Jefferson High School hosted its third annual “Smack Down in the Big Rock” volleyball tournament on Saturday, attracting seven visiting Class B squads from across the state. It was an all-day affair, with varsity teams competing in the high school’s two gyms while JV squads played across Main Street at Boulder Elementary School.
In the end, Colstrip High and Joliet High came out on top of the varsity play, each with 7-1 records. Florence-Carlton finished at 6-2 and Roundup and Choteau tied for third at 5-3.
As for the host: There was no home-court advantage. The Panthers played hard but finished winless, dropping games by narrow margins to both Colstrip and Florence-Carlton.
Final varsity tournament standings:
- Colstrip 7-1
- Joliet 7-1
- Florence-Carlton 6-2
- Roundup 5-3
- Choteau 5-3
- Three Forks 1-7
- Shelby 1-7
- Jefferson 0-8
Individual match results:
- Colstrip defeated Jefferson, 21-13, 21-20
- Roundup defeated Shelby, 21-19, 21-12
- Joliet defeated Three Forks, 21-9, 21-20
- Choteau split with Florence, 21-20, 17-21
- Joliet defeated Jefferson, 21-10, 21- 5
- Roundup split with Three Forks, 21-16, 15-21
- Florence split with Shelby, 21-19, 20-21
- Colstrip split with Choteau, 20-21, 21-18
- Roundup defeated Jefferson, 21-16, 21-14
- Florence defeated Three Forks, 21-14, 21-10
- Colstrip defeated Shelby, 21-18, 21-19
- Choteau split with Joliet, 16-21, 21-11
- Choteau defeated Roundup, 21-12, 21 18
- Colstrip defeated Three Forks, score not reported
- Florence defeated Jefferson, 21-13, 21-19
- Joliet defeated Shelby, 21-18, 21 11
