Most Class 5A boys volleyball teams played one another in the regular season, and the close matches showed the state title races are wide open. Here’s a preview.
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Arbor View’s Israel Mann and Rickey Jones, Legacy’s Lee Wilson and BJ Phillips, and Bishop Gorman’s Mark Person and James Petrie will play at Southwest Minnesota State.
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Kawika Pagelsdorf had nine kills and 13 blocks to help Basic’s boys volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-12, 27-29, 25-20, 18-16 win over host Clark on Friday.
Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team rallied to defeat Shadow Ridge in five sets, 25-18, 27-29, 21-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Abbey Archambault recorded the final two kills of the match as Bishop Gorman knocked off Shadow Ridge 18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 17-15 in the Class 4A Sunset Region title match at Coronado.
Silverado’s girls volleyball team defeated Green Valley 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 25-23 on Wednesday to take sole possession of first place in the Southeast League.
Jacob Taylor had 13 kills, and Will Hafen added seven kills Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s boys volleyball team secure the Southwest League’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 win at Legacy.
Brandon Kampshoff tallied 11 kills and six digs Tuesday as the Las Vegas boys volleyball team beat visiting Legacy, 25-15, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21.
Shadow Ridge’s Karissa Guthrie doesn’t need to coach during volleyball matches. For her, coaching is taken care of during practices, where she goes over rotations, tendencies and discipline on the court.
Vashti Cunningham had 13 kills and three aces Monday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16 victory over visiting Legacy.
Legacy volleyball coach Raymond Lewis called his team together in the final minute of warm-ups prior to the Longhorns’ Sunset Region quarterfinal match against Arbor View, the No. 1 seed from the Northwest League.
Kellen Layne had eight kills, three aces and six digs Monday to help Bonanza’s boys volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 sweep of visiting Centennial.
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