Prep sports highlights for Wednesday, Sept. 12

VOLLEYBALL

Buchanan, ranked third in the Central Section by The Bee, avenged a first-round playoff defeat last season, getting 13 kills and six digs from Emma Gasman and nine kills from Taylor Mounts in a 25-20, 25-13, 25-20 win over Bullard on Tuesday.

Rachael Schaefer had 17 kills and Katelyn Anderson added 12 as El Diamante, ranked third in the Central Section’s Division II by The Bee, topped Hoover 25-17, 25-21, 27-25. The Patriots, third in D-III, received 10 kills from Meranda Watkins.

Clovis rode a trio of double-digit-kill-producing hitters in Montana Lowe (15), Julianna Martinez (13) and Maddie Ogawa (12) to a 32-30, 25-23, 21-25, 25-23 win over Sanger.

In an intracity matchup, Reedley received 17 kills and six blocks from Carissa Arias in a 26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 25-22 victory against Immanuel.

Alyssa Binion-Luttrell had 10 kills as Edison swept Liberty-Madera Ranchos 25-23, 25-21, 25-22.

Alli O’Banion had 15 kills while Emelee Croninger added 21 assists and seven blocks as Dos Palos beat Chowchilla 25-20, 25-21, 14-25, 25-22.

Third-year varsity program Minarets had Bre Cairns hit nine kills and Taylor Meyer dish 24 assists to go with eight aces as the Mustangs — ranked No. 2 in D-V by The Bee — beat Tranquillity 25-6, 25-10, 21-25, 25-9.

GIRLS TENNIS

In a clash of section Top 10 teams, Bullard got a singles win from Claire Malley and in doubles from Malley and Madison Mennucci as the No. 3 Knights downed No. 8 Clovis 6-3.

Defending section D-V champion Liberty-Madera Ranchos has won 22 straight matches dating to last season, riding singles and doubles wins from Annie Erickson to an 8-1 victory over Sierra in a North Sequoia League opener.

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FOOTBALL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE

Thursday

Farmersville at McLane, 7 p.m.

Fowler at Liberty-Madera Ranchos, 7 p.m.

Porterville at Hanford, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

Laton at Sierra Ridge-San Andreas, 1 p.m.

Joshua Springs at Kings Christian, 5 p.m.

Game start at 7 p.m.

Bakersfield at Long Beach Poly

Caruthers at Sierra

Chowchilla at Central Valley Christian

Coalinga at Templeton

Edison at Crenshaw

Fresno Christian at Tranquillity

Hart-Newhall at Ridgeview

Los Banos at Dos Palos

McFarland at Kern Valley-Lake Isabella

Mission Oak at Selma

Game start at 7:30 p.m.

Arvin at Tehachapi

Avenal at Minarets

Bakersfield Christian at Exeter

Buchanan at Liberty-Bakersfield

Bullard at Clovis East

Chavez at Granite Hills

Clovis at Stockdale

Delano at North

El Diamante at Central

Enochs-Modesto at Merced

Firebaugh at Riverdale

Foothill at Mira Monte

Frontier at Clovis North

Hoover at Redwood

Independence at Highland

Kennedy at Sierra Pacific

Lancaster Baptist at Riverdale Christian

Lemoore at Sanger

Lindsay at Shafter

Madera South at Central Valley-Ceres

Monache at Dinuba

Orange Cove at Immanuel

Parlier at Woodlake

Paso Robles at Madera

Reedley at Golden West

South at East Bakersfield

Strathmore at Orosi

Taft at Corcoran

Tulare Western at Hanford West

Wasco at Golden Valley-Bakersfield

Washington at Sunnyside

Yosemite at Roosevelt

Saturday

Fresno at Dublin, 7 p.m.

Memorial at Garces, 7:30 p.m.