The Natchitoches Central volleyball team has been among north Louisiana’s best for several years, but this season the Lady Chiefs have raised their stature to rank among the very best teams in the state.
Saturday, they made history by giving the school its first-ever state tournament appearance by beating visiting Brusly 3-1 at The Teepee.
NCHS (32-3) is the fifth seed in Division II and will play No. 4 South Lafourche on Thursday at 3:40 in the state quarterfinals in Lafayette at the Cajundome. A possible semifinal contest Friday at 1:40 would be against the hometown favorite, top-seeded St. Thomas More, or No. 8 Kenner Discovery. The state championship match is Saturday at 4:30.
The Lady Chiefs overcame losing the first set to Brusly 25-21 to get it done in the next three sets, 25-17, 25-22, and 25-18.
NCHS rolled over West Ouachita in a first-round match, 3-0, earlier last week.
