MECHANICSBURG – Pope John Paul II girls volleyball coach Ryan Sell was just looking for the slightest spark of positivity as the Golden Panthers struggled in the second set in Saturday afternoon’s PIAA Class 3A final.

“My second time out, the goal was to get 10,” Sell said. “That’s it, 10. Just get from nine to 10, you know, and if you can get from nine to 10, we can get from 10 to 11, potentially. So don’t get ahead of ourselves with things like that. So just one point at time.”

PJP II trailed Oakland Catholic 18-9 when Sell called the time out and the margin proceeded to grow a bit more, the Eagles extending their advantage twice to 10, the second time at 20-10.

The Golden Panthers worked to cut into the deficit but still faced the prospect of the tied match as Oakland Catholic held s

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