By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Only River Mill made it through the second round of the volleyball state playoffs among Alamance County teams.
Here’s a look at how the postseason has shaken out:
Class 1-A
River Mill is seeded No. 5 in the West Region. After a first-round bye, the Jaguars defeated No. 21 seed Phoenix Academy 25-15, 25-9, 25-17 on Tuesday.
That sends River Mill (16-7) to face fourth-seeded Revolution Academy on Thursday in Oak Ridge.
- Clover Garden had a highlight followed by a disappointing result.
After an upset victory in last week’s Central Tar Heel 1-A Conference Tournament, the Grizzlies were knocked out of the state playoffs.
Seeded No. 2 in the West Region, Clover Garden received a bye before Tuesday’s 5-25, 25-13, 20-25, 31-29, 15-13 home loss to No. 15 seed Rosman.
That left Clover Garden with a 17-9 record.
Clover Garden avenged two regular-season defeats to beat regular-season champion Woods Charter 25-16, 25-12, 25-13 in last week’s conference championship match. Cadence Collins had 18 kills and Addie Saunders provided 24 assists for Clover Garden.
Class 6-A
Southern Alamance’s season ended with an 18-10 record.
The No. 12 seed Patriots fell 25-12, 25-9, 25-5 at fifth-seeded Middle Creek on Tuesday in the East Region’s second round. Mary Chappell had 11 digs for Southern.
Southern topped No. 21 seed Western Harnett 25-9, 25-13, 25-20 in Saturday’s first round, boosted by Emory Gilley’s 13 kills and Zareunna Wright’s 15 assists.
Southern entered the state playoffs after reaching the Mid-Carolina Conference Tournament championship match last week. The Patriots lost 25-19, 25-18, 25-18 at regular-season champion Roxboro Person in that match.
- Williams was the No. 24 seed in the West Region. The Bulldogs (5-17) lost in a three-set sweep at No. 9 seed West Caldwell in the first round.
Class 5-A
No. 10 Eastern Alamance was eliminated with Tuesday’s 25-14, 25-16, 25-13 loss at seventh-seeded Pikeville Aycock in the East Region’s second round.
The Eagles ended with a 17-7 record.
Eastern posted a 25-14, 25-19, 25-10 victory against No. 23 seed Oxford Webb in the first round Saturday.
- No. 12 seed Western Alamance’s season ended with Tuesday’s 27-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-11 loss at fifth-seeded West Carteret.
The Warriors (15-7) defeated No. 21 seed Rocky Mount 25-14, 25-5, 25-11 in Saturday’s first round. Riley Walker distributed 21 assists, Reese Walker provided 17 kills, Sydney Wilson had 12 service points.
- No. 17 seed Southeast Alamance lost at No. 16 seed South Granville by 25-17, 25-20, 25-19 in Saturday’s first round. The Stallions finished an 8-14 season.
Class 4-A
Neither Graham (3-16) nor Cummings (0-18) qualified for the state playoffs.
