Perryville volleyball tournament gets new champion

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A new champion was crowned at the second annual Perryville Invitational Tournament when Bishop DuBourg downed Park Hill Central 25-17, 25-18 in the gold bracket title match.

Twenty teams competed at Saturday's tournament that started with pool play at 8:30 a.m. Pool play consisted of four pools broken into five teams playing each other two sets with no point cap. The top two teams in each pool -- eight total -- advanced to the gold bracket.

Each team that finished third went to the silver bracket, while teams that placed fourth were sent to the bronze bracket. The four teams that placed last in each pool played in the consolation bracket.

Defending tournament champion and host Perryville posted a flawless 8-0 record in pool play. The Pirates swept Scott City 25-21, 25-14, Clearwater 25-18, 25-20, Bloomfield 25-17, 25-14 and Bismarck 27-25, 25-16 in Pool D to advance to the gold bracket. The Pirates (20-7-1) downed Class 3 contender North County (17-4-3) 25-14, 25-20 in the quarterfinal round. Perryville fell, however, to another Class 3 foe in Park Hills Central as the Rebels (22-4-1) beat the Pirates in a vengeful 25-15, 25-22 win. Perryville ousted Central 25-15, 25-17 in last year's gold bracket semifinal before defeating St. Pius X for the title.

St. Vincent made a strong showing in the tournament as well. The Indians finished 6-2 in pool play with straight-set victories over North County and Central and splits with Fredericktown and DeSoto to make it to the gold bracket. The Indians dropped their first set to Class 1 powerhouse Bismarck 25-15 but regrouped and came away with the 25-22, 25-16 victory. The Indians (17-9-2) ended the tournament with a 25-8, 25-17 loss to eventual champion Bishop DuBourg (18-7-1) in the gold bracket semifinal.

Jackson placed fourth in its pool to be sent to the Bronze Bracket. The Indians (10-13-2) topped Lesterville (8-13-4) in three sets 17-25, 25-16, 25-16 before eeking out another three-set victory over Bloomfield (14-8-3) 23-25, 25-10, 25-23 for the bronze bracket championship.

After a tough day of pool play, Saxony Lutheran finished last in its pool. The Crusaders (13-11-5) defeated 25-11, 25-10 win over Sikeston (6-17-1), which defeated Saxony earlier this season, before taking the consolation bracket with a 25-16, 25-21 win over Cape Central. The Tigers (7-18) advanced after a 23-25, 25-19, 25-15 defeat of Scott City (5-17).

POOL PLAY RESULTS

POOL A

Park Hills Central split Valle Catholic 23-25, 25-16

Lesterville def. Sikeston 25-15, 25-14

Park Hills Central def. Bernie 25-12, 25-21

Valle Catholic def. Lesterville 25-23, 25-19

Bernie def. Sikeston 25-17, 25-14

Park Hills Central def. Lesterville 25-17, 25-15

Valle Catholic def. Sikeston 25-21, 25-14

Bernie def. Lesterville 25-23, 25-21

Park Hills Central def. Sikeston 25-16, 25-13

Valle Catholic def. Bernie 25-20, 25-14

POOL B

St. Vincent split Fredericktown 22-25, 25-19

North County def. Cape Central 25-19, 25-14

DeSoto split Fredericktown 21-25, 25-15

St. Vincent def. North County 26-24, 29-27

DeSoto def. Cape Central 25-18, 25-22

North County def. Fredericktown 25-18, 25-16

St. Vincent def. Cape Central 25-22, 25-20

DeSoto split North County 23-25, 25-23

Fredericktown def. Cape Central 25-21, 25-23

St. Vincent split DeSoto 25-21, 22-25

POOL C

Perryville def. Scott City 25-21, 25-14

Bismarck def. Bloomfield 25-12, 25-15

Perryville def. Clearwater 25-18, 25-20

Bloomfield def. Scott City 25-22, 25-18

Bismarck split Clearwater 25-19, 19-25

Perryville def. Bloomfield 25-17, 25-14

Bismarck def. Scott City 25-14, 25-12

Bloomfield split Clearwater 25-18, 22-25

Perryville def. Bismarck 27-25, 25-16

Clearwater def. Scott City 25-15, 25-22

POOL D

Jackson def. Saxony Lutheran 25-18, 29-27

Arcadia Valley def. Perryville JV 25-16, 25-13

Bishop DuBourg def. Jackson 25-14, 25-21

Perryville JV split Saxony Lutheran 25-19, 20-25

Bishop DuBourg split Arcadia Valley 25-15, 24-26

Perryville JV def. Jackson 27-25, 25-18

Arcadia Valley split Saxony Lutheran 21-25, 25-14

Bishop DuBourg def. Perryville JV 25-20, 25-13

Arcadia Valley def. Jackson 25-22, 25-23

Bishop DuBourg def. Saxony Lutheran 25-20, 25-22

BRACKET TOURNAMENT RESULTS

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinal: Park Hills Central def. Arcadia Valley 25-16, 25-23

Quarterfinal: Perryville def. North County 25-14, 25-20

Quarterfinal: Bishop DuBourg def. Valle Catholic 25-19, 27-25

Quarterfinal: St. Vincent def. Bismarck 15-25, 25-22, 25-16 

Semifinal: Park Hills Central def. Perryville 25-15, 25-22

Semifinal: Bishop DuBourg def. St. Vincent 25-8, 25-17 

Championship: Bishop DuBourg def. Park Hills Central 25-17, 25-18

SILVER BRACKET

Semifinal: Bernie def. Perryville JV 25-18, 25-12

Semifinal: Clearwater def. DeSoto 10-25, 25-8, 25-15 

Championship: Clearwater def. Bernie 25-17, 25-13

BRONZE BRACKET

Semifinal: Jackson def. Lesterville 17-25, 25-16, 25-16

Semifinal: Bloomfield def. Fredericktown 25-21, 25-18 

Championship: Jackson def. Bloomfield 23-25, 25-10, 25-23

CONSOLATION BRACKET

Semifinal: Saxony Lutheran def. Sikeston 25-11, 25-10

Semifinal: Cape Central def. Scott City 23-25, 25-19, 25-15

Championship: Saxony Lutheran def. Cape Central 25-16, 25-21