The Class 3A 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: Alamosa beat Lamar 3-1
FINAL: Colorado Springs Christian beat Eaton 3-2
State Semifinals
FINAL: Lutheran beat Alamosa 3-0
FINAL: Sterling beat Colorado Springs Christian 3-2
State Championship
6:00pm: Lutheran vs Sterling
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FRIDAY – CONSOLATION BRACKET (losing teams are eliminated)
FINAL: Faith Christian eliminated DSST-Montview 3-0
FINAL: Lamar eliminated University 3-2 (trailed 0-2, won fifth 15-13)
FINAL: Eaton eliminated SkyView Academy 3-1
FINAL: Bayfield swept Eagle Ridge Academy 3-0
FINAL: Lamar ousted Faith Christian 3-1
6:30pm: Eaton vs Bayfield
FRIDAY – WINNERS BRACKET (winners advance to semifinals)
FINAL: Lutheran outlasted Colorado Springs Christian 3-2 (15-13 in fifth)
FINAL: Sterling downed Alamosa 3-1
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FIRST ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #9 University beat #8 Skyview Academy 3-1
FINAL: #5 Colorado Springs Christian beat #12 Bayfield 3-1
FINAL: #6 Eagle Ridge Academy outlasts #11 DSST-Montview 3-2 (16-14 in fifth)
FINAL: #10 Eaton upset #7 Lamar 3-1
SECOND ROUND – THURSDAY
FINAL: #1 Lutheran beat #9 University 3-1
FINAL: #5 Colorado Springs Christian beat #4 Faith Christian 3-0
FINAL: #3 Alamosa topped #6 Eagle Ridge 3-0
FINAL: #2 Sterling beat #10 Eaton 3-1
