LAFAYETTE – Day 1 of the LHSAA volleyball state tournament is in the books after Thursday's quarterfinals at the Cajundome.

Here's how the Baton Rouge-area high schools performed.

Ascension Catholic 3, McGehee 2

The No. 5 Bulldogs entered their third set against No. 4 Louise McGehee down two sets to one.

Ascension Catholic battled and forced a fifth set with a 25-20 win. In the fifth set, the Bulldogs opened with a 5-2 lead thanks to two kills and one ace by senior middle hitter Ava Landry.

"You just have to keep fighting," coach Cliff Rome said. "Just fight, fight, fight till you get to the end. They played every point in the entire match, and that's what got them to the (semifinals)."

The Bulldogs continued to roll and took a 9-4 lead. Louise McGehee trimmed the deficit and traile

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