The first round in 6A, 3A, 2A and 1A girls volleyball took place Oct. 28, here’s a look around the state at final scores and some top performances.

6A

No. 16 Nelson def. No. 17 Sherwood 3-2 (13-25, 14-25, 25-22, 25-20, 18-16):

No. 9 South Eugene def. No. 24 South Medford 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14): South Eugene has sights on returning to Forest Grove, sweeping South Medford to begin the postseason. Sawyer Hanley had 10 kills, 13 digs and two blocks while Kylie Smith held it down in the back with 25 digs. Lucy Alkire had 45 assists, eight digs and four blocks. Sofia Collins chipped in a double-double with 10 kills and 11 digs.

No. 12 Roseburg def. No. 21 Lakeridge 3-1 (25-15, 25-19, 24-26, 25-17): Roseburg took care of business at home in a 3-1 win over Lakeridge. Blair Smith had 15 kills while Kamryn Pangelina had 13 kills. Julia Johnson had 17 digs to lead Roseburg and Kailani Folsom had 40 assists. 

No. 13 West Linn def. No. 20 West Salem 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21): West Linn rolled in a first-round sweep of West Salem. Audra Peia was big with 19 digs and two aces while Madeleine Glynn led at the net with nine kills, three block assists and .615 hitting percentage. Gigi Martin had eight kills and 10 digs and Elsie Bauer hit .389 with eight kills and six digs.

No. 19 Lake Oswego def. No. 14 Forest Grove 3-2:

No. 22 Sunset def. No. 11 St. Mary’s Academy 3-2 (14-25, 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 15-13): Sunset battled on the road after dropping the first set and after St. Mary's tied the match up at two sets apiece. Margret Harnden had 25 kills, three aces and 10 digs while Zea Gonshorowski had 27 digs and five aces. Zoe Manalil also came up big throughout the match. "I think we've had lots of ups and downs, but we always come back together as a team and win for one another," Gonshorowski said. "I'm just so proud of our grit and how hard we all pushed and just really wanted to win last night."

No. 10 Sheldon def. No. 23 McNary 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-14): Sheldon rolled in its first round matchup with McNary by sweeping the Celtics. Brynn Smith led the way for the Irish with 11 kills and 12 digs while Savannah McKibben had 28 digs and Nia Tuioti had eight kills and five digs.

No. 15 Mountainside def. No. 18 Barlow 3-0 (25-23, 25-14, 25-20):

3A

No. 16 Scio def. No. 17 Glide 3-0 (28-26, 25-11, 25-15): A big kill in the first set by Addison Storms helped set the tone for a Scio sweep and the program’s first-ever playoff victory over Glide.

No. 15 Vale def. No. 18 Salem Academy 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-21): Vale served well in its sweep of Salem Academy. The Vikings hit at 98% from the service line, meanwhile Brystol Keller and Kendall Keesey each had 10 kills. Avery Schiemer had 34 assists and Sophia Navarrete had 24 digs.

2A

No. 17 Union def. No. 16 Santiam 3-1 (25-20, 16-25, 25-20, 25-22): Union went on the road to take down Santiam in the first round of the 2A playoffs. Sawyer Shoemaker had 18 kills and 16 digs to lead the effort. Jersey Davenport was everywhere with 14 assists, six blocks, eight digs and three kills. Taylor Browning was big at the net as well with eight blocks.

No. 12 North Douglas def. No. 21 Nestucca 3-1 (25-10, 25-18, 20-25, 25-18): North Douglas lost a little steam in the third set, but came back strong in the fourth to eliminate Nestucca. Bailey Teixeira led the way with her 14 kills and nine digs. Holly Muse wasn’t bad either with seven kills and two digs, and Payton Rabuck had eight kills, 11 digs and three aces.

