Girls Volleyball roundup: Unranked St. Mary’s edges No. 2 Salida in 5-set thriller
Wednesday’s girls volleyball action was highlighted by dramatic upsets and marquee non-conference battles. Ranked programs across multiple classifications were put to the test in tight mid-week matchups.
Scores & ScheduleView Rankings
St. Mary’s 3, 3A No. 2 Salida 2 (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 16-14)
St. Mary’s (4-2) delivered a major upset, edging Class 3A No. 2 Salida (5-1) in a 5-set thriller. The victory extended St. Mary’s winning streak to 3 matches while handing Salida its first defeat of the season.
5A
ThunderRidge 3, (10) Denver East 1 (25-15, 24-26, 26-24, 25-23) — ThunderRidge (4-2) defended home court with a 3-1 victory over Class 5A No. 10 Denver East (3-1). The loss was the first of the season for Denver East.
Cross-classification matchups
3A No. 1 Holy Family 3, 5A No. 5 Broomfield 1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-15) — Class 3A No. 1 Holy Family (5-0) earned a 3-1 win over Class 5A No. 5 Broomfield (2-1). The victory pushed Holy Family’s season-opening winning streak to 5 matches.
Notable results from Wednesday
- (4) Castle View 3, Arapahoe 0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-14)
- 1A No. 5 The Colorado Springs School 3, Thomas MacLaren School 1 (25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 26-24)
- (1) Cedaredge 3, Grand Valley 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-20)
Tonight’s slate
5A
(9) Broomfield (2-1) at (8) Centaurus (3-1) (6:30 PM)
(10) Vista PEAK Prep (2-0) at Brighton (0-3) (6:30 PM)
4A
Widefield (2-2) at (4) Pueblo Central (3-0) (6:30 PM) — Pueblo Central puts its 3-match winning streak on the line.
3A
Valley (1-1) at (2) Jefferson Academy (5-1) (6:30 PM) — Jefferson Academy brings a 4-match winning streak into this matchup.
Strasburg (1-2) at (8) Kent Denver (3-0) (6:15 PM) — Kent Denver aims to maintain its 3-match winning streak.
2A
Olathe (2-2) at (10) Ignacio (2-0) (5:30 PM)
1A
Genoa-Hugo/Karval (0-3) at (10) Stratton (2-0) (4:00 PM) — Stratton looks to build on its 1-0 league start in conference play.
A full schedule and final scores are on the Girls Volleyball scoreboard.
Big movers in the rankings
5A
- Vista PEAK Prep (2-0) cracked the Class 5A top 10 at No. 10.
4A
- Pueblo Central moved up 4 spots to No. 4 in Class 4A following a 3-0 start.
3A
- Jefferson Academy surged 4 spots to No. 2 in Class 3A.
- A 4-spot rise elevated The Classical Academy (6-1) to No. 6 in Class 3A.
- Kent Denver vaulted 6 spots into the Class 3A rankings at No. 8.
2A
- Ignacio jumped 2 positions to make its Class 2A top-10 debut at No. 10 with a 2-0 record.
1A
- Stratton (2-0) entered the Class 1A rankings at No. 10 after climbing 1 spot.
Full listing on the Girls Volleyball rankings page.
