The Wayne High volleyball team is the top seed for the Mid State Conference volleyball tournament, which gets under way Monday with games at Pierce and Norfolk Catholic.
The Blue Devils will play the winner of the 4:30 p.m. play-in game between the eighth and ninth seeds, Guardian Angels Central Catholic and Boone Central/Newman Grove, at 7:30 p.m. at Pierce High School. The other first-round matchup at Pierce will be between the BlueJays and Norfolk Cahtolic at 6 p.m.
First-round matchups at Norfolk Catholic include No. 3 Battle Creek and No. 6 Crofton at 6 p.m., with No. 2 Hartington Cedar Catholic facing No. 7 O’Neill at 7:30 p.m.
Championship semifinals will be at Pierce, with consolation semifinals at Norfolk Catholic. Placing matches will be played Thursday at Pierce, with the championship set for 7:30 p.m.
The schedule is as follows (seed in parenthesis):
Monday’s Games
At Pierce High School
Game 1 — (8) GACC vs. (9) BC/NG, 4:30 p.m.
Game 2 — (4) Norfolk Catholic vs. (5) Pierce, 6 p.m.
Game 3 — (1) Wayne vs. Game 1 winner, 7:30 p.m.
At Norfolk Catholic High School
Game 4 — (3) Battle Creek vs. (6) Crofton, 6 p.m.
Game 5 — (2) Hartington Cedar Catholic vs. (7) O’Neill, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
At Pierce High School
Game 6 — Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m.
At Norfolk Catholic High School
Game 8 — Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 6 p.m.
Game 9 — Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
At Pierce High School
Game 10 — Fifth-place game, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11 — Third-place game, 6 p.m.
Game 12 — Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
