TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Chiles Timberwolves won the Class 5A state championship last year, and the ladies are well on the road to a repeat, and a win Wednesday night over Beachside would get them back to the state final four.<\/p>\n
Tied a set apiece, a late rally by Chiles fell short in the third, with the Barracudas winning 25-23. In the fourth, a run of fifteen straight points locked in the 25-11 win for Chiles, forcing a decisive fifth set, a set the Timberwolves would win 15-9 to seal up their third straight trip to the Final Four.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it says a lot about our program,\u201d said head coach Kaitlin Jahn. \u201cEven though we had tremendous seniors graduating, the group that\u2019s been behind has always been paying attention and has always had the same goal and the same mindset to keep us at the top. It\u2019s been fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think this team doesn\u2019t have any let up in it,\u201d added senior Lindsay Smith. \u201cI think all season we\u2019ve pushed ourselves in practice, in games, we\u2019ve just focused. Even when we\u2019ve been challenged in games, like this game, there\u2019s no let up. We\u2019re confident in our play and we handle business like we know how to handle business.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 5A state semifinals are set for next Friday in Winter Haven. If they win, the state title game is Saturday.<\/p>\n
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