DFW volleyball regional preview: 21 teams from the metroplex, who’s headed to state?
A whopping 21 high school volleyball programs from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are headed to the regional tournament this weekend. Two more wins will punch a ticket to Garland for UIL state.
Regional semifinals from across the state start Friday with state berths clinched on Saturday.
DFW is represented in four classifications.
Check out all the teams, plus records and program history.
Class 6A
Region 1
Thomas Coliseum, Haltom City
Keller vs. Plano West, 5 p.m. Friday; Haslet Eaton vs. Hebron, 7 p.m. Friday
Final, 11 a.m., Saturday
KELLER
Record: 29-12
District: No. 1 in 4-6A
Last regional tournament: 2016
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Euless Trinity (3-0), El Paso Eastlake (3-0), El Paso Coronado (3-0)
Winning streak: 16 games
Leaders: Melanie McGann (571 kills), Taylor Polivka (1,249 assists), Kea Whillock (581 digs)
PLANO WEST
Record: 31-7
District: No. 2 in 6-6A
Last regional tournament: 2019
Last trip to state: 2019
Playoff wins: Allen (3-2), Lake Highlands (3-0), Marcus (3-2)
Winning streak: 11 games
Leaders: Blaire Bayless (397 kills), Camille Heidemann (649 assists), Joyce Wang (366 digs)
Record: 36-3
District: No. 2 in 4-6A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Chisholm Trail (3-0), El Paso Franklin (3-2), Southlake Carroll (3-1)
Winning streak: 9 games
Leaders: Lindsey Harris (328 kills), Lorena Gomez (643 assists), Callie Humphrey (559 digs)
HEBRON
Record: 27-18
District: No. 4 in 6-6A
Last regional tournament: 2017
Last trip to state: 2017
Playoff wins: Denton Guyer (3-2), Arlington (3-1), Prosper (3-1)
Winning streak: 5 games
Region 2
Lufkin HS
Mansfield vs. The Woodlands, 4 p.m. Friday; Sachse vs. Cypress Bridgeland, 6 p.m. Friday
Final, Noon, Saturday
MANSFIELD
Record: 35-15
District: No. 1 in 11-6A
Last regional tournament: 1992
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Copperas Cove (3-0), Rockwall-Heath (3-1), DeSoto (3-0)
Winning streak: 19 games
Leaders: Ava Roberts (639 kills), Meadow Smith (780 assists), Brynn Williams (515 digs)
SACHSE
Record: 36-10
District: No. 1 in 9-6A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Tyler Legacy (3-0), Waco Midway (3-0), Rockwall (3-2)
Winning streak: 3 games
Class 5A
Region 1
Lubbock Coronado HS
Amarillo vs. Grapevine, 6 p.m. Friday; Canyon Randall vs. Colleyville Heritage, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Final, Noon, Saturday
Record: 18-17
District: No. 3 in 6-5A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2020
Playoff wins: Wichita Falls Rider (3-2), Mansfield Legacy (3-0), Justin Northwest (3-0)
Winning streak: 7 games
Leaders: Janet deMarrais (362 kills), Ella Davis (565 assists), Helen Hood (473 digs)
Record: 40-10
District: No. 1 in 6-5A
Last regional tournament: 2018
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Granbury (3-0), Burleson Centennial (3-0), Birdville (3-1)
Winning streak: 3 games
Leaders: Ella Busey (661 kills), Morgan Howard (1,437 assists), Lindsey Houran (609 digs)
Region 2
Prosper Rock Hill HS
Lucas Lovejoy vs. North Forney, 5 p.m. Friday; Frisco Reedy vs. Highland Park, 7 p.m. Friday
Final, 1 p.m., Saturday
LOVEJOY
Record: 38-6
District: No. 2 in 10-5A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2020 (state champion)
Playoff wins: Frisco Heritage (3-0), Dallas Wilson (3-0), Frisco Wakeland (3-0)
