Lincoln Southeast was able to pull an upset while Lincoln Southwest was able to avoid one during the Heartland Athletic Conference tournament Tuesday night in Lincoln.
Class A #5 Lincoln Southwest cruised through the first two rounds of the tournament with sweeps of Lincoln High and Lincoln East to reach Thursday night’s championship match. The Silverhawks will face Lincoln Southeast in the final after the #7 Knights defeated #6 Lincoln North Star 22-25, 29-27, 25-14, 25-16 in the semifinals.
Southwest (21-9) got a combined 16 kills in the two matches from senior Wichita State recruit Allie Davis – 13 of which came in the semifinal against Lincoln East. Rachel Walker added 13 total kills while Northern Colorado recruit Taylor Els had 17 digs and Hailey Bax finished the evening with 30 assists.
Also Tuesday night, Class B #2 Omaha Skutt jumped on Class C-1 #4 Columbus Scotus early in each of the first two sets on its way to a 25-15, 25-13, 25-16 sweep of the Shamrocks.
Skutt took a 7-1 lead in the first set and a 9-3 lead in the second set to control each. In the third set, it was Scotus that got off to a quick start and 3-0 lead, but that quickly disappeared and the two teams went back-and-forth until kills by Allison Schomers and Brooke Heyne sandwiched around a Shamrock hitting error gave Skutt a 14-11 lead.
A pair of setter attacks by the Shamrocks’ Morgan Thorson and kill from Hannah Thomazin kept Scotus in the third set at 17-14, but Skutt ended the match on an 8-2 run with Skyhawk freshman Lily Heyne having four kills in that stretch.
Class B’s third-ranked team – Grand Island Northwest – withstood a major upset bid by Lincoln Pius X to win 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 17-25, 15-8. The third set was tied at 8-8 before Northwest finished the match on a 7-0 run.
Below are all the results from Tuesday night.
Heartland Athletic Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln High 25-6, 25-15, 25-6
Lincoln East def. Grand Island 25-21, 25-15, 25-22
Lincoln Southeast def. Lincoln Northeast 25-13, 25-18, 26-24
Lincoln North Star def. Fremont 25-12, 25-20, 25-10
Championship Semifinals
Lincoln Southwest def. Lincoln East 25-19, 25-21, 25-16
Lincoln Southeast def. Lincoln North Star 22-25, 29-27, 25-14, 25-16
Consolation Semifinals
Grand Island def. Lincoln High 25-9, 25-8, 25-12
Lincoln Northeast def. Fremont 25-9, 25-17, 25-10
Results From Across State
Matches Involving Ranked Teams in Bold
Adams Central def. Wood River, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 19-25, 15-9 (3-2)
Amherst def. Overton, 25-21, 25-12 (2-0)
Amherst def. Shelton, 25-22, 25-20 (2-0)
Aquinas Catholic def. Central City, 25-17, 25-12 (2-0)
Arapahoe def. Loomis, 23-25, 25-14, 25-16, 15-25, 15-8 (3-2)
Arlington def. Fort Calhoun, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-16 (3-1)
Arthur County def. McPherson County, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15 (2-1)
Auburn def. Conestoga, 25-19, 25-15 (2-0)
Aurora def. Seward, 25-18, 25-19, 25-16 (3-0)
Axtell def. Kenesaw, 25-16, 25-18 (2-0)
BDS def. Palmer, 25-14, 25-22 (2-0)
Bertrand def. Maxwell, 25-10, 25-16, 25-10 (3-0)
Blue Hill def. Axtell, 28-26, 25-12 (2-0)
Blue Hill def. Kenesaw, 25-14, 25-21 (2-0)
