Girls Volleyball roundup: Rock Canyon pulls off Class 5A upset over No. 5 Lutheran

Thursday’s girls volleyball action featured early-season upsets and top-10 showdowns across the state. Several programs picked up key victories to bolster their place in the daily rankings.

Scores & ScheduleView Rankings

Rock Canyon 3, (5) Lutheran 1 (25-11, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19)

Rock Canyon (5-4) delivered a major Class 5A upset, defeating No. 5 Lutheran (7-2) in four sets. The win extended Rock Canyon’s streak to 2 matches while handing Lutheran just its second loss of the season.

Cross-classification matchups

3A No. 2 University 3, 4A No. 3 Timnath 0 (25-19, 25-9, 25-15) — No. 2 University (6-0) stayed perfect with a straight-sets sweep over No. 3 Timnath (5-2). Following the win, University climbed to No. 1 in the Class 3A daily rankings.

Notable results from Friday

• 1A No. 4 Swink 3, Rye 1 (25-15, 25-22, 16-25, 25-15)
• (10) Caliche 3, Weldon Valley 0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-16)
• 1A No. 3 Granada 3, Manzanola 0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-6)
• (9) McClave 3, Stratton 0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-22)

Tonight’s slate

2A

(9) North Fork (5-0) at West Grand (5-3) (1:00 PM) — North Fork puts its 5-match winning streak and unbeaten league record on the line against West Grand.

1A

(2) Plateau Valley (5-0) at (8) Cheraw (4-0) (1:00 PM) — Plateau Valley takes a 5-match winning streak into a matchup with Cheraw, winner of 4 straight.

Cross-classification matchups

1A No. 8 Cheraw (4-0) at 2A No. 2 Akron (7-0) (11:00 AM) — Akron puts its 7-match winning streak on the line against a Cheraw team riding a 4-match run.

1A No. 2 Plateau Valley (5-0) at 2A No. 2 Akron (7-0) (2:00 PM) — Akron looks to keep its 7-match winning streak intact against Plateau Valley’s 5-match run.

3A No. 9 Berthoud (7-2) at Erie (2-3) (11:30 AM) — Berthoud brings a 4-match winning streak into Saturday’s contest.

2A No. 8 Highland (6-3) at Peak to Peak (2-6) (10:00 AM)

Fort Lupton (1-4) at 2A No. 8 Highland (6-3) (1:00 PM)

2A No. 8 Highland (6-3) at DSST: College View (0-8) (11:00 AM)

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

Big movers in the rankings

3A

• Berthoud (7-2) gained 2 spots to land at No. 9 in Class 3A.

2A

• Highland (6-3) moved up 3 spots to enter the Class 2A top 10 at No. 8.
• North Fork climbed into the Class 2A top 10 at No. 9 following a 5-0 start.

Full listing on the Girls Volleyball rankings page.