MONTGOMERY, Alabama  — Two local teams qualified for the Alabama State High School Athletic Association state volleyball championship tournament over the weekend.

Defending 3A state champion Bayside Academy and 5A Area 2 champion Spanish Fort made it through the gamut of quality teams to advance. Robertsdale came within one win of making the Elite Eight, Gulf Shores made it to the second round while Daphne fell in the first.

Bayside Academy put on a capital performance to win the 3A South Super Regional volleyball title Saturday at the Cramton Bowl sports facility in Montgomery after sweeping through the field of qualifiers from the southern part of the state.

The No. 1-ranked 60-2 Lady Admirals advanced over Cottage Hill of Mobile, 25-17, 25-7, 25-17 in the championship round. Both teams will advance to the state tournament Wednesday at Birmingham’s Crossplex.

Bayside, along with the third and fourth seeds from the South Regional (Fayette County and Northside) will be paired with the final four from the North Regional.

“We are really excited,” Bayside head coach Ann Schilling said. “We are very focused and ready. We respect all our opponents. The kids know that nobody wants to go home so we will get everybody’s best match.”

Virginia Pittman led the 10-time defending state champs with eight kills, five blocks, four digs and three aces; Morgan Dulaney scored eight kills, eight digs and three aces: Jhalen Caffey added 15 digs, six kills, two blocks and two aces and the 2011 state MVP, setter Sydney Chandler, ran the offense for 23 assists in the 3-0 final sweep.

Bayside did not lose a game in the best-of-five-format blasting by

Fayette County 25-15, 25-7, 25-4 in the semifinals, Sipsey Valley 25-4, 25-11, 25-6 in the quarters and Central Coosa 25-8, 25-3, 25-8 in the opening round.

The title match win was the 58th in a row for the Lady Admirals and Schilling who could record their 11th consecutive state crown, Schilling’s 18th and the school’s 21st (state record) if they go all the way.

The last leg of the challenge starts with Winston County at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

CLASS 5A: Spanish Fort made it to the seeding rounds of the 5A Super Regional by blanking Demopolis 3-0 (25-10, 25-1, 25-9) and outlasting Benjamin Russell in a dramatic five setter 25-19, 21-25, 26-24, 21-25,15-10.

The Lady Toros then fell to Rehobeth in five 27-25, 17-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-11 before winning the third-place seed with a win over Saraland 25-6, 25-14, 25-17. SFHS improved to 33-18 and will be matched with second-seeded Lawrence County in the opening round of the Elite Eight at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

“We have not been since 2005 as 5A (when our first graduating senior class graduated),” Spanish Fort head coach Barclay Kercher said. “Our goal is to play more than one game and this is possible if we play our game. This means playing as a team, being over the top with conversation, and all doing our jobs. I know this team has the potential to be in the finals and hopefully they will continue to believe and achieve. We have seen Lawrence County in the Shrimp Festival so the girls know what we are up against in game one.”

Gulf Shores defeated Sumter County 25-15, 25-19, 25-6 in the opener but drew No. 1-ranked St. Paul’s going for their third-straight state title. The Saints knocked the Lady Dolphins out 25-16, 25-13, 25-9 and went on to beat Rehobeth in the South Region title match.

CLASS 6A: In 6A, Robertsdale advanced with a win over Prattville 25-14, 25-15, 25-19 but could not get past Oak Mountain 25-14, 30-28, 25-21. Thompson, which knocked Daphne out in the early round 25-20, 25-19, 25-19, made the Elite Eight cut as the fourth South seed.

For more information, visit ahsaa.com. The Birmingham Crossplex is at 2331 Bessemer Road in Birmingham.