McMichael claims 2A East crown, downs North Lenoir for spot in title match
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Updated January 20, 2021 12:45 a.m. EST
By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor
Wheat Swamp, NC The Phoenix are going where they never have before.
McMichael earned its first appearance in a state volleyball title match by defeating North Lenoir 3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-21) in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2A East final on Tuesday night.
The Phoenix (17-1) will take on reigning 2A state champion Fred T. Foard in Saturday s championship match, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Green Level High School in Cary. The Tigers defeated West Wilkes 3-0 in the 2A West final.
McMichael takes down Carrboro 3-1 to advance to regional final
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By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer
Carrboro, N.C. The McMichael Phoenix handed the Carrboro Jaguars their first loss of the season on Saturday night as they moved on to the regional final with a 3-1 win on the road.
The Phoenix took the first set 25-18 to establish early control of the match.
Cassie Tanton and the rest of McMichael s attack proved to be a dominant force throughout the night, as quite often the Jaguars were unable to return their powerful strikes.
That was not the case in the second, set though, as Carrboro found its lone set win of the night with an impressive bounce-back performance at 25-19.
The matchups are set for the N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball regional championships after third round matches were completed on Saturday.
Here are the top first-round volleyball playoff games from around the state
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Updated January 12, 2021 9:17 a.m. EST
By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor
Raleigh, N.C. The N.C. High School Athletic Association s winter volleyball postseason kicks off on Tuesday. Each bracket has 32 teams, down from 64 a year ago, and was sorted with a random draw between teams with equal seeds.
Those factors have led to some interesting first-round games that typically would be second-round or third-round games.
These are 15 to watch closely (online, for most of us) on Tuesday night.
Bracket: 3A West
Fun fact: both of these teams will be 4A next fall.