Village Volleyball Advances With Win Over Classical
Village beat The Classical Academy 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18 in the second round of the state 3A tournament.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Volleyball
The No. 12 seed Village girls volleyball team defeated No. 4 The Classical Academy in four sets at the state 3A tournament, advancing to the third round. Village opened the tournament Thursday with a win over No. 5 Sterling.
Why it matters
The result gives Village a 2-0 record at the tournament and extends its winning streak to six consecutive matches. It also reverses an Aug. 24 sweep by The Classical Academy in the teams' earlier meeting of the season.
Village won the match 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, while The Classical Academy entered with a 19-6 record compared with Village's 15-11. Village has gone 9-3 since a 6-8 slump, and Aspen, its next opponent's rival in the bracket, carries a 22-3 record into its match.
The players
Village Volleyball
The girls volleyball program representing Village, a school competing in Colorado's 3A classification.
The Classical Academy
A Colorado school whose girls volleyball team is competing in the state 3A tournament at the Denver Coliseum.
The details
Village built a 2-1 lead in the match and led 11-9 in the fourth set before The Classical Academy tied it at 11-11. Village then took a 15-11 lead, forcing a timeout, and recorded an ace to go up 16-11 before closing on a 9-7 run.
Timeline
Aug. 24: The Classical Academy swept Village in the teams' earlier meeting of the season.
Thursday: Village opened the state tournament with a win over Sterling and then beat The Classical Academy.
Friday, 2 p.m.: Village faces No. 9 Berthoud in the third round.
Friday, 8 a.m.: The Classical Academy faces No. 11 Aspen in an elimination match.
Season Trajectory
Village's tournament win reverses the Aug. 24 sweep by The Classical Academy and reflects a team that has improved since that meeting. The result shapes the state 3A bracket, where Village now faces No. 9 Berthoud while The Classical Academy must win an elimination match against Aspen.
Village's advancement means its next match against No. 9 Berthoud at 2 p.m. Friday will determine whether it reaches the later rounds of the bracket. Fans following the tournament can track the remaining matches as both teams compete for a state berth.
The takeaway
Village's ability to reverse an earlier sweep points to the value of focusing on discipline and small details across a season. Tournament play rewards teams that can close out sets, as Village did in its final run of the match.
What happens next
Village faces No. 9 Berthoud at 2 p.m. Friday in the third round of the state 3A tournament at the Denver Coliseum.
Further reading
Follow the latest results in Volleyball coverage across the state's high school tournaments.
