Daily Dig – Oct 7

St. Pius tames Moriarty

The Sartan’s broke the Pintos on Wednesday night in four sets, 25-11, 29-27, 25-21, 25-14 to move on to 9-4 (3-0 district) on the season. Coming off an emotionally exhausting win against Academy the night before, St. Pius was able to stay strong after the extended second set.

Sara Weber led St. Pius with 22 kills, Lexi Biondi and Hannah Grazda earned 7 apiece. Libero Felicity Jackson had a great defensive performance with 27 digs. The Sartans look to continue their winning streak, hosting Del Norte on Tuesday night.

Moriarty drops to 6-9 (1-2 district) and prepares for a few away games, taking Atrisco Heritage Tuesday and Academy on Thursday.

Scores from last night

Peñasco 3, Monte del Sol 0
Los Alamos 3, Española Valley 0

Coaches Polls

Lots of discussion regarding the coaches poll. I’m unsure of the deadline for votes, so there might be a delay in how the teams are decided. That said, I think alot of these wins are overlooked. A good example from last week:

• Las Cruces was handily beat by Mayfield last week, yet is ahead (albeit by one point) in this week’s poll. What about comparing the strength of their past opponents and outcomes?

There’s obviously not a lot of logic in the process, so my guess is many of the coaches “guesstimating” it without taking everything in consideration. Does that mean many teams like Lordsburg, St. Pius or even Artesia for that matter are not getting the kind of recognition they deserve? Absolutely.

So we know the current system can’t yield an fair, accurate result–come tournament time, one can hope that the respective selection committees see through the morass of skewed polls and pick deserving teams to compete, seeded where they belong.

Discussion Board?

I’m probably opening a can of worms with this idea, but I’ve thought about putting up a discussion board. With the many discussions going on, especially with the polls, a board might be more suitable. Comments are welcome.

Tonight’s games