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Independence Highland

Falcons

Scots

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

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Independence	25	20	25	27	3
Highland	21	25	13	25	1

Final score provided by J. Finch.

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Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Match Stats

Highland (23-24)

Independence

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	44	11.0	29.1	151	17	.179
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	1	0.3	10.0	10	2	-.100
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	3	0	.000
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	8	2.0	34.8	23	3	.217
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	4	1.0	30.8	13	0	.308
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	17	4.3	25.8	66	8	.136
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	2	0.5	13.3	15	3	-.067
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	12	3.0	60.0	20	1	.550

Highland

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	7	1.8	22.6	31	4	.097
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	7	1.8	22.6	31	4	.097
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	0	0.0	.0	0	0

Independence

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	4	18	4.5	18.8	96	13	86.5	76
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	7	1.8	30.4	23	1	95.7	21
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4	0	0.0	.0	7	1	85.7	5
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4	7	1.8	30.4	23	2	91.3	20
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	0	0.0	.0	2	2	.0	0
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	1	0.3	7.7	13	1	92.3	11
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	3	0.8	21.4	14	3	78.6	10
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	100.0	0
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	0	0.0	.0	13	3	76.9	9
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4

Highland

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	4	5	1.3	20.8	24	1	95.8	12
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	5	1.3	33.3	15	1	93.3	9
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	0	0.0	.0	9	0	100.0	3

Independence

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	4	8	8	2.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1	1	1	1.0
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	2	2	0.5
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	4	4	1.0

Highland

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	4	1	1	0.1
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	0	0	0.0

Independence

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	4	114	28.5
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	28	7.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4	7	1.8
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4	14	3.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	10	2.5
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1	1	1.0
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4	6	1.5
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	16	4.0
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	29	7.3
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	2	0.5
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4	1	0.3

Highland

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	29	2	7.3
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	12	0	3.0
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	17	2	4.3

Independence

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	4	36	9.0	83	0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	1	0.3	3	0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4	1	0.3	2	0
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	0	0.0	1	0
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	33	8.3	72	0
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1	1	1.0	5	0
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4

Highland

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	BHA
	Team Totals	4	13
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	0
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	13

Independence

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	72	13	18.0
1	Anabel Naranjo (Jr)	4	28	4	7.0
3	Lauryn Sheppard (Jr)	4
4	Meah Martinez (Sr)	4	6	3	1.5
6	Julianna Merlo (Jr)	4	3	1	0.8
7	Jenna Miller (So)	1
8	Aniya Johnson (So)	4
9	P. Ruvalcaba (Sr)	4	1	0	0.3
10	Jenelle Esparza (Sr)	1
11	Kaylynn Bolden (Sr)	4	32	4	8.0
12	Aralyn Merlo (Jr)	4	2	1	0.5
14	Valeria Leon (Sr)	4

Highland

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	46	7	11.5
3	J. Holcombe (Sr)	4	16	0	4.0
9	Hannah Morton (Sr)	4	30	7	7.5

Match Story

California High School Volleyball - Independence over Highland

October 5, 2023: Bakersfield, CA 93306

The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Independence Falcons (Bakersfield, CA) and the host Highland Scots (Bakersfield, CA), saw Independence's volleyball squad beat Highland by a tally of 3-1.

With the win, Independence upgrades its record to 22-8 on the year. The Falcons travel to Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) to play the Drillers in a South Yosemite Valley bout on Tuesday, October 10. The Drillers go into the bout with a record of 4-15. Bakersfield lost 3-0 in their recent league bout against Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA)

The Scots now own a 7-16 record. They play next when they travel to Centennial for a non-league bout on Tuesday, October 10. Highland will play a Golden Hawks squad coming off a 3-2 league loss to Stockdale (Bakersfield, CA). The Golden Hawks record now stands at 15-10.

Rankings & Records

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

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

Team Scoring Averages

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

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

9/19 @ 6:15p	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Highland	16	23	25	19	1
Independence	25	25	23	25	3

Team Stat Comparison

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

Team Leaders

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

Common Opponents

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

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

Record Breakdown

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