The 2A Playoffs Start Nov.1! Here’s Who’s In and Possible Upsets

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><mark><strong><em><a href="https://prepdig.com/subscribe/">Subscribe&nbsp;</a></em></strong>–</mark>&nbsp;Get 30% off w/code: Bryant30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 Nevada 2A High School Volleyball Playoffs are slated to begin on November 1 and we can't wait to see who will be crowned the 2A state champion! Regardless of the outcome, we are proud of all the players that worked hard all season to make it in the playoffs! We're deep diving into the teams and players in the playoffs for the next few days and have a lot more coverage coming your way. For now, here's an update on the 2A teams that made it into the playoffs, schedules and brackets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3A is divided into two regions: 2A Northern League and the 2A Southern League</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2A Northern - <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/18BMZjkZ2iAciZ3Qegl9j84_HQeH3I2kU9bUyHrPjzYU/edit">Click here for a Free Bracket</a>&nbsp;</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2A Northern League playoffs will be held at Incline High School.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The top six (6) teams in the Northern League, based on final regular-season standings, qualify for the NIAA Class 2A Northern League Girls Volleyball Tournament. The tournament will have a single-elimination bracket. Each match will be the best-of-5 sets.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The top two (2) teams (champion and runner-up) from the Northern League tournament advance to the NIAA Class 2A State Girls Volleyball Tournament.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">2024 2A Northern&nbsp;Final League Standings</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pershing County 18-0</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>North Tahoe 14-4</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yerington 14-4</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Incline 13-5</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Battle Mountain 8-10</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Coral Reno 7-11</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Round 1 - League Quarterfinals 11/1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">#1 Pershing County Receives a Bye&nbsp;</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">#2 North Tahoe Receives a Bye</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">#5 Battle Mountain vs #4 Incline, 6:30pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Battle Mountain Top Performers</strong> - Stevlana Martinez, Addison Matheus, Eimilie Johnson, Halle Edgar, Linsey Bleak, Ella Moore, Asier Iturriaga, Alissa Heinz, Jazmin Johnson, Noell Hill, Alexis Rangel, Andrea Alcaraz-Lopez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Incline Top Performers </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='547958' first='Haylee' last='Hansen'], Mayra Chavez, Chloe Johnson, Penny Nelson, Lili Morrison, Taylor Finne, Sady Kelly</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Incline has defeated Battle Mountain two times this season, 3-0 and 3-1. Incline will also be playing at home. <strong><em>Prediction: Incline</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Coral Reno vs Yerington, 5pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Coral Reno Roster -</strong> Alexa Lupercio, Elizabeth Giles, Emma Valigura, Adeln Zimmerman, Teleina Smith, Alondra Ocon, Daniela Sanchez, Samantha Peterson, Sierra Moros, Yasmin Graves, Lexi Johnson, Madyson McLaurin, Madeline Ferrer, Amilya Robinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Yerington Top Performers </strong>- Aiyana Brown, Chloe Bobrick, Chloe Reizenstein, Danika Gutierrez, Brooke Allison, Jadynn Ramsey, America Hernandez, Aurora Brethauer,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Yerington has defeated Coral Reno two times this season, going 3-0 both matches.<em> </em><strong><em>Prediction: Yerington</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Possible upset: Battle Mountain defeats Incline</strong>. Battle Mountain has a talented bench that can come in and relieve players if needed. Incline has several six rotation players that could get fatigued if their match goes more than 3 sets. Battle Mountain tends to win matches that go to 4 and 5 sets, while Incline tends to lose matches that go to 4 or 5 sets. If Incline allows Battle Mountain to win one set early, they could be in trouble in games four and five.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Round 2 - League Semifinals 11/2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Pershing County will play winner of Battle Mountain/Incline, 12:00pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pershing County Top Performers -</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='582879' first='Raegan' last='Burrows'], [player_tooltip player_id='735364' first='Khloe' last='Montes'], Aaliyah Allen, Kyra Cerini, Arya Garland, Jaymie George, Mia Canchola,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pershing County defeated both Battle Mountain and Incline two times each. They defeated Battle Mountain 3-0 both matchups and defeated Incline two times 3-2 both matchups. <strong><em>Predictions: Pershing County beats Battle Mountain if they win round 1. Pershing County beats Incline if they win round 1.&nbsp;</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">North Tahoe will play winner of&nbsp;Coral Reno/Yerington, 1:45pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Tahoe Top Performers</strong> -&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='543094' first='Stella' last='Gajar'], Sienna Hartman, Harper Johnson, Talyn Beck, Marlo Johnson, Dawna Li, Makenna Larkins, Mishel Suarez</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>If Coral Reno wins round 1 - North Tahoe defeated Coral Reno two times this season, 3-0 both matches. <strong><em>Prediction: North Tahoe</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>If Yerington wins round 1 - North Tahoe lost at home (3-1) vs Yerington, but won at Yerington's house (3-0). North Tahoe and Yerington have the same record, and this game could go either way depending on who makes the least errors. <strong><em>Prediction: North Tahoe</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Possible upset - Incline beats Pershing County.