Randall punches ticket to 4A Division II State Volleyball Tourney
AMARILLO - The moment hadn't quite set in Tuesday night, but the feeling was one that Randall head volleyball coach Karli Morrison-Burson couldn't put into words. The Lady Raiders had just knocked off Canyon ISD rival Canyon in four sets - 21-25, 25-17, 25-23, 26-24 - of the Region I-4A Division II Championship before 2,000-plus fans at the Amarillo High School Activity Center. With the win, the Lady Raiders improved to 39-6 on the season and will face Sunnyvale at 1 p.m. Saturday in Fort Worth. The winner will advance to the Class 4A Division II State Finals next Friday in Garland against Wimberly or Madisonville. Canyon closed out its season with a 34-8 overall record after splitting the first two meetings with Randall in District 4-4A play. Prior to Tuesday's match with Randall, Canyon needed a reverse 5-set sweep to drop Lubbock Cooper Liberty in the regional semifinals. Randall, meanwhile, swept Brock in three sets to reach the regional finals for the third consecutive year under Morrison-Burson. "I'm just proud of the fight tonight. Getting beat in game one and then coming back and, I would say, settling in and making sure that we made plays ... we got
