It will be unranked Aubrey (20-7) vs Kennedale (23-3) in the UIL State Volleyball Region II championships. This will be the second year in a row that the Kats have reached this level. The Kats will not be playing as the underdogs this time but as the defending region champs. Date and time: Friday, November 13, 7pm @ Princeton HS. Directions … Buy Tickets … UIL Tournament Bracket Region 1&2
For Aubrey, who is playing the underdog role this year, it has been 11 years since the Chaparrals last played in the region finals. Last year’s team finished in area play. Two years ago, Kennedale knocked Aubrey out of the area-round before the Kats lost to Sanger in the next round. Kennedale and Aubrey did play each other in the 2018-19 regular season with Aubrey banking a 3-0 sweep of the Lady Kats.
Coming from a competitive district and on a roll …
Aubrey (20-7, 9-4) finished third in District 9-4A, behind Celina (20-5, 11-1) and Melissa (21-10, 10-3) and ahead of Van Alstyne (15-9, 7-5). Aubrey upset fellow district member Melissa in the third round, 3-2, before playing the spoiler role again by defeating #10 Gilmer (25-5, 10-0) Tuesday evening 3-1.
This will be the third team out of District 9-4A that Kennedale has played so far. Kennedale has already defeated Celina (3-0) and Van Alstyne (3-1).
Top 10 update …
The top two keep rolling, both undefeated, #1 Needville and #2 China Springs along with #4 Decatur who has just one loss this season. Five of the top 10 have been tossed out in UIL playoffs with regional championships on the line this week. Winners advance to the state final four. (Rankings by TGCA)
#1 Needville (33-0) advances to Reg IV finals vs #10 Wimberley (28-4)
#2 China Springs (30-0) advances to Reg III finals vs #8 Bellville (25-3)
#3 Hereford (25-2) eliminated vs Decatur (28-1) Reg I Semi-finals
#4 Decatur (28-1) advances Reg I finals vs Canyon (19-5)
#5 Farmersville (26-3) eliminated vs Kennedale (23-3) Reg II Semi-finals
#6 Graham (26-3) eliminated vs Canyon (19-5) Reg I Semi-finals
#7 Huffman Hargrave (24-2) eliminated vs China Springs (30-0) Reg III Semi-finals
#8 Bellville (25-3) advances to Reg III finals vs #2 China Springs (30-0)
#9 Kennedale (23-3) advances Reg II finals vs Aubrey (20-7)
#10t Gilmer (25-5) eliminated vs Aubrey (20-7) Reg II Semi-finals
#10t Wimberley (28-4) advances Reg III finals vs Needville (33-0)
STATS for Kennedale vs Farmersville …
| 11/10 @ 7p | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmersville | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 1 |
| Kennedale | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
- Bryley Steinhilber (SR) 13 kills, 1 ace, 4 blocks, 8 digs, 10 receptions
- Katherine Spell (SR) 10 kills, 2 digs, 2 asst, 5 receptions
- Tatum Pavey (Sr) 25 digs, 3 asst, 27 receptions
- Madeline Pyles (Jr) 22 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 8 digs, 5 receptions
- Bridget Barton (JR) 4 kills, 4 digs
- Amaya Constantino (JR) 8 digs, 18 receptions
- Casey Guerry (JR) 1 kill, 2 blocks
- Gracyn Reed (JR) 8 digs, 30 asst
- Taylor Poore (JR) 7 digs, 12 receptions
- Alexandria Youngblood (SO) 1 kill, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 1 asst, reception
- True Johnson (SO) 2 aces, 6 digs, 15 asst
