3A-1A playoff roundup: Football scores; state soccer, volleyball results

Virgin Valley's girls volleyball team rallied to beat Truckee 19-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-18 in a Class 3A state semifinal at Sierra Vista. The Bulldogs (26-13), the South's No. 1 seed, will face The Meadows (28-4) at 10 a.m. Saturday for the championship. The Meadows, seeking a sixth straight title, defeated South Tahoe 25-22, 25-8, 21-25, 25-18 in the other semifinal. Virgin Valley beat The Meadows in five sets for the region title last week, handing the Mustangs their first loss to a Nevada team this season.

In Class 2A, GV Christian captured its third consecutive state championship and fourth overall with an 18-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-16 victory over North Tahoe at Virginia Street Gym in Reno. The Southern Region champion Guardians (27-11) dropped the first set before winning the next three against the Northern Region champion Lakers (26-4). GV Christian finished the season without a loss to a 2A opponent.

The Class 3A girls soccer semifinals in Reno produced an all-Northern final. Truckee routed Boulder City 7-0 at Reed High, scoring five second-half goals, while South Tahoe defeated Virgin Valley 5-2. Truckee (21-2-2) will face South Tahoe (20-3-2) at 10 a.m. Saturday for the title. In the boys bracket, South Tahoe beat Pahrump Valley 3-0 and will play Truckee (18-5-1) at noon Saturday.

In Class 5A, Arbor View and Palo Verde advanced to the boys soccer championship at noon Saturday. Bishop Gorman and Arbor View will meet for the 5A girls soccer title, marking the first champion other than Faith Lutheran or Coronado since 2018. Bishop Gorman's girls volleyball team won its fourth straight 5A state title Friday at UNR, becoming the first program to four-peat in the top classification. The Gaels will face Faith Lutheran for the championship.

Sunrise Mountain and Chaparral won their Class 4A boys soccer semifinals Thursday to reach Saturday's title game, while Palo Verde's girls soccer team lost to Reno in the 4A semifinals at Spring Valley.

Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal