Durango Fall Classic Championship Match: Archbishop Mitty vs. Xavier College Prep

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Archbishop Mitty of San Jose, California, and Xavier College Prep of Phoenix, Arizona, faced off in the championship match of the Durango Fall Classic on September 16, 2016. 

This elite high school tournament featured some of the best teams in the country, but it was these two squads that rose to the top.

Both teams continued their level of success after the Durango Fall Classic. 

Monarchs of Archbishop Mitty won the first-ever CIF Open Division state championship, defeating Santa Margarita in the final. Senior Arizona recruit Candice Denny and juniors Kamrin Caoili, Julia Devine, and Nicole Liddle led the Mitty offense, while Stanford-bound libero Kate Formico frustrated opponents' hitters and Makaela Tanaka served as quarterback. 

Xavier, led by Texas A&M recruit Makena Patterson and Georgia-bound Lanie Wagner, went all the way to the semifinals of the Arizona 6A state tournament.