Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team is one step closer to winning a third straight Class 5A state championship.

The Gaels, the Southern Region champion, rolled to a 25-6, 25-11, 25-18 sweep over Carson High, the North’s No. 2 seed in a 5A state semifinal Friday night at Sunrise Mountain.

Gorman (32-8) will play for the 5A state title at noon Saturday at Sunrise Mountain against Coronado (26-10). The South’s No. 2 seed beat Bishop Manogue, the North’s No. 1 seed, 26-24, 30-28, 16-25, 25-12.

“It’s something special every time (you play for a state title),” Gorman coach Gregg Nunley said. “It’s something that I don’t take for granted and I know our girls don’t take it for granted.”

Senior Ayanna Watson had 15 kills for Gorman, and senior setter and fellow Pitt commit Trinity Thompson ad

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