Palo Verde avenged a loss in last year’s state title match and swept Coronado on Tuesday night to win the Class 5A state title. The 4A and 3A titles were also decided.
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Bishop Gorman sophomore Ayanna Watson had 32 kills and 14 digs in the Gaels’ 3-1 win over Coronado in Saturday’s Class 5A girls volleyball state championship game.
Kennedi Steele had 22 kills and 18 digs, and the Trailblazers shook off early errors to rally from two sets down and reach the Class 4A state tournament semifinals.
Coronado rallied to beat Arbor View, and Palo Verde cruised past Foothill.
The Eagles still found a way to down top-seeded Del Sol, 25-19, 15-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-13 in a Class 3A state semifinal Tuesday at Mojave.
Jacob Ceci had 11 kills, nine digs and four blocks to help Coronado’s boys volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-14 win over visiting Shadow Ridge on Thursday.
Audrey Dayton had 18 kills and 21 digs as Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team defeated visiting Las Vegas 24-26, 25-14, 23-25, 25-21, 15-9 on Friday night.
The Gators will be young and return just two starters.
The Falcons return four starters and hope to be among the contenders in the Desert Region.
The Cowboys will be young but hope their hard work will lead to success.
The Pirates are hoping to make a third straight trip to the Class 3A state tournament.
The Crusaders bring back five starters and are hoping to make a run at a state tournament berth.