McKinney will have two volleyball teams in the regional semifinals this week, one in each of the two largest classifications.
Boyd swept Plano East on Monday and McKinney North came from a set down to beat Frisco Centennial on Tuesday, giving the city a team in both Class 6A Division I and Class 5A Division I heading into Thursday's matches.
Boyd's quick finish
Boyd beat Plano East 25-13, 25-16, 25-22 at Lovejoy High School, sending the Broncos into the playoffs' third round, a stage the program last reached in 2015, Star Local Media reported.
The third set was the closest. Plano East stayed close late before Boyd closed it out, according to the newspaper. The sweep came days after a much longer night: Boyd led Carrollton Hebron by two sets in the bi-district round before Hebron pulled even, and the Broncos needed a fifth set to advance.
That bracket has been demanding. Hebron was No. 8 in the MaxPreps Texas rankings updated Monday, and Boyd was No. 4.
Boyd, listed at 30-7 by MaxPreps, plays Trophy Club Byron Nelson on Thursday. Byron Nelson swept El Paso Eastlake 25-21, 27-25, 25-23 on Monday and is 31-7 with four straight wins, according to MaxPreps, which ranks the Bobcats seventh in the state.
Elsewhere in the 6A Division I bracket, Allen swept Plano West and Duncanville and Rockwall advanced, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's area-round results. Allen is No. 2 in the MaxPreps state rankings.
North recovers against Centennial
McKinney North lost the first set to Centennial 25-16 at Allen High School, then won 25-21, 25-18 and 25-23, the Star-Telegram's results show. Both programs came in as district champions and had already won bi-district matches, Star Local Media reported.
The Bulldogs have won 18 straight and are 25-6, according to MaxPreps.
North's Thursday opponent, Dallas Wilson, is also on a long run. The Wildcats beat Lancaster 3-1 on Tuesday for their 17th consecutive win and are 26-13, MaxPreps reported.
North's bracket also still includes Frisco Reedy, which beat Burleson in four sets Tuesday and meets Amarillo Tascosa on Thursday, according to MaxPreps. Collin County neighbor Melissa was eliminated in the same round, falling to Highland Park 25-20, 25-10, 25-21, the Star-Telegram's results show.