Boone Central/Newman Grove def. Battle Creek, 25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 25-27, 15-11 (3-2)
Boys Town def. Parkview Christian, 25-19, 25-14, 25-14 (3-0)
Brady def. Ansley-Litchfield, 14-25, 25-23, 26-24 (2-1)
Bridgeport def. Gordon-Rushville, 22-25, 25-23, 25-14 (2-1)
Bridgeport def. Mitchell, 25-22, 25-14 (2-0)
Cambridge def. Elm Creek, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19 (2-1)
Cambridge def. Sutherland, 25-18, 25-8 (2-0)
Centura def. Arcadia-Loup City, 25-17, 25-14 (2-0)
Chadron def. Alliance, 25-19, 25-17, 25-15 (3-0)
Chase County def. McCook, 16-25, 25-21, 25-19, 24-26, 25-5 (3-2)
Columbus Lakeview def. Schuyler, 25-15, 25-16, 25-11 (3-0)
Cozad def. Perkins County, 20-25, 26-24, 25-19, 18-25, 20-18 (3-2)
Diller-Odell def. Southern, 25-5, 25-10, 25-10 (3-0)
Doniphan-Trumbull def. Arcadia-Loup City, 25-23, 25-16 (2-0)
Doniphan-Trumbull def. Centura, 25-17, 25-23 (2-0)
Dundy County-Stratton def. Southwest, 25-19, 25-15 (2-0)
East Butler def. McCool Junction, 25-18, 25-10 (2-0)
Elkhorn South def. Plattsmouth, 25-18, 25-21, 25-7 (3-0)
Elm Creek def. Sutherland, 27-25, 26-24 (2-0)
Elmwood-Murdock def. Johnson County Central, 25-10, 25-8 (2-0)
Elmwood-Murdock def. Yutan, 25-8, 25-21 (2-0)
Elwood def. Eustis-Farnam, 23-25, 25-15, 25-14, 25-15 (3-1)
Emerson-Hubbard def. Ponca, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 (3-1)
Exeter-Milligan def. Shelby/Rising City, 25-18, 16-25, 25-19, 31-29 (3-1)
Falls City Sacred Heart def. Lourdes Central Catholic, 25-18, 25-16 (2-0)
Falls City Sacred Heart def. Sterling, 25-19, 25-23 (2-0)
Falls City def. Fairbury, 25-14, 25-17, 20-25, 25-11 (3-1)
Freeman def. Auburn, 25-16, 18-25, 25-17 (2-1)
Freeman def. Conestoga, 25-15, 25-12 (2-0)
Fullerton def. Cross County, 25-14, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22 (3-1)
Giltner def. Deshler, 25-19, 25-11 (2-0)
Gordon-Rushville def. Mitchell, 16-25, 25-22, 25-19 (2-1)
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Aquinas Catholic, 25-21, 25-14 (2-0)
Grand Island Central Catholic def. Central City, 25-11, 25-9 (2-0)
Guardian Angels Central Catholic def. Pierce, 20-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-12 (3-2)
Hampton def. East Butler, 25-13, 25-15 (2-0)
Hampton def. McCool Junction, 25-7, 25-17 (2-0)
Hartington Cedar Catholic def. Crofton, 27-25, 23-25, 25-11, 25-11 (3-1)
Hay Springs def. Garden County, 25-17, 25-15, 19-25, 24-26, 15-3 (3-2)
Hitchcock County def. Maywood-Hayes Center, 25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 25-15 (3-1)
Howells-Dodge def. Pender, 25-17, 23-25, 25-22 (2-1)
Humphrey St. Francis def. Spalding Academy, 25-22, 25-22, 25-21 (3-0)
Lawrence-Nelson def. BDS, 16-25, 29-27, 25-18 (2-1)
Lawrence-Nelson def. Palmer, 25-17, 25-11 (2-0)
Leyton def. Banner County, 25-15, 25-8 (2-0)
Leyton def. Minatare, 25-8, 25-4 (2-0)
Leyton def. South Platte, 25-21, 25-20 (2-0)
Lincoln Lutheran def. Raymond Central, 25-18, 25-20, 25-11 (3-0)
Louisville def. Palmyra, 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 19-25, 17-15 (3-2)
Lourdes Central Catholic def. Sterling, 25-17, 25-23 (2-0)
Malcolm def. Mead, 25-16, 26-24, 25-16 (3-0)
McPherson County def. Cody-Kilgore, 25-18, 25-21 (2-0)
Meridian def. Red Cloud, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20 (2-1)
