Allen's volleyball team is one of the last four in Class 6A Division I after holding off McKinney Boyd in four sets Tuesday evening in Garland's Curtis Culwell Center.
The Eagles took the regional final 25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25, according to The Dallas Morning News. They needed seven match points in the fourth set to put away a Boyd team that had already rallied once. In the third set, the Broncos built a 15-4 lead, which Allen coach Stephanie Poole told the Morning News was the biggest hole her team had faced all season.
Allen (41-2) has now won 19 straight. The Morning News lists the Eagles at No. 4 nationally and No. 1 in Texas in the MaxPreps rankings.
It was the fourth meeting this season between the District 6-6A rivals. Boyd won an August tournament match, and Allen swept both district games before Tuesday. Boyd, playing for a regional title for the first time since 2015, finished 31-8.
"I have much love for McKinney Boyd, the players, the coach and the way they tested us," Poole told the paper, adding that the Broncos are young and "will be back."
A rematch in the semifinal
Allen's next opponent is Duncanville, which beat the Eagles early in the season for what remains their most recent loss. Duncanville (43-4) won the Region II final Tuesday for a 20th consecutive win and has reached the final four for the first time since 1995, when it claimed its lone state championship, the Morning News reported.
