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Nov 7, 2009
RALEIGH — North Surry completed a perfect 33-0 season by sweeping past Hillsborough Cedar Ridge in three straight sets to clinch the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 2-A volleyball championship at Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday.
Senior outside hitter Courtney Campbell earned Most Valuable Player honors as she led the Greyhounds to victory by 25-13, 25-21, and 25-17. She led North with 18 kills and eight digs while Morgan Bunker had 13 kills.
North won its first state volleyball title and was in the finals for the first time in 21 years. Cedar Ridge finished with a 26-5 record.
Emily Holmes with 17 kills and LeeAnne Maultsby with six kills paced Cedar Ridge.
Junior outside hitter Jenna Baranowski had 23 kills and three service aces, winning the MVP award to power Pender past Rosman for the 1-A championship. Pender took the match 3-1, winning 25-18, 17-25, 25-22 and 25-20.
Pender, which also got 16 kills and 11 digs from Haley Lanier, won its first state volleyball crown under veteran head coach Ray Horton in its fifth trip to the championship match. Pender was the runner-up in both 2006 and '08.
Joanna Whitmire led the way for Rosman, 31-2, with 17 kills while Leah Kilpatrick recorded 17 digs. Rosman was in the championship match for the first time since winning a title in 2002.
The 3-A and 4-A championships are scheduled for later on Saturday evening.
1-A CHAMPIONSHIP
Pender def. Rosman 25-18, 17-25, 25-22, 25-20
2-A CHAMPIONSHIP
North Surry def. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 25-13, 25-21, 25-17.
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