Sandy Creek made the AAAA final four on Thursday and then waited all weekend to see who they would be seeing there. It turns out, they will meet some familiar faces in the state semifinals.

The Lady Patriots will take on Whitewater at Marist on Thursday at 5 p.m.

Whitewater advanced to the final four with wins over Jonesboro (25-19, 25-20, 25-16), Lithia Springs (25-17, 25-12, 25-11), and Sequoyah (25-27, 25-16, 26-24, 25-20).

McIntosh’s Lady Chiefs nearly made the state semifinals but lost to Marist in the final match of the day on Saturday (25-18, 25-14, 25-22). Prior to the match against Marist, McIntosh had beaten Ola (25-11, 25-9, 25-18) and Brunswick (25-17, 25-9, 25-11).

The other local teams played their games on Thursday.

Sandy Creek’s Lady Patriots went 3-0 on the first day of the state tournament.
Sandy Creek defeated Forest Park (25-8, 25-2, 25-8), Lee County (25-14, 25-17. 25-10) and Dalton (25-11, 27-25, 25-12) to make the state semifinals.

Starr’s Mill’s Lady Panthers beat Dutchtown (21-25, 25-10, 25-14, 25-18) but lost to Chamblee in the next round (25-14, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20).

In the Class AA/A tournament, Landmark Christian defeated Buford (25-15, 25-8, 25-20) and Savannah Country Day (25-13, 25-22, 17-25, 25-20) before falling to Lovett (25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 30-28).

Our Lady of Mercy’s Lady Bobcats lost to Decatur in the opening round (25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 25-10).

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