Lady Jags Volleyball sweep area tournament

As an encore to their 2026 AHSAA Class 5A Area 5 regular season title, the Northridge Lady Jags volleyball team added the area tournament title to their resume on Tuesday at The Ridge. The Lady Jags soundly defeated Central, 3-0, and Hillcrest, 3-0, to complete a sweep of the area tournament.

Northridge only allowed Central to claim 18 points in their first match of the day. The Lady Jags defeated the Lady Falcons by scores of 25-5, 25-4 and 25-9.

Abi Porter and Avery Warren led the Lady Jags with seven kills each. Lucy Formby and Warren led with five digs apiece for the match. AB Bentley collected seven assists and Cooper Stripling had six assists. Bentley led the Lady Jags with 7 aces against Central.

The Hillcrest Lady Patriots defeated the Paul W. Bryant Lady Stampede, 3-0, to advance to the championship with Northridge.

That championship match was a bit more competitive than the Lady Jags first match of the day, but the result was the same. Northridge won all three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-14 and 25-19 for the 3-0 finish to secure the championship.

McKenzie Small, Nola Glillespie, Lucy Formby, Lucy Cochran, AB Bentley and Avery Warren were chosen for the All-tournament team. Warren was named the tournament MVP.

For the tournament, Warren had eight aces, 11 kills, 22 assists and 11 digs. Formby delivered 10 aces and had 11 digs. Gillespie totaled 16 kills, three bocks and nine aces. Bentley finished with 11 aces and 16 assists.

The Lady Jags will host a sub-regional round against Pelham at The Ridge on Monday, Oct. 19 at 6PM.