After Sterling rallied to win the first set, Morris returned the favor in the third set Thursday in the Class 3A Sterling Regional final.

Trailing 22-20 and facing the end of its season, Morris scored the final five points of the match to pull out a 21-25, 25-9, 25-22 victory over the Golden Warriors at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

It’s Morris’ first regional title since 2015, and saw 11 seniors earn a bit of redemption after falling in the Dixon Regional title match last year to the host Duchesses.

“I can’t stop crying, I’m so happy,” Morris senior Tessa Shannon said. “It was all trust, just playing with energy and trusting our teammates, for sure.”

Top-seeded Morris (30-6) trailed 18-15 in the first set before seizing a 21-19 lead. But fourth-seeded Sterling (19-16) fought back, as a Kas

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