The 2024 high school volleyball season will begin Friday, setting off what should be another exciting year for volleyball fans in Moore County.
All three county teams are coming off playoff appearances from last year and will look to build on their respective successes.
Before those athletes hit the court for another season, here’s a look at each team’s schedule and matchups to look out for:
Pinecrest (19-8 in 2023, 14-0 in the Sandhills Conference)
Aug. 12 (vs. Purnell Swett); Aug. 14 (at Ashley); Aug. 22 (vs. Chapel Hill); Aug. 29 (vs. Richmond); Sept. 3 (at Southern Lee); Sept. 5 (at Lee County); Sept. 10 (vs. Scotland); Sept. 11 (at Cape Fear); Sept 12 (at Hoke County); Sept. 17 (at Union Pines); Sept. 18 (at Gray’s Creek); Sept. 23 (at Middle Creek); Sept. 24 (at Richmond); Sept. 26 (vs. Southern Lee); Oct. 1 (vs. Lee County); Oct. 3 (at Scotland); Oct. 8 (vs. Hoke County); Oct. 10 (vs. Union Pines)
Union Pines (20-7 in 2023, 11-4 in the Sandhills)
Aug. 14 (vs. Purnell Swett); Aug. 15 (vs. Jack Britt); Aug. 19. (vs. Northwood); Aug. 21 (at Uwharrie Charter); Aug. 22 (at Purnell Swett); Aug. 26 (vs. Triton); Aug. 27 (vs. Lee County); Aug. 28 (vs. Pine Forest); Sept. 3 (vs. Scotland); Sept. 5 (at Richmond); Sept. 10 (vs. Hoke County); Sept. 11 (vs. Seaforth); Sept. 12 (at Southern Lee); Sept. 17 (vs. Pinecrest); Sept. 19 (at Lee County); Sept. 23 (vs. Harnett Central); Sept. 25 (at Jack Britt); Sept. 26 (at Scotland); Oct. 1 (vs. Richmond); Oct. 3 (at Hoke County); Oct. 8 (vs. Southern Lee); Oct. 10 (at Pinecrest)
North Moore (16-9 in 2023, 11-6 in the Mid-Carolina Conference)
Aug. 9 (at O’Neal); Aug. 12 (vs. Father Capodanno); Aug. 13 (at Northwood); Aug. 14 (at Chatham Charter); Aug. 19 (at Father Capodanno); Aug. 29 (at Seaforth); Sept. 3 (at Graham); Sept. 10 (at Chatham Central); Sept. 16 (at South Stanly); Sept. 17 (vs. Chatham Charter); Sept. 19 (at Southeast Alamance); Sept. 24 (at Jordan-Matthews); Sept. 26 (at Bartlett Yancey); Oct. 1 (vs. Seaforth); Oct. 3 (vs. Graham); Oct. 7 (vs. Southeast Alamance); Oct. 8 (at Cummings); Oct. 10 (vs. Chatham Central)
Key Games
Chapel Hill at Pinecrest (Aug. 22)
A visit from the team that gave the Patriots their first loss last season in game number three makes for some non-conference drama coming out of the gate. Pinecrest also has a mini-revenge tour against two other non-conference foes that dished out losses last year—at Cape Fear on Sept. 11 and at Middle Creek on Sept. 23.
Pinecrest vs. Union Pines (at Pinecrest Oct. 10, at Union Pines Sept. 17)
Over an 18-game stretch last season, the only team to beat Union Pines was Pinecrest, and they did it three times—in the regular season home-and-home as well as the conference tournament. Union Pines will look to even up the rivalry this time around.
Seaforth at Union Pines (Sept. 11)
The highly talented Seaforth squad will have an early test against a 3A opponent that beat the Hawks last year by a score of 3-1.
Seaforth vs. North Moore (at Seaforth Aug. 29, at North Moore Oct. 1)
Five of the Mustangs’ nine losses last year came against Seaforth and Bartlett Yancey. The Hawks swept three games from North Moore, adding a conference tourney win to the regular season sweep.
