High school boys volleyball: Friday’s 4A day one recap, Mountain View, Crimson Cliffs, Pine View and Ridgeline advance to semis

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TL;DR

Mountain View, Crimson Cliffs, Pine View, and Ridgeline advanced to the semifinals of the boys 4A state volleyball tournament after a competitive day one on Friday, May 8, 2026.

Key points

Mountain View advanced to the semifinals
Crimson Cliffs secured a spot in the semifinals
Pine View was eliminated by Desert Hills
Ridgeline eliminated Sky View in the quarterfinals
Tournament held at UCCU Center in Orem

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Ridgeline celebrates after eliminating Sky View in the quarterfinals of the boys 4A state volleyball tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Friday, May 8, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News

4A quarterfinals

Desert Hills 3, Pine View 1

Friday’s quarterfinal win over Pine View was an emotional one for No. 3 Desert Hills.

Playing against a team with club teammates is often an inevitability in state tournaments, but doing so while stifling a comeback made it extra emotional for the Thunder.

“They’re from our region, and they’re a great team,” said Desert Hills coach Josh James. “We’ve had a lot of close games with them. I coach club for a lot of boys on that team and this team, so there’s a lot of emotion behind it that way.”

At the outset Friday, it was going Desert Hills’ way. The Thunder survived the first set 27-25 and then took the second more convincingly 25-16.

Then, Pine View rallied. The Panthers took the third set 25-21 and then earned a 22-16 lead in the fourth.

Desert Hills knew all too well that it wanted to avoid a fifth set at all possible, and that it did.

The Thunder went on a 9-3 run to close out the quarterfinal and earn a spot against Crimson Cliffs in the semis.

“In that third set we came in, I think we just came in a little too confident,” James said. “It made us start a little slower, so then we got behind, and then we had to play catch up. We almost had him in that third, but I think the catch up kind of wore us out.”

“My boys kept saying over and over, ‘We’re tired,’” James said. “I just kept saying, ‘I know you’re tired. I just need a little more.’ I think to them, in their heads, it was easier to just give it all in this one because I think going to a fifth, I think they would have struggled. They were tired, but they did awesome.”

Brodie Hoag yet again led the Thunder with 19 kills. Graham Wintle and Jordan Jenson backed Hoag up with nine kills each.