Skyline, Brighton, Olympus enter 5A state volleyball Tuesday

Skyline, Brighton and Olympus play first-round 5A state volleyball matches at Utah Valley University on Tuesday, Oct. 27. All three area programs open at 5 p.m. in the UHSAA 5A state tournament bracket.

No. 3 Skyline carries the strongest seed among the local trio. No. 10 Brighton faces a familiar foe in No. 7 Bountiful. And No. 15 Olympus draws the bracket's toughest test against No. 2 Pleasant Grove.

The full 5A bracket, according to the Deseret News, places all 16 qualifying teams at UVU for single-elimination play.

Skyline (17-8) vs. No. 14 Viewmont

The Eagles enter as the highest-seeded area team after finishing 10-2 in 5A Region 6 play, according to MaxPreps. Skyline is riding a two-game winning streak and has won 57 sets against 27 losses on the season.

Skyline swept Viewmont 3-0 twice during region play, on Sept. 8 and Oct. 1. The Eagles also own a 3-0 sweep of Brighton on Oct. 8 and a 3-0 win over Olympus on Oct. 6.

Skyline's eight losses came against stiff competition, including Woods Cross twice, Corner Canyon, Syracuse, Provo and American Fork.

Brighton (No. 10) vs. No. 7 Bountiful

Brighton's path runs through a Bountiful team that beat the Bengals 3-2 on Oct. 13 at Brighton, according to MaxPreps. That five-set loss was Brighton's most recent recorded result.

Bountiful also beat Olympus twice during the regular season, going 2-0 against the Titans while finishing as the No. 7 seed.

Olympus (12-16) vs. No. 2 Pleasant Grove (23-3)

The Titans face the steepest climb. Pleasant Grove went 12-0 in region play and enters with a .885 winning percentage, per MaxPreps.

Olympus outside hitter Hailey Demill leads the Titans with 325 kills and 457 receptions. Setter Maddie Marriott has recorded 563 assists, and Olivia Pratt has contributed 235 digs and 62 serving aces.

Pleasant Grove counters with outside hitter Lexi Brown, who has 405 kills and 67 aces, and setter Marley McCandless, who has piled up 825 assists. The Vikings hold statistical edges in kills (1,076 to 912), blocks (101 to 88) and aces (343 to 246). Olympus leads in digs (1,279 to 1,170) and receptions (1,597 to 1,384).

The two teams have not met this season but share four common opponents. Pleasant Grove went 5-0 against those teams; Olympus went 2-4.