Philomath volleyball coach Whitney Thomas has seen a lot of matches, but nothing like Thursday’s first two sets against Stayton.
The Warriors lost the opening set 25-3 to the conference leaders, then came back and won the second set 25-16. Stayton recovered to win the last two sets and the match 3-1 at Philomath High School, but the turnaround left an impression.
“I’ve never seen one like that in my life,” Thomas said. “I have no idea what happened in the first set, and it doesn’t sound like they do either. But no, I was really proud of them.”…