Top seeds Cienega and Phoenix Horizon Honors dominated with sweeps in the 5A state semifinals Wednesday night. No. 3 Salpointe Catholic saw its season end just shy of the final at the expense of the second-seeded Eagles.
No. 1 Cienega reached the championship match losing just one set in its postseason run, taking victories of 3-1 over Gilbert Mesquite, 3-0 over Glendale Deer Valley and 3-0 over Gilbert Campo Verde on Wednesday.Β
Horizon Honors, meanwhile, has yet to lose a set, sweeping Glendale Ironwood, Catalina Foothills and the Lancers.
Here's a quick look at Wednesday's semifinal results, and the upcoming championship schedule for the 5A bracket:Β
CLASS 5A STATE PLAYOFFS, SEMIFINALS
No. 1 Cienega 3, No. 5 Gilbert Campo Verde 0Β
No. 2 Horizon Honors 3, No. 3 Salpointe 0
Up next: Cienega vs. Horizon Honors, championship game at Mesquite High School in Gilbert on Friday at 5:15 p.m.
