Round one is complete! Here’s what happened for each of our local volleyball teams.
CLASS 5A
#3 Habersham Central 3, #2 Lee County 0
The Lady Raiders won in straight sets over Lee County on the road, advancing to the Sweet 16!
CLASS 3A
#6 White County 3, #27 Cedar Grove 0
The Lady Warriors rolled past Cedar Grove 3-0 in the opening round, advancing to the Sweet 16!
#7 Jefferson 3, #26 Mary Persons 0
The Lady Dragons earned a 3-0 cruiser over Mary Persons to advance to the Sweet 16!
#29 Dawson County 3, #4 West Laurens 0
The Lady Tigers won 3-0 in a huge upset over West Laurens, advancing to the second round!
CLASS 2A
#21 Union County 3, #12 Redan 0
The Lady Panthers won their match over Redan 3-0, taking a straight-set win to advance. The first set was 25-12, with a 25-14 second set. The clincher was a 25-10 dominating effort.
CLASS 1A
#19 Banks County 3, #14 Chattooga 2
It was a close one, but the Lady Leopards pulled out a 3-2 thriller at Chattooga to advance to the Sweet 16!
#29 Rabun County 3, #4 Lamar County 2
The Lady Cats did it! They went to Lamar County and grinded out a 3-2 victory to advance to the Sweet 16!
GIAA (CLASS 3A)
#8 Tallulah Falls @ #9 Stratford – Oct 12
Tallulah Falls won 3-0 over Stratford in the first round (Sweet 16) of the GIAA 3A State Tournament, then lost to 1-seed/ranked St. Anne Pacelli in the same day.