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Coach Mike Kelly has three weeks to figure out how to get his F.H. Warriors senior boys volleyball players to play as a team.

鈥淚t feels like our team is just a lot of really great individual players that can鈥檛 play together as a team,鈥� said Kelly following Friday night鈥檚 loss to the Porter Creek Rams. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 really know what to do.鈥�

The Warriors, who won their first Supervolley title in 2013 were unable to muster the momentum in the final after they dispatched last year鈥檚 winners, the Vanier Crusaders in the semifinals the night before.

Playing on home court, the Porter Creek Rams won the Supervolley final 3-1.

The Rams took the first two sets 25-17 and 25-19, dropping the third to the Warriors 25-22, before picking up the fourth 25-20 for the win.

Rams coach Derick Bilodeau said his team didn鈥檛 make too many errors.

鈥淲e were confident in our abilities,鈥� he said after the win.

The attempted F.H. comeback in the third set came after Kelly received a yellow card from referee Michael Hanson late in the second set.

Kelly called out to Hanson and mimed wiping glasses clean as the score stood 21-16 for the Rams.

鈥淭he referee is always a big factor and we always try to make sure we earn or lose the points and not have the ref make the calls,鈥� said Kelly. 鈥淭here was definitely a lot of calls both ways tonight and it鈥檚 not as fun to watch and be part of those games.鈥�

Grade 12 Rams player Jon Amos was all smiles following the game.

鈥淚 thought it went so well.鈥圵e really pulled together as a team tonight,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e just worked really well together and when we got down we came in as a team.鈥�

The Rams were strong for much of the game, controlling the pace from the outset.

The third set slip was the only blemish on their final record.

鈥淔.H. Collins is a good team, so we expected them to push back and make a good show and put up a fight and they did exactly that,鈥� said Bilodeau.

The teams now look towards the Yukon Championships, being held Nov. 24 to 26.

鈥淗onestly our team, we鈥檙e feeling really, really excited. Not so nervous, just really excited to be able to play in it,鈥� said Amos. 鈥�(There鈥檚) definitely going to be competition there.鈥