Siri Burck knew playing her crosstown rival would be tough.

It didn't show in the Fargo South senior's play.

Burck smashed 24 kills as the Bruins topped inner-city rival Fargo North 3-1 (29-31, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20) to take third place in the State Class A Volleyball Tournament.

"It's hard, we played them a lot during the season," Burck said. "This is our fourth time this year, so it's difficult. They know what we do, we know what they do. Both teams played great."

Aside from the gaudy kill totals, Burck added five aces, three blocks, and 20 digs.

North took the first game 31-29, but South swept the final three games to take the win.

Burck said the third-place finish made for a successful finish for the Bruins.

"Definitely, we were ranked fifth most of the season in the East Region," Burck said. "To come out and have our peak at the end of the season was exactly what we wanted, to finish third in the state was a great finish for us."

Angela Waller had 19 kills and 20 digs for the Spartans.

Fifth place

Bismarck High 3, Williston 1

Bismarck High overcame a slow start to finish fifth at the 2009 Class A State Volleyball Tournament Saturday.

Annie Assel had 14 kills and KaSara Rudolph 38 assists to lead the Demons in 3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-11) win over Williston.

Twila Moser added nine kills and five blocks, while Emilee Vetter added 21 digs for Bismarck.

Ashley Slade had 10 kills, two blocks and 11 digs for the Coyotes. Jaden Lynch added 30 assists and Taylor Owan chipped in with a match-high four aces for Williston.

Seventh place

Dickinson 3, Devils Lake 2

Dickinson outlasted Devils Lake to earn a seventh place finish.

The Midgets garnered 20 kills from Madison Deibert and another 19 from Jess Herauf to edge the Firebirds 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 25-19 and 21-19). Dickinson's Kara Froelich had a match-high 50 assists, while Katie Hewson added 10 kills and two blocks.

Devils Lake was led by Mackenzie Wade's 16 kills and 17 digs. Steph Mertens and Maren Rygh each added 13 kills and Kasi Eisenzimmer had 47 assists for the Firebirds.