Defending state champs open volleyball playoffs with sweeps
Tuesday, Oct. 7
MHSAA 7A Playoffs – first round
- DeSoto Central 3, Germantown (Madison) 2 (25-23, 11-25, 23-25, 28-26, 15-13)
- DeSoto Central: Genesis Weeks led with 30 kills, and Brenna Sorenson had 14 kills. Natalie Loftin 25 assists. Marlee Mueller had 30 digs. Lydia Harrison had 20 digs and 13 assists. Hallie Willis had 16 digs and 2 aces.
- Lewisburg 3, Starkville 0 (25-23, 25-7, 25-21)
- Lewisburg: Addison Cole 16 kills, 14 assists, 7 digs, 4 aces, Mo Barnes 7 kills, 5 blocks, Kate Denman 7 kills, 3 digs, Laney Wier 25 digs, Kamari Parker 17 assists, 6 digs
- Oxford 3, Hernando 0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-10)
MHSAA 6A Playoffs – first round
- Lake Cormorant 3, Greenville 0 (25-2, 25-3, 25-4)
- Lake Cormorant: Sofia Gonzalez-11 kills, 9 aces; Emily Huerta-10 aces, 5 digs; Payton Davis-21 assists.
- Neshoba Central 3, Olive Branch 0
- Center Hill 3, Ridgeland 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-3)
TSSAA Division 2-A – second round
- Northpoint Christian 3, ECS 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-19)
- Northpoint: Leah Kirkpatrick-10 kills, one block; Christiana Nolan-12 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 lock; Mac Roach-8 kills, 2 blocks; Sarah Johnson-29 assists, 3 digs, 1 ace; Skylar Morris-9 digs, 2 aces; Hadley Brown-5 digs; Robbeye England-5 digs
JUCO men’s soccer
- East Central 1, Northwest 0
JUCO women’s soccer
- Northwest 6, East Central 0