Volleyball coaches in district 3A-1 met on Wednesday and determined the format and schedules for the upcoming junior high district tournament and the senior high district tournament. As of publication time, this is what we know. Not all tournament match-ups have been determined as of yet. The final brackets will be filled-in once games are completed tonight to end the regular season.
The Class 3A-1 senior high district volleyball tournament will be held at West Fork High School on Monday and Tuesday, October 21-22, and Thursday, October 24.
Paris is the number one seed in the senior high tournament. The Lady Eagles’ first game will be played on Tuesday, October 22 at 5 p.m. Charleston is the second seed, and their first game will be played on Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. By virtue of having finished one and two in the conference, Paris and Charleston have byes to the semifinals of the tournament. Each team will need to win just one game to earn a state playoff birth. The winners of the Paris semifinal game and the Charleston semifinal game will play in the district championship match on Thursday, October 24 at 7 p.m. The losers of the semifinal games will play on Thursday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m. to determine the third team that will advance to the state tournament.
The fourth seed in the senior high district tournament is yet to be determined as of the publication time of this article. The Mansfield Lady Tigers and the Booneville Lady Bearcats are tied in the conference standings, and they play tonight in the final regular season match. The winner of that match will become the fourth seed in the district tournament and the loser will become the fifth seed.
The fifth seed will play Lincoln on Monday, October 21 at 5:30 p.m. The fourth seed will play the winner of the Lincoln vs. 5th seed team on that same night at 8:30 p.m. There is a big incentive for both Booneville and Mansfield to win tonight to avoid playing two games on Monday in the district tournament.
Teams will be competing in West Fork for a state tournament playoff birth. The first three rounds of the state tournament will be held at Paris High School next week. The state finals will be held in Hot Springs on Saturday, November 2.
The junior high school district volleyball tournament will be held at Paris High School on Saturday, October 19.
At press time, details are sketchy as to the seedings for the tournament. Seedings will be finalized after tonight’s games. Most importantly, Charleston’s junior high game versus Elkins, and Booneville’s junior high game versus Mansfield will determine the seedings of the bracket. For clarity purposes, RP will publish the junior high district tournament information tomorrow after season games are completed tonight.
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