The Sacred Heart Saints Jr. Boys volleyball team won gold at the 2012 East Central District tournament in the most entertaining of fashions, beating the MCS Cobras in a three set thriller to take home district gold.
The Saints finished second in their pool after losing to MCS, drawing the YRHS in the semifinal, the Saints won the first set before losing the second set 25-23 after coming back from a 18-9 early scoreline. Sacred jumped out to an early lead in the third and final set winning 15-11 and setting up a final with MCS. The YRHS boys settled for fourth after losing to Langenburg, and impressive showing as they only had six players for the weekend.
MCS started off the gold medal match strong, looking as if they were going to take the first set with a 23-20 lead before coach Brian Chisholm called a timeout and the Saints responded by winning the next five points and the set 25-23. Set number two saw MCS command, winning 25-17 and set up a final set to 15 for the gold. Coach Chisholm mentioned that the Saints really came out flat in the second and third sets, which put the Saints in a 12-8 hole in the third set with the championship on the line.
Sacred rallied the next four points to tie at 12 before both teams traded points to make it 13-13 with Kade Johnson at the line, Johnson was clutch and made two crucial serves to win the gold with a 15-13 come from behind win. "He made the two most important serves of the season," says Chisholm. Coach Chisholm would like to thank the players and parents for a memorable year.
