High school roundup: Harris County splits with Ola; Kendrick volleyball team wins
HAMILTON, Ga. -- Brooke Wakenigg drove in Lilly Hooper with the winning run as Harris County beat Ola 6-5 on Wednesday in Game 1 of their Class AAAAA state tournament series.
Ole came back to force a Game 3 with a 1-0 victory in eight innings in the second game.
Ole hit a three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning of Game 1 to take a 5-3 lead.
Hannah Carroll hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.
Hooper hit a double in the bottom of the seventh, setting the stage for Wakenigg's game-winning hit.
Game 3 of the first-round series is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday.Wednesday at Harris County
Game 1
Ola 100 103 x --5 8 2
Harris 030 002 1 --6 7 2
WP--Lilly Hooper (7-4). LP--Tucker. Hitting leaders--Harris County Hannah Carroll 1-3, HR, 2RBI; Lilly Hooper 2-3, 2B, R; Brooke Wakenigg 2-4, 2B, RBI; Anna Richardson 1-3, 2B, R; Morgan Charter 1-2, R, RBI.Game 2
Harris 000 000 00 --0 2 3
Ola 000 000 01 --1 4 2
WP--Draper. LP--Brooke Wakenigg (9-6). Hitting leaders--Harris County Abby White 1-3, 2B; Anny Thomason 1-4. Records--Harris County 18-13. Next--Harris County, home vs. Ola, Thursday, 4 p.m.
UNION GROVE 12-1, COLUMBUS 0-0
MCDONOUGH, Ga. -- Union Grove eliminated Columbus from the Class AAAAA state tournament with a pair of shutouts, 12-0 and 1-0, on Wednesday.
Columbus, which finished the season 18-15, made eight errors in the first game. Only one of the 12 runs Kaleigh Sullivan allowed were earned.
Columbus managed just nine hits in the two games combined. Nicole Humphries had four of those, two in each game.Wednesday at Union Grove
Game 1
Columbus 000 0 --0 3 8
Union Grove 164 1 --12 9 1
WP--Madison Whiteside. LP--Kaleigh Sullivan. Hitting leaders--Columbus Nicole Humphries 2-2. Union Grove Emily Sweat 1-3, 2R; Emily Coltharp 1-5, 2R, RBI; Skylar Mosel 2-4, HR, 2R, 5RBI; Elyse Ambrose 2-3, 2B, R, 3RBI; Makenzie Staton 2-3, 2R.Game 2
Union Grove 100 000 0 --1 8 0
Columbus 000 000 0 --0 6 3
WP--M. Lane. LP--Avery Hooper. Hitting leaders--Union Grove Emily Sweat 2-4, R; Columbus Nicole Humphries 2-4; Derykah Ray 2-4. Records--Columbus 18-15. Next-- Columbus, season over.
BROOKSTONE SEEDED NO. 1
The final power rankings for Class A softball were released Wednesday, and Brookstone will head into the private-school tournament as the No. 1 seed.
The Lady Cougars were third in the final rankings, but the top two teams -- Tattnall Square and First Presbyterian -- did not win their region titles. GHSA rules place region winners at the top of the final rankings. Brookstone won Region 4.
The Lady Cougars will host Landmark Christian, the No. 16 seed, for a best-of-three series starting on Oct. 21. The winner of that series will advance to the Elite Eight at South Commons.
VOLLEYBALL
KENDRICK 3, se bULLOCH 1
BROOKLET, Ga. -- Cudrea Veaslsey had 17 kills and Brittany Thompson had 19 service points Wednesday to lead Kendrick to a win over Southeast Bulloch in the Class AAA state tournament.
Kendrick (18-2) defeated Southeast Bulloch 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19) to advance and play Sonoraville Tuesday at Calhoun, Ga. Sonoraville defeated Washington County 3-0 on Wednesday.
Orienya Babatua had four blocks and 16 assists and Destiny Murph had 22 assists.
Jabreia Burston had 10 service points and 15 kills in the win for the Lady Cherokees.Wednesday at Brooklet, Ga.
Kendrick 25 25 23 25
SE Bulloch 20 20 25 19
Leaders: Cudrea Veaslsey 17 kills, 6 blocks; Raven Baker 10 service points; Orienya Babatua 4 blocks, 16 assists; Destiny Murph 4 blocks, 22 assists; Brittany Thompson 19 service points, 12 kills; Jabreia Burston 10 service points, 15 kills. Records: Kendrick 18-2. Next match: Kendrick vs. Sonoraville at Calhoun, Ga., Tuesday.
This story was originally published October 14, 2015 at 10:27 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Harris County splits with Ola; Kendrick volleyball team wins ."