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Vestavia Hills' Piper Metty (18) and teammates celebrate during a match between Briarwood and Vestavia Hills on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at Vestavia Hills High School.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates during a Class 7A North Super Regional match between Oak Mountain and Bob Jones on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Finley Center in Hoover.
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Vestavia Hills celebrates during a Class 7A North Super Regional match between Oak Mountain and Bob Jones on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Finley Center in Hoover.
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Vestavia Hills players celebrate during the Class 7A North Super Regional on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Finley Center in Hoover.
The quest for a state championship continues today for the Vestavia Hills High School girls volleyball team.
The fifth-seeded Rebels (16-8) play fourth-seeded Fairhope (20-7) at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Birmingham Crossplex in the Class 7A quarterfinals. Should the Rebels win, they’ll advance to a semifinal game at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The championship game for Class 7A will be at 6 pm. Wednesday at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham.
Tickets cost $12 per day. Games will also be streamed by the National Federation of High Schools Network (subscription required).
A victory against Fairhope would send the Rebels up against the winner of the Bob Jones (18-5) vs. Bayside Academy (15-5) game in the semifinals at 6 p.m. A loss would end the Rebels’ season as this is a single-elimination event.
Hoover (16-4) is in the other half of the 7A bracket. The Bucs meet Enterprise (14-3) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, also at 1:30 p.m. Should they win, they’ll face either McGill-Toolen (16-1) or Huntsville (14-5) at 6 in the semifinals.
Should they both advance to Wednesday’s championship, it would mark the third meeting of the season for Vestavia Hills and Hoover. The Bucs won both matchups thus far, 3-1 on Sept. 10 and then 3-0 last week at the regional tournament.
Chelsea is the other local volleyball team vying for a championship this week. The Hornets (18-7) face Cullman (12-8) at 9 a.m. at the Crossplex with the winner advancing to face either Hazel Green (31-4) or Spanish Fort (18-3) in the semifinals at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The other half of the 6A bracket features Buckhorn (18-7) vs. Gulf Shores (18-3) in one quarterfinal and Pelham (19-8) vs. Jasper (17-8) in the other.
The 6A championship will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bill Harris Arena.
