Eden Prairie will forever hold the title of the state’s first MSHSL state boys volleyball champion.
The top-seeded Eagles earned that distinction by rallying from a two-set deficit to edge third-seeded Rogers 21-25, 19-25, 27-25, 25-20,15-9 in the state championship bout on Thursday at the University of St. Thomas.
Eden Prairie had to fight off a pair of championship points in the third set before emerging with the set victory and taking control of the final two sets.
The Eagles hit .400 to put the match away in the fifth set after struggling offensively for much of the match. Rogers had seven blocked shots to Eden Prairie’s zero. But Eden Prairie committed just 46 errors to Rogers’ 57.
Hardhik Kommalapati had 19 kills for Eden Prairie (27-2), while Gabriel Hernandez added 16.
Grant Anderson had 25 kills to pace Rogers (27-2). Ghauthamasank Padmanaban had 18 digs for Eden Prairie.
Eastview beat Spring Lake Park in four sets in the third-place match, while Central out-lasted North St. Paul in five sets to win the consolation crown.
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