Comments:Â Lincoln Southwest swept Fremont on Tuesday and advanced to the semifinals of the HAC tournament. Millard West swept Millard North, continuing its stretch of impressive play. Omaha Marian handled Lincoln East after getting swept by Elkhorn South. Westside was stunned by Class B Pius X last Tuesday but responded to win its home invitational.Â
Class B
School (Rec.) | Pvs.
1. Omaha Skutt (23-9) | 1
2. Norris (30-1) | 2
3. Elkhorn North (23-10) | 3
4. Waverly (24-7) | 4
5. Gretna East (26-8) | 6
6. Seward (24-5) | 5
7. York (21-9) | 8
8. GI Northwest (24-8) | 9
9. Gretna (22-16) | 7
10. Pius X (14-22) | NR
Comments:Â Pius X is on a tear. Last week, the Thunderbolts upset Elkhorn North, Fremont and Omaha Westside. The Bolts are peaking at the right time, especially Faith Venable, who collected 36 kills against Westside. Gretna ran into a gauntlet of opponents as it fell to Waverly, Elkhorn North and Gretna East.Â
Class C-1
School (Rec.) | Pvs.
1. Minden (29-0) | 1
2. Clarkson-Leigh (27-2) | 2
3. Pierce (22-4) | 3
4. Scotus CC (25-5) | 4
5. Kearney Catholic (20-5) | 5
6. Battle Creek (21-6) | 8
7. Milford (18-8) | 6
8. Wahoo (19-7) | 10
9. Holdrege (18-6) | 7
10. Lakeview (18-8) | NR
Comments:Â Lakeview's upset win over Seward jolts it into the rankings. The Vikings' season has been impressive and with the upset win, pushes them into the top ten. Battle Creek's clean week bumps it up two spots after Milford and Holdrege each dropped a match. The top five remains the same after each team controlled its own fate.Â
Class C-2
School (Rec.) | Pvs.
1. Lincoln Lutheran (29-2) | 1
2. Oakland-Craig (26-5) | 2
3. Norfolk Catholic (23-3) | 4
4. Humphrey-Lindsay (23-3) | 5
5. Freeman (23-3) | 6
6. Yutan (24-1) | 3
7. Thayer Central (26-2) | 10
8. Crofton (18-5) | 7
9. Elgin/PJ (23-3) | 8
10. Johnson-Brock (22-5) | 9Â
Comments:Â Yutan tumbles after dropping a five-setter to Raymond Central. Thayer Central continues to climb the rankings even after a loss to Class C-1 Wahoo. Oakland-Craig dropped a five-set match to Clarkson-Leigh and will battle them again Tuesday night.Â
Class D-1
School (Rec.) | Pvs.
1. Southwest (28-0) | 1
2. BDS (24-3) | 3
3. Superior (21-7) | 2
4. Ansley/Litchfield (20-8) | 4
5. Kenesaw (23-6) | 5
6. Cambridge (19-8) | 7
7. Pleasanton (17-9) | 6
8. Diller-Odell (16-10) | 8
9. Alma (19-9) | 10
10. Nebraska City (18-9) | NR
Comments:Â A stretch of nine straight wins propelled Nebraska City into the rankings. Superior and BDS flipped ranks after Superior dropped two matches last week.Â
Class D-2
School (Rec.) | Pvs.
1. Overton (24-4) | 1
2. Amherst (21-7) | 2
3. Shelton (24-3) | 3
4. Central Valley (22-6) | 5
5. S-E-M (17-6) | 4
6. Leyton (28-0) | 6
7. Stuart (23-3) | 7
8. Loomis (15-11) |8
9. Garden County (22-4) | 9
10. St. Mary's (18-6) | 10
Comments:Â Central Valley's perfect 4-0 week moves them up a spot. Shelton and Overton took care of Class D-1 ranked opponents in Kenesaw and Pleasanton, respectively.Â