On Saturday there were plenty of bumps, sets and spikes as Hiawatha played host to volleyball tournament action with several area teams in action and the Top four team finishes were area squads. Centralia earned the tourney crown, while Jefferson County North took second, Atchison third and Horton fourth.
The action heated up with pool play to start the tournament. In the Blue pool it featured four teams and Centralia went 3-0 with straight set wins over Savannah, Atchison and Troy to win the pool. Atchison went 2-1 in pool play to take second in the pool beating Savannah in three sets and Troy in straight sets, while Savannah topped Troy in three sets.
The Red pool featured five teams with JCN leading the way going 4-0 with straight set wins over Lafayette, Hiawatha, Horton and Riverside. Taking second in the pool was the Horton Chargers who earned three wins going 3-1 by beating Hiawatha and Riverside in straight sets and topping Lafayette in three sets. Lafayette finished third in the pool going 2-2 beating Riverside and Hiawatha both in straight sets, while Riverside topped Hiawatha in straight sets in the other pool play contest.
In bracket play on the consolation side Savannah beat Riverside in straight sets and Lafayette topped Troy in three sets. That set up a fifth place match between Savannah and Lafayette which was won by Savannah in straight sets.
The Semifinals saw a pair of straight set matches as JCN beat Atchison and Centralia was victorious against Horton. Atchison responded by taking third with a straight set win over Horton in the third place match. While in the Championship it was Centralia beating JCN in straight sets finishing the day 5-0, while JCN posted a 5-1 mark on the day.
2017 Hiawatha Invitational Volleyball Results
Blue Pool Results
Centralia over Savannah 25-18 25-15
Centralia over Atchison 25-22 25-18
Centralia over Troy 25-5 25-4
Atchison over Savannah 25-18 15-25 25-14
Atchison over Troy 25-17 25-9
Savannah over Troy 22-25 25-18 25-14
Red Pool Results
Jeff Co. North over Lafayette 25-11 25-15
Jeff Co. North over Hiawatha 25-15 25-13
Jeff Co. North over Horton 25-10 25-7
Jeff Co. North over Riverside 25-11 25-18
Horton over Hiawatha 25-19 25-17 Horton over Riverside 25-14 25-20
Horton over Lafayette 25-19 22-25 25-20
Lafayette over Hiawatha 25-17 25-20
Lafayette over Riverside
Riverside over Hiawatha 25-19 25-15
Consolation Bracket
Savannah over Riverside 25-18 25-21 Lafayette over Troy 23-25 25-11 25-18
Fifth Place
Savannah over Lafayette 25-20 25-18
Semi-Finals
Jeff Co. North over Atchison 25-14 25-23
Centraila over Horton 25-12 25-14
Third Place
Atchison over Horton 25-22 25-17
Championship
Centraila over Jeff Co. North 25-16 25-14
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