Brockport overcame a seven point deficit late in game one and went on to sweep visiting Wayne Central 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 in boys’ volleyball.
With the first game tied 9-9, Wayne Central then built a 20-14 lead before the Blue Devils offense found their rhythm. Sophomore Troy Leibert’s kill started the Brockport rally along with a kill and block on consecutive points by freshman Nick Johnson and an ace by junior Nik White on their way to tying the game 20-20.
Leibert had a kill and a block on back-to-back points before a block from Johnson and a kill by junior Adam Ver Steeg completed the come-from-behind win.
Justin Bissanti had two aces early in game two as the Blue Devils ran out to an 11-4 advantage. Junior Joshua Greenman later had a pair of kills sandwiching another ace by Bissanti plus four kills from Leibert to complete the win.
Leibert had two kills and Bissanti added one early in the third game before Leibert registered three consecutive aces to help the Blue Devils build a 15-3 lead. But the Eagles went on a 7-0 run to close up to within four of the lead at 20-16 before Leibert had two kills and Ver Steeg another over the final five points to finish off the sweep.
Ver Steeg had a team high 18 assists and three blocks for the Blue Devils while Greenman and freshman Cody Huss added eight digs each. Leibert had 13 kills, three aces and 11 digs, Bissanti finished with three aces and Johnson had a pair of blocks.
