Maiden High’s Abby Smith (13) makes a play against Bandys defenders Bailey Reynolds (7) and Tony Culliver during the South Fork 2A regular season, where the Blue Devils went 13-1 to win a title and earn the top seed for the league tournament that begins on Monday night. Maiden is at home against Lincolnton and Bandys is at home against North Lincoln./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO (email her at luvinlkn@gmail to purchase her pictures)
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Maiden High goes for its fifth straight win and 15th in 16 matches on Monday night when it opens the South Fork 2A volleyball tournament with a first-round home match.
The Blue Devils (19-4, 13-1) face eighth-seeded Lincolnton (5-15, 1-13) at 6 p.m., trying to advance to Tuesday night’s semifinal matches at Lake Norman Charter.
The other first-round matches, also at 6 p.m. on Monday, are No. 5 North Lincoln 910-10, 7-7) at No. 4 Bandys (11-9, 8-6), No. 7 West Lincoln (4-18, 1-13) at No. 2 Lake Norman Charter (14-6, 11-3) and No. 6 Newton-Conover (7-12, 4-10) at No. 3 East Lincoln (15-3, 11-3).
East Lincoln and Lake Norman Charter tied for second place behind Maiden with the Knights getting the No. 2 seed via their 3-2 win at home over Maiden, which swept Newton-Conover.
On Tuesday, the semifinals start at 5 p.m. at Lake Norman Charter with the No. 2-No. 7 winner facing the No. 6-No. 3 winner, followed by the No. 8-No. 1 winner vs. the No. 5-No. 4 winner.
The championship match is Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Lake Norman Charter.
MONDAY
No. 8 Lincolnton at No. 1 Maiden, 6 p.m.
No. 5 N. Lincoln at No. 4 Bandys, 6 p.m.
No. 7 W. Lincoln at No. 2 Lake Norman Charter, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Newton-Conover at No. 3 E. Lincoln, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
(Semifinals at Lake Norman Charter)
W. Lincoln-LN Charter winner vs. N-C-E. Lincoln winner, 5 p.m.
Lincolnton-Maiden winner vs. N. Lincoln-Bandys winner, following 5 p.m. match
WEDNESDAY
(Championship at Lake Norman Charter)
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS
(Conference matches only)
Maiden 13-1
Lake Norman Charter 11-3
E. Lincoln 11-3
Bandys 8-6
N. Lincoln 7-7
Newton-Conover 4-10
W. Lincoln 1-13
Lincolnton 1-13