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Regional volleyball

Ohatchee takes 3A runner up at North Regional. Pleasant Valley, Alexandria, Cherokee County, Oxford get through to semifinals, clinch state berths.

Regional volleyball results, pairings

NOTE: Matches involving area teams. Full brackets can be found on this link.

NORTH 1A
Oct. 22
Meek def. Spring Garden, 3-0
Addison def. Faith Christian, 3-2
Marion County def. Coosa Christian, 3-0

NORTH 2A
Oct. 23
At Hoover (Finley Center)
Pleasant Valley def. Falkville, 3-0
Pleasant Valley def. Sulligent, 3-0
Oct. 24
Pleasant Valley vs. Covenant Christian, 9:30 a.m.

NORTH 3A
Oct. 22
At Hoover (Finley Center)
Ohatchee def. Alabama CTE, 3-0
Donoho def. Phil Campbell, 3-0
Colbert Heights def. Weaver, 3-0
Westbrook Christian def. Whitesburg Christian, 3-1
Ohatchee def. Donoho, 3-2
Westbrook Christian def. Colbert Heights, 3-0
Oct. 23
Ohatchee def. Elkmont, 3-0
Lauderdale County def. Westbrook Christian 3-1
Championship
Lauderdale County def. Ohatchee, 3-0
Third place
Elkmont vs. Westbrook Christian, 2:45 p.m.
— All four semifinalists advance to the Elite Eight

NORTH 4A
Oct. 23
At Hoover (Finley Center)
Cherokee County def. Wilson, 3-0
Alexandria def. Central Florence, 3-1
Cherokee County def. Madison Academy, 3-0
Alexandria def. St. John Paul II, 3-2
Oct. 24
Cherokee County vs. Madison County, 9:30 a.m.
Alexandria vs West Morgan, 9:30 a.m.

NORTH 5A
Oct. 22
At Hoover (Finley Center)
Jacksonville def. Sardis, 3-0
Brewer def. Jacksonville, 3-0

NORTH 6A
Oct. 23
At Hoover (Finley Center)
Oxford def. Cullman, 3-0
Oxford def. Buckhorn, 3-2
Oct. 24
Oxford vs. Homewood, 10 a.m.

SOUTH 1A
Oct. 22
At Montgomery (Cramton Bowl Multiplex)
Brantley def. Wadley, 3-0

SOUTH 2A
Oct. 23
At Montgomery (Cramton Bowl Multiplex)
Washington County def. Ranburne, 3-0

SOUTH 4A
Oct. 23
At Montgomery (Cramton Bowl Multiplex)
Cleburne County def. Jackson, 3-2
Munford def. W.S. Neal, 3-0
Geneva def. Cleburne County, 3-2
Prattville Christian def. Munford, 3-0

By East Alabama Sports Today

HOOVER — Ohatcheeb will go to next week’s state volleyball tournament as the North Regional Class 3A runner up.

The Indians beat Elkmont 25-20, 25-18, 24-26, 25-17 to reach Thursday’s regional final and fell to Lauderdale County 21-25, 22-25, 18-25.

Ohatchee (35-9) will play South Regional third-place finisher Houston Academy on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Birmingham CrossPlex.

Ohatchee’s top performers:

— Kate Ryan: four kills, 67 assists, two aces, 15 digs, three blocks.
— Ayla Crook: 12 kills, three assists, four aces, 22 digs, two blocks.
— Emily Riddle: 21 kills, one ace, six digs, 10 blocks.
— Bailey Fowler: seven kills, one assist, seven digs, five blocks.
— Alanah Fitch: 31 kills, four assists, three aces, 16 digs, one block.
— Ellie Vice: six kills, one dig, two blocks.
— Mollee Barnes: one kill, two assists, one ace, 32 digs.
— Haydyn Lathers: one assist, 17 digs.

ALEXANDRIA: The Valley Cubs won two matches Thursday to reach the North Regional Cllass 4A semifinals and clinch a berth in next week’s state tournament.

Alexandria beat Central Florence 8-26, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18 and St. John Paul II . The Valley Cubs will play West Morgan on Friday at 9:30 a.m.

Alexandria’s top performers: 

— Charlee Parris: 18 kills, seven digs, one block, three aces.
— Zayley Mobbs: six kills, 11 digs.
— Sophie Martin: eight kill, 58 assists, five digs, four blocks, four aces.
— Kylie Jeffers: 22 kills, two blocks, one ace.
— Cali Hess: two kills, one assist, seven digs, two aces.
— Landry Patterson: one kill, four assists, 33 digs, one ace.
— Caylin Adams: 13 kills, four blocks.
— Lennon Lange: 10 kills.
— Marley Edge: six kill.
— Ava Browning: four digs, six aces.

OXFORD: Playing in the Class 6A bracket, the Yellow Jackets beat Cullman 25-18, 25-23, 27-25 then beat Buckhorn 19-25, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19, 15-4.

Oxford clinched a berth in next week’s state tournament. The Yellow Jackets also reached the regional semifinals and will play Homewood on Friday at 10 a.m,

Oxford’s top performers:

— Payton Brooks: 28 digs, 51 assists, three aces.
— Preslee Reeves: nine digs, two aces.
— Adriana Bonilla: 34 digs, one ace.
— Charleigh Trotter: 14 digs, one ace.
— Emerald Cole: three digs, 10 kills, two blocks.
— Ava Thomas: 19 digs, 40 kills, five aces, one block.
— Taleah Powell: six kills.
— Kendall Kizziah: two kills, two blocks, one dig.
— Mary Humphries: four aces, two digs.
— Tia Nichols: three digs, three kills. 

PLEASANT VALLEY: The Raiders opened play in the Class  2A North Regional by beating Falkville 25-16, 25-18, 25-10. 

The Raiders swept Sulligent 25-13, 25-15, 25-17 in the second round and will play Covenant Christian in the semifinals on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Pleasant Valley, the two-time defending Class 2A state champion, also clinched a state tournament berth.

Pleasant Valley’s Elise Wheeler finished the day with 67 assists to surpass 1,000 (1,012) for the year.

Pleasant Valley’s top performers from Thursday:

— Madison Schwabe: 18 kills, 49 digs, three blocks, two aces.
— Ella Parris: 26 kills, eight blocks, seven aces, 23 digs
— Ellie Patterson: eight kills, six digs, 22 blocks, four aces, 11 digs.   
— Cailey Almaroad: 11 digs.
— Elise Wheeler: two kills, five blocks, eight aces, 22 digs, 67 assists.
— Zalie Curvin: 18 digs, two aces.
— Hanna Henry: seven kills, six digs..
— Avalyn Patterson: one block, one dig.

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