Top-seeded Center Grove gained double revenge on No. 2 seed Indianapolis Cathedral as the Trojans swept the two-time defending state champion in three games May 23 to capture the Indiana Boys Volleyball Coaches Association title at Franklin High School.
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Center Grove, which had split four regular-season matches with the Fighting Irish, won the rubber match by a count of 25-20, 25-17, 25-22. Stay tuned for more from HoosierAuthority.com – but until then, click on the WEBCASTS button above to catch either the archived championship match on videocast or Center Grove’s exciting four-set semifinal victory over No. 4 seed Lawrence North on archived audiocast.
The state finals results (teams listed by seed):
Quarterfinals#1 Center Grove def. #8 Franklin 25-6, 25-19, 25-21
#4 Lawrence North def. #5 Hebron 22-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-19
#2 Indianapolis Cathedral def. #7 Roncalli 25-19, 25-13, 25-17
#3 Carmel def. #6 Wheeler 25-22, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23
Semifinals#1 Center Grove def. #4 Lawrence North 25-16, 25-23, 14-25, 28-26
#2 Indianapolis Cathedral def. #3 Carmel 25-20, 25-19, 25-13
Championship#1 Center Grove def. #2 Indianapolis Cathedral 25-20, 25-17, 25-22