GARNER, N.C. — The HighSchoolOT Volleyball Showcase, hosted by Garner High and presented by Advance Community Health and EPIC Physical Therapy, featured six games featuring seven ranked teams, five of them in the top 10.

Below is a recap of the day’s games with video highlights and links to photo galleries from each.

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Game 1: No. 25 J.H. Rose def. Cleveland 3-1

Rose fended off Cleveland when it mattered most to take the 3-1 win (19-25, 26-24, 25-18, 26-24). The two sides, both entering the match undefeated, split the first two sets. Rose trailed 23-18 in the second set before rallying to win, thanks in part to three aces from Francie Taft.

Rose led the fourth set 24-19 before Cleveland saved match point five straight times to make it 24-all. Rose responded with the next two to take the match 3-1 (26-24).

J.H. Rose’s Clara Evans, a TCU beach volleyball recruit, was active on the back row and front row all match long. Cleveland’s 6-foot-5 middle blocker Jolene Oddo stepped up with big moments in the first set.

Rose (6-0) remains undefeated on the year, but Cleveland (4-1) was the first team to take a set off the Rampants.

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Game 2: Panther Creek def. Garner 3-0

Panther Creek (5-2) may have just two players on its bench, but the shorthanded Catamounts are off to a solid start to the year with a straight-sets win over the host Garner Trojans (25-22, 25-21, 25-19).

Carrie Desir led the way for Panther Creek’s attack. Garner (3-4) had its moments thanks to Cassidy Marsh and Sophie Raymond.

While Panther Creek has had some early-season injuries, they have some impressive results, including taking a set off Grimsley, one of the top Triad teams.

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Game 3: No. 10 D.H. Conley def. No. 12 Orange 3-1

In a top-15 matchup, D.H. Conley’s defense stood out to rattle off three straight sets in a 3-1 win over Orange (20-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-16).

Conley (5-0) also defeated Orange (2-3) in the first week of the season, with Conley also winning 3-1.

Junior Britni Silver, who recently committed to N.C. State, had a number of thunderous kills for the Vikings to county Orange’s strong middle blocker Ava Wilkerson.

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Game 4: No. 4 Chapel Hill def. No. 3 Green Level 3-2

A top-5 matchup between undefeated teams did not disappoint.

After dropping back-to-back sets against Green Level, Chapel Hill’s Tigers (6-0) roared back to take the fourth and the fifth to win 3-2 (25-18, 11-25, 18-25, 26-24, 17-15) with each of the last two sets going past the limit.

The Tigers found their form defensively, led by libero Kira DeVrieze, a Delaware State recruit, even as Green Level (2-1) was rolling with N.C. State recruit Talia Francom.

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Game 5: No. 1 Cardinal Gibbons def. No. 8 Millbrook 3-0

Cardinal Gibbons swept previously undefeated Millbrook by a 3-0 score (25-23, 25-17, 25-20) thanks to solid passing and big games from middle blocker Charlotte Bell, a Wofford recruit, and libero Alina Ryan, a UCLA beach volleyball recruit.

The Crusaders (2-0) were under pressure at times from Millbrook’s serving. The Wildcats (2-1) took advantage of that to close a 12-3 gap in the first set and stayed competitive in the third set thanks to middle blocker Micah McKenzie and setter Breanna McMillan.

Source: highschoolot.com