PREP VOLLEYBALL: Good Hope advances to state tournament; Addison wins 2A North Super Regional

Jake Winfrey, The Cullman Times, Ala.
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Oct. 22—Good Hope is Birmingham bound.

The Raiders (29-13) punched their state ticket for the first time since 2009 following victories over Central Florence (25-14, 24-26, 25-22, 25-13) and No. 8 Brooks (25-22, 26-24, 25-20) at Thursday's Class 4A North Super Regional Tournament in Huntsville.

"This team keeps amazing me each time they hit the floor," Good Hope coach Natasha Holder said. "We played two very good teams that challenged us to battle back from a deficit at least once a set. This is the first time Good Hope has made it to the state tournament in 12 years, so this is something special — and we're going to soak it all in. I'm so excited for our two seniors and the rest of the team to be making memories they will have for the rest of their lives."

On Friday, Good Hope fell to No. 4 Westminster Christian and No. 9 West Morgan. The Raiders will be the fourth seed in the North at next week's state tournament, where they'll play No. 1 Montgomery Academy Wednesday at noon.

Addison, meanwhile, took down No. 5 Hatton (19-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-18) in the Class 2A championship match on Thursday to notch its ninth regional title in the past 10 years.

The No. 2 Bulldogs (45-6) survived an earlier scare against No. 3 Sand Rock (21-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 15-13) in the semifinals to advance and ultimately land the top seed in the North. Coach Kaydi Woodard's team will play Washington County on Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Addison is seeking its eighth state title in nine years and 13th overall.