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TORONTO – The Toronto volleyball team stands alone.
The local Ohio volleyball teams learned their postseason path Sunday afternoon at the annual postseason draw, and the Red Knights are the lone local team to open things up at home.
All seven of the local schools will be competing in Eastern District tournaments.
Toronto (18-2) is the No. 1 seed in the Division VII tournament.
“I think we are in a good spot,” second-year Toronto head coach Shannon Bahen said. “Division VII is so spread out. We have not seen film on some of the teams.”
There are nine total teams competing in the tournament. In the tournament, there is one sectional semifinal, four sectional co-finals, two district semifinals and one district final. The first three rounds of the tournament will be played on the higher-seeded team’s home court with the district final slated to be held at a neutral site. All eight of the matches in the tournament are scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
The sectional co-finals will be played Oct. 22.
In the sectional semifinal, No. 6 Malvern is set to take on No. 7 seed Bishop Rosecrans Monday. The winner of that match will advance to take on No. 2 seed Tuscarawas Central Catholic in the sectional co-finals.
The winner of the match featuring Tusky Central Catholic will advance to take on the winner of the match between No. 4 seed Frontier (14-5) and No. 5 seed Catholic Central (8-12) in the district semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, Toronto will take on No. 9 seed Conotton Valley (2-13) in the sectional co-finals inside the George J. Kunzler Memorial Gymnasium with the winner of that match advancing to take on the winner of the match between No. 3 seed Strasburg and No. 8 seed Shadyside in the district semifinals.
The match between the Red Knights and the Rockets will be the third of the season between the two OVAC schools. The girls from the Gem City won both of the previous matches. Toronto defeated Conotton Valley in four sets Sept. 1 on the road, and the Red-and-White swept the Rockets Sept. 24 at home.
The district semifinals will be played Oct. 26 with the district final scheduled to be played Oct. 28.
Catholic Central swept Bishop Rosecrans this season with the Crusaders winning in five sets Aug. 22 on the road before sweeping the Bishops Sept. 19 at home inside the Mickey Barber Gymnasium. Catholic Central swept Malvern Sept. 10 at home.
There are no local schools in Division VI.
Edison (8-12) and Buckeye Local (7-13) will each be competing in Division V. The Wildcats are the No. 9 seed, while the Panthers are the No. 10 seed. Buckeye Local will be competing in the East 1 District, while Edison is set to take part in the East 2 District tournament.
Seven teams will be competing in the East 1 tournament. In the tournament, there will be three sectional co-finals, two district semifinals and a district final.
The sectional co-finals are scheduled for Tuesday, the district semifinals are set for Oct. 27 with the district final taking place Oct. 29. All matches will start at 6 p.m.
In the sectional co-finals, Buckeye Local is scheduled to play No. 8 seed Coshocton and the winner of that match will take on No. 1 seed Meadowbrook in the district semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 5 seed Monroe Central will play No. 7 seed Claymont with the winner of that match taking on the winner of the match featuring No. 4 seed Tuscarawas Valley and No. 11 seed Sandy Valley in the district semifinals.
The Panthers did not play any of the team’s in their part of the tournament during the regular season.
There will also be seven teams competing in the East 2 District, and the tournament will follow the same format as the East 1 District.
In the sectional co-finals, No. 3 seed Fairless is set to face No. 14 seed Crooksville with the winner of that match advancing to play No. 13 seed Union Local in the district semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 seed Martins Ferry will take on Belmont County rival Bellaire with the winner of that match moving on to play the winner of the match between Edison and No. 6 seed Barnesville (8-12) in the district semifinals.
The Wildcats did not play any of the team’s in their part of the tournament during the regular season.
Big Red (10-8), Indian Creek (5-15) and Harrison Central (8-12) are all competing in Division IV. The Huskies are competing in the East 1 tournament, while Big Red and the Redskins are competing in the East 2 Tournament.
Nine teams are competing in the East 1 tournament. In the tournament, there will be one sectional co-final, four sectional co-finals, two district semifinals and finally a district final. The sectional co-finals will be played Oct. 21, the district semifinals are slated to be played Oct. 26 with the district final scheduled for Oct. 28. The matches in the first three rounds will all be played on the higher-seeded team’s home court with the district final set for a neutral site. All matches are scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
In the sectional semifinal, No. 13 seed Maysville is set to play No. 15 seed Carrollton Monday with the winner of that match advancing to play No. 2 seed Indian Valley in a sectional co-final. The winner of the match featuring Indian Valley will play the winner of the sectional co-final between No. 8 seed Minerva and No. 12 seed Philo in the district semifinals.
On the other side of the bracket, No. 13 seed St. Clairsville (16-3) will play Harrison Central at home down on John Jenkins Court. The winner of that match will meet the winner of the match between No. 5 seed West Muskingum and No. 7 seed John Glenn in the district semifinals.
During the regular season, the Red Devils swept the Huskies Aug. 25 at home.
There are eight teams competing in the East 2 Tournament. There will be four sectional co-finals, two district semifinals and a district final. The first two rounds will be held on the higher-seeded team’s homecourt with the district final scheduled for a neutral site. The sectional co-finals are scheduled for Wednesday, the district semifinals are set for Oct. 26 with the district final slated for Oct. 28. All seven of the matches in the tournament will begin at 6 p.m.
On the lower half of the bracket, No. 4 seed Beaver Local (15-4) will take on No. 16 seed Indian Creek in the sectional co-final with the winner of that match taking on the winner of the match featuring No. 6 seed East Liverpool (12-6) and No. 9 seed Big Red in the district semifinals.
The Beavers swept the Redskins in both of their matches during the regular season, and the girls from Columbiana County split with Big Red. The Red-and-Black defeated Beaver Local, 2-1, in a tri-match Sept. 5 at Weir on Ron “Fritz” Williams Court inside the Carl Hamill Fieldhouse. Beaver Local defeated Big Red in four sets, Oct. 16 on the road inside the Crimson Center.
The Potters swept the Redskins in their two meetings during the regular season.
Big Red also swept Indian Creek during the regular season. Big Red defeated Indian Creek in five sets Aug. 25 at home before defeating the Redskins in four sets Sept. 19 on the road on Coach D Court.
On the top half of the bracket, No. 1 seed River View will take on No. 17 West Holmes in the sectional co-finals with the winner of that match taking on the winner of the match featuring No. 10 seed Cambridge and No. 11 seed Morgan in the district semifinals.
There are no local teams in Division III.