No Surprises In Metro Conference Pool Play

PAPILLION – Things went pretty much as expected Monday evening during pool play of the Metro Conference Tournament at Papillion-LaVista and Papillion-LaVista South High Schools.

Top seeds in each of the four pools – Omaha Marian, Papillion-LaVista, Papillion-LaVista South and Millard West – all went a perfect 3-0 to advance on to the bracket quarterfinals on Wednesday as the top four teams overall. Marian, Papillion-LaVista and Millard West each got through the first day without dropping a set while Papillion-LaVista South needed to come back for a 21-25, 25-17, 25-20 win over Bellevue West to win its pool.

Bellevue West and Millard North each finished second in their pools to also advance to the quarterfinals. The two upsets – at least from a seeding standpoint – came with #9-seed Omaha Westside defeating #8-seed Omaha Central 25-14, 25-20 and #10-seed Millard South beating #7-seed Omaha Northwest. As a result, both Westside and Millard South advanced to the quarterfinals.

Below is the schedule for Wednesday’s quarterfinals and semifinals and the championship match on Thursday as well as all the results from pool play today. Two-time defending Class A state champion Omaha Marian will take a 29-match winning streak into the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Metro Conference Quarterfinals (2 of 3)
Wednesday, Oct. 28

4 p.m. – Omaha Marian (33-3) vs. Bellevue West (17-18) at Papillion-LaVista South High School
5:15 p.m. – Millard West (20-10) vs. Millard South (15-20) at Papillion-LaVista South High School

4 p.m. – Papillion-LaVista (29-6) vs. Omaha Westside (15-19) at Papillion-LaVista High School
5:15 p.m. – Papillion-LaVista South (31-5) vs. Millard North (19-15) at Papillion-LaVista High School

Metro Conference Semifinals (2 of 3)
Wednesday, Oct. 28

6:30 p.m. – Omaha Marian-Bellevue West winner vs. Millard West-Millard South winner at Papillion-LaVista South High School

6:30 p.m. – Papillion-LaVista-Omaha Westside winner vs. Papillion-LaVista South-Millard North winner at Papillion-LaVista High School

Metro Conference Championship (3 of 5)
Thursday, Oct. 29

6 p.m. – Semifinal winners at Papillion-LaVista High School.

Monday’s Pool Play Results

Pool A

Omaha Central def. Omaha Benson, 25-16, 25-14
Omaha Marian def. Omaha Benson, 25-5, 25-7
Omaha Marian def. Omaha Central, 25-18, 25-10
Omaha Marian def. Omaha Westside, 25-11, 25-16
Omaha Westside def. Omaha Benson, 25-12, 25-16
Omaha Westside def. Omaha Central, 25-14, 25-20

Papillion-LaVista South def. Bellevue West, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20
Papillion-LaVista South def. Omaha Burke, 25-4, 25-9
Papillion-LaVista South def. Omaha North, 25-10, 25-10
Bellevue West def. Omaha Burke, 29-27, 25-16
Bellevue West def. Omaha North, 25-14,25-15
Omaha Burke def. Omaha North, 25-17, 25-22

Pool D

Millard North def. Bellevue East, 25-12, 25-13
Millard North def. Omaha South, 25-11, 25-6
Millard West def. Bellevue East, 25-14, 25-10
Millard West def. Millard North, 25-15, 25-20
Millard West def. Omaha South, 25-9, 25-10
Omaha South def. Bellevue East, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22