With that in mind, the Golden Eagles had all the confidence in the world as they defeated Bountiful in the 5A championship, although it took four sets on Saturday. Maple Mountain started Saturday’s match as confident as ever, immediately racking up a lead with strong serving, including four aces from Adi Gammell. Bountiful struggled with its serve receive while Maple Mountain had strong passes and kills, which resulted in a 25-14 set one win for the Golden Eagles.
Lone Peak has dominated Utah high school volleyball since 2016, and the Knights only added to their dynasty Saturday night with their seventh state title in the last eight seasons and their fourth 6A title in a row. It’s been a season-long battle at the top of 6A with Skyridge and Lone Peak fighting for the top spot. Skyridge only had one loss on the season before Saturday’s championship match, which was to Lone Peak, but the Knights took care of business, winning 3-1.
We wanted it more than them. We just wanted it so bad. No one stepped up more in the 3A championship win than Morris, who had 23 kills, seven of which came in a crucial 25-23 Set 3 win.