Girls Volleyball roundup: No. 6 Chaparral sweeps top-ranked Legacy in 5A showcase

Thursday’s girls volleyball action featured major top-10 upsets and tournament showdowns across Colorado. Cross-classification matchups highlighted a busy day as contenders scrambled the statewide rankings.

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(6) Chaparral 2, (1) Legacy 0 (25-20, 25-16)

No. 6 Chaparral (6-1) earned a signature Class 5A victory, delivering a straight-sets sweep over No. 1 Legacy at the Chaparral Showcase Tournament. The loss was the first of the season for Legacy (5-1), while Chaparral extended its winning streak to 2 matches.

5A

(1) Legacy 2, (5) Lutheran 1 (13-25, 26-24, 17-15) — No. 1 Legacy (5-1) bounced back in a tight Class 5A battle, outlasting No. 5 Lutheran (4-1) in 3 sets.

Pine Creek 2, (8) Arvada West 0 (25-21, 25-17) — Pine Creek (2-2) pulled off a Class 5A upset with a straight-sets sweep of No. 8 Arvada West (4-1).

Legend 2, (4) Castle View 0 (30-28, 25-21) — Legend (4-1) extended its winning streak to 4 matches by sweeping No. 4 Castle View (3-2) in Class 5A action.

(8) Arvada West 2, (4) Castle View 1 (24-26, 25-23, 15-6) — No. 8 Arvada West (4-1) recovered in tournament play, securing a 3-set victory over No. 4 Castle View (3-2).

4A

Cheyenne Mountain 3, (4) Niwot 2 (25-21, 16-25, 13-25, 25-23, 15-10) — Cheyenne Mountain (4-1) pushed its winning streak to 4 matches after battling past No. 4 Niwot (3-2) in a 5-set Class 4A clash.

Cross-classification matchups

McClave 3, 2A No. 6 Sedgwick County 0 (25-18, 25-14, 25-12) — McClave (3-2) earned a clean 3-set victory against Class 2A No. 6 Sedgwick County (4-1).

Notable results from Friday

• (9) Regis Jesuit 3, Fort Collins 0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-22)
• 5A No. 6 Chaparral 2, Chatfield 0 (25-13, 25-14)
• (3) Evangel Christian Academy 3, Custer County 0 (26-24, 25-10, 25-14)
• 5A No. 9 Regis Jesuit 3, Dakota Ridge 1 (19-25, 25-19, 28-26, 25-21)
• 5A No. 5 Lutheran 2, Chatfield 0 (25-15, 25-22)
• 1A No. 10 Stratton 3, Calhan 0 (25-9, 25-17, 25-18)
• (3) Aspen 3, Delta 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-22)
• 2A No. 9 Vail Christian 3, Gunnison 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-7)
• (7) Heritage 2, Rock Canyon 0 (25-23, 25-19)
• 1A No. 2 Plateau Valley 3, Caprock Academy 0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-13)
• 1A No. 5 Belleview Christian 3, Two Roads Charter School 1 (25-16, 25-11, 22-25, 25-16)
• 4A No. 2 Palisade 3, Rocky Mountain 1 (25-14, 13-25, 25-19, 25-23)
• 4A No. 2 Palisade 3, The Village 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-19)

Tonight’s slate

5A

(2) Chaparral (6-1) at (5) Legend (4-1) — Legend brings a 4-match winning streak into this top-10 showdown.

(5) Legend (4-1) at (2) Chaparral (6-1) (8:00 AM) — Legend puts its 4-match winning streak on the line in top-10 play.

1A

(7) McClave (3-2) at Idalia (2-3) (2:00 PM)

Cross-classification matchups

5A No. 7 Regis Jesuit (6-1) at 4A No. 2 Palisade (5-0) (1:30 PM) — Palisade puts its 5-match winning streak on the line against Regis Jesuit, who has won 3 straight.

1A No. 4 Simla (4-1) at 2A No. 10 Merino (4-1) (3:00 PM) — Simla carries a 3-match winning streak into a top-10 matchup with Merino.

Fruita Monument (1-5) at 5A No. 2 Chaparral (6-1)

2A No. 8 North Fork (3-0) at De Beque (0-5) (1:00 PM) — North Fork enters riding a 3-match winning streak.

1A No. 8 Sargent (3-0) at Primero (0-0) (1:00 PM) — Sargent looks to extend its 3-match winning streak.

A full schedule and final scores are on the Girls Volleyball scoreboard.

Big movers in the rankings

5A

• Chaparral (6-1) advanced 4 positions to take over the No. 2 spot in Class 5A.
• Legend vaulted 11 places into the Class 5A rankings at No. 5.
• Fossil Ridge (3-1) stepped into the Class 5A poll at No. 9.

4A

• Cheyenne Mountain surged 9 spots to No. 8 in Class 4A.

3A

• Sterling joined the Class 3A top 10 at No. 10 after starting 2-1.

2A

• Vail Christian moved up 5 places to No. 4 in Class 2A.
• North Fork jumped 14 spots to enter the Class 2A poll at No. 8.
• Merino (4-1) rose 2 spots into the Class 2A top 10 at No. 10.

1A

• Hi-Plains entered the Class 1A rankings at No. 1 following a 2-0 start.
• McClave climbed 6 spots to No. 7 in Class 1A with a 3-2 record.
• Sargent (3-0) debuted in the Class 1A top 10 at No. 8.

Full listing on the Girls Volleyball rankings page.