Valiant effort by Lady Flyers comes up short
Wed, 11/13/2019 - 12:00am
Paul Hughes Norfolk Daily News
After spotting Bruning-Davenport/Shickley a two-sets-tonone lead, Humphrey St. Francis came roaring back to tie the Class D2 state championship match at two sets apiece, only to drop the fifth set 16-14 and have to settle for second place.
Both teams won their semifinal matches in five sets so it was fitting that the final at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday morning would go the distance as well. BDS won 26-24, 25-16, 19-25, 18-25 and 16-14.
The Flyers trailed big early as BDS raced out to a 20-9 first-set lead, but as with Friday’s fifth set against Lawrence-Nelson, came back to take the lead.
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