Desert Hills High School volleyball players Annie Gilmore and Presley Decker, who helped lead the Thunder to a recent state championship, have been named co-MVPs of Region 9.

The selections, which were made by a vote of the region’s coaches, were announced earlier this week.

As previously reported , No. 2-seeded Desert Hills defeated top-ranked and two-time defending state champion Orem in four sets in the 4A state championship game on Oct. 28.

Before talking about region co-MVPs Gilmore and Decker, Desert Hills head coach Craig Allred spoke highly of the entire Thunder team.

“We didn’t see many individual records fall this season, and honestly, that speaks volumes about who this team is," Allred told St. George News. “This group consistently embraced a true team-first mentality. Eve

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