Harrison, North Cobb Play for Title Shot

An Acworth-area rivalry takes on statewide importance today when plays in the semifinals of the Georgia High School Association volleyball tournament.

But fell one win short of the Final Four.

Harrison and North Cobb will play in the first game of the AAAAA Final Four at 5 p.m. at in Lilburn. Top-seeded , the defending champion, will play No. 4 seed in the second game at 7.

It will be the fourth time second-seeded Harrison (44-4) and third-seeded North Cobb (48-9) play this year.

The schools split their regular-season matches, with the Hoyas winning in straight sets Sept. 13, 26-24 and 25-23, and the Warriors winning 2-1 Sept. 24, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12, according to Georgia Prep Country.

That second North Cobb game was the only match Harrison lost all year to another AAAAA Georgia school.

Harrison then won the Area 5-AAAAA tournament championship Oct. 8 with a 3-0 victory, 25-17, 25-19, 25-20.

Harrison reached the state semifinals with three consecutive 3-0 victories at home, beating Newton County, 25-7, 25-8, 25-5; Mill Creek, 25-16, 25-5, 25-11; and Brookwood, 25-15, 25-12, 25-18.

North Cobb’s route was a bit rockier, beating South Gwinnett at home, 25-6, 25-6, 25-16; North Gwinnett on the road, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 19-25, 15-6; and West Forsyth at home, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16.

The winners of today’s semifinals will play for the AAAAA state championship Saturday at 7 p.m. at .

Allatoona, meanwhile, is done for the season after losing 3-0 to Woodward, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18, on the road in Saturday’s AAA quarterfinals.

Allatoona’s high point in the match against the three-time defending state champions came in the third set when the Lady Buccaneers took an 11-10 lead, the Neighbor Newspapers reported. But the Lady Eagles ran off eight consecutive points to secure the match.

The Lady Bucs ended the season as the Area 6-AAA champions and finished 23-17, according to Georgia Prep Country.

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