Winning streak: 13 games
Leaders: Rosemary Archer (359 kills), Averi Carlson (823 assists), Ava Camacho (680 digs)
NORTH FORNEY
Record: 27-15
District: No. 3 in 13-5A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Red Oak (3-2), Texarkana Texas (3-0), Forney (3-1)
Winning streak: 3 games
REEDY
Record: 31-6
District: No. 1 in 9-5A
Last regional tournament: N/A
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: The Colony (3-0), Lancaster (3-0), McKinney North (3-0)
Winning streak: 11 games
Leaders: Halle Schroder (348 kills), Jordan Chapman (583 assists), Ella Gamber (335 digs)
HIGHLAND PARK
Record: 40-6
District: No. 1 in 13-5A
Last regional tournament: 2019
Last trip to state: 2008
Playoff wins: Cleburne (3-0), Hallsville (3-0), Midlothian (3-0)
Winning streak: 3 games
Class 4A
Region 1
Weatherford HS
Hereford vs. Decatur, 5 p.m. Friday; Dumas vs. Argyle, 7 p.m. Friday
Final, 11 a.m., Saturday
DECATUR
Record: 33-8
District: No. 1 in 7-4A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2020 (state champion)
Playoff wins: FW Western Hills (3-0), Glen Rose (3-0), Krum (3-0)
Winning streak: 3 games
ARGYLE
Record: 30-12
District: No. 3 in 7-4A
Last regional tournament: 2019
Last trip to state: 2017
Playoff wins: FW Dunbar (3-0), Brownwood (3-2), Stephenville (3-1)
Winning streak: 7 games
Leaders: Katherine Holtman (274 kills), Sydney Payne (660 assists), Jada Price (646 digs)
Region 2
Mesquite Horn HS
Aubrey vs. Sunnyvale, 6 p.m. Friday; Celina vs. Van, 8 p.m. Friday
Final, Noon, Saturday
AUBREY
Record: 28-9
District: No. 2 in 9-4A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2009
Playoff wins: Arlington Summit International (3-0), Alvarado (3-0), Midlothian Heritage (3-0)
Winning streak: 5 games
SUNNYVALE
Record: 20-10
District: No. 3 in 13-4A
Last regional tournament: N/A
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Brownsboro (3-2), Lindale (3-1), Bullard (3-1)
Winning streak: 5 games
CELINA
Record: 39-1
District: No. 1 in 9-4A
Last regional tournament: 2019
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Irving North Hills (3-0), Ferris (3-0), Sanger (3-1)
Winning streak: 18 games
Class 3A
Region 1
Lubbock-Cooper HS
Brownfield vs. Holliday, 5 p.m. Friday; Bushland vs. Brock, 7 p.m. Friday
Final, 1 p.m., Saturday
BROCK
Record: 26-12
District: No. 2 in 8-3A
Last regional tournament: 2019
Last trip to state: 2014
Playoff wins: Bowie (3-1), Sonora (3-0), Henrietta (3-1)
Winning streak: 3 games
Region 2
Midlothian HS
Gunter vs. White Oak, 5 p.m. Friday; Boyd vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m. Friday
Final, 1 p.m., Saturday
GUNTER
Record: 34-7
District: No. 1 in 11-3A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2020
Playoff wins: Edgewood (3-0), Paradise (3-0), Callisburg (3-0)
Winning streak: 3 games
BOYD
Record: 35-4
District: No. 1 in 10-3A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: 2018
Playoff wins: Dallas Life Oak Cliff (3-0), Emory Rains (3-2), Grandview (3-2)
Winning streak: 15 games
Class 2A
Region 2
Princeton HS
Crawford vs. Tom Bean, 6 p.m. Friday; Archer City vs. Bremond, 8 p.m. Friday
Final, 2 p.m., Saturday
TOM BEAN
Record: 32-4
District: No. 1 in 16-2A
Last regional tournament: 2020
Last trip to state: N/A
Playoff wins: Axtell (3-0), Tioga (3-0)
Winning streak: 18 games
This story was originally published November 11, 2021 at 3:48 PM.