Mullen def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-16, 25-18 (2-0)
Mullen def. South Loup, 25-14, 25-14 (2-0)
Nebraska Christian def. Broken Bow, 25-21, 25-13 (2-0)
Nebraska City def. Omaha Roncalli Catholic, 25-12, 25-21 (2-0)
Nebraska City def. Ralston, 27-25, 25-19 (2-0)
Nebraska Lutheran def. High Plains Community, 25-18, 25-12 (2-0)
Nebraska Lutheran def. Osceola, 25-21, 25-18 (2-0)
Norris def. Blair, 25-21, 25-7, 24-26, 25-19 (3-1)
North Bend Central def. Logan View, 25-21, 25-11 (2-0)
North Bend Central def. Stanton, 27-25, 18-25, 25-23 (2-1)
North Platte St. Patrick’s def. Paxton, 25-19, 25-17, 18-25, 25-20 (3-1)
Northwest def. Lincoln Pius X, 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 17-25, 15-8 (3-2)
Ogallala def. Gering, 25-19, 25-19, 25-21 (3-0)
Omaha Christian Academy def. Weeping Water, 31-29, 18-25, 25-18 (2-1)
Omaha Concordia def. Archbishop Bergan, 27-25, 25-13, 25-13 (3-0)
Omaha Skutt Catholic def. Columbus Scotus, 25-15, 25-13, 25-16 (3-0)
Ord def. Gibbon, 25-13, 25-17 (2-0)
Ord def. Ravenna, 25-11, 25-18 (2-0)
Osceola def. High Plains Community, 25-14, 25-22 (2-0)
Potter-Dix def. Creek Valley, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14 (3-0)
Ralston def. Omaha Roncalli Catholic, 25-20, 22-25, 25-18 (2-1)
Ravenna def. Gibbon, 25-16, 25-13 (2-0)
Red Cloud def. Deshler, 25-17, 25-17 (2-0)
Riverside def. Madison, 25-16, 25-12 (2-0)
Riverside def. St. Edward, 25-11, 25-9 (2-0)
Sandhills/Thedford def. Ansley-Litchfield, 25-13, 25-21 (2-0)
Sandhills/Thedford def. Brady, 25-12, 25-16 (2-0)
Scribner-Snyder def. Omaha Christian Academy, 25-12, 25-22 (2-0)
Scribner-Snyder def. Weeping Water, 25-19, 25-17 (2-0)
Shelton def. Overton, 25-17, 20-25, 25-18 (2-1)
Sidney def. Kimball, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16 (3-0)
South Loup def. Anselmo-Merna, 25-11, 25-20 (2-0)
Southwest def. Medicine Valley, 25-15, 25-12 (2-0)
St. Mary’s def. CWC, 22-25, 27-25, 25-15, 27-25 (3-1)
St. Paul def. Hastings St. Cecilia, 25-22, 25-22, 15-25, 26-24 (3-1)
Stanton def. Logan View, 25-6, 25-16 (2-0)
Stuart def. Elgin Public/Pope John, 20-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-21 (3-1)
Sutton def. Sandy Creek, 25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-18 (3-1)
Tekamah-Herman def. Lyons-Decatur Northeast, 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 (3-0)
Thayer Central def. Wilber-Clatonia, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18 (3-0)
Tri County def. Milford, 27-25, 20-25, 25-21, 26-24 (3-1)
Wahoo def. Platteview, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 25-13 (3-1)
Wauneta-Palisade def. Wallace, 25-21, 17-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-8 (3-2)
Waverly def. Bennington, 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23 (3-1)
Wayne def. Norfolk Catholic, 25-17, 25-21, 19-25, 18-25, 17-15 (3-2)
West Point-Beemer def. Howells-Dodge, 25-22, 25-21 (2-0)
West Point-Beemer def. Pender, 25-21, 25-15 (2-0)
Wisner-Pilger def. Oakland-Craig, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19 (3-1)
Wynot def. Hartington-Newcastle, 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 (3-0)
York def. Crete, 25-14, 25-12, 25-6 (3-0)
Yutan def. Johnson County Central, 25-12, 25-12 (2-0)