Sierra Vista and Green Valley needed a fifth set to determine who would advance to the Class 4A girls volleyball state championship match.

After losing the second and third sets, Sierra Vista dug deep to rally and will play for the title.

The Mountain Lions, the Mountain League champion, defeated Lake League champion Green Valley 25-19, 21-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 in a 4A state semifinal Thursday night at Sunrise Mountain.

Sierra Vista (23-12) will play Silverado, the Lake League’s No. 2 seed, at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunrise Mountain for the 4A state title.

“It’s been awhile (since we’ve been to the state title match), it’s been (since 2022),” Sierra Vista coach Raymond Maika said. “We have a young team with two of our senior core (players), and they kept these guys going when they were d

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