Fifth-Seeded Columbus Beats No. 1 North Hall in Five, Plays for Georgia's 4A Volleyball Title

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Columbus lost to North Hall in August. On Tuesday the No. 5 seed came back from 2-1 down to win 15-7 in the fifth and reach Thursday's GHSA Class 4A final vs. Oconee County.

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In August, North Hall swept Columbus High School in a best-of-three tournament match, according to the Blue Devils' MaxPreps schedule. On Tuesday, with a state final on the line, Columbus came back from two sets to one down and beat the top-seeded Trojans 18-25, 25-23, 12-25, 25-18, 15-7 in the GHSA Class 4A semifinals.

The fifth-seeded Blue Devils play second-seeded Oconee County for the state championship at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at LakePoint Sports Arena in Emerson, Ga., where the semifinal was also played, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported. The Gainesville Times also reported North Hall's 3-2 loss.

Columbus Volleyball's Road Through the Class 4A Bracket

This was the second five-set match of the run. Columbus beat fourth-seeded Woodland 16-14 in the fifth set of the quarterfinals, after sweeping Sandy Creek in the first round and beating Northwest Whitfield in four sets, per the Ledger-Enquirer. The Blue Devils won their seventh straight region title on Oct. 13.

Senior middle blocker Taylor Myers and junior outside hitter Katie Shearer led the semifinal win, the Ledger-Enquirer reported. Coach Carson Laye's program won state titles in 2007, 2013 and 2015.

Oconee County Already Met Columbus Once

The MaxPreps schedule shows the same August tournament day that produced the North Hall loss also included a 2-0 Columbus win over Oconee County. Columbus plays in 4A Region 1, per MaxPreps. Thursday's final is the rematch, with a fourth state title for the Blue Devils on the table.

Columbus's season results are on its MaxPreps team page. More prep volleyball is on our volleyball page.