It had been a half-dozen years since the Southern Regional girls volleyball program had reigned as Shore Conference Tournament champions. The recipe heading into the title match against Donovan Catholic seemed like a simple one: bring the heat on the serve and force the Griffins to play great on the back row.

“We were so focused the whole time,” said senior Riley Vaughn, one of a handful of Rams whose serve caused problems for Donovan Catholic as Southern went on to capture SCT title No.