Battle Ground Academy's volleyball team advanced to the TSSAA Division II-A Final Four on Saturday, Oct. 17, beating Northpoint Christian in four sets in Southaven, Mississippi.
The Wildcats won 25-22, 17-25, 25-15, 25-22 to reach the state championships in Murfreesboro for the sixth time in seven years and the third consecutive season, according to the Williamson Herald.
Senior Johanna Snyder led the Franklin school with 18 kills, 16 digs and two aces. Grey Malone added 11 kills, 12 digs and three aces.
Setters Gianna Ippolito and Macey Claire Tidwell combined for 44 assists. Elena Miller anchored the back row with 14 digs.
Beyond reaching the Final Four six times in seven years, BGA has advanced all the way to the state championship match in three of those seven seasons, per the Herald.
The Wildcats open the double-elimination Final Four against Silverdale Baptist Academy at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Providence Christian Academy. Goodpasture and Franklin Road Academy meet in the other opening match at noon. In the double-elimination format, the losers of those two matches play a consolation-bracket game at 5 p.m. the same day.
The DII-A Final Four features three Middle Region teams among the four qualifiers, the Herald reported. Semifinals are set for noon Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Providence Christian Academy, with a consolation final at 5 p.m. that day. The Division II-A championship moves to Middle Tennessee State University at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
The TSSAA bracket published by the Tennessean confirms the full schedule for the four-team field at Providence Christian Academy through the Thursday final at MTSU.
