The Class 1A state volleyball tournament opens on Thursday with the state champion crowned Saturday night. All three days of competition will again be conducted at the Denver Coliseum. For the second straight year, the bracket is double elimination for the first two days but once the semifinals are set, the tournament then moves to single elimination. Brackets and first round game times are below. Matches are listed in bracket order.
Matches begin at 8:00am on Thursday with the remaining game times approximate as matches will follow as soon as the previous contest ends.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
FINAL: Fleming beat Otis 3-0
FINAL: LaVeta beat Genoa Hugo 3-0
State Semifinals
FINAL: Fleming beat Merino 3-1
FINAL: Briggsdale beat LaVeta 3-0
State Championship
6:00pm: Fleming vs Briggsdale
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FRIDAY – CONSOLATION BRACKET (losing teams are eliminated)
FINAL: Fleming eliminated Haxtun 3-0
FINAL: Springfield eliminated South Baca 3-1
FINAL: Sangre De Cristo eliminated Kit Carson 3-2 (16-14 in fifth)
FINAL: Genoa Hugo swept Wiley 3-0
FINAL: Fleming ousted Springfield 3-1
6:30pm: Sangre De Cristo vs Genoa Hugo
FRIDAY – WINNERS BRACKET (winners advance to semifinals)
FINAL: Merino swept La Veta 3-0
FINAL: Briggsdale beat Otis 3-1
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FIRST ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #8 Springfield beat #9 Sangre De Cristo 3-2 (15-12 in the fifth)
FINAL: #5 La Veta beat #12 Wiley 3-0
FINAL: #6 Briggsdale swept #11 Haxtun 3-0
FINAL: #10 Otis swept #7 South Baca 3-0
SECOND ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #1 Merino swept #8 Springfield 3-0
FINAL: #5 La Veta outlasted #4 Fleming 3-2 (15-13 in fifth)
FINAL: #6 Briggsdale upset #3 Genoa-Hugo 3-0
FINAL: #10 Otis knocked off #2 Kit Carson 3-0
