PHOTOS: Oglethorpe County volleyball beats Rabun County in first round of state playoffs

Oglethorpe County High School volleyball beat Rabun County in three sets during the first round of state playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, before falling to Whitefield Academy 3-1 in the second round on Saturday.

  • Junior Kenzie Henderson and senior Madi Kelley celebrate after Henderson gets a kill in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Kenzie Henderson and senior Madi Kelley celebrate after Henderson gets a kill in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Junior Kenzie Henderson spikes the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Kenzie Henderson spikes the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Cook high fives the Rabun County volleyball team before Oglethorpe County High School volleyball's first-round state playoff victory on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia. (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer)
    Sophomore Elizabeth Cook high fives the Rabun County volleyball team before Oglethorpe County High School volleyball's first-round state playoff victory on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia. (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer)
  • Junior Sofia Horsley serves the ball in the first set of Oglethorpe County volleyball's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Sofia Horsley serves the ball in the first set of Oglethorpe County volleyball's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Avery Kort returns the ball over the net in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Avery Kort returns the ball over the net in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Cook passes the ball in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Sophomore Elizabeth Cook passes the ball in Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Abbi Colquitt spikes the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Abbi Colquitt spikes the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Abbi Colquitt and junior Sofia Horsley lunge toward the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Abbi Colquitt and junior Sofia Horsley lunge toward the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Freshman Nora Turner subs in for senior Abbi Colquitt during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Freshman Nora Turner subs in for senior Abbi Colquitt during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Freshman Nora Turner serves the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Freshman Nora Turner serves the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Cook serves the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Sophomore Elizabeth Cook serves the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Junior Kenzie Henderson returns the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Kenzie Henderson returns the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Avery Kort blocks the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Avery Kort blocks the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Madi Kelley returns the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Madi Kelley returns the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Oglethorpe County volleyball coach Brianne Harrison talks to the team between sets during Oglethorpe's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Oglethorpe County volleyball coach Brianne Harrison talks to the team between sets during Oglethorpe's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Junior Kenzie Henderson leaps to block the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Kenzie Henderson leaps to block the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Junior Sofia Horsley sets the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Sofia Horsley sets the ball during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Fans cheer during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Fans cheer during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Avery Kort and junior Kenzie Henderson jump for a block during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Avery Kort and junior Kenzie Henderson jump for a block during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Senior Madi Kelley leaps to tap the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Senior Madi Kelley leaps to tap the ball over the net during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Sophomore Elizabeth Cook celebrates an ace during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Sophomore Elizabeth Cook celebrates an ace during Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Sophomore Aryana Knight waits between rallies of Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Sophomore Aryana Knight waits between rallies of Oglethorpe County's first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • The Oglethorpe County volleyball team celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    The Oglethorpe County volleyball team celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
  • Junior Kenzie Henderson and senior Madi Kelley celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).
    Junior Kenzie Henderson and senior Madi Kelley celebrates after the final point of its first-round state playoff win over Rabun County on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Lexington, Georgia (Photo/Cassidy Hettesheimer).