Norcross and North Gwinnett met in the region tourney finals for the fourth straight season, and the host Blue Devils won their third straight championship — all over North — 25-15, 25-23, 25-20.
It is the fourth region title in a five-year span for Norcross, whose only loss in that stretch came in the 2022 region finals against North.
“We came to play tonight and rose to the occasion,” Norcross head coach Jeff Cerneka said. “I was really proud of our girls. We played well in every phase of the game. I knew (North head coach) Kristina (McLean) was going to have their team ready to play, and that North was going to bring their ‘A’ game and energy. And I thought we matched it and then some. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next for us. I feel like we still haven’t peaked.”
Norcross (29-13), which will be the region’s No. 1 seed for state, was led offensively by Sofia Guerrero-Wilson (20 kills), Zoe Felder (seven kills, six blocks), Jada Mickens (five kills) and Zoe O’Leary (five kills).
Ellie Ruth Blue ran the offense with 39 assists and added five digs, while the Blue Devils’ defense was paced by Grayson Taylor’s 15 digs and Dakota Washington’s 10 digs.
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