Prep Volleyball: Green Hope, Millbrook, Gibbons advance to third round of playoffs
Green Hope will continue its quest for a fifth straight 4A volleyball championship in the third round Saturday, while a pair of CAP 7 4A teams meet in another playoff match.
Green Hope outlasted Cary rival Green Level 3-1 Thursday in the second round of the 4A playoffs.
Playing in the West Regional, the second-seeded Falcons (12-0) will host Reagan (15-0) in Saturday’s quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, in East second-round 4A matches, Millbrook beat Corinth Holders 3-1; Cardinal Gibbons knocked off second seed Apex Friendship 3-0; and Broughton fell to top-seeded Pinecrest 3-2.
Millbrook (12-4) will visit Cardinal Gibbons (14-0) on Saturday. The other East match will have Hoggard (11-1) at Pinecrest (16-0).
In the other West match, Providence (16-0) will visit top seed Northwest Guilford (15-1). Northwest Guilford’s only loss this season came at the hands of Providence.
Green Hope 3, Green Level 1 (25-22, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23): Green Level (9-3) won the second set by scoring 12 of the final 14 points, but Green Hope captured close decisions in the third and fourth sets for the victory.
Annie Elvin, a senior hitter, finished with 21 kills. Sophomore Avery Mullins had 28 assists, and senior Ashley Cao added 26 assists. Sophomore Taylor McNear scrambled with 24 digs.
Millbrook 3, Corinth Holders 1 (25-21, 25-19, 26-28, 25-21): The 14th-seeded Wildcats, who finished third in the CAP 7 4A this season, got 19 kills from Sophia Grace Stevens in knocking off the sixth-seeded Pirates (12-2).
Cardinal Gibbons 3, Apex Friendship 0 (26-24, 25-21, 27-25): The Crusaders led 16-11 in the first set, but the Patriots (14-1) rallied and led 24-23. Cardinal Gibbons finished with three straight points for a 1-0 lead. The Crusaders led all the way in the second set, and they closed it out with a come-from-behind victory in the third set. Apex Friendship led 11-3, but the Crusaders rallied for a 20-20 tie. Once again, the Patriots took the lead, 23-22, but Cardinal Gibbons trallied.
Cardinal Gibbons, the CAP 7 4A regular-season champion, swept Millbrook 3-0 in a pair of regular-season meetings.
Pinecrest 3, Broughton 2 (25-17, 25-20, 24-26, 20-25, 16-14): The Capitals (9-4), who finished second in the CAP 7 4A, gave the top-seeded Patriots (16-0) a scare before falling.
Pinecrest captured the first two sets, but Broughton rallied from a three-point deficit to win the third set and then take the fourth.
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GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL THIRD ROUND PAIRINGS
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
Class 4A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Providence (16-0) at Northwest Guilford (15-1), 2
Reagan (15-0) at Green Hope (12-0), 2
East
Hoggard (11-1) at Pinecrest (16-0), 1
Millbrook (11-4) at Cardinal Gibbons (14-0), 2
Class 3A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
West Henderson (11-1) at Cox Mill (16-0), 6
Marvin Ridge (12-3) at T.C. Roberson (15-1), 6
East
Chapel Hill (14-2) at D.H. Conley (13-1), 3
J.H. Rose (12-2) at Person (14-2), 3
Class 2A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Patton (14-2) at Fred T. Foard (16-0), 2
West Wilkes (16-0) at West Stanly (11-0), 6
East
McMichael (15-1) at Carrboro (12-0), 6
Croatan (13-0) at North Lenoir (11-0), 3
Class 1A
Saturday’s quarterfinals
West
Alleghany (14-2) at Mountain Island Charter (16-0), 2
Murphy (15-0) at Bishop McGuinness (14-1), 4
East
East Wake Academy (10-1) at Falls Lake Academy (10-2), 2
Neuse Charter (10-3) at Perquimans (16-0), 4
NOTE:
Semifinals on Tuesday; finals next Saturday
This story was originally published January 14, 2021 at 10:58 PM.