Pontotoc defeats Corinth to advance to 4A state final

Pontotoc defeats Corinth to advance to 4A state final and other scores from north regional tilts.

Belonged to the volleyball players.

Eight area teams competed for a spot in the state championships which are this saturday in the jackson area.

Let's head to pontotoc for the 4a north title game between the warriors and corinth.

Atmosphere electric in the pontotoc gym, both team's fans real loud for this one.

==== all pontotoc in the first set, here's set point, caroline howard sets it to scout waldrop who sets it de'aisha browner who shows a nice little touch to get it over the corinth outstretched hands.

The first set was tied at 5, then pontotoc went on a 20 to 5 scoring run.

==== second set, corinth got out to a lead late in the set, but pontotoc led by audrey hamill stormed back to give the warriors 2 nothing edge.

===== third set, the warriors of corinth would not go down without a fight, kate nakagawa had 7 kills and kept corinth alive, winning the third set 25 to 23.

===== late in the fourth set, the warriors of pontotoc pulled away, here's match point, caroline howard with the ace to seal it for pontotoc, they go on to the state final, here's head coach annie goodwin after the match.

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Its unreal, i told them before the game started that there's nothing you can do tonight to make more proud than i already am and it still holds true.

I'm so so proud of them even after the game.

Elsewhere, hickory flat picked up the win over ingomar 3 sets to none in the 1a final.

Walnut and mantachie went the distance, but its the wildcats advancing 3 to 2.

The cardinals of belmont swept alcorn central.

And lake cormorant outlasted new hope three to two.

The state championships are on saturday at either madison central