E.A. Sports Today

Regional volleyball

Alexandria, Pleasant Valley clinch state-tourney berths. Oxford falls in five-setter in second of North Regional at Hoover.

Class 6A

OXFORD: Oxford opened North Regional play by sweeping Fort Payne 25-14, 25-11, 25-14 then fell to Hazel Green 23-25, 26-24, 14-25, 27-25, 6-15. Oxford’s top performers:

—Payton Brooks: 70 assists, five aces, 22 digs.
—Arilyn Pool: 42 digs.
—Ava Thomas: 24 digs. 29 kills.
—Daelyn Bozeman: 12 digs, 11 kills.
—Mileah Prince: 13 digs, 28 kills.
—Jaslyn Montgomery: two digs, nine kills, three blocks.

Class 4A

ALEXANDRIA: Alexandria beat West Morgan 3-1 then beat Madison Academy 25-18, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15 to clinch a berth in next week’s state tournament. The Valley Cubs’ top performers:

—McKinley Cooper: 14 kills, one block.
—Eryn Spradley: 41 kills, eight digs, two blocks, six aces.
—Kylie Jeffers: one kill.
—Cassidy Hartsfield: 14 kills, five digs, two blocks, six aces.
—Kaden Pritchett: six kills, three digs, one block.
—Landry Patterson: one assist, 17 digs, three aces.
—Zayley Mobbs: six kills, one assist, 22 digs.
—Shelby Morris: 15 digs.
—Charlee Parris: two assists, 36 digs, two aces.
—Sophie Martin: one kill, 66 assists, 19 digs, two aces.
—Cali Hess: one kill, three digs.

Class 2A

PLEASANT VALLEY: The defending state champion Raiders opened by sweeping West End-Walnut Grove 25-16, 25-21, 25-19 then beat Lexington 25-19, 25-18, 25-17 to clinch a berth in next week’s state tournament.

Pleasant Valley will play the Mars Hill-Westminster-Oak Mountain winner in tomorrow’s 12:15 p.m. regional final.

Pleasant Valley’s top performers:

—Lily Henry: 31 kills, one ace, 37 digs, one assist.
—Madison Schwabe: 16 kills, one ace, 24 digs, two assists.
—Ella Parris: seven kills, three aces, 18 digs, 11 blocks.
—Ellie Patterson: seven kills, two digs, 13 blocks. 
—Elise Wheeler: two kills, four aces, 12 digs, six blocks, 48 assists.
—Janette Turner: five digs.
—Cailey Almaroad: one ace, five digs, two blocks.

Starting Thursday

Spring Garden and Faith Christian in Class 1A, Donoho, Glencoe, Ohatchee and Weaver in Class 3A and Jacksonville in Class 5A.

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