Four Stanly volleyball teams qualify for postseason
Published 7:57 pm Monday, October 22, 2018
- Gray Stone's Mattie Burris goes for a kill with South Stanly's Sidney McSwain going for the block. Both teams will play Tuesday in the first round of the state playoffs. (Photo by Charles Curcio)
Four Stanly County varsity volleyball teams will be continuing play in the state playoffs starting tonight, with three teams playing at home.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the finalized brackets this afternoon for the state tournaments.
1A Playoffs
The top seed from the Yadkin Valley Conference was the regular-season champions, the North Stanly Comets.
North Stanly (16-3) is a No. 8 seed and hosts No. 25 Rosman (10-14) out of the Smoky Mountain Conference. The Tigers finished fourth in the SMC.
South Stanly will be the other Yadkin Valley Conference team hosting a playoff game Tuesday. The Bulls (15-8) will be a No. 15 seed and will take on the Mount Airy Granite Bears (13-12), who are the No. 18 seed. Mount Airy finished third in the Northwest Conference behind top-seed East Surry and No. 11 South Stokes.
Gray Stone (12-7), winners of the YVC tournament championship, will be the No. 22 seed on the road in the first round of the state playoffs. The Knights will travel to Walnut Cove to take on the South Stokes Sauras (19-7).
2A Playoffs
West Stanly finished second in the Rocky River Conference regular-season standings.
The Colts will be at home Tuesday night at 7 as the No. 13 seed to take on No. 20 East Burke. The Cavaliers finished third in the Northwestern Foothills 2A conference.
Contact Charles Curcio at charles.curcio@stanlynewspress.com, 704-983-1361 or via Twitter (@charles_curcio).
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio has served as the sports editor of the Stanly News & Press for more than 16 years and has written numerous news and feature storeis as well. He was awarded the NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He has also won an award from Boone Newspapers, and has won four North Carolina Press Association awards.
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