Four-time defending state champion Eaton is the top seed and favored to land another 3A title.  The Reds are trying to become the third team in Colorado history to win at least five consecutive crowns and stay in the chase to catch Colorado Springs Christian won has a state record six-in-a-row.  Chasing the Reds are five other teams in the Patriot and the top two teams in the Frontier, Metro and Tri Peaks leagues.
The bracket opens with eight pool matches on Friday and concludes with four more first round battles and the semifinals leading up to the state championship match at 7:00pm Saturday night.  All matches can be seen live at www.NFHSNetwork.com.
Colorado Preps will post scores on our volleyball scoreboard both days with updates after every set.
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#1 EATON REDS (23-2)

COACH:  Gwen Forster
LEAGUE:  Won Patriot championship (10-0)
STATE TITLES: 8 (5th all-time) (16, 15, 14, 13, 11, 00, 97, 93)
LAST TEN GAMES: 9-1 (lost to Lewis Palmer)
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  13-2 (both losses to Lewis Palmer)
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Beat Platte Valley 3-1 (September 21st)
  • Did not face Lamar
KILLS Mackenzie Lewis 407 Ana Scott 198 Darcie Kaiser 129
ACES Chelsea Lockey 42 Kaiser 35 Alicia Lovell 33
BLOCKS Alexis Lamoreaux 108 Kennedi Ingram 72 Lockey 62
DIGGS Lovell 300 Lockey 247 Scott 191
ASSISTS Lockey 805 Lovell 67 Kaiser 27

 

#2 LUTHERAN LIONS (22-3)

COACH: Alicia Oates
LEAGUE:  Won Metro championship (9-1)
STATE TITLES: 2 (12, 11) – Class 2A
LAST TEN GAMES: 9-1
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-2
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either opponent
KILLS Payton Brgoch 231 Abby Akers 204 Tori Bjorgum 155
ACES Kennedey Johnson 45 Brgoch 39 Kenzie Graves 25
BLOCKS Brgoch 80 Mary Dyson 40 Johnson 23
DIGGS Bella Vezzani 247 Bjorgum 217 Johnson 173
ASSISTS Johnson 464 Sabrina King 149 Vezzani 35

 

#3 FAITH CHRISTIAN EAGLES (20-5)

COACH:  Chris Powers
LEAGUE:  Finished second in Metro (7-2)
STATE TITLES: 1995
LAST TEN GAMES:  8-2
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-4
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not play either opponent
KILLS Alina Randall 205 Bella Keister 179 Sophia Keister 127
ACES Allure Padilla 52 Randall 47 Bella Keister 32
BLOCKS Randall 38 Maddie Cavaleiri 37 Bella Keister 34
DIGGS Taynin Abbott 230 Padilla 203 Bella Keister 199
ASSISTS Padilla 458 Sophia Keister 308

 

#4 UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (21-4)

COACH: Lindsey Brown
LEAGUE:  Finished 2nd in Patriot (9-1)
STATE TITLES: None
LAST TEN GAMES:  9-1
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  7-3
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Beat Resurrection Christian 3-0 (September 26th)
  • Did not play Middle Park
KILLS Aracely Hernandez 210 Madelyn Malm 200 Rileigh Hill 69
ACES Hernandez 29 Abby Schaefer 24 Hill 24
BLOCKS Danya Schuessler 25 Hill 23 Natalie Orcutt 15
DIGGS Schaefer 280 Hernandez 145 Katie Jones 131
ASSISTS Alexsei Vierya 495 Sage Halloran 71

 

#5 RESURRECTION CHRISTIAN COUGARS (19-6)

COACH: Caleb Howard
LEAGUE:  Finished 4th in Patriot (7-3)
STATE TITLES: 2 (14, 13) – Class 2A
LAST TEN GAMES:  7-3
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  4-6
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Lost to University 3-0 (September 26th)
  • Did not face Middle Park
KILLS Morgan Watson 263 Kaitlyn Newbanks 192 Katelyn Anderson 124
ACES Newbanks 37 Bryce Lienemann 27 Anderson 26
BLOCKS Kaylin Brand 44 Emma Schrotenboer 42 Watson 40
DIGGS Megan McDaniel 259 Shay McLaughlin 201 Anderson 172
ASSISTS Lienemann 613 Kori Alberts 68

 

#6 VALLEY VIKINGS (18-7)