No. 13 Portland Christian def. No. 20 East Linn Christian 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-17):

No. 14 Elgin def. No. 19 North Clackamas Christian 3-1 (25-10, 24-26, 25-17, 25-8): Elgin had a balanced performance to take out North Clackamas Christian and advance to the second round. Harley Myers was 24 for 26 from the service line with five aces, along with seven kills and 11 digs. Izzy Fox had eight kills and 20 assists while Kinley Williamson had seven kills and four blocks. Kennedy Moore had a double-double with 32 assists and 10 digs.

No. 11 Irrigon def. No. 22 Lost River 3-0: Irrigon is going places it has never been after winning a first-round playoff match for the first time in program history. Claire Mueller was a big part with 15 kills, 11 digs and four aces. Paeton Magdaleno contributed six kills, 11 digs and four aces. 

No. 15 Culver def. No. 18 Lowell 3-0 (25-18, 25-8, 25-16): Culver had no problem at home in a sweep of Lowell. Hadee Keegan handed out 23 assists with Cooper Roff leading the way on the other end with six kills. Callie Henderson posted seven blocks at the net while Addison Davis and Evan Silbernagel each had 18 digs. Davis also had four aces alongside four more from Cashlynn Earnest.

1A

No. 16 Powder Valley def. No. 17 Crosspoint Christian 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 29-27): Hannah Martin put on a show to lead Powder Valley to the first-round sweep over Crosspoint Christian. She had 16 kills, 17 digs and two aces for the Badgers. Lyndi Bingham added 12 kills, nine digs, four blocks and three aces for a strong all-around performance as well. Avrie Anderson had 32 digs Maylee Martin had 24 assists and 13 digs.

No. 9 Open Door Christian def. No. 24 Days Creek 3-0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-21): Gigi Wolcott had seven aces in a match-opening 12-0 run for Open Door as it went on to sweep Days Creek. Wolcott had 12 aces to pair with her eight kills while Jenna Hill had 10 kills and a block. 

No. 8 Umpqua Valley Christian def. No. 25 Jordan Valley 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11): Umpqua Valley Christian rallied from a 2-1 deficit to avoid the upset bid from Jordan Valley. Meagan Hellenthal led the way at the net with 31 kills, along with two blocks and 16 digs. Reagan Dettwyler handed out 44 assists while Sophia Hanover had a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs, along with three aces.

No. 5 Damascus Christian def. No. 28 Crow/Northwest Christian 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-9): Damascus Christian cruised in a sweep of Crow/Northwest Christian. Madi Searls led in kills with 12 and had three aces. Brooke Hartley contributed six aces and Miley Foley had 10 kills, five aces and a block.

No. 21 Adrian def. No. 12 Perrydale 3-0 (25-10, 25-19, 25-17):

No. 13 Spray/Mitchell/Wheeler def. No. 20 Alsea 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-16):

No. 14 Prairie City def. No. 19 Lyle/Wishram/Klickitat 3-1 (25-21, 21-25, 25-8, 25-17):

No. 11 Mohawk def. No. 22 Willamette Valley Christian 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-14):

No. 6 Joseph def. No. 27 Columbia Christian 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-17): Paizly Grover led the way in kills as Joseph swept Columbia Christian in round one. Katie Hellinger was at the net leading in blocks while Ashlee Meyers held the backline with the lead in aces, digs and serve-receive. Rylee Meyers led in assists. 

No. 7 Echo def. No. 26 Grand View Christian 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-13): Grace Putnam led Echo in kills with 10 to help the Cougars sweep Grand View Christian. Ava Davis had nine kills, Sydnee Wade had eight with five aces and Hanley West had seven kills. Lilah Miller chipped in 21 assists and Pryor Thew had 10 digs.

No. 10 Elkton def. No. 23 CS Lewis Academy 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-10):

No. 15 Ione/Arlington def. No. 18 Chiloquin 3-1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-15): Ione/Arlington dropped the first set and then trailed 20-10 in the second set, but the Cardinals finally shook off the nerves and came back to win in four. Novalee Campbell had 19 kills and two blocks while Phegley Padberg had 30 assists, three kills and went 18 for 18 from the service line.