There's always a chance Yellowknife will end up with the majority of the banners in a school championship and that was the case again in volleyball.

Sir John Franklin and St. Pat's ended up with multiple banners in the Senior Spike It! finals on Sunday. Sir John took three in total: the boys U15 AA and both banners in the U19 girls division. The Falcons ended up beating East Three Secondary from Inuvik in the A final in straight sets, while the AA squad also downed St. Pat's in straight sets for that win.

Paul Shearme coached both Falcons teams to victory, starting with the A division squad, which won 2-0. But he said it wasn't an easy straight-sets win and things never felt comfortable.

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Sir John Franklin won the opening set, 25-14, and the second by a 25-20 count, which looks like a strong win but Shearme said Inuvik was just as capable of going on a run at any time.

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The AA squad was also in a tough spot facing an equally seasoned St. Pat's team. In fact, the two units are so strong, combined they make up the majority of the Canada Summer Games girls' team.

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Sir John Franklin, though, opened up the first set strong and went on to win it, something Shearme said was important.

SA国际影视传媒淲e started out on the serve well and that was key, because it put some pressure on them,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

There was no fast start in sets two and three as St. Pat's managed to carve out big leads in both. But Sir John was able to chip away at them in each set and managed to come out on top in the end.

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St. Pat's, meanwhile, snagged two banners, both at the expense of Sir John. The U15 Irish boys took the A banner, while the U15 girls' team downed Sir John in straight sets to win theirs.

Rob Hart was the bench boss for the U15 girls and said it was a struggle.

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The opening set went past the requisite 25 points, as the Irish won out 29-27. Set no. 2 also went the way of St. Pat's, along with the third, but not without a couple of questionable line calls going against Sir John.

Hart said he doesn't think those calls changed the course of the set.

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The final was a rematch of the Lawrie Hobart Memorial Volleyball Tournament decider in Fort Smith last month. Sir John won that one.

Revenge may have been on the mind of the girls, said Hart, but not for him.

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