Class 1A state volleyball tournament action gets underway on Thursday November 11th at World Arena in Colorado Springs.  Twelve teams are entered in the double elimination tournament. Ten have won at least 20 matches this season, including defending champ, Merino and runner-up, Fleming. The top four seeds have a first round bye.

Colorado Preps has setup a texting service for the state volleyball tournament.  If you would like to receive final scores from the state event with more frequent updates in the semifinals and championship matches, text the keyword VOLLEYBALL to 855-602-0497.  You will receive a confirmation message and then the updates will begin after the first match concludes on Thursday morning.

#1 BRIGGDALE FALCONS (22-3)

COACH:  Kelley Hale/Derek Herbert

LEAGUE:  North Central co-champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Elbert (3-0) and Kit Carson (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  6-3

  • WON: Wiley (3-1), Fleming (3-0), Wiggins (3-0), Flatirons Academy (3-0), Haxtun (3-2), Stratton (3-0)
  • LOST: Fleming (3-2), Sedgwick County (3-2, 3-1)
KILLS Kylie Krise (323) Courtney Krise (206) Jenna Krise (205)
ACES Macie Klem (51) C. Krise (47) Jillian Bauer (32)
BLOCKS Emily Johnson (38) K. Krise (33) M. Klem (28)
DIGS J. Krise (345) Bauer (279) K. Krise (237)
ASSISTS Peyton Nicklas (645) C. Krise (66) M. Klem (58)

#2 FLEMING WILDCATS (20-5)

COACH:  Megan Chintala

LEAGUE:  North Central co-champions

REGIONALS:  Beat La Veta (3-0) and Springfield (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  9-4

  • WON: Briggsdale (3-2), Akron (3-0), Wiggins (3-2, 2-1), Holyoke (3-0), Sedgwick County (3-0), Idalia (3-0), Denver Christian (2-0), Merino (3-1)
  • LOST: Briggsdale (3-0), Haxtun (3-0), Sterling (2-0), Lamar (2-0)
KILLS Kally Kirkwood (354) Whitney Chintala (286) Madisyn Serrato (49)
ACES Serrato (67) Chintala (50) Kirkwood (43)
BLOCKS Kirkwood (85) Madison Harms (51) Chintala (22)
DIGS Lexi Schaefer (369) Chintala (326) Kirkwood (218)
ASSISTS Kirkwood (308) Chintala (254) Serrato (120)

#3 HAXTUN FIGHTIN’ BULLDOGS (22-3)

COACH:  Paige Thompson

LEAGUE:  Second in Lower Platte

REGIONALS:  Beat Evangelical Christian (3-0) and McClave (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  7-3

  • WON: Holyoke (3-0), Wiggins (3-0), Stratton (2-0), Merino (3-0), Fleming (3-0), Wiley (3-0), Akron (3-1)
  • LOST: Sedgwick County (3-1, 3-1), Briggsdale (3-2)
KILLS Allie Thompson (329) Taylor Schram (235) Cassidy Goddard (138)
ACES Thompson (55) K’lyn Bornhoft (46) Schram (41)
BLOCKS Thompson (90) Goddard (74) Ella Coffin (73)
DIGS Bornhoft (308) Schram (229) Coffin (216)
ASSISTS Schram (399) Thompson (300) Coffin (58)

#4 MERINO RAMS (20-5)

COACH:  Christin Sutter

LEAGUE:  Tied for 3rd in Lower Platte

REGIONALS:  Beat Sangre de Cristo (3-0) and Genoa Hugo/Karval (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  6-5

  • WON: Holyoke (3-1, 3-0), Limon (3-0), Akron (3-0), Alamosa (2-1), Denver Christian (2-0)
  • LOST: Sedgwick County (3-2), Wiggins (3-0), Haxtun (3-0), Lamar (2-1), Fleming (3-1)
KILLS Taysa Conger (490) Makenna Sutter (330) Veronica Baray (45)
ACES M. Sutter (90) Conger (44) Amanda Thorpe (38)
BLOCKS Conger (68) M. Sutter (29) Baray (25)
DIGS M. Sutter (430) Thorpe (391) Conger (301)
ASSISTS Brooklyn Sutter (872) Thorpe (21) M. Sutter (10)

#5 WILEY PANTHERS (20-2)

COACH:  Melissa Larrick

LEAGUE:  Arkansas Valley champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Cheyenne Wells (3-0) and Weldon Valley (3-1)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  3-2

  • WON: Cheraw (3-1), Stratton (3-1), Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-0)
  • LOST: Briggsdale (3-1), Haxtun (3-0)
KILLS Demi Wollert (136) Fatima Gomez (122) Grace Pendleton (77)
ACES Gomez (52) D. Wollert (39) Jackie Salgado (27)
BLOCKS Pendleton (42) Gomez (17) Grace White (13)
DIGS J. Salgado (262) Gomez (175) D. Wollert (152)
ASSISTS D. Wollert (191) White (190) J. Salgado (14)

#6 STRATTON EAGLES (21-4)

COACH:  Tom Milligan

LEAGUE:  Union Pacific champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Otis (3-0) and Belleview Christian (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  4-4

