James Wood volleyball beats Rock Ridge, clinches state berth

ASHBURN — The James Wood volleyball team clinched its first state tournament berth since 2019 with a 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-13, 25-15) victory over Rock Ridge in the Region 4C semifinals on Tuesday night.

The Colonels improved to 22-1 in the battle between two district regular-season champions. The Phoenix of the Dulles District are 18-5.

James Wood will host Dulles District tournament champion Dominion (18-6) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Region 4C championship match. The Titans beat Millbrook 3-2 in Tuesday's other semifinal.

James Wood leaders: Brenna Corbin 17 kills, 17 digs; Kennedy Spaid, Ashlynn Spence 9 kills each; Carsyn Vincent 27 digs, 5 aces; Paige Ahakuelo 21 assists.