Panama rallied back from a 2-sets-to-1 deficient to win the Class D Volleyball Championship in five sets with a 3-2 win over Argyle on Sunday.
The title is the first in program history for the Panthers, who also finish the season with a 26-0 record.
GVB: Class D final, Panana wins the 5th 25-14 to win the state championship. #NYSPHSAA
— NYSPHSAA (@NYSPHSAA) November 20, 2016
After dropping the opening set 25-17, Panama bounced back with a 26-24 win in set two.
GVB: Argyle takes game one 25-17 from Panama in class D final. #NYSPHSAA
— NYSPHSAA (@NYSPHSAA) November 20, 2016
GVB: Panama wins the 2nd, 26-24 over Argyle. Class D final tied 1-1. #NYSPHSAA
— NYSPHSAA (@NYSPHSAA) November 20, 2016
Argyle answered back, taking the third set by the same margin.
In the fourth the Panthers flipped a switch, racing out to a 17-6 lead. They would force a winner take all fifth set with a 25-13 win.
GVB: we'll play a 5th set in the Class D final, Panama wins the 4th 25-13 over Argyle. #NYSPHSAA
— NYSPHSAA (@NYSPHSAA) November 20, 2016
Their strong offensive momentum carried over into the final set as Panama opened with on an 8-1 run and never looked back to secure the Class D title.
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