Photos: Cienega advances in volleyball playoffs after win over Catalina Foothills
No. 1 Cienega Bobcats advance in the Class 5A State Volleyball playoffs after their 3-1 win over No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School on May 10, 2022.
Cienega will play Sunrise Mountain on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Cienega High School.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Derrick Vargas (40) celebrates with fellow teammates Jake Shroder (9) and Tariq Denetso (15) during the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Catalina Foothills's Kyle Boesen (7) and Nick Standridge (10) try to block Cienega's Derrick Vargas (40) spike during the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Catalina Foothills's Cole Revis (11) spikes the ball past Cienega's Taylor Allen (22) and Mason Tippett (23) during the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Tariq Denetso (15) celebrates after winning a point during the fourth set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.Â
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Mason Tippett (23) spikes the ball during the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Jake Shroder (9) celebrates on the floor while teammates huddle after scoring a point during second set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Tariq Denetso (15) spikes the ball past a block from Catalina Foothills Nick Standridge (10) during second set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Mason Tippett's father Rico Tippett, right, pumps up the crowd before the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Catalina Foothills's Tyler DeConcini (5) makes a celebratory gesture towards a fellow teammate during the second set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Tariq Denetso (15) celebrates after hitting the game winning spike during the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Taylor Allen (22) hits the ball over the net while Catalina Foothills's Gabe Green (4) tries to block the hit during the second set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Jake Shroder (9) digs out a serve during the second set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Catalina Foothills's Connor Fitzgerald (6) high-fives teammates after being subbed out during the third set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Catalina Foothills's Head Volleyball Coach Andrew Adair points out Catalina Foothills 6 points won in a row during the fourth set of the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals: Catalina Foothills at Cienega
Cienega's Derrick Vargas (40) laughs while warm-up with teammates before the Class 5A State Volleyball quarterfinals between No. 1 Cienega and No. 8 Catalina Foothills at Cienega High School in Vail, Ariz. on May 10, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett
Photojournalist
Catalina Foothills is still alive in the Class 5A state softball playoffs.
Catalina Foothills is still alive in the Class 5A state softball playoffs.
The final full week of the 2021-22 high school sports season begins on Tuesday.