Four leagues are represented at the 5A state volleyball tournament with Jeffco leading the way with three qualifiers.  Ralston Valley, Columbine and Chatfield are also seeded among the top six clubs.  The Continental has two qualifiers in #1 Mountain Vista and #7 Legend while Centennial members Cherry Creek and Grandview are placed fifth and eighth.  Rampart is the lone 5A entry from the Pikes Peak league and checks in at number two in the bracket.

Complete coverage will be available at nfhsnetwork.com.  Team summaries below are listed in seed order.

 

#1 MOUNTAIN VISTA GOLDEN EAGLES (15-0)

COACH:  Doug Schafer

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  None

LEAGUE:  Continental league champion

REGIONALS:  Beat Horizon (3-0) & Pine Creek (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  1-0

  • WON: Legend (2-0)
  • LOST:
KILLS Kelli Ell (157) Breklyn Pulling (132) Leah Kahns (65)
ACES Ell (31) Kahns (21) Grace Holmgren (17)
BLOCKS Pulling (41) Kahns (30) Natalie Niles (16)
DIGS Alaina Bakken (103) Amanda Wright (94) Mandi Ruby (87)
ASSISTS Holmgren (311)    

 

#2 RAMPART RAMS (10-1)

COACH:  Nikki Bloemen

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  None

LEAGUE:  Pikes Peak league champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Regis (3-0) & Fort Collins (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-1

  • WON: Palmer Ridge (3-1), Discovery Canyon (3-1)
  • LOST: Cheyenne Mountain (3-2)
KILLS Riley Simpson (181) Anjelina Starck (164) Brielle Edwards (48)
ACES Izzy Starck (30) Anjelina Starck (21) Simpson (16)
BLOCKS Edwards (24) Hadleigh Richardson (20) Izzy Starck (11)
DIGS Simpson (99) Anjelina Starck (93) Parker Hamel (85)
ASSISTS Izzy Starck (391) Hamel (22) Anjelina Starck (10)

 

#3 RALSTON VALLEY MUSTANGS (16-0)

COACH:  Ashley Ahlman

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: None

LEAGUE:  Jeffco league champions

REGIONALS:  Beat Brighton (3-0) & Liberty (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-0

  • WON: Chatfield (2-0), Columbine (3-1)
  • LOST:
KILLS Taylor Scherff (191) Brianna Fay (131) Morgan McChesney (129)
ACES McChesney (19) Scherff (18) Audrey Solis & Gabi Coombs (15)
BLOCKS McChesney (105) Jamie Dorczuk (101) Emerson Reinke (49)
DIGS Coombs (131) Scherff (122) Solis (117)
ASSISTS Reinke (463) Solis (57) Coombs (20)

 

#4 COLUMBINE REBELS (12-1)

COACH:  Shelly Kurach

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  None

LEAGUE:  Finished 2nd in Jeffco league

REGIONALS:  Beat Loveland (3-2) & Denver East (3-1)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-1

  • WON:
  • LOST: Ralston Valley (3-1)
KILLS Abi Nua (284) Analeece Ellis (99) Francesca Cereda (82)
ACES Nua (29) Annie Barrows (29) Audrey Dowd (26)
BLOCKS Nua (19) Cereda (18) Dowd, Savannah Wilson & Bri Chavira (12)
DIGS      
ASSISTS      

 

#5 CHERRY CREEK BRUINS (15-1)

COACH:  Steve Huntingdale

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  5 (tied for 10th all-time) 08, 98, 97, 92, 89

LEAGUE:  Tied for Centennial league championship

REGIONALS:  Beat Broomfield (3-0) & Valor Christian (3-1)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  2-0

  • WON: Grandview (3-1), Grandview (3-2)
  • LOST:
KILLS Carter Booth (185) Courtney Wisneski (178) Kaegan Wherry (140)
ACES Jaida Johnson (30) Anna Van Wyk (24) Booth & Bridget Murphy (22)
BLOCKS Booth (57) Van Wyk (31) Johnson (30)
DIGS Wherry (178) Wisneski (129) Van Wyk (104)
ASSISTS Van Wyke (469) Avanlee Flaig (81) Booth (12)

 

#6 CHATFIELD CHARGERS (9-4)

COACH:  Stephanie Schick

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  None

LEAGUE:  Finished 3rd in Jeffco league

REGIONALS:  Beat Fruita Monument (3-0) & Fossil Ridge (3-2)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-1

  • WON:
  • LOST: Ralston Valley (3-0)
KILLS Ella Tschuor (159) Hayden Nash (110) Ella Famariss (103)
ACES Famariss (32) Tschuor (22) Maddy Folks (20)
BLOCKS Tschuor (26) Nash (25) Abby Angel (16)
DIGS Kennedy Meyers (159) Tschuor (101) Folks (95)
ASSISTS Folks (171) Meyers (23) Ava Davis (2)

 

#7 LEGEND TITANS (10-3)

COACH:  Audri Marrs

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  None

LEAGUE:  Placed 3rd in Continental league

REGIONAL:  Beat Lakewood (3-0) & Cherokee Trail (3-2)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-1

  • WON:
  • LOST: Mountain Vista (2-0)
KILLS Rylie Kadel (146) Alexa Grogan (70) Sydney Fellers (65)
ACES Peyton Dunn (24) Morgan Kelsey (17) Grogan (17)
BLOCKS Kadel (35) Dunn (20) Fellers (6)
DIGS Dunn (83) Kadel (79) Kelsey (66)
ASSISTS Dunn (311) Kelsey (15) Kadel (12)

 

#8 GRANDVIEW WOLVES (11-4)

COACH:  Rob Graham

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  5 (Tied for 10th all-time) 14, 13, 07, 05, 04

LEAGUE:  Finished 3rd in Centennial league  

REGIONALS:  Beat Chaparral (3-0)

RECORD VS STATE CLUBS:  0-2

  • WON:
  • LOST: Cherry Creek (3-1), Cherry Creek (3-2)
KILLS Addison O’Grady (119) Emerson Deferme (104) Haley Glunz (87)
ACES Brenna Kelly (20) O’Grady (19) Regan Unruh (12)
BLOCKS O’Grady (74) Isabel Bennett (59) Maya Deferme (41)
DIGS Unruh (108) Emerson Deferme (107) Kelly (107)
ASSISTS Maya Deferme (346) Emma Tucker (74) Kelly (21)