Hamburg wins fifth set to edge East Aurora/Holland

Recap Boys Volleyball

WNY Athletics Staff · October 1, 2026

Overview

Hamburg defeated East Aurora/Holland 3-2 on Sept. 30, winning the fifth set 15-7.
After dropping the opener 25-21, Hamburg won the next two sets 25-20 and 25-17 before East Aurora/Holland forced a fifth with a 25-22 fourth-set win.
Hamburg finished the match at 3-4 overall and stood eighth in Division 2A with a 2-3 division record.
East Aurora/Holland moved to 4-4 overall and held first place in Division 2B with a 4-0 division record.

Hamburg won the deciding fifth set 15-7 to defeat East Aurora/Holland 3-2 in boys volleyball Wednesday, Sept. 30, at East Aurora High School.

East Aurora/Holland took the opening set 25-21, but Hamburg answered with a 25-20 second-set win and a 25-17 victory in the third to take a 2-1 lead. East Aurora/Holland extended the match with a 25-22 fourth-set win before Hamburg secured the road victory in the fifth.

Hamburg improved from 2-4 to 3-4 overall. East Aurora/Holland fell from 4-3 to 4-4. In the standings through Sept. 30, Hamburg ranked eighth in Division 2A with a 2-3 division record, while East Aurora/Holland led Division 2B at 4-0.

Division 2A

Rank	Team	Overall	Division	PF	PA
1	Williamsville East	6-1	4-0	20	6
2	Hutch Tech	5-1	1-0	16	7
3	West Seneca West	3-5	3-1	15	17
3	Starpoint	5-4	3-1	18	17
5	Grand Island	6-2	2-1	20	8
6	Niagara Wheatfield	3-2	1-1	9	9
6	Iprep	1-1	1-1	3	4
8	Hamburg	3-4	2-3	11	14
9	Amherst	1-7	1-4	5	22
10	City Honors	4-4	0-2	15	12
10	Sweet Home	1-6	0-2	3	19
10	North Tonawanda	1-4	0-2	5	12

Division 2B

Rank	Team	Overall	Division	PF	PA
1	East Aurora/Holland	4-4	4-0	16	14
2	Olmsted	2-1	1-0	6	3
2	Williamsville South	5-2	1-0	17	9
4	Eden/North Collins	5-2	4-1	17	8
5	Lake Shore	4-3	4-2	13	9
6	West Seneca East	3-3	3-2	9	9
7	CSAT	1-7	1-1	6	21
8	Iroquois	3-4	2-3	9	13
9	Maryvale	2-6	1-5	6	19
10	Cheektowaga	0-5	0-5	2	15
10	Riverside	1-5	0-2	3	15