Walton began its trek for a fifth-straight volleyball championship in the state’s highest classification with 2-0 victories over Class AAA No. 2 Westminster and Class AAAAAA No. 4 Harrison in its season opener on Tuesday. The Raiders, ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAAAA, won the AAAAAA title in 2015 before winning three-straight in AAAAAAA. Since 2010, Walton only missed out on a state championship in 2014 when North Cobb took the title.
“As far as how we played, for having a completely new lineup, I thought the team played beautifully,” said Walton head coach Suzanne Fitzgerald.
Walton edged the Wildcats in the first set 25-22. In the second set, Walton commanded a 25-20 victory. Against Harrison, the Raiders won decidedly 25-8 in the first set. In the second set, Walton controlled the pace to seal the match with a 25-15 victory.
“This group has a tremendous work ethic and huge heart,” Fitzgerald said. “It definitely showed tonight against two very skilled opponents.”
See the rest of the scores below.
Softball
Alpharetta 16, North Atlanta 0
Apalachee 13, Lanier 2
Bacon County 8, Pierce County 0
Baconton Charter 16, Quitman County 0
Bowdon 8, Haralson County 0
Cambridge 11, Dunwoody 1
Carrollton 3, Woodland-Cartersville 1
Cedartown 4, LaGrange 3
Central-Carroll 12, Cartersville 1
East Jackson 5, Jackson County 2
Forsyth Central 10, Norcross 2
Harrison 12, South Cobb 0
Hephzibah 7, Butler 0
Howard 10, Warner Robins 1
Islands 22, Johnson-Savannah 0
LaFayette 18, Southeast Whitfield 2
Lincoln County 4, Grovetown 1
Locust Grove 9, Eagles Landing 1
Lumpkin County 17, Chestatee 0
Marietta 6, North Cobb 0
Miller County 16, Calhoun County 1
Ola 16, Stockbridge 0
Pelham 15, Chattahoochee County 1
Perry 12, Peach County 2
Riverwood 14, Wheeler 1
Rockmart 13, Pepperell 2
Spalding 5, Pike County 4
Stratford Academy 5, Strong Rock Christian 1
Tattnall County 6, New Hampstead 1
Telfair County 8, Clinch County 5
Thomasville 13, Early County 1
Thomson 11, Oglethorpe County 6
Trion 15, Mt. Pisgah Christian 0
Ware County 9, Glynn Academy 1
Wilcox County 15, Atkinson County 3
Volleyball
Athens Academy 2, Jackson 0
Clarke Central 2, Jackson 1
Dacula 2, Archer 0
Davidson Fine Arts 2, Westside-Augusta 0
Eagles Landing Christian 2, Calvary Christian 0
Eagles Landing Christian 2, Veterans 0
East Jackson 2, Lake Oconee Academy 0
Harlem 2, Butler 0
Hebron Christian 2, Buford 0
Jackson County 2, Dawson County 1
Jackson County 2, Pinecrest Academy 0
Richmond Academy 3, Harlem 0
Ridgeland 2, Chattooga 0
Shaw 2, Jordan 0
Shaw 2, St. Anne Pacelli 0
Walker 1, Kennesaw Mountain 0
Walker 2, Roswell 1
Walton 2, Harrison 0
Walton 2, Westminster 0
Young Americans 2, Oconee County 0