Future Legacy boys volleyball teams can learn a valuable lesson from the Lightning’s run at the Class 5A state tournament.

Discovery Canyon looked solid to open the state boys volleyball tournament, but a 3-1 loss in the first round dropped the Thunder to the consolation bracket where they'll need to battle in order to make it to the title round.

A two-year hiatus from state volleyball doesn’t sound correct for Discovery Canyon.After the Thunder’s heroics Saturday during the regional tournament, that won’t come to fruition this year.

Vanguard hoped for a tie-breaker but soon realized that Lutheran would escape Colorado Springs with the regional championship and a berth at the state tournament.

Through every point in Legacy boys volleyball’s Class 5A Region 4 tournament on Friday night, the fourth-seeded Lightning showcased the type of exceptional gameplay that's come to define their season.

Winners from each of the eight regions automatically qualify for the state tournament, which will be played at Fountain-Fort Carson's Trojan Arena from May 8-10.Discovery Canyon, Coronado, Cheyenne Mountain, Rampart, Colorado Springs Christian, Vanguard, Cañon City and Thomas MacLaren each…