The win is a massive achievement for a program that faced difficult matches throughout its season.
Minutes after his deflection won Cienega its first state title since 2017, the junior outside hitter remembered working on the move that he used to block the set-tying shot from Gilbert's Trenton Moser.
The win is a massive achievement for a program that faced difficult matches throughout its season — including against 4A runner-up American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North — and persevered, just like it did Saturday at Skyline High School against one of the top programs in the division. The Tigers certainly used Moser in the first set, lofting passes to the front left of the court, where he waited to spike them. But Cienega was still able find success from players such as senior outside hitter/middle blocker Derrick Vargas, who stood tall at the net to deflect some of Moser's shot attempts. These efforts not only gave the Bobcats the first set, but also ways to take advantage during the rest of the match.