Top Seeds Dominate Class A District Tournaments: Wednesday’s Postseason Round-Up
It was an uneventful Wednesday night in high school volleyball, which was good news for the top seeds in Class A.
The only upset in the Class A district finals came when Lincoln Southeast knocked off Lincoln Southwest in the A-7 final, but both teams have qualified for the state tournament because the other top six seeds all won.
Papillion-LaVista got 14 kills from Steph Gaston and 32 assists from Dani Prusha in a sweep of Lincoln Northeast for the A-1 championship. In the A-2 final, Marian got 13 kills from Emily Bressman and a career-high 11 from Ashtynne Alberts in sweeping Millard South.
Freshman Sophie Hendrix led Papillion-LaVista South with 11 kills as the Titans got a sweep of Kearney for the A-3 title. In the A-4 championship, Millard North got 13 kills from both McKenna Ruch and Elise Baumann and 38 assists from Izzy Lukens to sweep Omaha Northwest.
Jordan McCormick had 10 kills and Ashley Bush added nine for Millard West in its sweep of Lincoln North Star for the A-5 championship. Abigail Noel had 13 kills to lead Lincoln Pius X to a sweep of North Platte in the A-6 championship.
Lincoln Southeast’s win over Lincoln Southwest was the most dramatic as the Knights held on for a 23-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-27, 20-18 victory. Melanie Brecka led Southeast with 17 kills and Alaetra Long added 16 for the Knights while Kate Dean had 15 and Jennie Hammel had 48 set assists
CLASS A
A-1 at Papillion-La Vista
Papillion-La Vista def. Omaha Benson 25-8, 25-3, 25-7
Lincoln Northeast def. Bellevue West 18-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19
Final: Papillion-La Vista def. Lincoln Northeast 25-15, 25-15, 25-13
A-2 at Omaha Marian
Omaha Marian def. Omaha Bryan 25-6, 25-2, 25-11
Millard South def. Omaha Burke 25-12, 25-13, 24-26, 25-13
Final: Omaha Marian def. Millard South 25-9, 25-20, 25-11
A-3 at Papillion-La Vista South
Papillion-La Vista South def. Bellevue East 25-6, 25-4, 25-16
Kearney def. Omaha Westside 18-25, 25-17, 25-19, 26-24
Final: Papillion-La Vista South def. Kearney 25-12, 25-16, 25-11
A-4 at Millard North
Millard North def. Fremont 25-9, 25-11, 25-14
Omaha Northwest def. Omaha South 25-20, 25-20, 25-17
Final: Millard North def. Omaha Northwest 25-15, 25-16, 26-24
A-5 at Millard West
Millard West def. Lincoln High 25-15, 25-18, 25-10
Lincoln North Star def. Omaha Central 25-19, 25-11, 25-16
Final: Millard West def. Lincoln North Star 25-18, 26-24, 25-16
A-6 at Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Pius X def. Norfolk 25-19, 25-18, 25-11
North Platte def. Grand Island 25-19, 25-12, 18-25, 22-25, 15-9
Final: Lincoln Pius X def. North Platte 25-15, 25-13, 25-17
A-7 at Lincoln Southwest
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln East 25-15, 20-25, 25-14, 25-18
Lincoln Southeast def. Omaha North 25-10, 25-19, 25-16
Final: Lincoln Southeast def. Lincoln Southwest 23-25, 25-17, 25-13, 25-27, 20-18