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Top seeded Ogden was the team to beat coming into this years’ 3A state tournament. The Tigers swept the 3A North Region 10-0, including two 3-0 sweeps over defending 3A champion Grantsville. No. 8 Grantsville shocked the Tigers in the 3A quarterfinal with a 15-25, 25-23, 25-19 and 25-22 win over No. 1 Ogden. It was the first and only time that the Tigers have lost to a 3A opponent this season. “I think mentally our boys knew coming in that it was going to be a tough game, but they wanted it and they've worked really hard,” said Grantsville head coach Breanna Dzierzon. “We've played a lot of tough teams this season. We knew our ranking coming in was low because of that and we had a lower winning percentage, but we played a lot of good teams, and we kept improving throughout the season and we know we're at our peak now.” Ogden looked like the runaway favorite from the opening set where it took a commanding 10-0 lead to start the game, which eventually resulted in a 25-15 set win. However, the Cowboys shook it off and rallied back. Grantsville’s Hunter Powell especially shined in the win with 18 kills in the quarter final. Joe Bailey also had nine kills with Corbin Hislop pitching in five. “We were down 10 and after that point we just kept fighting,” Dzierzon said. “We got one point, and we kept going and the look on their faces, the way they were playing, it didn't matter what the score was, they knew the game wasn't over. We just took that momentum going into those other sets.” The Cowboys advance to the 3A semifinals where it will face North Sanpete and get a rematch of last years’ 3A championship.