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October 23, 2012

State volleyball updates

Southeast Whitfield is moving on. Dalton, North Murray and Northwest Whitfield are coming home.

In state volleyball tournament second-round action today, Southeast’s Lady Raiders beat visiting Jonesboro 25-15, 18-25, 25-19, 25-20 in Class 4A to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

The Lady Raiders (33-10), the Area 7 champions and the No. 2 team in the Ga.PrepCountry.com Class 4A coaches poll, will play again Saturday.

In another Class 4A match, Northwest lost 25-7, 25-17, 25-8 at Columbus. The Lady Bruins, the No. 4 seed from Area 7, finished their season with an 18-22 record. Area 3 runner-up Columbus (28-25), ranked fourth, moves on to Saturday’s quarterfinals.

Also in Class 4A, Dalton lost 25-23, 25-16, 25-22 at Woodland-Henry. The Lady Catamounts (23-16), the area runner-up to Southeast, fell in the second round for the third straight season. Woodland (39-3) is ranked fifth and won the Area 4 title.

In Class 3A, North Murray (17-14), the No. 3 seed from Area 4, lost 25-8, 25-7, 25-8 at Woodward Academy in Atlanta. Woodward (39-13) is ranked second and has won 10 state titles since the GHSA began sanctioning the sport in 1993.

Check back later for more and see Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Citizen for a full report on Tuesday’s state volleyball action.

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