Wednesday Night was a huge night in 4A boys volleyball as it saw the crowning of it's first Upper State Champion. 

The atmosphere was electric with fan bases for both Wade Hampton and the visiting Eastside Eagles, eagerly cheering their teams on. Wade Hampton entered the match as the #1 seed and undefeated. The #2 seed Eagles were riding a 6 match winning streak and had only lost one set during that run.

The Eagles did something no other team has done this season and took the first set from Wade Hampton25-18. The Generals were then shocked when the Boys from Eastside took the second set, 25-19.

Just one set away from going to State, the Eagles narrowly lost the third set 23-25. Reeling somewhat, Eastside gave up the forth set 14-25. 

After winning the coin-toss and electing to serve, the Eagles took the lead early in the 5th set. Like the entirety of the match, the 5th set saw momentum swings back and forth multiple times. Each point earning cheers and groans from both sides of the bleachers. Eastside broke into double digits first and looked to have control at 11-9, when Wade Hampton called a timeout. On the next serve the Generals regained service and despite timeouts by Eastside at 11-10 and again down 11-13, the tide would not turn back in the favor of the the Blue and Gold. 

Wade Hampton won the 5th and final set as well as the 1st 4A Upper State championship. The Generals head into the State Championship undefeated. Eastside is the only team this season to take Wade to 5 sets, which they did twice this season. Eastside finished its inaugural season with a winning record of 13-11 overall and second in the region behind Wade Hampton.