VolleyballGHSA Class AAAA state quarterfinalSOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 3,WOODLAND HENRY 0Southeast 25 25 25Woodland Henry 15 21 21Highlights: SEW — Megan Collins 13 k, 15 d; Hannah Graham 27 a, 14 d; McKayla Burse 12 d; Wendy Perez 11 k; Yasmeen Paloblanco 7 d. Records: Southeast Whitfield 37-10; Woodland Henry 39-4.GHSA Class AAA quarterfinalST. PIUS X 3, SONORAVILLE 0St. Pius X 25 25 25Sonoraville 19 9 21Highlights: S — Bre Horner 6 a, 10 d; Carrie Cheeks 8 k, 3 d; Kristi Vaughn 4 k, 2 b, 13 a, 6 d; Nikki Eitutis 15 d; Savannah Wilbanks 3 k, 17 d; Jennilee Gentry 4 b, 5 d; Haley Ponder 3 k. Record: Sonoraville 38-10.
Host and No. 2-ranked Southeast Whitfield played in front of another spirited home crowd Saturday and defeated No. 5-ranked Woodland-Henry 3-0 in a Class AAAA quarterfinal in the GHSA state volleyball tournament at Dalton. Set scores were 25-15, 25-21, 25-21.
With the victory, Southeast (37-10) broke the season school record it set last year and is advancing to a semifinal for the first time. The Lady Raiders will take on top-ranked Sandy Creek at Marist on Wednesday.
Hannah Graham, the assists leader with 27, was the first server and helped Southeast to a 6-0 start. Woodland-Henry (39-4) didn’t recover.
“We played really well,” Southeast coach Jake Dickey said. “I think our crowd got in their heads. I don’t know if they were ready to play a tough match. They probably didn’t play as well as they had been.