Mid-Buchanan High School volleyball finds victory in 5 set thriller over Bishop LeBlond in State Sectionals

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) - In a matchup between two very powerful high school volleyball teams, the Class 2 State Sectional matchup between Mid-Buchanan and Bishop LeBlond lived up to the hype. The Lady Dragons survive in a 3-2 thriller (25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-8).

It was a back and forth contest right to the end, Mid-Buchanan rallied from being down 5-2 in the 5th set to storm back and win 15-8.

"I think it's great for our team. I think this game in general was so good for our team. We needed to go 5 with the team. That's our first time going 5 with the team all year and we needed that," said senior Bailey Coman. "I thought we did good. We kept our composure, but they definitely did test us. They're a good team."

"I thought a couple of times earlier in the match we sort of lost our composure a little bit, which has been one of our strengths, and I thought in step 5 we had, we kept ours a little better and got rewarded for that."

"I thought a couple of times earlier in the match we sort of lost our composure a little bit, which has been one of our strengths," said head coach Ron Underwood. "I thought in set 5 we kept our composure a little better and got rewarded for that."

Mid-Buchanan improves to 37-1 on the season and will next host Adrian in the Class 2 State Quarterfinals on Saturday, October 31st, time TBD.

Bishop LeBlond finishes the the season with a 21=13-3 record.