High school girls volleyball: Top teams flex muscles during opening day of prestigious UVU Invite

The midseason UVU Invitational got underway on Thursday with many of the state’s top volleyball teams from 6A, 5A, 4A and 3A squaring off.

The 36-team field includes 17 teams in this week’s Deseret News top 25 power rankings.

The tournament continues on Friday and Saturday, with the eventual champion being crowned at UCCU Center on Saturday afternoon.

All teams played two round robin games on Thursday, with 11 teams opening the tournament with 2-0 records — Pleasant Grove, Orem, Woods Cross, Mountain Ridge, Corner Canyon, Skyline, Mountain View, Lone Peak, Desert Hills, Salem Hills and Skyridge.

Play resumes on Friday at 12 p.m., with the 11 undefeated teams joining Sky View, Idaho, in four groups of three teams.

The four group winners will participate in the Gold Division semifinals and finals on Saturday. The four runner-ups will participate in the Silver Division semis and the third-place finishers will participate in the Bronze Division semis.

Here’s a complete list of Thursday’s scores and Friday’s schedule.

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Thursday’s results

Pool A

• Pleasant Grove def. Wood River, 25-18, 25-13, 25-7
• Syracuse def. Wood River, 25-9, 25-16, 25-12
• Pleasant Grove def. Syracuse, 23-25, 25-12, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13

Pool B

• Woods Cross def. Farmington, 25-14, 25-13, 25-13
• Lehi def. Farmington, 25-16, 27-25, 25-20
• Woods Cross def. Lehi, 25-14, 25-13, 25-23

Pool C

• Corner Canyon def. Hurricane, 25-21, 25-20, 25-19
• Hurricane def. Wasatch, 25-16, 25-19, 25-19
• Corner Canyon def. Wasatch, 25-22, 25-14, 25-18

Pool D

• Mountain View def. West Field, 25-22, 25-17, 25-19
• Cedar def. West Field, 25-16, 25-19, 25-15
• Mountain View def. Cedar, 26-24, 25-23, 25-20

Pool E

• Lone Peak def. Ridgeline, 25-15, 25-10, 25-18
• Ridgeline def. Timpanogos, 25-17, 18-25, 25-14, 25-21
• Lone Peak def. Timpanogos, 25-15, 25-12, 25-14

Pool F

• Skyridge def. Union, 25-11, 25-14, 25-9
• Canyon View def. Union, 25-15, 25-18, 17-25, 28-26
• Skyridge def. Canyon View, 25-8, 23-25, 25-12, 27-25

Pool G

• Orem def. Bingham, 25-14, 25-23, 25-11
• Brighton def. Bingham, 23-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-17
• Orem def. Brighton, 25-17, 25-17, 25-16

Pool H

• Mountain Ridge def. Bountiful, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 25-6
• Bountiful def. Snow Canyon, 16-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-12
• Mountain Ridge def. Snow Canyon, 25-12, 25-16, 25-7

Pool I

• Skyline def. Owyhee, 25-20, 27-25, 25-21
• Owyhee def. Maple Mountain, 23-25, 25-9, 25-16, 17-25, 15-7
• Skyline def. Maple Mountain, 25-21, 25-21, 27-25

Bracket J

• Desert Hills def. Springville, 25-9, 25-13, 25-16
• Provo def. Olympus, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21
• Desert Hills def. Provo, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20
• Olympus def. Springville, 25-20, 25-7, 25-23

Bracket K

• Copper Hills def. Northridge, 25-14, 25-21, 13-25, 25-27, 15-12
• Salem Hills def. Copper Hills, 25-16, 25-17, 25-19
• Salem Hills def. Crimson Cliffs, 25-20, 25-23, 25-11
• Crimson Cliffs def. Northridge, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-9

Friday’s schedule

Pool AA

• Woods Cross vs. Pleasant Grove, 12 p.m.
• Mountain Ridge vs. Pleasant Grove, 1:30 p.m.
• Woods Cross vs. Mountain Ridge, 3 p.m.

Pool BB

• Corner Canyon vs. Salem Hills, 12 p.m.
• Orem vs. Salem Hills, 1:30 p.m.
• Corner Canyon vs. Orem, 3 p.m.

Pool CC

• Mountain View vs. Skyridge, 12 p.m.
• Skyline vs. Skyridge, 1:30 p.m.
• Mountain View vs. Skyline, 3 p.m.

Pool DD

• Lone Peak vs. Desert Hills, 12 p.m.
• SkyView HS (Idaho) vs. Desert Hills, 1:30 p.m.
• Lone Peak vs. SkyView HS (Idaho), 3 p.m.

Pool EE

• Owyhee vs. Syracuse, 12 p.m.
• Bountiful vs. Syracuse, 1:30 p.m.
• Owyhee vs. Bountiful, 3 p.m.

Pool FF

• Provo vs. Lehi, 12 p.m.
• Brighton vs. Lehi, 1:30 p.m.
• Provo vs. Brighton, 3 p.m.

Pool GG

• Copper Hills vs. Hurricane, 12 p.m.
• Canyon View vs. Hurricane, 1:30 p.m.
• Copper Hills vs. Canyon View, 3 p.m.

Pool HH

• Olympus vs. Cedar, 4:30 p.m.
• Ridgeline vs. Cedar, 6 p.m.
• Olympus vs. Ridgeline, 7:30 p.m.

Pool II

• Farmington vs. Maple Mountain, 4:30 p.m.
• Snow Canyon vs. Maple Mountain, 6 p.m.
• Farmington vs. Snow Canyon, 7:30 p.m.

Pool JJ

• Wasatch vs. Crimson Cliffs, 4:30 p.m.
• Bingham vs. Crimson Cliffs, 6 p.m.
• Wasatch vs. Bingham, 7:30 p.m.

Pool KK

• West Field vs. Springville, 4:30 p.m.
• Wood River vs. Springville, 6 p.m.
• West Field vs. Wood River, 7:30 p.m.

Pool LL

• Timpanogos vs. Northridge, 4:30 p.m.
• Union vs. Northridge, 6 p.m.
• Timpanogos vs. Union, 7:30 p.m.