  • WON: Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-0, 2-0), Limon (3-1), Belleview Christian (3-0)
  • LOST: Haxtun (2-0), Wiley (3-1), Idalia (3-0), Briggsdale (3-0)
KILLS Kennedy Frank (236) Hannah Rigirozzi (170) McKenna Notter (147)
ACES Sedonia Isenbart (36) Notter (34) Frank (27)
BLOCKS Isenbart (38) Rigirozzi (31) Emma Bohnen (26)
DIGS Madison Tagtmeyer (359) Notter (254) Frank (227)
ASSISTS Isenbart (525) Lauren Thompson (25) Jessica Brandon (15)

#7 IDALIA WOLVES (17-5)

COACH:  Lindsey Richards

LEAGUE:  YWKC champions

REGIONAL:  Beat North Park (3-0) and Flatirons Academy (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  3-3

  • WON: Belleview Christian (2-1), Stratton (3-0), Flatirons Academy (3-0)
  • LOST: Cheraw (3-2), Holyoke (3-0), Fleming (3-0)
KILLS Jenna Wieser (233) Porsha Jacobs (117) Camren Morris (88)
ACES Morris (68) Callie Richards (57) Wieser (37)
BLOCKS Wieser (44) Tara Hubbard (40) Morris & Kylie Wingfield (24)
DIGS Morris (191) Wieser (177) C. Richards (164)
ASSISTS Morris (468) Jacobs (33) Wingfield (32)

#8 CHERAW WOLVERINES (21-4)

COACH:  Kassidy Froese

LEAGUE:  High Plains champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Simla (3-1) and Dove Creek (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-2

  • WON: Idalia (3-2), Dove Creek (3-0)
  • LOST: Wiley (3-1), Genoa-Hugo/Karval (3-2)
KILLS Morgan McReynolds (226) Kenzie Bartholomew (214) Delaney Bond (139)
ACES Bartholomew (65) McReynolds (55) Crislyn Miell (50)
BLOCKS Bond (22) McReynolds (16) Laura Hernandez (8)
DIGS McReynolds (333) Bartholomew (307) Bond (289)
ASSISTS Miell (391) Sheridan Honey (260) Bond (22)

#9 DOVE CREEK BULLDOGS (21-4)

COACH:  Lacey Murphy

LEAGUE:  San Juan Basin champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Simla (3-1) , lost to Cheraw (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  3-1

  • WON: Monticello UT (3-0, 3-2), Ignacio (3-1)
  • LOST: Cheraw (3-0)
KILLS Kylie Gatlin (202) Trista Barnett (125) Lexi Gray (115)
ACES Kalie Gatlin (62) Gray (51) Shania Kibel and Kylie Gatlin (36)
BLOCKS Gray (41) Kylie Gatlin (24) Kibel (16)
DIGS Kalie Gatlin (244) Kylie Gatlin (231) Tara Buffington (219)
ASSISTS Kalie Gatlin (539) Kibel (33) Gray and Kylie Gatlin (25)

#10 FLATIRONS ACADEMY BISON (22-3)

COACH:  Tarabeth Cole

LEAGUE:  5280 champions

REGIONALS:  Beat North Park (3-1) , lost to Idalia (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  1-2

  • WON: Belleview Christian (3-0)
  • LOST: Briggsdale (3-0), Idalia (3-0)
KILLS Madison Smith (122) Kenlee Durrill (117) Emma Cox (111)
ACES Margot Marcantonio (84) Smith (71) Rylee Osborn (54)
BLOCKS Katelynn Coulter (37) Cox (29) Emily Dehaan (25)
DIGS Osborn (490) Durrill (210) Smith (160)
ASSISTS Marcantonio (338) Avery Thompson (80) Grace Hopwood (11)

#11 BELLEVIEW CHRISTIAN BRUINS (21-4)

COACH:  Janice Aldstadt

LEAGUE:  Second in 5280 

REGIONALS:  Lost to Otis (3-1) and Stratton (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-3

  • LOST: Idalia (2-1), Flatirons Academy (3-0), Stratton (3-0)
KILLS Bethany Long (172) Jessica Torres (157) Elaizha Nelson (83)
ACES Lexie Ewing (96) Long (60) Torres (58)
BLOCKS Long (41) Torres (28) Jessica Aldstadt (6)
DIGS Victoria Mallory (256) Long (243) Nelson (201)
ASSISTS Nelson (253) Aldstadt (172) Alivia Cox (90)

#12 GENOA-HUGO/KARVAL PIRATES (15-10)

COACH:  Sherri Carr

LEAGUE:  Fifth in Union Pacific

REGIONALS:  Beat Sangre de Cristo (3-2), lost to Merino (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-6

  • WON: Akron (2-0), Cheraw (3-2)
  • LOST: Wiley (3-0), Stratton (3-0, 2-0), Limon (3-1), Sedgwick County (3-0), Merino (3-0)
KILLS Glorya Carr (353) Baylee Kelly (118) Caryn Hale (97)
ACES Carr (51) Hale (36) Jayli Lockhart (33)
BLOCKS Carr (68) Kelly (18) Hale (11)
DIGS Carr (347) Kelly (211) Hale (194)
ASSISTS Tarra Miller (338) Carr (25) Jayli Lockhart (16)