Dunwoody’s Bridget Boyle goes for a kill in second round playoff action against Lanier. (Photo by Mark Brock)

No. 5 ranked Dunwoody Lady Wildcats advanced to the Class 5A State Playoffs Final Four for the third consecutive year with a 3-0 sweep of the Allatoona Lady Buccaneers on Saturday at Dunwoody.

Dunwoody opened with a 25-22 victory to take the 1-0 lead in the match. A 25-17 in the second game gave Dunwoody a commanding 2-0 lead.

Allatoona battled in the final game before falling 25-22 for the second time in the match as Dunwoody closed out the quarterfinal match.

The Lady Wildcats (36-14) advance to take on No. 1 ranked Columbus (44-7) at 6:00 pm on Wednesday in Columbus with a spot in the finals on the line.

The two met in the same round a year ago with Columbus winning 3-1 on the way to the Class 5A state title.

Against nine common opponents this season Columbus is 8-2 while Dunwoody is 5-5.

Dunwoody’s Madison McKnight sets up a teammate against Lanier. (Photo by Mark Brock)

Junior Madison McKnight is one of the leaders for Dunwoody. McKnight has 823 assists on the season to go with 155 serving aces. Junior Bridget Boyle (324 attacks/kills) and senior Lisa Gardner (396 digs) come together with McKnight as a formidable trio for the Lady Wildcats.

Columbus is led 6’-3” senior Shardonee Hays (500 attacks/kills, 103 blocks) who teams with 6’-0” senior Madison Flemming (1,154 assists) a very strong duo up front for the Lady Blue Devils.