HOPE MILLS — The 2023 season came to an end for the Richmond Senior High School volleyball team on Saturday, albeit not without a good fight.
Competing in the first round of the NCHSAA 4A East state playoffs, the No. 29 Lady Raiders lost 3-0 to No. 4 Gray’s Creek High School.
Set scores were 18-25, 13-25 and 21-25. Richmond cut its deficit late in the first set and held the lead four different times in the third set.
This season, Richmond totaled an 11-12 overall record, finished fourth in the Sandhills Athletic Conference standings and went 8-6 against SAC opponents.
It was also the final high school match for eight seniors — Jenna Gardner, Kady Harris, Addyson Hollingsworth, MaKailah Jackson, Christi Jacobs, Keyoni Nichols, Allie Rodgers and Katie Way.
Below are photos of Saturday’s playoff match at Gray’s Creek taken by sports editor Kyle Pillar.
