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Here are the results from the high school regionals involving teams in and around Calhoun County, teams with two wins advance to Birmingham

Pleasant Valley’s Karmyn Sparks makes a play at the net Thursday. The Lady Raiders fell in the second round. Sparks had 14 kills and three blocks in the two matches. (All photos by Greg Warren)

By East Alabama Sports Today

It was a tough day for the Calhoun County teams playing in the AHSAA regional volleyball tournaments Thursday.

All six teams in action were eliminated from advancing to the state tournament next week in Birmingham.

Saks (3A South), Wellborn (3A South), Alexandria (5A North) and Pleasant Valley (3A North) all won first-round matches, but were stopped in the second round. Ohatchee (2A North) and Oxford (6A North) lost in the first round.

Four teams will look to gain spots Friday — Faith Christian and Donoho in 1A North and Jacksonville and White Plains in 4A North.

Thursday’s matches
SOUTH REGIONAL
CLASS 3A
Saks 3, Beulah 0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-13)
Wellborn 3, Dadeville 2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-10, 25-11, 15-11)
T.R. Miller 3, Wellborn 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-6)
Opp 3, Saks 2 (25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 19-25, 16-14)

CLASS 5A
Central-Tuscaloosa 3, Munford 1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20)
Sylacauga 3, Bibb County 1 (25-23, 25-14, 25-14)
Satsuma 3, Sylcauga 0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-13)

NORTH REGIONAL
CLASS 2A
Horseshoe Bend 3, Ohatchee 1 (25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 25-10)
Cedar Bluff 3, Decatur Heritage 1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21)
Cedar Bluff 3, Sumiton Christian 0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-10)
Westbrook Christian 3, Ranburne 0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-18)
Winston County 3, Westbrook Christian 0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-14)

CLASS 3A
Glencoe 3, Fultondale 0 (25-7, 25-8, 25-4)
Glencoe 3, Holly Pond 1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-17)
Pleasant Valley 3, Holy Family 0 (25-8, 25-6, 25-14)
Geraldine 3, Pleasant Valley 1 (25-12, 17-25, 25-12, 25-17)

CLASS 5A
Southside-Gadsden 3, Moody 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20)
East Limestone 3, Southside-Gadsden 2 (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 15-6)
Alexandria 3, Springville 0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-14)
Madison Academy 3, Alexandria 0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-17)

CLASS 6A
Muscle Shoals 3, Oxford 1 (25-14, 25-16, 15-25, 27-17)

Ohatchee coach Rebecca Hughes gives her team some last-second instruction before sending it out for the fourth set against Horseshoe Bend.

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