District volleyball rivals Round Rock and Lake Travis win to set up UIL playoff rematch
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District 25-6A tri-champions Westlake, Round Rock and Lake Travis all advanced to the UIL regional finals round of the state volleyball playoffs, and two of them will face each other Tuesday night for a berth in the state semifinals.
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The Chaparrals, Dragons and Cavaliers are joined by Georgetown, Glenn and Wimberley as the six Central Texas teams that won their regional semifinal matches to advance. Liberty Hill, Anderson, Weiss and Rouse saw their seasons end as regional semifinalists. Round Rock and Lake Travis will face each other in the Class 6A Division II regional finals. They split their two district matches, each winning at home.
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The Dragons dropped the first set but used superior ball control and a strong defensive effort to beat San Antonio Harlan 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-23 to advance to the regional final. Senior middle blocker Kerington Thornton dominated at the net with 15 kills and three blocks while Brooklyn Bradley doubled up with 11 kills, 21 digs and also served three aces.
"We played very good defense against an exceptionally talented offensive team," Dragons coach Christi Dreier said. "We stayed calm in big moments. Grinded out a very tough win."
Brooklyn Bradley goes up for a spike for Round Rock. Round Rock volleyball started district play with a home win over Westlake in four sets on 9/8/2026. (Henry Huey @HenryHueyPhoto)Lake Travis, meanwhile, crushed San Antonio Brennan 25-17, 25-14, 25-21 behind Gentry Barker's 20 kills and 10 digs and Maggie Wheeler's 16 kills and 24 digs. Kendall Everswick had 17 assists and 10 digs and Tatum Wilson had 25 assists and 10 digs.
"We are incredibly proud of everything our girls have accomplished thus far," Cavaliers coach Rachel Anglin said. "It's been such a fun journey; their fight and determination to win is what makes this group so special."
Other Class 6A results
Chaps win in four: Westlake's balanced attack wore down San Anntonio O'Connor 25-19, 24-26, 25-18, 25-22 as four different Chaps had double-digit kills: Clayton Kelly's 12, Taylor Chorazy and Caroline Ehrlich's 11 and Geralynn Byers-Veals' 10. Kyrksen Cook and Ellie Ogden combined for 42 assists and Sunny McWilliams had 21 digs.
Class 5A
Georgetown rallies: Georgetown, which is ranked No. 2 in Class 5A DI, advanced to the regional final by way of a dramatic reverse sweep victory over A&M Consolidated, a 20-25, 19-25, 27-25, 25-17, 15-5 comeback led by Amelia Albright. The Florida-bound senior had 47 assists, 17 digs, 12 kills, seven blocks and served an ace. Claire Berryman added 18 kills and Mallory Miller had 12 kills, 16 digs and two aces.
"To show fight and come back after dropping two sets is all I need to know," Georgetown coach Jenny Richardson said. "These girls have won 42 games this year. They just find a way to win. They work hard every day and they trust the process, as do their families. Our fans were amazing last night. It takes a village. Loved it all last night."
Georgetown will next face Humble Lake Creek, which swept Weiss 25-21, 25-19, 25-19. Weiss closed its season with 31 wins and was led by Deja Carroll's 16 kills and 10 digs and Ava Jackson's 27 assists and 10 digs.
Lee leads Glenn:Glenn's run continued as sophomore outside hitter Jennah Lee went over 500 kills on the season with 19 more in a 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 25-23 win over Montgomery. Lee also had 13 digs and three aces. Daisy Roberts had 16 kills, 13 digs and an ace and Milan Benavides had 14 digs, two aces and eight assists.
Class 4A
Wimberley advances:Wimberley beat Geronimo Navarro 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-11 as Trinity Laney ripped 20 kills and Bianca Mohr notched 32 assists. Kara Thames had 27 digs, Skylar Mears served four aces and Victoria Jones had five blocks for the Texans.
Tuesday's regional finals
Class 6A: Division I - Round Rock vs. Lake Travis, 6:30 p.m. (Burger Center); Division II - Westlake vs. S.A. Brandeis, 7 p.m. (New Braunfels Canyon HS)
Class 5A:Division I - Glenn vs. Humble Lake Creek, 6 p.m. (Mumford HS); Division II - Georgetown vs. College Station, 6:30 p.m. (Giddings HS)
Class 4A:Division II - Wimberley vs. Cuero, TBA
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