Northern Utah’s four region champions in girls volleyball learned their seedings for the upcoming state tournaments on Saturday. The UHSAA released brackets for championship week in Utah’s 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A classifications.
In the 3A tournament, Region 12 champion Morgan (21-5) is the region’s top playoff seed and holds the No. 2 seed. Other 3A matchups scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, include No. 16 Ben Lomond vs. No. 1 North Sanpete at 5 p.m., No. 2 Morgan vs. No. 15 Manti, No. 7 Ogden vs. No. 10 Carbon, and No. 6 Layton Christian vs. No. 11 Grantsville. The 3A semifinals are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, at 11:45 a.m., with the championship final at 7 p.m.
Syracuse High, the Region 1 champion, holds the No. 3 seed in the 6A bracket with a 17-6 record. The 6A first-round matches scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, include No. 13 Layton vs. No. 4 Lone Peak at 9 a.m., and No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Westlake and No. 7 Weber vs. No. 10 Lehi at 10:30 a.m. The 6A semifinals and championship final are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28.
In the 5A classification, Region 5 co-champions West Field (23-5) earned a No. 5 seed and Fremont (19-8) is the No. 8 seed. The 5A first round is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 3:30 p.m., featuring No. 5 West Field vs. No. 12 Salem Hills, No. 8 Fremont vs. No. 9 Hunter, and No. 16 Box Elder vs. No. 1 Woods Cross. The 5A semifinals and championship final are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The 4A playoffs begin Thursday, Oct. 29, with the first round featuring No. 11 Bear River vs. No. 6 Cedar at 10:30 a.m. The 4A semifinals and championship final are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30.
All four tournaments will take place at Utah Valley University. The UHSAA trimmed playoff fields in all classifications to 16 teams, which resulted in several area 5A teams not making the cut. Teams that did not make the 5A field include No. 19 Clearfield, No. 24 Northridge, No. 26 Roy, and No. 28 Bonneville, while No. 17 Davis did not make the 6A field.
