BOCA RATON — The Boca Raton girls volleyball team rallied to force a decisive fifth set, but fell short by two points as visiting Doral Academy escaped with a 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 22-25, 15-13 victory in a Class 7A regional final on Wednesday night.
Doral Academy (23-7) advances to the state semifinal for the second time in school history and will play at Polk State College in Winter Haven on Nov. 10.
Boca Raton had rallied to win in five sets against Doral Academy to reach the state final four last season.
“Both teams are competitive and felt the pressure and obviously the battle was at...
Both King’s Academy and St. Thomas Aquinas both came up short in their FHSAA state beach volleyball appearances at FSU Beach Volleyball Courts in Tallahassee.
King’s Academy (19-1) ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps, downed St. John Paul Lutheran 4-1 in the first round before falling 3-2 to Vero Beach (15-2) in the state quarterfinals.
The deciding match came at the number one position where Lions’ senior Kate Taylor and freshman Britain Taylor (no relation) won their opening set 21-13 before falling 21-18 and 15-9 to lose the opening position 2-1.
“It is always a tough ending to lose like...