Girls Volleyball roundup: Eaton outlasts Timnath in 5-set top-10 battle
Tuesday’s girls volleyball action featured a stacked slate of top-10 matchups across Colorado. several top-ranked programs protected their spots while others made noise with key victories.
Scores & ScheduleView Rankings
3A No. 10 Eaton 3, 4A No. 4 Timnath 2 (26-24, 22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 17-15)
Class 3A No. 10 Eaton (8-2) outlasted Class 4A No. 4 Timnath (5-3) in a 5-set battle on Tuesday. The victory extended Eaton’s winning streak to 6 matches and bumped the team up to No. 8 in the daily Class 3A rankings.
3A
(9) Sterling 3, (8) Berthoud 1 (22-25, 25-23, 31-29, 25-22) — Class 3A No. 9 Sterling (5-2) secured a huge top-10 road win, edging No. 8 Berthoud (8-3) in 4 sets.
Cross-classification matchups
1A No. 1 Simla 3, 2A No. 1 Wiggins 0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-14) — Class 1A No. 1 Simla (9-1) earned a statement straight-sets victory against Class 2A No. 1 Wiggins (7-1), extending its winning streak to 8 matches.
1A No. 8 Caliche 3, 2A No. 4 Akron 1 (23-25, 25-10, 25-18, 25-18) — Class 1A No. 8 Caliche (8-3) stretched its winning streak to 4 matches by taking down Class 2A No. 4 Akron (8-3) in 4 sets.
Notable results from Tuesday
- 3A No. 3 Holy Family 3, Frederick 0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18)
- (6) Windsor Charter Academy 3, Strasburg 0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21)
- 2A No. 6 Merino 3, Weldon Valley 0 (26-16, 25-11, 25-15)
- (7) McClave 3, Kit Carson 0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-9)
- 1A No. 6 Hi-Plains 3, Wray 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-20)
- (2) Evangel Christian Academy 3, Calhan 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11)
- 5A No. 4 Legend 3, Loveland 0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-10)
- 1A No. 2 Cheraw 3, Las Animas 0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-20)
- (5) Swink 3, Eads 1 (27-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-16)
- (1) Palisade 3, Grand Junction Central 0 (25-6, 25-19, 25-8)
- (3) Fossil Ridge 3, Horizon 0 (25-11, 25-13, 27-25)
- (2) Chaparral 3, Ralston Valley 1 (25-12, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15)
- 5A No. 1 Mountain Vista 3, Highlands Ranch 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-6)
- (3) Vail Christian 3, Meeker 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-20)
- 3A No. 2 Resurrection Christian 3, Roosevelt 0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-11)
- (6) Niwot 3, Longmont 0
- (10) Lewis-Palmer 3, Green Mountain 0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-20)
- (5) Cherry Creek 3, Arapahoe 0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-21)
- (1) University 3, Frontier Academy 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-20)
Tonight’s slate
(10) Rocky Mountain (7-3) at (3) Fossil Ridge (6-1) (6:00 PM) — Class 5A No. 3 Fossil Ridge carries a 4-match winning streak into a battle of 2-0 league leaders against No. 10 Rocky Mountain.
A full schedule and final scores are on the Girls Volleyball scoreboard.
Big movers in the rankings
4A
- Lewis-Palmer (6-3) gained 4 spots to reach No. 6 in Class 4A.
- Montrose entered the Class 4A top 10 at No. 10 after moving up 4 spots.
3A
- Sterling moved up 5 places to No. 4 in the Class 3A rankings.
1A
- Haxtun (8-4) climbed 4 spots to enter the Class 1A top 10 at No. 10.
Full listing on the Girls Volleyball rankings page.
