Texas high school volleyball: District play begins for Austin-area teams

Liberty Hill outside hitter Hannah Griffin slammed 20 kills to lead the Panthers to a 25-22, 23-25, 25-16-25-22 non-district win over Georgetown, one of Central Texas volleyball's top regular-season matchups: two teams ranked inside the top five in the state. Liberty Hill, out of District 16-5A, improved to 27-5. Georgetown, from District 23-5A, is now also 27-5. Summer Snyder had 23 digs and Ryann Mendoza collected 25 assists for the Panthers, who were then idle on Friday as they prepared for the start of district play Tuesday at Killeen. Georgetown rebounded by sweeping Legacy Ranch 25-15, 25-9, 25-19 on Friday and will host Elgin (18-13) to open district Tuesday. MORE: The top 75 Central Texas volleyball players we're watching this season In the win over Legacy Ranch, Georgetown setter Amelia Albright had 21 assists, eight kills, five blocks and four digs in a masterful six rotation performance. Mallory Miller added 10 kills and Addie Brown had nine. Glenn notches a pair of sweeps: Glenn is peaking just as it heads into district play. The Grizzlies swept Bowie and Del Valle last week. Glenn's Jennah Lee smacked 14 kills against Bowie, putting her over the 500 career kills mark. Aviana Mack added 10 kills and two aces while setters Brooklyn Upton and Briley Camp combined for 42 assists. Lee added 12 more kills to her career total in the win over Del Valle. Upton had 19 assists and Camp had 15. A big week for Round Rock: Defending District 25-6A champion Round Rock faces a pair of nationally ranked opponents this week in the Dragons' first two district matches: at home against Westlake on Tuesday and at home against Lake Travis on Friday. The Dragons won twice last week, beating Vista Ridge in four sets and then sweeping Hays, their 11th win in their last 13 matches. Westlake on a roll: Westlake beat both Dripping Springs and Austin High last week. Taylor Chorazy had seven kills and hit .545 in the win over the Tigers. The Chaps finished with 42 kills and 42 assists; the Tigers had 34 kills and 34 assists. Lake Travis sweeps Cedar Park: Gentry Barker slammed 14 kills and had nine digs and Maggie Wheeler had 12 kills and 16 digs as Lake Travis swept defending Class 5A state champion Cedar Park 25-16, 25-20, 25-21. Standout Cavs libero Xyanna Stephens had 22 digs while southpaw setter Tatum Wilson had 20 assists in the victory. Lake Travis then lost a three-set non-UIL match to nationally ranked San Antonio Cornerstone Christian on Friday night. Watch out for Cedar Ridge: Cedar Ridge is off to its best start in several seasons — 22-9 after beating Copperas Cove 25-14, 25-7, 23-25, 25-16. Samara Watson and Willow Scott had nine kills each to lead the Raiders while Cailee Valadez added eight. Ava Spillar had 22 assists. Class 6A Johnson used 18 kills and two blocks from Mya Ibarra to sweep Class 5A power Anderson 25-18, 25-18, 25-19. Jenna Tello and Hudson Reed had seven digs each for the Jaguars, who stayed hot by beating a strong Stony Point team 25-15, 25-18, 18-25, 25-19. The Trojans, meanwhile, were then swept by Vandegrift. ... Wimberley, the top-ranked team in Class 4A, won twice last week, beating Cuero and Bowie. Trinity Laney and Ellen Watson each had 11 kills and Bianca Mohr finished with 20 assists against Bowie. Tuesday Elgin at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Liberty Hill at Killeen, 6:30 p.m. Marble Falls at Wimberley, 6:30 p.m. Westlake at Round Rock, 6:30 p.m. Navarro at McCallum, 7:30 p.m.