The streak lives on for the Rich Rebels.

With one of its best teams in school history on the floor, Rich recorded its fourth-straight 1A state championship Saturday with a 15-4, 15-9 victory over Region 16 rival Duchesne.After winning its first two matches on Friday, Rich advanced to the title game by knocking off third-ranked Intermountain Christian 15-11, 15-8 in its morning semifinal match.

Duchesne, which lost both of its regular season matches to the Rebels this year, clawed its way into the finals by outlasting second-ranked Wayne 15-11, 13-15, 15-4. The Eagles finished fourth in last year's tournament.

With all said and done, Rich ended up cruising through the tournament. The Rebels, ranked No. 1 all year long, did not lose a game in any match and did not allow a team to score more than 11 points in a game.

Rich ended the year with a 27-5 record, with its only losses coming to out-of-state teams.

Intermountain Christian claimed the third place trophy for the second straight year. The Lions bounced back from their loss to Rich by defeating Wayne 15-4, 15-4.

Valley grabbed fifth place in the tournament by dropping seventh place Manila 15-4, 15-13. Salt Lake Lutheran won the consolation bracket over Monument Valley 15-12, 15-8. The Lynx finished in sixth place, while the Cougars placed eighth.

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