The Broncs and Bears both won twice on the opening day, to set up a face-to-face contest in the undefeated match on Friday.
Senior, the three-time defending state champion, beat Kalispell Flathead in its opener and swept Missoula Sentinel in the second round.
The same two teams met in last year's undefeated match.
The Bears (24-7) beat Kalispell Glacier and Helena High in its opening matches.
Sentinel (19-6) and Helena High (18-6) await the winners of earlier loser-out contests Friday.
Billings West def. Helena High, 3-0
Mikensi Romersa tallied a dozen kills and Alex Faught had 36 assists as the Bears swept the Bengals 25-19, 25-21, 25-23.
Lauryn McKay added seven kills and three blocks for West, which advanced to the undefeated match for a second straight year. Faught also had 14 digs and four aces.
Monica Grimsrud and Lindsey Allen each had 13 kills for Helena.
West def. Helena, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23.
Kills - West 42 (Mikensi Romersa 12), Helena 39 (Monica Grimsrud 13, Lindsey Allen 13). Blocks - West 7 (Lauryn McKay 3, Jennifer Stone 3), Helena 6 (Grimsrud 3). Digs - West 56 (Aly Wardell 16), Helena (Cassie Hughes 11). Assists - West 36 (Alex Faught 36), Helena 37 (Kyndal Williams 25). Aces - West 7 (Faught 4), Helena 0.
Billings Senior def. Missoula Sentinel, 3-0
Senior, the three-time defending state champion, made short work of Sentinel in their second-round match, cruising to a 25-13, 25-19, 25-14 victory.
Kylie Kufeld led the Broncs with 14 kills and 12 digs, while Chelsey Walter recorded three blocks and three aces.
The Spartans were led by Jen Keddy's 15 kills. Bailee Branson also had 15 kills, and Claire Nickless tallied a team-high 13 digs. Sara Stocker notched 15 assists.
Senior def. Sentinel, 25-13, 25-19, 25-14.
Kills - Senior 48 (Kylie Kufeld 14, Kylie Edinger 11), Sentinel 28 (Jen Keddy 15, Bailee Branson 15). Blocks - Senior 4 (Chelsey Walter 3), Sentinel 2 (Keddy, Caitlyn Gaul). Digs - Senior 52 (Kufeld 12, Mo Ritter 12), Sentinel 41 (Claire Nickless 13). Assists - Senior 40 (Emily Carroll 38), Sentinel 16 (Sara Stocker 15). Aces - Senior 7 (Walter 3), Sentinel 3 (Krista O'Neil 1).
West def. Glacier, 3-1
Erin Compton came through with 23 digs and four aces to lead Billings West to a 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16 win over Glacier in the first round.
Glacier's Lindsea Vaudt had 25 assists and four aces to lead the Wolfpack. Kayla Smart added 31 digs.
Cherina Walen had 10 kills and Alex Faught tallied 25 assits for the Golden Bears.
West def. Glacier, 25-19, 25-19, 23-25, 25-16.
Kills - Glacier 34 (Emilee Hashley 14, Kendra Bouley 10), West 35 (Cherina Walen 10). Blocks - Glacier 6 (Hashley 3), West 15 (Lauryn McKay 7, Mikensi Romersa 6). Digs - Glacier 90 (Kayla Smart 31), West 71 (Erin Compton 23) Assists - Glacier 25 (Lindsea Vaudt 25), West 32 (Alex Faught 25). Aces - Glacier 8 (Vaudt 4), West 8 (Compton 4).
Helena def. CMR, 3-1
Kelsey Williams had 20 kills and 14 digs, both team-highs, to lead Helena past Great Falls Russell, 25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22, in first-round action.
Kyndal Williams recorded 29 assists and two aces to pace the Bengals in those categories.
Jordan Bagley notched a team-high 12 kills and four digs to lead CMR.
Helena def. CMR, 25-18, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Kills - Helena 48 (Kelsey Williams 20, Monica Grimsrud 15), CMR 43 (Jordan Bagley 12). Blocks - Helena 8 (Grimsrud 5), CMR 8 (Bagley 4). Digs - Helena 64 (Kel. Williams 14, Stesha Gullick 12), CMR 51 (Jessie Marrin 13) Assists - Helena 46 (Kyndal Williams 29), CMR 34 (Katy Klick 17, Allison Sidor 16). Aces - Helena 4 (Ky. Williams 2), CMR 7 (Sidor 4).
Sentinel def. Great Falls, 3-0
The Spartans got off to a strong start in the first round, sweeping Great Falls 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Jen Keddy had 22 kills and two aces, while Morgan McCarthy had two blocks and two aces.
Sara Stocker had a team-high 28 assists and Claire Nickless recorded 10 digs.
Great Falls was led by Kenzee Wright with six kills and two blocks.
Sentinel def. Great Falls, 25-20, 25-20, 25-21.
Kills - Sentinel 37 (Jen Keddy 22), Great Falls 26 (Erika Jenkins 7, Kenzee Wright 6). Blocks - Sentinel 6 (Keddy 2, Morgan McCarthy 2), Great Falls 5 (Wright 2). Digs - Sentinel 32 (Claire Nickless 10), Great Falls 25 (Jessica Sutphin 8). Assists - Sentinel 29 (Sara Stocker 28), Great Falls 25 (Jessica Younggren 24). Aces - Sentinel 5 (Keddy 2, McCarthy 2), Great Falls 5.
Senior def. Flathead, 3-0
Kylie Kufeld recorded 14 kills and four blocks to lead the Broncs past Flathead 25-10, 25-19, 25-10 in first-round action.
Flathead was led by Laurie Swindall with eight digs and two aces. Danika Johnson had a team-high six kills. Chaela Liss notched 15 assists.
Senior def. Flathead, 25-10, 25-19, 25-10.
Kills - Senior 40 (Kylie Kufeld 14, Kylie Edinger 12), Flathead 21 (Danika Johnson 6). Blocks - Senior 6 (Kufeld 4), Flathead 2. Digs - Senior 29 (Kufeld 7), Flathead 35 (Laurie Swindall 8, Ariel Johnson 8). Assists - Senior 32 (Emily Carroll 31), Flathead 18 (Chaela Liss 15). Aces - Senior 7 (Mo Ritter 3, Kaitie Pellinen 3), Flathead 2 (Swindall, Meg Olszewski).
State AA pairings
At Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman
Thursday
Billings Senior def. Kalispell Flathead, 3-0
Missoula Sentinel def. Great Falls High, 3-0
Helena High def. Great Falls CMR, 3-1
Billings West def. Kalispell Glacier, 3-1
Billings Senior def. Missoula Sentinel, 3-0
Billings West def. Helena High, 3-0
Friday
10 a.m. - Kalispell Flathead (5-15) vs. Great Falls (10-13), loser out
Noon - Great Falls CMR (7-16) vs. Kalispell Glacier (13-10), loser out
2 p.m. - Flathead-Great Falls winner vs. Helena High (18-6), loser out
4 p.m. - CMR-Glacier winner vs. Missoula Sentinel (19-6), loser out
6 p.m. - Billings Senior (29-0) vs. Billings West (24-7), undefeated match
8 p.m. - Loser-takes-fourth match
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