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South Central 18 black caps historic club career with 3rd place finish at AAU national volleyball championships

South Central 18 black caps historic club career with 3rd place finish at AAU national volleyball championships
Sutton’s Kyla Griess, shown in front with the trophy and her South Central 18U volleyball team places third in national AAU volleyball tournament in Orlando, FL, last week. In the process, Griess was named the tournament’s All-American Libero, one of just 10 that earned that honor in the tournament out of 560 athletes playing in the 56-team tournament COURTESY PHOTO | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Sutton’s Kyla Griess is named an AAU All-American following tournament play

ORLANDO, FL. — South Central Volleyball Club’s 18 Black team capped a historic club career by earning a third-place finish in the 18 Club Division, AAU’s highest level of competition, at the AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships.

Competing against many of the nation’s top club programs, South Central’s only losses during the tournament came to eventual national champion Alabama Performance. The teams first met during pool play before meeting again in the semifinals. South Central was the only team in the tournament whose only defeats were to the national champions.

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