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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
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
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
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0

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
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
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
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	4

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
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
16	Rylee Owens (Jr)	2	1
20	Ali Swearengin (Sr)	1	0
28	Alaysia Taylor (Sr)	2	3
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	0

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
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
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
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	2	2	1.0

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
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
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
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	1	0.5	1	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
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
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
32	Karla Perez (So)	2	4	1	2.0

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
597	48

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
20-11-1	5-3	6-2	10-5-1	4-4	.641	.625	56	35

Taft (25-26)

CA	Section
990	92

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	SW	SL
11-21	6-6	4-5	3-5	4-11	.344	.500	35	57

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Independence	21.7	22.7	19.7	24.6	16.0	1.8
Taft	20.4	20.3	17.4	22.1	13.5	1.1

Independence Videos

Taft Videos

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Taft
633	Kills	634
119	Total Blocks	43
198	Serving Aces	301
1518	Digs	1278
527	Assists	550
1186	Receptions	1368

Team Leaders

Independence		Taft	National Avg.
#11 Amari Johnson224	Kills	#16 Rylee Owens165	49
#7 Jenna Miller58	Total Blocks	#28 Alaysia Taylor30	10
#7 Jenna Miller45	Serving Aces	#4 Karsynn Owens54	15
#3 Aria Moreno414	Digs	#16 Rylee Owens269	76
#8 Aniya Johnson321	Assists	#4 Karsynn Owens472	46
#3 Aria Moreno394	Receptions	#6 Addy Moore356	79

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	7-1-1		Taft	4-8

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	(L) 3-1
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	(W) 3-1

Record Breakdown

Independence (25-26)		Taft (25-26)
20-11-1	Overall	11-21
5-3	League	6-6
5-3-1	Non-League	1-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
7-1-1	Common Opponent	4-8
6-2	Home	4-5
10-5-1	Away	3-5
4-4	Neutral	4-11
0-0	Playoff	0-0
20-11-1	In-State	11-21
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0