Durango and Bishop Gorman will meet for the third time this season after posting three-set state semifinal wins at Faith Lutheran on Friday.
Volleyball
Senior Scott Solan had 13 kills, six digs and three aces as the Panthers defeated Coronado 25-15, 25-19, 25-16 on Thursday to win their fifth state championship.
The Panthers bring back five starters and hope to make a deep playoff run.
Here are the 2018 boys volleyball honors as selected by the coaches.
Juan Benitez had 16 kills and 21 assists on Monday to lead Chaparral’s boys volleyball team to a 28-30, 25-13, 19-25, 25-12, 15-5 victory over visiting Boulder City.
Brandon Kampshoff had 20 kills and 16 digs, and Kyle Monton added 35 digs to help Las Vegas High’s boys volleyball team outlast Centennial 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-10 in a Class 4A state semifinal at Coronado on Tuesday.
Nik Purser had 17 kills and 13 digs to help Coronado’s boys volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-15, 25-27, 25-21 win over visiting Durango on Thursday.
Kris Coe had 11 kills and nine blocks to help the Silverado volleyball team rally for a 10-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 19-17 win at Rancho on Wednesday.
Follow the link for postseason girls volleyball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league, all-region and all-state teams will be posted as they are received.
Talie Bonds had eight kills, 26 assists, 23 digs and three aces Wednesday as host Centennial outlasted Shadow Ridge, 26-24, 22-25, 14-25, 25-22, 15-13, in a matchup of two of the top girls volleyball teams in the Sunset Region.
A quick spin through the archived history of the Durango Fall Classic reveals some grim news for local girls volleyball teams.
Brandon Baliza had 11 kills, seven aces and five digs, and Liberty’s boys volleyball team outlasted host Silverado 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 24-26, 15-10 on Thursday.
Cayla Nikodemus had 14 kills and five digs Tuesday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team to a 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 win over visiting Sierra Vista.