In Dublin, West Bladen defeated Northeastern 3-0 in the first round of the playoffs. The Knights (12-7) won by sets of 25-12, 25-17, and 25-17. Greer Pope posted 25 assists in the victory. Northeastern ends its season at 6-11.
West Bladen will travel to Louisburg (13-6) today.
In Elizabethtown, East Bladen downed North Hampton Collegiate and Technical 3-0. The set scores were 25-12, 25-12, and 25-13. Taylor Dowless had 11 kills in the win.
North Hampton finished the season at 4-13. The Eagles face Roxboro Community (16-7) today. In other playoff games today, South Columbus (17-4) will host Princeton (11-11), East Columbus (14-5) will face Rocky Mount Prep (8-8) in The Swamp.
