TUNNEL HILL Ga. – Three teams opened their GHSA Region 6-AAAA volleyball seasons Tuesday at Northwest Whitfield, and the host Lady Bruins did nothing to change anyone’s mind about them being the preseason favorites to win the league’s regular season.
Northwest swept Heritage and Southeast Whitfield 2-0 each. Set scores against Heritage’s Generals were 25-16, 25-13. Set scores against the Lady Raiders were 25-5, 25-8.
Heritage defeated Southeast 2-0 by set scores of 25-17, 25-10.
The Generals have been one of the steadiest winning programs in northwest Georgia in recent years and were believed to be perhaps the Lady Bruins’ toughest region competition. They still could be come tournament time. But Tuesday they proved to be no match for Northwest (19-2, 2-0).
“We’re still trying to get our lineup set and get people in the right positions, that sort of thing,” Heritage coach Kari Cooper said. “We’re trying to find out what’s going to work best for us.”