The four teams that punched a ticket to next week’s state tournament in Birmingham were Enterprise in Class 7A, Houston Academy and Opp in Class 3A and G.W. Long in Class 2A.
In Thursday’s match, Heather Holtz earned four aces, 40 assists and 10 digs, Jadyn Britton 15 kills and Alivia Freeman eight kills and five blocks for EHS. Abigail Williams had nine kills and 12 digs and Morgan Williams had six kills and four blocks. Taylor Danford had four kills and 13 digs and Lily Rhoades had three aces and 17 digs.The Wolves finish the season with an 18-18 record.
The Raiders play St. Luke’s at 10 a.m. Friday in the semifinals. The winner advances to the regional finals at 1 p.m. with the loser playing a consolation match at the same time. Opp also advances: Opp swept Childersburg 25-8, 25-7, 25-17 and Ashford 25-13, 25-16, 25-18 to advance in the Class 3A South Super Regional and also earn a ticket to next week’s state tournament.
Versus Ashford, Pinson, Henegan and Moseley all had five aces with Henegan adding seven assists and four digs, Pinson 10 digs and Mosley three assists. Womack added five kills and five digs and Wiggins four kills and three blocks. In Thursday’s matches, Emma Claire Long earned 36 kills, eight aces and 20 digs, Ally Whitehead had 17 kills, five aces and 12 digs and Miranda Smith had 18 kills, five aces and four blocks. Maleah Long added 11 kills, 30 assists and two blocks, while Sawyer Hughes delivered 55 assists and two digs and Ainsley Watts had 12 digs.