Two Fort Worth volleyball programs enter the UIL playoffs without a district loss, and both have their openers this week.
Southwest went 14-0 in district play and is 27-4 overall with a 15-match winning streak, according to MaxPreps. The Raiders were unbeaten in nine road matches and have won 73 sets while losing 13. Southwest faces Springtown (34-14) on Thursday at 6 p.m. at River Oaks Castleberry High School in Class 4A Division I, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's area pairings.
Paschal waits until Friday. The Panthers swept through District 7-5A at 14-0 and won all 42 sets they played on the way to a third straight district title. They have won 16 straight since a Sept. 1 loss to Aledo, MaxPreps shows, most recently a nondistrict sweep of Granbury on Monday, and their last five-set match was a Sept. 3 win over Brock.
Paschal (26-14) plays Mansfield Legacy at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Arlington High School in 5A Division I, according to the Star-Telegram, which lists Legacy at 24-16.
Legacy finished third in District 8-5A at 9-5. The league's fourth berth went to Mansfield Timberview, which beat Burleson Centennial in a five-set seeding match that ended 15-8.
Thursday
Arlington Heights (23-17), the 7-5A runner-up whose only two district defeats came against Paschal, plays at Burleson (35-7) at 6 p.m. in 5A Division I. Burleson was the 8-5A runner-up at 12-2.
North Side (16-18) faces District 8-5A champion Joshua (30-6) at 6:30 p.m. at Joshua High School in 5A Division II. The Steers claimed the fourth playoff spot from 7-5A at 8-6 after finishing fifth and missing the bracket a year ago.
Eastern Hills (11-20) plays Decatur (31-10) at 7 p.m. at Eagle Mountain High School in 4A Division I.
Everman, the third 7-5A qualifier, plays Timberview at 6:30 p.m. at Alvarado High School in Division II.
Friday
Eagle Mountain (33-7) meets Prosper Richland (25-12) at 6 p.m. at Keller Timber Creek High School in 5A Division II.
Carter-Riverside (16-19) travels to Iowa Park (24-9) for a 5 p.m. match in 4A Division II.
