Arizona girls volleyball team state leaders

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The regular season for Arizona girls volleyball is over and most teams have set up a net for the last time.
There are four single-elimination rounds left for the 16 teams remaining in each of the six classifications once the postseason begins on Monday.

Six teams will find a way to navigate to a state title.

At this point, some 30 matches into the season, the teams know exactly what the strengths and weaknesses are that got them to the postseason, and chances are there has been enough head-to-head meetings the opposition's blueprint to success is known as well.

So it comes down to execution, and momentum.
Here is a look at the teams, all of which made the postseason, best at executing in 2016:



Digs
1. Tuba City 2,267
2. Flagstaff 2,186
3. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix) 2,138
4. Desert Vista (Phoenix) 1,970
5. Millennium (Goodyear) 1,905

Hitting percentage
1. Hamilton (Chandler) .328
2. Valley Vista (Surprise) .322
3. Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) .308
4. Tuba City .307
5. Coconino (Flagstaff) .305

Kills
1. Mountain Pointe (Phoenix) 1,472
2. Xavier 1,387
3. Queen Creek 1,349
4. Horizon (Scottsdale) 1,347
5. Chaparral (Scottsdale) 1,326

Assists
1. Mountain Pointe 1,311
2. Chaparral 1,280
3. Horizon 1,265
4. Queen Creek 1,240
5. Corona del Sol (Tempe) 1,212

Aces
1. Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix) 459
2. Fountain Hills 387
3. Phoenix Country Day (Paradise Valley) 366 4. Chaparral 362
5. Parker 361

Blocks
1. Flagstaff 668
2. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy (Scottsdale) 652
3. Tonopah Valley (Tonopah) 378
4. Hamilton (Chandler) 271
5. Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) 266



Jason P. Skoda, a former Arizona Republic sports writer and current Prep Sports Director for Times Publications, is a 20-year sports writing veteran. Contact him at jskoda1024@aol.com.