Midlands volleyball, tennis teams to play for state championships

Two Midlands volleyball teams and one girls tennis team will play for state championships this week.

On Tuesday, AC Flora girls tennis and North Central volleyball earned their spots in Saturday’s championships. The Falcons defeated Greenville, 4-2, to win the Class 4A Upper State championship. AC Flora will play defending state champion Lucy Beckham at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Cayce Tennis Center. It is the Falcons’ third title appearance since 2017. Flora won the state championship in 2018.

North Central defeated Buford, 3-0, to win the Class 2A Lower State volleyball championship. The Knights will face St. Joseph’s in the state championship at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dreher High School. St. Joseph’s is making its 10th title appearance in the last 11 seasons. St. Joseph’s won nine state titles since 2010, four in Class A and five in Class 2A.

North Central and Flora join River Bluff volleyball as title participants. The Gators

defeated defending state champion Wando, 11-25, 25-23, 25-19, 30-28, on Monday night in the Class 5A Lower State championship. River Bluff will play Dorman on Thursday at Dreher High School for the state championship at 8 p.m.

Championship Schedule

Volleyball

At Dreher High School

Thursday

Tickets: $10

Class A: Southside Christian vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt, 5:30 p.m.

Class 5A: River Bluff vs. Dorman, 8 p.m.

Saturday

Class 3A: Wren vs. Oceanside Collegiate, 11 a.m.

Class 2A: North Central vs. St. Joseph’s, 2:30 p.m.

Class 4A: Aiken vs. Pickens, 6 p.m.

Tennis

At Cayce Tennis Center

Saturday

Tickets: $10

Class 5A: Carolina Forest vs. Riverside, 10 a.m.

Class 4A: AC Flora vs. Lucy Beckham, 10 a.m.

Class 3A: Chapman vs. Oceanside Collegiate, noon

Class 2A: Christ Church vs. Phillip Simmons, noon

This story was originally published November 1, 2021 at 9:13 PM.