LINCOLN – The Amherst Broncos volleyball team won their second straight state championship beating Central Valley in five sets (25-19, 21-25, 24-26, 25-11, 15-13).
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Amherst got going quickly in the first winning a competitive one 25-19. Central Valley had multiple set and attack errors to help the Broncos take the first. However, similar to the October 27th meeting, Central Valley would once again respond winning the second 25-21, and then surviving a marathon to win the third 26-24. Then in the fourth, Amherst would respond and dominate winning 25-11 to force a winner take all fifth set.
In the fifth, both teams traded side outs until Central Valley went up 9-6. Central Valley had a 5-0 run and then Amherst responded with a 4-0 run after their timeout. Amherst pulled away late and then sophomore Brooke Bosshamer would get the winning kill to give Amherst their second straight state championship.
Sadie Van Ranken led the way for Amherst with 19 kills and five blocks. Bosshamer had 18 kills and Libby Mitchell had 17. Kenna Hagan had 49 assists. Amherst hit .255 on the match. Bentleigh Dugan had 23 kills to lead the way for Central Valley while Cayle Grossart had 18. The Cougars hit .185 on the match with 28 attack errors and nine service errors.
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Amherst finishes the season at 28-5 while Central Valley at 33-2.
