The Homewood High School volleyball team finished as one of the top eight teams in Class 6A this fall, making its appearance at the state volleyball tournament Tuesday afternoon at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

The Patriots matched up with a stout Saraland team in the opening round of the tournament, falling in three sets to close the season with a 25-20 record.

Homewood was in the state tournament for the first time since 2021. The Patriots won three straight matches in the North Super Regional Tournament last week to advance.

"I'm so grateful, for our community, our kids, and for this to be the new standard; to expect to be here and want to be here," Homewood head coach Grace Burgess said. "The kids worked so hard with that in mind the whole season, but without talking too much about it.

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