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The first day of the state volleyball tournament is underway at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Pleasant Valley and Alexandria start today. Ohatchee, Donoho, Spring Garden and Faith Christian begin play Wednesday. Click link and refresh for updates.

Cover photo: Alexandria’s Eryn Spradley goes up for a block against Straughn during Tuesday’s state-tournament action at Birmingham CrossPlex. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Pairings

STATE TOURNAMENT
Birmingham CrossPlex

CLASS 4A
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Alexandria def. Straughn, 3-0
Orange Beach def. Central-Florence, 3-0
Prattville Christian def. Cherokee County, 3-0
Madison County def. St. Michael, 3-0
Semifinals
Alexandria def. Orange Beach, 3-0
Prattville Christian 3, Madison County 2
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Championship
Alexandria vs. Prattville Christian, 2:30 p.m. 

CLASS 3A
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Ohatchee vs. T.R. Miller, noon
St. Luke’s vs. Lauderdale County, noon
Mobile Christian vs. Geraldine, noon
Donoho vs. Alabama Christian, noon
Semifinals, 5 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship, 2 p.m.

CLASS 2A
Tuesday, Oct. 29
Pleasant Valley def. Horseshoe Bend, 3-0
Mars Hill Bible def. Tuscaloosa Academy, 3-0
Winston County def. G.W. Long, 3-1
Lindsay Lane def. Washington County, 3–0
Semifinals
Pleasant Valley def. Mars Hill Bible, 3-2
Lindsay Lane def. Winston County, 3-1
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Lindsay Lane vs. Pleasant Valley, 12:30 p.m.

CLASS 1A
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Spring Garden vs. Millry, 10:30 a.m.
Kinston vs. Ider, 10:30 a.m.
Faith Christian vs. University Charter, 10:30 a.m.
Addison vs. Brantley, 10:30 a.m.
Semifinals, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31
Championship, noon

Pleasant Valley’s Ellis Patterson (1) and Elise Wheeler (23) go up to block against Horseshoe Bend during Tuesday’s state tournament action at Birmingham CrossPlex. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Horseshoe Bend-Pleasant Valley

–PV wins first set 25-21.
–PV wins second set 25-14.
–PV wins third set 25-12, will play Mars Hill Bible in semifinals at 4 p.m.

Mars Hill-Pleasant Valley

–Pleasant Valley wins first set 25-22.
–Mars Hill wins second set 25-22.
–Mars Hill wins third set 25-18.
–Pleasant Valley wins fourth set 25-17.
–Pleasant Valley wins the fifth set 15-12, advances to the final for the third year in a row.

Pleasant Valley’s top performers:

—Lily Henry: 33 kills, three blocks, three assists, five aces, 38 digs.
—Madison Schwabe: 19 kills, 24 digs, two blocks, two aces, one assist.
—Ella Parris: 12 kills, 15 blocks, two aces, 18 digs.
—Ellie Patterson: 16 kills, 24 blocks, two digs.
—Elise Wheeler: two blocks, 68 assists, 18 digs.
—Cailey Almaroad: four blocks, 15 digs, one ace.
—Janette Turner: 18 digs, one ace.
—Ava Washington: four assists.
—Bella Uesry: one kill, one block.
—Hanna Henry: one block, one ace. 
—Zalie Curvin: four digs.

Straughn-Alexandria

–Alexandria wins first set 25-21.
–Alexandria wins second set 25-12.
–Alexandria wins third set 25-13, will play Orange Beach in semifinals at 6 p.m.

Orange Beach-Alexandria

–Alexandria wins first set 26-24.
–Alexandria wins second set 26-24.
–Alexandria takes third set 25-20, reaches Class 4A title match and will play Prattville Christian on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

Alexandria’s top performers:  

—McKinley Cooper: 15 kills.
—Eryn Spradley: 38 kills, one assist, one dig, two aces, one block.
—Kylie Jeffers: one kill.
—Cassidy Hartsfield: 14 kills, five digs, two aces, one block.
—Kaden Pritchett: 12 kills, four blocks, two digs.
—Landry Patterson: one kill, one assist, 21 digs, six aces.
—Zayley Mobbs: five kills, 13 digs, three aces.
—Shelby Morris: six digs.
—Charlee Parris: 24 digs, two assists.
—Sophie Martin: three kills, 69 assists, eight digs, two aces.
—Cali Hess: one kill, one dig.
—Brenlee Curvin: four digs.


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