Ringgold and Gordon Lee made short work of visiting teams in the first round of the Georgia high school volleyball state playoffs Saturday.
Ringgold’s Lady Tigers beat Eagle’s Landing 25-8, 25-10, 25-14 in Class AAA, setting up a Tuesday home match against West Hall. Michala Askew had 20 assists and served eight aces for Ringgold (29-7), which got seven aces from Kelly Jones and four along with 13 kills from Kendall Williams. Britney Goldsmith had six kills.
West Hall beat Troupe County on Saturday.
Gordon Lee defeated Callaway 25-5, 25-11, 25-15 in Class A and will host ninth-ranked Our Lady of Mercy on Tuesday. Kayla Pierce had five aces, 12 assists and 15 digs for the Lady Trojans, and Sara Holder had 10 kills, nine digs and three aces.
GPS lost 3-0 to Father Ryan in the first round of Tennessee’s Division II-AA state tournament in Nashville.