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Orem • Many of the players that helped Panguitch's volleyball team to a state title last season were able to celebrate again, but this time it was different.

This time, after the Bobcats beat Monticello 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 for the Class 1A championship on Saturday at Utah Valley University, three seniors were able to savor not only being champions again, but being able to go out as winners.

Chesney Campbell, Taylor Bennett and Whittni Orton each played a role in the 2014 title run. This year, they combined for 28 kills in Saturday's win.

"It feels a lot better, because I feel I contributed more," said Campbell, who smacked 13 kills and three aces. "I just feel like I passed a lot better this year."

Orton, who recently won her fourth straight individual cross country championship, felt likewise.

"It feels like I was more a part of it, but it's just as good," Orton said. "We just came out there and left it all out there."

The first game was a back-and-forth affair. Monticello (22-5) held an 18-16 lead when Panguitch (19-7) went on a 9-0 run to end the set.

In that stretch, Campbell had a kill and Bennett scored an ace, but every other point came on mistakes from the Buckaroos.

"They rattled us a little bit. They served real aggressive and got us on our heels," said Monticello coach Tony Esplin, whose team was led by Atlanta Black's six kills. "Their blocking and hitting rattled us up and we made fundamental mistakes that we hadn't done."

Monticello got into the championship by beating Duchesne 25-11, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16 in one semifinal. Panguitch in the other semifinal beat Rich 25-14, 25-13, 25-15 win.

Orton had nine kills in the championship while Bennett added six. At the start of the season, Bennett missed several games with a sprained ankle — which was one component, along with the re-introduction of the Troy and Ann Marie Norris as the head coaches, that led to a slow start for the defending champs.

"Just being new coaches, we were really hard on them and it took awhile for them to get used to us," Troy Norris said. "There was a lot of high expectations and I think they finally bought into it."