North Central cruised past visiting and fourth-seeded C.A. Johnson in Wednesday’s AA Upper State volleyball tournament opener winning, 25-2, 25-7, 25-11. The Lady Knights, the Region 4-AA champions, will host Southside Christian, a 3-0 winner over Batesburg-Leesville, in next Monday’s second round pairing. The match will have a 6 p.m. start inside The Castle in Boonetown.