Lewis County will open the Class AAA state volleyball tournament against Bridgeport at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to seeds and schedules published by WV MetroNews on Nov. 6.
Lewis County is seeded fourth with a 32-12-1 record. Fifth-seeded Bridgeport enters at 29-15-4. MetroNews reported that the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released the tournament brackets and schedule.
Lewis County’s path through the bracket
The Lewis County–Bridgeport winner will advance to a semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, facing the winner of No. 1 Herbert Hoover and No. 8 Grafton. Hoover and Grafton play their quarterfinal at 10 a.m.
The other half of the Class AAA bracket pairs No. 2 Shady Spring with No. 7 Spring Valley at 1:30 p.m. and No. 3 John Marshall with No. 6 Winfield at 3 p.m. Those winners meet in the 8 p.m. semifinal.
The Class AAA championship is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. Lewis County would need to win its quarterfinal and semifinal to reach that match.
Class AAA field
Herbert Hoover leads the seeds at 43-4-1, followed by Shady Spring at 39-10-4 and John Marshall at 24-16. After Lewis County and Bridgeport, the field includes Winfield at 26-18-1, Spring Valley at 16-23-4 and Grafton at 19-14-1.
The statewide tournament begins Tuesday, Nov. 10, with Class A and Class AA competition. Class AAA and Class AAAA begin Wednesday, and all four championship matches are Thursday. This is the third staging of a four-class state tournament, MetroNews reported.
The report did not identify the tournament venue or give admission information.