	43.9	41	7	.268
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	-1.000
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	3	1.5	23.1	13	3	.000
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	2	1.0	66.7	3	0	.667
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2	3	1.5	50.0	6	0	.500
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	0	.600
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	5	2.5	55.6	9	1	.444
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	2	.000

Taft

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	3	1.5	9.4	32	6	81.2	24
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	75.0	8
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)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	2
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	.0	4	1	75.0	4
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	1	80.0	3
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	0	100.0	5
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	1	50.0	1
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	1	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	3	1	66.7	1

Independence

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	28.2	39	9	76.9	24
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0	6
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	3	2	33.3	1
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	1	0.5	20.0	5	2	60.0	2
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	3	1.5	37.5	8	2	75.0	5
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	4	2.0	36.4	11	2	81.8	8
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	3	1.5	60.0	5	1	80.0	2

Taft

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	2	1	1	0.5	1
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0	0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0	0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0	0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0	0.0	1
6	Addy Moore (So)	2	0	0	0.0	0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0	0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0	0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	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)	1	1	1	1.0	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0	0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0	0

Independence

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	3	2	4	2.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	1		1	0.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2		1	1	0.5
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	2		2	1.0
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2		1	1	0.5

Taft

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	26	11	13.0
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	3	1	1.5
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	2	2	1.0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Addy Moore (So)	2	1	1	0.5
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	2	1	1.0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	2	0	2.0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	1	0	1.0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	1	0.0
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	5	0	2.5
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	1	0	1	0.0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	9	4	4.5

Independence

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	23	11.5
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	12	6.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	3	1.5
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	2	1.0
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	2	1.0
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	4	2.0
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2

Taft

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	7	3.5	42	1
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	3	1.5	30	0
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
6	Addy Moore (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	4	2.0	12	1
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	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)	1	0	0.0	0	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Independence

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	16	8.0	32	0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	0	0.0	1
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	7	3.5	16	0
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	7	3.5	11	0
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	0	0.0	1
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2

Taft

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	32	7	16.0
1	Sofia Flores (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
2	Haley Jimenez (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
4	Kylee Cooper (Sr)	2	5	0	2.5
5	Amiah Urias (So)	1	1	0	1.0
6	Addy Moore (So)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Cierrah Franks (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
8	Flor Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
10	Melody Franks (Fr)	1	0	0	0.0
12	Mckenzie Montes (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
13	Shelby Gregory (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
16	Rylee Owens (So)	2	5	2	2.5
20	Alli Swearengin (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
22	Taira Leota (Sr)	1	0	0	0.0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
31	Jaycee Edgar (Sr)	2	18	5	9.0

Independence

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	41	1	20.5
1	Anabel Naranjo (Sr)	2	16	1	8.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Sr)	2	8	0	4.0
5	Kenadi Walton (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
7	Jenna Miller (Jr)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (Jr)	2	3	0	1.5
11	Amari Johnson (Fr)	2	8	0	4.0
12	Aralyn Merlo (Sr)	2	2	0	1.0

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Taft Independence

August 24, 2024: Taft, CA 93268

The Independence Falcons topped the host Taft Wildcats volleyball squad by a final score of 2-0 in Saturday's non-league game.

Next up, the Falcons face the Ridgeview Wolf Pack (Bakersfield, CA) in a non-league game, on Saturday, August 24. Independence will attempt to advance on its 7-1 season record. The Wolf Pack go into the game with a 1-0 record after their 3-0 non-league win over Pioneer Valley (Santa Maria, CA).

The Wildcats (2-5) will now prepare for their game against Orange Lutheran (Orange, CA). The Lancers go into the non-league game with a 1-5 record. In their last game, Orange Lutheran went down by Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA), 3-1, in a non-league game.

Taft vs Independence Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 24, 2024 @ 12p

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

Rankings & Records

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

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

Team Scoring Averages

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

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

8/23 @ 5p	S1	S2	Wins
Independence	25	25	2
Taft	15	12	0

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

Taft		Independence	National Avg.
#13 Shelby Gregory182	Kills	#5 Kenadi Walton271	52
#28 Alaysia Taylor24	Total Blocks	#7 Jenna Miller51	11
#13 Shelby Gregory44	Serving Aces	#11 Amari Johnson81	16
#31 Jaycee Edgar414	Digs	#1 Anabel Naranjo503	84
#2 Haley Jimenez304	Assists	#6 Julianna Merlo400	49
#31 Jaycee Edgar586	Receptions	#1 Anabel Naranjo812	86

Common Opponents

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

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

Record Breakdown

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