Game Details - Boys Volleyball

When Bountiful was called for a center line violation at the end of the second set of Wednesday’s 5A quarterfinal, the No. 2-seed Redhawks suddenly found themselves trailing No. 10 seed Viewmont 2-0 and in danger of suffering a pretty big upset. Despite the longer odds, Bountiful coach Sarah Chism was confident in her team’s ability at a reverse sweep — after all, that’s what it did in the final game of the regular season against Olympus. And on Wednesday, with a spot in the semifinals on the line, that’s exactly what the Bountiful did again, rallying past Viewmont for the 20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 30-28, 15-10 victory. “We already had that experience of being battle-tested and knowing what it was going to take to grind out point for point for point. So they never stopped feeling like they could come back. That is something we have been working on and trying to learn the whole season. And I think they really did there at the end. It was awesome to see,” said Chism. Bountiful’s serving helped turn the tied in the third set according to Chism. In the first two sets, she said her players had a lot of uncharacteristic misses. “We started settling in with our serve and hitting our spots, which makes your blocking better and your defense better. And I think that kind of helped, even that third set, that was a grind. Grinding it out,” said Chism. In the key fourth set that Bountiful won 30-28, Landon Chism won it on an ace. The senior also finished with nine kills, with junior Aidan Sanford leading the team with 12 kills. With the win, Bountiful advances to Thursday’s 5A semifinal at 10 a.m. where it will face No. 3 seed and two-time defending state champ. Maple Mountain.