The Green River Pirates and Pinnacle Panther volleyball squads ended the regular season over the last week and Wednesday the Utah High School Activities Association released the final RPI rankings along with the bracket for the 1A State Volleyball Championships. The Pirates landed in the No. 13 spot while the Panthers occupy No. 20, which means that both teams will face each other this Saturday in Green River at 1 p.m..
The Panthers regular season just ended on Tuesday when they traveled to take on Whitehorse. The Raiders jumped out in the first set, taking a 25-16 win. Though set two was close the Panthers pulled off the 25-23 win, after that though, the Raiders took control, winning the final two sets 25-10 and 25-18.
The Pirate season ended with a victory over the Panthers in straight sets 25-2, 25-16 and 25-19 in Price. Green River finished the season 6-10 and 5-3 in region competition.
Green River enters post season play with the No. 13 spot in the RPI and Pinnacle the No. 20, which means that Pinnacle will make the trip to Green River this Saturday to take on the Pirates on their home floor.
Green River claimed wins in both meetings this season by the same 3-0 margin.
The winner of Saturday’s game will move on to face No. 4 Tabiona on Friday October 28 at the Sevier Valley Center in Richfield, while the losing team will have their season come to an end. A loss to Tabiona would drop them into the consolation bracket where the best outcome would be a sixth place finish.
The 1A State Championships will come to an end on Saturday, October 29, when the new 1A State Champion will be crowned.
Click on the links below for the 1A bracket and the final 1A RPI.