In the end, the championship experience of the Semiahmoo Totems came through.
The Totems won the first two sets 25-21 and 25-22 of the gold-medal match of the BC high school volleyball AAA championships on Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre.
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The coach said he didnB次元官网网址檛 even let his players to the bench after the one-sided fourth set.
All he told them was that the first four sets didnB次元官网网址檛 matter and that at the start of the season, they would have gladly accepted the chance to play in the fifth set of the gold-medal game.
The teams were tied at six in that decisive set, but the Totems scored nine of the final 15 points to win 15-12.
That championship moment for Semiahmoo Totems at AAA final
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The Totems were seeded ninth for provincials after placing third at the Fraser Valley championships and Dowhaniuk said their semifinal loss at that tournament was a good wake-up call for the team.
Semiahmoo was second in their pool after going 2-1 on the first day of provincials. They then beat Kelowna 3-0 in the round of 16, won 3-1 over Penticton in the quarter-finals and 3-0 over Earl Marriott in the semifinals.
Mount Baker went 3-0 on the first day before winning 3-1 over Reynolds, 3-0 over Elgin Park and 3-0 over Seaquam on their way to the championship final.
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The WildB次元官网网址檚 second-place finish matched their result from 2001, a best-ever for the program.
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Mount BakerB次元官网网址檚 Quinn Grist and Caleb Peters were named first team all-stars while SemiahmooB次元官网网址檚 Tyler Buchanan and Adam Paige were also named to the team.
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