COACH:  Erin Marick
LEAGUE:  Finished 3rd in Patriot (7-3)
STATE TITLES: 4 (12, 10, 83, 75)
LAST TEN GAMES:  8-2
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  4-4
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either team
KILLS Delaney Eckhardt 370 Kendra Sotelo 122 Kenzie Ray 113
ACES Halie Diederich 36 Heather Meining 28 Sotelo 27
BLOCKS Eckhardt 50 Ray 38 Gaia Grimoldi 21
DIGGS Meining 325 Sotelo 275 Eckhardt 224
ASSISTS Diederich 640 Sotelo 56 Eckhardt 37

 

#7 BENNETT TIGERS (21-5)

COACH:  Larry Deffenbaugh
LEAGUE:  Finished 2nd in Frontier (9-2)
STATE TITLES:  None (First ever tournament appearance)
LAST TEN GAMES: 7-3
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-3
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Lost to Sterling 2-0 (October 28th Tournament)
  • Did not face Lutheran
KILLS Olivia Bonstead 350 Nakita Swingle 249 Chloe Church 107
ACES Swingle 55 Karissa Alsdorf 45 Bonstead 38
BLOCKS Kyla Becker 62 Sydni Kautz 55 Church 50
DIGGS Isabelle Babi 470 Swingle 423 Faythe McKelip 285
ASSISTS Raena Schledwitz 398 Alsdorf 345 Babi 28

 

#8 LAMAR SAVAGES (22-3)

COACH:  Amy Wertz
LEAGUE: Finished 2nd in Tri Peaks (11-1)
STATE TITLES: None
LAST TEN GAMES:  8-2
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  1-1
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either opponent
KILLS Cali Clark 363 Maddy Williams 168 Cassie Forgue 143
ACES Jozlyn Sutphin 39 Clark 34 Forgue 33
BLOCKS Clark 89 Williams 27 Brecken Payne 8
DIGGS Sutphin 288 Forgue 257 Aliceson Fierro 1983
ASSISTS Fierro 525 Clark 37 Taylor Chavira 33

 

#9 MIDDLE PARK PANTHERS (22-3)

COACH:  Kate Lapham
LEAGUE:  Won Frontier championship (12-0)
STATE TITLES: None
LAST TEN GAMES:  9-1
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-3
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either opponent
KILLS Kierra Barr 222 Bailey Martin 222 Sammy Phillips 123
ACES Lexi Blixt 60 Barr 58 Phillips 52
BLOCKS Martin 62 Morgan Shaw 61 Harley Phillips 35
DIGGS Blixt 317 Barr 238 Sammy Phillips 130
ASSISTS Harley Phillips 445 Layne Neiberger 281 Blixt 22

 

#10 BUENA VISTA DEMONS (21-3)

COACH: Jamie Page
LEAGUE:  Won Tri Peaks championship (12-0)
STATE TITLES: None
LAST TEN GAMES:  9-1
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-1
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either opponent
KILLS Brilynd Pence 359 Kassie Schell 193 Rachel Scott 170
ACES Scott 44 Lindsey Pratt 38 Pence 29
BLOCKS Schell 51 Caitie Lockett 37 Pence 13
DIGGS Pence 332 Scott 265 Corina Barr 207
ASSISTS Pratt 695 Barr 19 Lockett 11

 

#11 STERLING TIGERS (19-6)

COACH:  Lisa Schumacher
LEAGUE: Finished 5th in Patriot (6-4)
STATE TITLES: 2005 (Class 4A)
LAST TEN GAMES:  8-2
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-5
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Did not face either opponent
KILLS Kyndall Feather 370 Lauryn Luft 167 McKinzie Davis 67
ACES Kyndall Feather 68 Jade Feather 45 Sadie Holloway 41
BLOCKS Luft 106 Hannah Fleckenstein 57 Davis 46
DIGGS Jade Feather 474 Kyndall Feather 304 Holloway 183
ASSISTS Allie Schumacher 291 Ashlynn Berg 226 Kyndall Feather 120

 

#12 PLATTE VALLEY BRONCOS (13-12)

COACH: Julie Hagemeister
LEAGUE:  Finished 6th in Patriot (6-4)
STATE TITLES: 14 (most all-time) (03, 01, 99, 98, 94, 89, 88, 87, 86, 84, 81, 78, 77, 76)
LAST TEN GAMES:  6-4
RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-9
MATCHES VS POOL OPPONENTS

  • Lost to Eaton 3-1 (September 21st)
  • Did not face Lamar
KILLS Faith Fester 207 Claire Smith 153 Annika Zenk 151
ACES Fetzer 30 McKenzie Johnson 26 Maddie Uyemura 23
BLOCKS Jacey Reinert 44 Zenk 37 Smith 19
DIGGS Uyemura 301 Johnson 292 Fetzer 256
ASSISTS Uyemura 584 Smith 26 Johnson 18