Game Details - Boys Volleyball

Ogden had to dig deep for its sweep of Salt Lake Academy in the 3A quarterfinals at UVU on Friday. After winning the first set, the Tigers fell behind by seven in the second set, and that’s when coach Tim Wright said all the mental work his players have done throughout the season about handling pressure situations paid off. No. 5 seed Ogden regrouped to win the second set, and then completed the sweep of No. 4 Salt Lake Academy 25-18, 28-26, 25-22. “We’ve been working a lot on that mental situation down the stretch when it’s the pressure of 24-24, 24-25 and just keep playing, and so mentally we’ve grown and we kept playing regardless of what the score was,” said Wright. Case Crowther had a great game running the offense finishing with 33 assists to go along with his three kills and three aces for Ogden. Keen Crowther led the attack with 14 kills and five digs, with Rome Carver chipping in with four kills and two blocks. Wright said there was a lot of excitement leading up to the state tournament, and specifically about trying to make it to Day 2 in the winners bracket. Now that the Tigers are there, they face No. 1 seed Grantsville in the semifinals on Saturday. “We lost to them in four both times. Grantsville is a great team. We fought with them every time, and I hope that the stuff we’ve been working on is enough to make that difference,” said Wright.