For the fourth straight season the Dr. Phillips Panthers and Boone Braves met to decide the district title in girls volleyball at Cypress Creek High School. The fifth-ranked Braves jumped out to an early 15-9 lead in the first set paced by 6 kills from Senior Oakley Attaway and put away the Panthers 25-15.
The second set was a back and forth affair with the Panthers scrappy defense helping to keep them in the game as Senior Rachel Sawyer led the Panthers with 9 kills. Attaway kept pace with 8 kills in the set and led the Braves to a 25-23 victory.
Boone once again jumped out to an early lead in the third set and cruised to 25-18 sweep. Attaway finished the night with 15 kills and 2 aces while Sawyer led all scorers with 16 kills and 4 blocks.
The Braves improve to 23-4 on the season and will face the runner up of Class 8A District 3, the seventh-ranked Apopka Blue Darters.
The Panthers fall to 14-13 on the season and will take on the eighth-ranked West Orange Warriors who won their first district title in school history defeating the Blue Darters, 3-2.
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