Beach Volleyball Defeats Red Mountain in Division I Bracket

Beach Volleyball Defeats Red Mountain in Division I Bracket

The Brophy beach volleyball team opened the 2026 AIA Beach Division I tournament with a 4-1 win over No. 11 Red Mountain at Xavier College Prep.  The Broncos advance to play at  No. 3 Highland on Wednesday at 4 p.m. (Bracket).

 

“I thought the team played really well today,” said Head Coach Jaoquin Santa Cruz. “We were consistent, and I was happy with how we pushed from point zero to point 21 in all the sets.”


Brophy improved to 11-2 on the season, setting a new school record for wins. 

 

“Our competition only gets harder from here, but our confidence gets higher,” said Santa Cruz. “It was a good first-round win for us, and we should be feeling confident going into Wednesday.”

 

Gabe Keane and Brendan Escobar were victorious at No. 5 in straight sets, 24-122, 21-15 for the first point. Cody Bonheimer and Milo Piotrowski won at No. 4 in three sets (21-7, 15-21, 15-6). TJ Henry and Callaway Johnson clinched the match with the third point with a 21-12, 22-20 win at No. 4. 


Juniors Parker Henderson and Jonny Magro also won 21-19, 23-21 at No. 2.


Alex Feix stepped into play due to an illness at No. 1 with Brodie White, and they won the first set before falling in three. 


Brophy 4, Red Mountain 1

  1. Will Berkshire/Sterling Bishop, RM, def. Brodie White/Alex Feix, Brophy, 20-22, 21-11, 15-9

  2. Parker Henderson/Johnny Magro, Brophy, def. Austin Bramett/Austen Naegele, RM, 21-19, 23-21

  3. Callaway Johnson/TJ Henry, Brophy, def. Allen Bishop/Lucas Gillespie, RM, 21-12, 22-20

  4. Cody Bonheimer/Milo Piotrowski, Brophy def. Andrew Freanklin/Tristan O’Neal, RN, 21-7, 15-21, 15-6

  5.  Brendan Escobar/Gabe Keane, Brophy def. Bryce Farnsworth/Pranjal Mishra, RM, 24-22, 21-15