Pope continued to roll and breezed to two playoff wins against Lambert and North Paulding. The Greyhounds have yet to lose a game in the postseason, winning 3-0 in both victories. Seniors Mary Hannah Arrington and Katie Bange have led Pope all season and through the playoffs. The duo lead the team in nearly every category including hitting percentage with Arrington’s .505 and Bange’s .485.
“They have both had outstanding seasons and careers at Pope,” said head coach Bryan Jones.“Both of them have been starters on varsity since freshman year. I’m proud that the two of them will be continuing their volleyball careers at the next level.”
Arrington will be playing at Auburn and Bange just committed to Middle Tennesee State. The Greyhounds are inching closer towards a third consecutive state championship, but their third round opponent, Whitewater, the top seed out of Area 3-AAAA, will be tough to beat.
BROOKWOOD MOVES ON …
Brookwood dropped the first game to Etowah 25-17 in their second round Class AAAAA playoff match-up. The Lady Broncos rallied and took the next two games 27-25 and 25-18, but then Etowah forced a decisive fifth game.
After trailing 6-2 in the final frame, senior outside hitter Erin Shelton came up with a big kill that started a 5-1 rally. Shelton added another kill to make the score 9-8 and get service back in the Lady Broncos favor. Senior Colleen Thompson added consecutive aces and Brookwood eventually took the game 15-11 to advance to the Elite Eight. Shelton finished with 17 kills and two blocks, while Bethany Easom added 23 assists. The Lady Broncos will face Roswell in the third round.
WARRIORS VICTORIOUS …
The state’s top two volleyball counties were represented when North Cobb faced North Gwinnett in the second round. The Lady Warriors were victorious, but it wasn’t without a struggle. North Cobb and North Gwinnett went back-and-forth, splitting the first four games, before the Lady Warriors finally finished off the Lady Bulldogs in the fifth set.
Senior middle hitter Katie O’Rourke led the way for North Cobb, with 20 kills in the match, while Tobi Forrest contributed 18 kills. Senior Lauren Schmitz had 45 assists, to go along with three blocks and one ace. Sophomore Tate Pember was stellar on defense with 29 digs. The Lady Warriors will play Lassiter in the third round.
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