Six prep volleyball squads in the “Southern Six” all advanced to second-round play after winning matches on Saturday.
Class 1A-4A opened the postseason on Saturday and will continue with second-round play on Tuesday. The other three classifications, Class 5A-7A, all begin the playoffs on Tuesday.
In Class 1A, defending South State champion Resurrection swept McAdams 3-0 to begin the defense of its crown. In other action, in Class 3A both OLA and St. Patrick picked up sweeps, while in Class 4A Poplarville, Pass Christian and Bay High all advanced with wins to open the playoffs as well.
First Round Scores
CLASS 4A
Tishomingo County 3, Louisville 0
Newton County 3, North Pontotoc 0
Caledonia 3, Itawamba AHS 0
West Lauderdale 3, South Pontotoc 2
New Albany 3, Choctaw Central 0
Ripley 3, Houston 0
NE Lauderdale 3, Senatobia 0
Northeast Jones 3, Lawrence County 0
Bay High 3, Raymond 1
Purvis 3, Mendenhall 0
Pass Christian 3, McComb 0
Greene County 3, Lanier 1
Sumrall 3, Morton 0
Poplarville 3, Richland 0
Forrest Co. AHS 3, Forest 1
CLASS 3A
Alcorn Central 3, Humphreys County 0
East Webster 3, Holly Springs 0
Mooreville 3, North Panola 0
Kossuth 3, Aberdeen 0
Mantachie 3, Yazoo County 0
Nettleton 3, Rosa Fort 0
Belmont 3, Amanda Elzy 0
Choctaw County 3, Port Gibson 0
St. Patrick 3, McLaurin 0
Wesson 3, Kemper County 0
West Marion 3, Seminary 0
Jefferson Davis County 3, Tylertown 0
SE Lauderdale 3, South Pike 1
OLA 3, Magee 0
Enterprise-Clarke 3, Franklin County 0
Tuesday’s matches
CLASS 7A
Tuesday
Starkville at Lewisburg
Hernando at Madison Central
Oxford at Germantown
Tupelo at DeSoto Central
D’Iberville at Brandon
Northwest Rankin at Gulfport
Petal at Ocean Springs
Biloxi at Oak Grove
CLASS 6A
Tuesday
Vicksburg at Lake Cormorant
Saltillo at Ridgeland
Grenada at Neshoba Central
Warren Central at Center Hill
George County at West Jones
Hattiesburg at Long Beach
Terry at Hancock
West Harrison at Pearl River Central
CLASS 5A
Tuesday
Holmes County at Lafayette
Pontotoc at Clarksdale
Corinth at Cleveland Central
Canton at New Hope
Stone at South Jones
Florence at Vancleave
Natchez at East Central
Gautier at Brookhaven
Second Round
CLASS 4A
Tuesday
Newton County at Tishomingo County
West Lauderdale at Caledonia
Ripley at New Albany
Amory at NE Lauderdale
Bay High at Northeast Jones
Pass Christian at Purvis
Greene County at Sumrall
Forrest Co. AHS at Poplarville
CLASS 3A
Tuesday
East Webster at Alcorn Central
Booneville at Mooreville
Mantachie at Kossuth
Belmont at Nettleton
St. Patrick at Choctaw County
West Marion at Wesson
SE Lauderdale at Jefferson Davis County
Enterprise-Clarke at OLA
CLASS 1A
Tuesday
West Lowndes at Tupelo Christian
Falkner at Hickory Flat
Potts Camp at Pine Grove
Myrtle at Smithville
East Marion at West Bolivar
Sacred Heart at Stringer
Taylorsville at Noxapater
South Delta at Resurrection