PHOTOS: Spartans qualify for state

HUNTSVILLE -- The Mountain Brook High School volleyball team will be back at the state tournament next week.

In the Class 6A North Super Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville on Wednesday, the Spartans won their first match over Cullman (25-23, 25-13, 27-29, 25-18) to qualify for the state tournament at the Birmingham CrossPlex next week.

Mountain Brook fell in five sets to Hazel Green (25-19, 15-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9) in the regional semifinals, as the final two matches of the day determine seeding at state.

The Spartans — the defending 7A champs — knocked off Buckhorn in straight sets (25-22, 33-31, 25-16) to earn the No. 3 seed from the north heading into the state tournament.