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Highland Independence

Scots

Falcons

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 3-1.

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Highland	16	23	25	19	1
Independence	25	25	23	25	3

Final score provided by K. Lee-McNeill.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Independence (23-24)

Highland

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0	13.8	29	8	-.138
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	4	1.0	13.8	29	8	-.138
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Independence

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	42	10.5	28.0	150	20	.147
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	7	1.8	29.2	24	4	.125
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	6	1.5	35.3	17	3	.176
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	6	1.5	24.0	25	0	.240
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	12	3.0	33.3	36	5	.194
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	5	1.3	20.8	24	5	.000
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	6	1.5	26.1	23	3	.130

Highland

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	4	2	0.5	11.8	17	1	94.1	6
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	1	0.3	16.7	6	1	83.3	2
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	1	0.3	9.1	11	0	100.0	4

Independence

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	4	21	5.3	21.9	96	14	85.4	75
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	6	1.5	24.0	25	1	96.0	23
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4	4	1.0	19.0	21	2	90.5	18
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	1	0.3	11.1	9	5	44.4	3
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	2	1	50.0	0
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	2	0.5	25.0	8	1	87.5	6
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	4	1.0	28.6	14	0	100.0	13
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	4	1.0	23.5	17	4	76.5	12
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4

Highland

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	4
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4

Independence

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	4	16	16	4.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	2	2	0.5
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	5	5	1.3
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	1	1	0.3
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	8	8	2.0

Highland

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	32	4	8.0
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	5	0	1.3
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	27	4	6.8

Independence

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	4	104	26.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	24	6.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4	12	3.0
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	16	4.0
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	6	1.5
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	13	3.3
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	22	5.5
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	6	1.5
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	5	1.3

Highland

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	4	2	0.5	9
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	0	0.0	0
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	2	0.5	9

Independence

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	4	28	7.0	96	0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	2	0.5	4	0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	1	0.3	6	0
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	25	6.3	86	0
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4

Highland

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	45	9	11.3
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	9	2	2.3
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	36	7	9.0

Independence

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	76	12	19.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	20	1	5.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4	8	1	2.0
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	14	4	3.5
7	Jenna Miller (So)	2
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	30	5	7.5
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	3	0	0.8
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Highland Independence

September 19, 2023: Bakersfield, CA 93311

The Independence Falcons volleyball team scored 3 points and limited the visiting Highland Scots to 1 in the Falcons league victory on Tuesday.

The Falcons now possess a 15-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Bakersfield for a South Yosemite Valley game on Thursday, September 21. Independence will meet a Drillers team coming off a 3-0 league loss to Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA). The Drillers record now stands at 2-11.

The Scots (4-10) will now prepare for their game against Centennial (Bakersfield, CA). The Golden Hawks enter the non-league game with a 10-5 record. In their last game, Centennial defeated Stockdale (Bakersfield, CA), 3-0, in a league game.

Highland @ Independence Volleyball Match Info

Tue., Sep. 19, 2023 @ 6:15p

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's home conference match against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 3-1.

Rankings & Records

Highland (23-24)

CA	Section
950	88

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
7-20	1-7	4-8	2-6	1-6	.259	.125	28	57

Independence (23-24)

CA	Section
426	34

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
25-11-1	6-2	6-3	9-3-1	10-5	.689	.750	65	37

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Highland	16.8	16.9	18.3	23.3	13.3	1.0
Independence	22.2	22.8	21.2	21.1	15.0	1.8

Head-to-Head

Independence won on 9/9/2023

9/9 @ 1p S1 S2 Wins

Highland 20 10 0
Independence 25 25 2

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament match against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Independence won on 9/19/2023

9/19 @ 6:15p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

Highland 16 23 25 19 1
Independence 25 25 23 25 3

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's away conference match against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Independence won on 10/5/2023

10/5 @ 6:15p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

Independence 25 20 25 27 3
Highland 21 25 13 25 1

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 3-1.
Box score

9/9 @ 1p	S1	S2	Wins
Highland	20	10	0
Independence	25	25	2

10/5 @ 6:15p	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Independence	25	20	25	27	3
Highland	21	25	13	25	1

Team Stat Comparison

Highland		Independence
59	Kills	964
1	Total Blocks	242
30	Serving Aces	306
202	Digs	2293
6	Assists	775
328	Receptions	1668

Team Leaders

Highland		Independence	National Avg.
#3 Jillian Holcombe59	Kills	#11 Kaylynn Bolden302	53
#3 Jillian Holcombe1	Total Blocks	#8 Aniya Johnson84	12
#3 Jillian Holcombe15	Serving Aces	#1 Anabel Naranjo79	16
#9 Hannah Morton142	Digs	#1 Anabel Naranjo582	85
#9 Hannah Morton6	Assists	#9 Priscilla Ruvalcaba 686	50
#9 Hannah Morton245	Receptions	#11 Kaylynn Bolden548	88

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Highland	6-9		Independence	12-2-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/17/23	Chavez	Highland	(L) 3-0	8/25/23	Independence	Chavez	(T) 1-1
8/23/23	Highland	Taft	(L) 3-1	8/26/23	Taft	Independence	(W) 2-0
8/25/23	Highland	South	(W) 2-0	8/22/23	South	Independence	(W) 3-0
8/25/23	Highland	Foothill	(L) 2-0	9/14/23	Foothill	Independence	(W) 3-0
9/8/23	Highland	Foothill	(W) 2-0
8/26/23	Bakersfield	Highland	(L) 2-1	9/21/23	Bakersfield	Independence	(W) 3-0
9/26/23	Highland	Bakersfield	(L) 3-2	10/10/23	Independence	Bakersfield	(W) 3-1
10/12/23	Bakersfield	Highland	(L) 3-2
8/29/23	East Bakersfield	Highland	(W) 3-0	8/25/23	East Bakersfield	Independence	(W) 2-0
8/31/23	Kennedy	Highland	(W) 3-1	8/25/23	Independence	Kennedy	(W) 2-0
				8/29/23	Independence	Kennedy	(W) 3-0
9/13/23	Highland	Golden Valley	(W) 3-2	8/25/23	Independence	Golden Valley	(W) 2-0
				9/11/23	Independence	Golden Valley	(W) 3-0
9/28/23	Bakersfield Christian	Highland	(L) 3-0	10/3/23	Bakersfield Christian	Independence	(L) 3-0
10/17/23	Highland	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 3-0	10/19/23	Independence	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 3-1
10/3/23	Ridgeview	Highland	(W) 3-1	9/26/23	Independence	Ridgeview	(W) 3-1
10/19/23	Highland	Ridgeview	(L) 3-2	10/12/23	Ridgeview	Independence	(W) 3-0

Record Breakdown

Highland (23-24)		Independence (23-24)
7-20	Overall	25-11-1
1-7	League	6-2
3-6	Non-League	9-4-1
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
6-9	Common Opponent	12-2-1
4-8	Home	6-3
2-6	Away	9-3-1
1-6	Neutral	10-5
0-0	Playoff	1-1
7-20	In-State	25-11-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0