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Round 3 - League Finals 11/2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top two (2) teams (champion and runner-up) from the Northern League tournament advance to the <strong>NIAA Class 2A State Girls Volleyball Tournament.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Game Prediction - Pershing County vs North Tahoe</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a couple of possible upsets, anyone could win the state tournament. Pershing County hasn't dropped a single game in league all season and will be looking to win it all. They have been superb all season with several players ranked in the top ten in state for several skills categories. While this will be a tough road to the end, I think </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Pershing County will win the Finals. </mark></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2A Southern - <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1qpkr9hgVi6_F4m6SgK_cXYOu_mR80l-vIt65RBh6Bng/edit">Click Here for a Free Bracket</a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2A Southern League playoffs will be held at<strong> Laughlin High School.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The top four (4) teams in the Southern League, based on final regular-season standings, qualify for the NIAA Class 2A Southern League Girls Volleyball Tournament. The tournament will have a single-elimination bracket. Each match will be the best-of-5 sets.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The top two (2) teams (champion and runner-up) from the Southern League tournament advance to the NIAA Class 2A State Girls Volleyball Tournament.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">2024 2A Southern Final League Standin</span><span style="text-decoration: underline">gs</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>GV Christian 15-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake Mead 14-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln County 11-5</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Needles 10-6</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Round 1 - Semifinals 11/2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Needles vs. GV Christian, 12pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Needles Roster </strong>- Emilee Mills, Sari Breaux, McKenna Phillips, Haidyn Raley, Makenna Castillo, Brooklyn Willis, Gisele Burns&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GV Christian Top Performers </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='544594' first='Ellie' last='Thurman'], [player_tooltip player_id='681114' first='Jenna' last='Pulcini'], Samantha Charron, Kendyll Zarley, Olivia Torres, Hannah Heaston</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>GV Christian defeated Needles two times this season in 3 straight sets each time. <strong><em>Prediction: GV Christian</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Lincoln County @ Lake Mead, 1:45pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lincoln County Top Performers - </strong>Lakyla Kulani, Brylie Somers, Keziah Smith, Bailee Cole, Sophie Donohue, Sage Carlson, Remington Lytle, Cadence Long, Gabriella Holt</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lake Mead Top Performers</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='548010' first='Aliyah' last='Harris'], Brianna Drake, Alyssa Bub, Hailey Perkins, Savannah Hartfield, Avafaith Salazar, [player_tooltip player_id='784700' first='Sofia' last='Klein'], Charli Ross</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln County and Lake Mead split matches this season. Lincoln County won at home 2-1 and Lake Mead won at home 2-0. <strong><em>Prediction: Lake Mead</em></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Round 2 - Finals 11/2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Game Prediction - GV Christian vs. Lake Mead, 4pm</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top two (2) teams (champion and runner-up) from the Southern League tournament advance to the <strong>NIAA Class 2A State Girls Volleyball Tournament.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is going to be a great matchup between the top two teams in the conference. The two played twice this season and split matches. Lake Mead won at home 3-0 and GV Christian won at their home, 3-1. They will be at a neutral location, which should make this game very interesting. Both teams have similar records, but I'm leaning towards <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><strong>Lake Mead Christian</strong> <strong>is winning this match</strong></mark>, likely in more than 3 sets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>NIAA Class 2A State Girls Volleyball Tournament</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Predictions</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Game Prediction - Pershing County vs. Lake Mead Christian. <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Pershing County wins the State title.</mark></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><em>Stay tuned for more coverage on the 2024 Nevada high school playoffs</em></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong><em>Four Ways To Gain Exposure with Prepdig</em></strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Create/Claim your&nbsp;<a href="https://prepdig.com/prospect-index/">Free Player Profile</a></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Attend our upcoming Top 250 Showcase. 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