Yuma sweeps Resurrection Christian in matchup of top-10 volleyball teams

This was a tone-setter for the season.

Yuma volleyball, ranked No. 2 in the Class 2A preseason poll, went on the road and swept 3A No. 5 Resurrection Christian on Friday evening, 26-24, 25-17, 25-18, to open the year.

“We played them first last year, too, and kind of got hammered,” said Yuma coach Jenny Noble, who is now in her fourth season. “So we wanted to come out with a little bit better attitude and confidence, and we played well tonight. It was pretty fun. It’s a good confidence booster.”

Chasey Blach had 17 kills for Yuma. And Noble credited her team’s defense with an excellent outing.

“I couldn’t have asked for anything better out of the entire team,” Noble said. “That was probably the biggest key to the game for us.”

Now Yuma has something to build on as it begins the 2017 campaign as it seeks a return to the state tournament. The team was runner-up to Dayspring  Christian last season.

Yuma hosts Limon in its home opener on Aug. 31.

“I told them before we started that there was a lot of pride in this game, and just to play like that,” Noble said. “And they did.”