Savannah prep area volleyball teams made a statement this past weekend in the 2020 Georgia High School State Association playoffs. Ten volleyball teams from the Savannah Area took to the court in the GHSA Sweet Sixteen round in five classifications. Seven out of the ten teams are moving on to the Elite Eight. In Classification A Private three schools moved on, Savannah Christian, Calvary Day School, and St. Vincent’s Academy. Four other schools will be one representative from Savannah. In Class AA/A Public Woodville-Tompkins stayed alive and Savannah Arts Academy in Class 3A, Islands in Class 4A, and Richmond Hill in 6A. A congratulations go out to Effingham County, Groves, and Windsor Forest, who made an outstanding run to the GHSA Sweet Sixteen but did not advance. Here are the results.
GHSA Class A Private
Savannah Christian defeats The Heritage School 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25–14)
Top Players -
Danielle Rhodes 16 kills, 2 blocks
McCulloch Hoxie 7 kills
Hallie Rainwater 6 kills, 2.5 blocks
Lexi Polychrones 5 kills, 24 assist (1500th career assists) 4 aces, 13 digs
Emma Gunn 5 kills
Carli Adams 11 digs, 2 aces
Logan Jones 15 digs, 7 assists
Maggie Byrd 4 kills, 2 blocks
SCPS - Record 31-1 Wednesday 10/28 Away Holy Innocents 5 pm
Calvary Day defeats First Presbyterian 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25,20)
Top Players -
Megan Halford 41 assists, 2 aces, 2 digs
Tynley Smeltzer 19 kills, 10 digs, 5 aces
Gracyn Bennett 15 kills, 4 digs, 2 aces
Alana White 11 digs, 2 aces
CDS - Record 23-8 Wednesday 10/28 home Hebron Christian 5:30 pm
St. Vincent’s defeats Brookstone 3-2 (21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 17-15)
Top Players
Maeve Mobley 41 assists
Belle Jackson 23 digs
Emma Cowart 16 kills, 3 blocks
Catherine Moore 15 kills, 1 block
Mattie Lynch - 12 kills, 1 block
SVA - Record 22-11 Away at St. Francis
GHSA Class AA/A Public
Woodville-Tompkins defeats Lamar County 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 25-27, 25-12)
Top Players
WT -Record 20-7 Wednesday 10/28 at Elite Scholars Academy (Jpnesboro, GA) 5:30 pm
GHSA Class AAA
Savannah Arts Academy defeats Appling Co. 3-0 ( 25-19, 25-10, 25-5)
Top Players
Jo Brosseau: 24 assists, 1 ace
Maddie Conn: 21 digs,6 aces
Abbey Kate Daugherty: 18 kills, 5 aces
Finn Higginbotham: 11 kills
SAA - Record 22-1 Tuesday 10/27 at Wesminister 5 pm
Class AAAA
Islands defeats Fayette Co. 3-2 (25 -11, 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9)
Top Players -
Aislinn Lanigan 30 assists, 13 digs
Avery Burke 26 digs, 15 kills,
Veronica Sierzant 16 kills, 17 digs, 4 aces
Delaney Gordon 11 digs
Isabel Duck 9 digs, 5 aces
IHS - Record 23-3 Wednesday 10/28 Home NW Whitefield 5 pm
Class AAAAAA
Richmond Hill defeats Lakside 3-1 (15-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17)
Top Players -
Megan Krull 14 digs, 4 aces
Kaleigh Faldowski 13 kills, 12 digs, 1 ace
Alison Rickey 8 kills, 1 ace
Mya Eroshevich 8 digs, 2 aces
RHHS - Record 20-10 Buford Home Wednesday 10/28 5 pm
