The

McIntosh Chiefs volleyball team recently traveled to the

home of their rivals, the Fayette County Tigers, for the

AAAA Area 2 Championship Tournament.

To get to

the finals, which would be at McIntosh later in the week,

and meet the Tigers, McIntosh had to defeat Douglas,

LaGrange and Newnan.

The Chiefs

eliminated all three teams in two games, staying

undefeated for the season. After their wins, the

championship was set. The match between McIntosh and

Fayette County would be for bragging rights as much as it

would be for the area championship. To win, one team

would have to take three out of five games.

The first

game was an intense one. The Chiefs narrowly defeated the

Tigers. Heather Dockstader led the charge with five

points, six kills and one ace. Megan Bartels chipped in

four points, one kill and two aces. The second game was

an all-out blowout. McIntosh blanked Fayette County 15-0.

Katie Powers was the lead scorer for the Chiefs, netting

seven points, including two aces, and recording a kill.

Vanessa Contreras, Kathryn Murphy and Amanda Vonderhaar

continued to play well.

The third

and deciding game was also won by McIntosh, but Fayette

County fought hard. Whitney Wallis led the Chiefs in

scoring, scoring five points. Kristi Oates added three

points and had two kills. Six Chiefs recorded kills in

the match, cementing their place as area champions and

their chance to go to the state sectionals.

The Chiefs

hit on some bad luck in the sectionals, though. Senior

setter Vanessa Contreras did not play due to personal

matters and McIntosh just could not hang on.

They

started off right, though. They defeated Jenkins-Savannah

in two games, 15-14, 15-9, but they lost to Sequoyah in

three games and then got swept by Parkview. Their final

record for the season was 29-13. McIntosh finished the

season as AAAA Area 2 regular season and tournament

champions. Six players will return to the squad next

year, four of which will be experienced and hungry

seniors.