The “Oh, no, not you again” scenario takes center stage in the state Group AAA girls volleyball tournament quarterfinals tonight at Frank Cox High in Virginia Beach. That’s where Central Region runner-up Deep Run (16-9) will take on the Eastern Region champion Falcons (23-2) at 7 p.m. Central Region champion Mills Godwin (20-5) plays host to Eastern runner-up Princess Anne (21-5) at 7.

Katherine Saffelle rallied from 4-1 down to win her singles match and Callie Whitlock continued her dominance against League of Independent Schools opponents as St. Catherine’s rolled past Norfolk Academy to advance to the Virginia Independent Schools championship. Whitlock won both her matches to maintain an unbeaten records against LIS opponents in singles and doubles. St. Catherine’s will face Collegiate for the state title today at noon. St. Catherine’s 8,
Norfolk Academy 1

Time after time, Mills Godwin sent the ball back over the net. Too many times, Deep Run responded with a hitting error or mishandled a serve receive. As the mistakes mounted, so did the points for the Eagles, who successfully defended their Central Region girls volleyball title last night at Cosby with a 25-21, 25-17, 25-16 victory the Wildcats.

The Central Region boys and girls volleyball tournament finals will be played tonight at Cosby High School. Dominion District rivals Cosby and Clover Hill play for the sixth time this season in the boys championship match, which starts at 5:30 p.m. Both teams advance to the state Group AAA tournament semifinals Wednesday at the Siegel Center against Eastern Region representatives Great Bridge and First Colonial.

James River’s season-long goal to reach the Central Region girls volleyball tournament final and gain a berth in the state tournament will go unfulfilled. Mills Godwin got in the way again. The Eagles (19-5) eliminated the Rapids (20-4) for the third year in a row last night at Cosby. Mills Godwin won in five games: 24-26, 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 15-13. The Eagles, the defending region champions, are back in tomorrow night’s 7:30 title game. They play Colonial District rival Deep Run, which halted a hot Cosby team 25-21, 25-20, 25-17.

CAPITAL DISTRICT
First team—Atlee: Zoe Altholz, Sonja Anderson, Laura Beckler, Jaimee Mackay, Loren Dove. Hanover: Morgan Kaye, Meredith Shelton, Taylor Cully. Henrico: Jackie Simpson, Miranda Germano, Michela Nardi, Alexandra Vulcanoff. Lee-Davis: Ashley Reynolds, Kelsey Reynolds, Linnea Taylor, Jamie Ebert. Varina: Jessica Stitzer. Goalkeeper: Sarah Clare, Lee-Davis.

Megan Meleski had 37 assists and 11 digs and Maggie Murphy had 21 kills and 26 digs to lead Mills Godwin past Atlee in a five-game battle. Karlie Suber had 12 kill and 22 assists to lead the Raiders. The Eagles will play James River in the semifinals, the third straight year the teams have met in the regional tournament. Mills Godwin23 25 25 18 15 Atlee25 15 22 25 10

Cosby continued its hot run with a three-game sweep over Central District champion Colonial Heights, which was playing in its first region match in years. Jessica Melhorn had 11 kills and 11 digs to lead the Titans into tonight’s semifinals on their home floor. Gabrielle Holt added 10 kills, and Abigayle Holt distributed 30 assists. The Colonials were led by Morgan Jones’ 27 assists, and Yasmine Campbell’s eight kills and four blocks.

Deep Run gave up just 31 points in its straight-set victory over Hanover. Mallory Woolridge, Chaney LaReau and Suzy Rosser combined for 27 kills, 12 aces and 29 digs for the Wildcats. Woolridge also had four blocks. Hanover 9 11 11
Deep Run 25 25 25
Highlights: Ryane Majewski (H) 3 kills, 10 digs, ace; Lindsay Smith (H) 8 digs; Kayla Millner (H) 3 kills, 5 digs; Suzy Rosser (DR) 6 aces, 5 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks; Mallory Woolridge (DR) 4 aces, 12 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks; Chaney LaReau (DR) 2 aces, 10 kills, 17 digs.