Westminster advances to Division V volleyball quarterfinals
The No. 1 seed beat No. 17 Ascension Episcopal in three straight sets on Friday, while Southside and St. Thomas More also earned regional berths in Louisiana high school volleyball.
By Arjun Weber ·
No. 1 Westminster advanced to the Division V volleyball quarterfinals following a three-set victory over No. 17 Ascension Episcopal on Friday. The match concluded with a 3-0 score, securing Westminster's spot in the next round of the state playoffs.
In Division I, No. 20 Southside defeated No. 13 Lafayette High 3-2. Southside will travel to No. 4 Chapelle for a regional match scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
No. 3 Dominican defeated No. 30 Acadiana 3-0 in the same division. No other Division I regional pairings were listed for Friday or Saturday.
St. Thomas More, the top seed in Division II, defeated No. 32 Patrick Taylor 3-0. The team will host No. 17 Brusly at 5:50 p.m. Friday. Brusly earned its spot by defeating No. 16 Acadiana Renaissance 3-1.
No. 21 North Vermilion defeated No. 12 Beau Chene 3-2. North Vermilion will play No. 5 Teurlings at 11 a.m. Saturday. Teurlings defeated No. 28 East St. John 3-0.
In Division III, No. 3 Iota defeated No. 14 Iowa 3-0. No. 10 Church Point defeated No. 23 Kennedy 3-0 and will play No. 7 Parkview Baptist at 4 p.m. Friday.
No. 5 St. Louis defeated No. 12 Rayne 3-2. The quarterfinal pairing for Division III lists No. 6 Lutcher against No. 3 Iota.
In Division IV, No. 3 Catholic-NI defeated No. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas 3-0. No. 5 Lafayette Christian defeated No. 12 Calvary Baptist 3-0. No. 2 Dunham defeated No. 18 Loreauville 3-0.
Division IV quarterfinals will feature No. 5 Lafayette Christian against the winner of Pope John Paul and Isidore Newman. No. 3 Catholic-NI will face the winner of John Curtis and Sacred Heart-NO.
In Division V, No. 5 Central Catholic defeated No. 21 Vermilion Catholic 3-0. No. 4 Ascension Catholic defeated No. 20 Westminster-LAF 3-0. No. 10 Northside Christian will play No. 7 Ascension Christian at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
No. 24 St. Edmund will face No. 8 First Baptist Christian in a regional match. No. 18 Covenant Christian will play the Episcopal of Acadiana at 2 p.m. Friday. The quarterfinal pairing for Division V lists No. 1 Westminster against the winner of St. Edmund and First Baptist Christian.
