Girls Volleyball roundup: Legend defeats Cheyenne Mountain in top-10 showdown

Tuesday’s girls volleyball action across Colorado featured high-stakes top-10 battles and key results. Resurrection Christian and Windsor Charter Academy defended their top-10 spots, while several unranked teams scored notable wins.

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5A No. 7 Legend 3, 4A No. 2 Cheyenne Mountain 0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-20)

Class 5A No. 7 Legend (6-2) earned a straight-sets victory against Class 4A No. 2 Cheyenne Mountain (4-2). The win marked the 2nd straight victory for Legend, which moved up to No. 5 in Class 5A. Cheyenne Mountain fell to No. 5 in Class 4A following the result.

4A

Discovery Canyon 3, (7) Pueblo Central 1 (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20) — Discovery Canyon (5-3) earned a 4-set win over Class 4A No. 7 Pueblo Central (4-1).

3A

Forge Christian 3, (5) The Classical Academy 1 (25-13, 25-16, 25-27, 25-19) — Forge Christian (2-4) knocked off Class 3A No. 5 The Classical Academy (6-2) in 4 sets.

(4) Windsor Charter Academy 3, (8) Prospect Ridge Academy 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-22) — Class 3A No. 4 Windsor Charter Academy (9-1) picked up a straight-sets sweep against No. 8 Prospect Ridge Academy (3-1).

2A

Cross-classification matchups

Fleming 3, 2A No. 10 Sedgwick County 2 (17-25, 26-28, 28-26, 25-20, 15-13) — Fleming (1-5) pulled off an upset over Class 2A No. 10 Sedgwick County (4-2), taking the decision in 5 sets.

Notable results from Tuesday

• (7) Jefferson Academy 3, D’Evelyn 0 (25-16, 25-9, 25-8)
• 2A No. 7 Heritage Christian 3, Briggsdale 1 (25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23)
• 1A No. 9 Belleview Christian 3, St. John Paul the Great 0 (25-18, 25-9, 25-16)
• (5) Timnath 3, Frederick 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17)
• (8) Cheraw 3, Springfield 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-15)
• 4A No. 4 Durango 3, Bayfield 0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-19)
• (8) Fossil Ridge 3, Valor Christian 1 (25-18, 25-19, 18-25, 25-20)
• 2A No. 4 Cedaredge 3, De Beque 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-10)
• (10) Sterling 3, Fort Lupton 0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-20)
• 1A No. 3 Hi-Plains 3, Limon 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-18)

Tonight’s slate

(10) Vista PEAK Prep (3-0) at Denver East (3-1) (6:30 PM) — Class 5A No. 10 Vista PEAK Prep puts its 3-game winning streak on the line in a league meeting with Denver East.

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

Big movers in the rankings

5A

• Vista PEAK Prep (3-0) earned a spot in the Class 5A top 10 at No. 10.

4A

• Montrose jumped 4 spots to enter the Class 4A top 10 at No. 9.

3A

• A 4-position rise brought Alamosa (4-2) into the Class 3A top 10 at No. 10.

2A

• Merino climbed into the Class 2A top 10 at No. 10.

1A

• Caliche (6-3) moved up 3 spots to take over No. 10 in Class 1A.

Full listing on the Girls Volleyball rankings page.