Live updates from Championship Thursday at 2025 AHSAA Elite 8 Volleyball Championships

The volleyball season will come to a close on Thursday in Birmingham.

Classes 2A, 4A and 7A will play their state championships at Bill Harris Arena, with three defending champions looking to keep their blue maps.

Here’s the schedule, which will update with results:

Class 7A: McGill-Toolen 3, Thompson 1

Class 2A: Pleasant Valley 3, Mars Hill Bible 1

Class 4A: Cherokee County 3, Prattville Christian 2

Keep up with all of the updates from Thursday’s action below:

4:47 p.m., Final champion crowned: Cherokee County wins a wild Class 4A state championship game with a 15-9 victory over Prattville Christian in a decisive fifth set.

The win gives the program its first state volleyball championship.

4:44 p.m., Nearing the end: The Warriors now lead Prattville Christian 13-8 as a timeout is called in the fifth set.

4:41 p.m., Still up: Cherokee County still leads in the decisive set, but Prattville Christian is finding a bit of momentum in this one as it’s now 10-7.

4:36 p.m., Strong start: The Warriors take a quick 5-1 lead over Prattville Christian in a decisive fifth set.

4:30 p.m., Headed to five: Cherokee County wins the fourth set of the Class 4A state championship to tie this one up 2-2.

A decisive fifth set for the state title is on deck.

4:27 p.m., Warriors back up: Cherokee County uses a run of its own and now lead Prattville Christian 22-20 in this wild fourth set.

4:22 p.m., Back on top: Prattville Christian now leads Cherokee County 18-17 in set No. 4 of the Class 4A championship.

The Panthers are up 2-1 in the set count.

4:18 p.m., Pulling ahead: Cherokee County has broken out on a run and now leads Prattville Christian 16-13 in the fourth set.

4:15 p.m., Back and forth: Prattville Christian leads Cherokee County 11-10 almost midway through the fourth set of the Class 4A championship.

4:03 p.m., One away: The Panthers take a 25-22 win over Cherokee County in the third set of the Class 4A championship.

With a 2-1 set lead, Prattville Christian sits one win away from repeating as the Class 4A champs.

3:57 p.m., Inching closer: Prattville Christian leads Cherokee County 20-17 in the third set of the Class 4A state championship.

3:36 p.m., All tied up: The Warriors take a 25-21 win over Prattville Christian in the second set of the Class 4A championship and tie it up 1-1.

3:31 p.m., Warriors ahead: Cherokee County is up 21-16 on Prattville Christian in the second set of the Class 4A title game.

3:10 p.m., One down: Defending Class 4A state champion Prattville Christian wins the first set 25-22 against Cherokee County.

2:47 p.m., Final matchup underway: Cherokee County is taking on Prattville Christian for the Class 2A championship.

Prattville Christian is looking to go back-to-back, while the Warriors are on the hunt for the program’s first championship.

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2:08 p.m., Three-peat: Pleasant Valley takes down Mars Hill with a 3-1 win in the Class 2A championship, clinching the program’s third straight title.

1:58 p.m., Tight set: Mars Hill trails Pleasant Valley 14-11 in a back-and-forth fourth set. The Raiders are up 2-1.

1:43 p.m., Quick work: Pleasant Valley rolls to a second-set victory with a 25-13 win to take a 2-1 lead over Mars Hill in the Class 2A championship.

1:40 p.m., Raiders rolling: The Raiders are up 20-12 on Mars Hill in the third set of the Class 2A state championship.

1:22 p.m., Tied up: Pleasant Valley takes a 25-20 win over Mars Hill in the second set of the Class 2A championship. Now tied 1-1.

1:17 p.m., Back and forth: Pleasant Valley leads a close second set 17-15 against Mars Hill in the Class 2A state championship.

12:59 p.m., One down: Mars Hill takes the first set of the Class 2A championship against Pleasant Valley with a 25-14 win.

12:40 p.m., Underway: The Class 2A state championship between Pleasant Valley and Mars Hill is underway.

Pleasant Valley is chasing a third straight championship, while the Panthers are hunting the program’s first.

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11:59 a.m., Champions crowned: McGill-Toolen downs Thompson 3-1 to clinch the program’s fourth straight Class 7A volleyball championship.

11:50 p.m., Pulling ahead: McGill-Toolen is up 15-11 on Thompson in the fourth set of the Class 7A championship with a 2-1 set lead.

11:33 a.m., One away: McGill-Toolen wins the third set over Thompson 25-21 to take a 2-1 set lead in in the Class 7A state championship.

11:20 a.m., Timeout: The Dirty Dozen now lead the third set of the Class 7A championship 15-10 over Thompson.

11:14 a.m., Doubled up: McGill-Toolen goes up 12-6 on Thompson in the third set.

11:03 a.m., Wild second set: Thompson holds off McGill-Toolen 31-29 after a back-and-forth set to tie this one up 1-1.

This will ensure that the Class 7A championship is the first one this season that doesn’t end in a sweep. Classes 1A, 3A, 5A and 6A all had sweeps in the title game.

10:52 a.m., Making it interesting: The Warriors have pulled ahead for a 21-19 lead over McGill-Toolen in the second set of the Class 7A championship.

10:35 a.m., Dirty Dozen ahead: McGill-Toolen pulls ahead of Thompson for a 7-2 lead in the second set of the 7A title game.

10:27 a.m., Set 1 down: McGill-Toolen takes a 25-20 win in the first set of the Class 7A state championship as it goes up 1-0 on Thompson.

10:17 a.m., Still rolling: The Dirty Dozen still leads Thompson, now by 16-11, as another timeout is called in the Class 7A championship.

10:12 a.m., First timeout: McGill-Toolen leads Thompson 10-7 in the first set of the Class 7A state title match.

10:05 a.m., Here we go: The Class 7A state volleyball championship us underway at Bill Harris Arena.

9:45 a.m., Gearing up: Thompson and McGill-Toolen are getting set for the Class 7A volleyball championship.

McGill-Toolen is going for its fourth straight championship, while Thompson is on the hunt for its first since 1982.

9 a.m., Looking back: Here are the teams that won state volleyball championships on Wednesday in Birmingham …

Class 1A: Addison

Class 3A: Mobile Christian

Class 5A: Guntersville

Class 6A: Spanish Fort