By CURTIS ROCKWELL/Sports Director
CLINTON — A trio of prep volleyball squads from the “Southern Six” are still standing as the 14 best teams from across Mississippi converge here at A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College to decide seven state champions over the next few days.
OLA, Ocean Springs and George County will all end their respective seasons fighting for state titles over a 24 hour span beginning Thursday morning.
First up is OLA, and the Crescents are shooting for their fourth straight Class 3A state championship and 18th state crown overall as they take on Alcorn Central at 10 a.m.
Last season, on this same court, OLA won its third straight Class 3A state crown with a 3-1 (13-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23) decision over Belmont.
OLA stands a sparkling 40-4 overall after going on the road a sweeping Union 3-0 Monday for the South State championship. In the 25-14, 25-21 and 25-22 win, Class 3A “Miss Volleyball Myah Favre had 28 kills and 22 assists for OL while Taylor Henley had 34 assists and 16 kills. Loralai Williford registered 11 digs as well in the winning effort.
Alcorn Central is 24-14-1 after slipping past Kossuth in five sets 3-2 Monday night in the Class 3A North State championship.
“We are thrilled to welcome the MHSAA and the top volleyball teams throughout our state to our campus for the second consecutive year.” said Mississippi College Athletic Director Kenny Bizot. “We are grateful to the MHSAA for choosing A. E. Wood Coliseum to host their volleyball championships. We appreciate our relationship with the MHSAA, and we are looking forward to hosting another great week of championship volleyball.”
The 2024 event was held at Mississippi College after seeing Ole Miss and Mississippi State play host for several years.
The championships will open on Thursday, Oct. 16 with classes 3A, 5A, 4A and, 7A beginning at 10:00 am. On Friday, Oct. 17, classes 6A, 1A and 2A will compete with a start time of 10:00 am for the day.
Gates will open at 9 a.m., each day. Tickets, which are $15 apiece with no additional charges, will be available at the door and through GoFan and all matches will be broadcast live via the NFHS Network (misshsaa.tv).
Here is the MHSAA volleyball state championship schedule:
MHSAA Volleyball State Championships
At Mississippi College’s A.E. Wood Coliseum, Clinton
Thursday
CLASS 3A
10 a.m. — Alcorn Central vs. OLA
CLASS 5A
Noon — Lafayette vs. Sumrall
CLASS 4A
2 p.m. — New Albany vs. Newton County
CLASS 7A
4 p.m. — Madison Central vs. Ocean Springs
Friday
CLASS 6A
10 a.m. — Lake Cormorant vs. George County
CLASS 1A
Noon — Ingomar vs. Ethel
CLASS 2A
2 p.m. — Walnut vs. Lake
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