Platte Valley was on the verge of Sweet 16. Village High School had other ideas.
After losing the first two sets, the Mountaineers came roaring back to beat Platte Valley in five sets to capture the Class 3A state girls volleyball championship Saturday night at the Denver Coliseum.
The night’s drama was spelled out by the set scores: 20-25, 21-25, 32-30, 25-17, 17-15.
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PV, the 2022 champions, has won 15 state titles and appeared to be closing in on a state record 16th. But the No. 2-seeded Broncos lost their mojo as the Mountaineers took the final three sets.
Village (25-3) won 11 straight to conclude its championship season.
The Mountaineers had defeated Platte Valley in the third round on Friday, serving notice they were a formidable foe. Platte Valley bounced back, picking up a 3-1 win (25-23, 23-25, 25-18, 25-18) against No. 8 Sterling in the lower bracket’s third round Saturday morning.
The Broncos (25-4) defeated top-seeded rival Eaton 3-1 (19-25, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15) in the semifinals to punch their ticket to the championship match.
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