South Metro boys miss volleyball finals

BY JIM BENTON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

ere were four South Metro teams that quali ed for the boys state volleyball tournament but all were ousted from the double elimination meet before making it into the nals at Overland High School.

Douglas County and Legend were still alive on the May 13 date but couldn’t climb out of the consolation bracket to play for the state title,which was won by Discovery Canyon for the second straight season.

Douglas County, which won the rst sanctioned boys volleyball state tournament in 2021, eliminated Valor Christian, 3-0, in a secondround consolation match while Legend downed Cherokee Trail, 3-1, in another second-round losers match. Legend whipped Douglas County 3-0 in the third round of consolation play but the Titans lost to Eaglecrest, 3-1, in the fourth round and was denied a trip to the state championship game.

Castle View lost its rst two games in the tourney.