Lillian Daviss has been a key volleyball player for Academy of Our Lady since she joined the varsity team as a freshman.

The 5-foot-10 senior celebrated reaching 1,000 career kills early in the season, and the latest achievement came Thursday with a three-set sweep of Belle Chasse for the third year in a row — a 25-16, 25-21, 25-15 victory that clinched the district championship.

“We always talk about that at the beginning of the season,” said Daviss, who had 10 kills with one ace and nine digs in the home win. “Our first goal is to win district. After that we can focus on state.”

AOL (30-3) began the match at No. 7 in the LHSAA Division II power ratings, three spots ahead of No. 10 Belle Chasse (19-9) — meaning those teams could meet again in the second round of the playoffs if those s

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