Horizon boys volleyball wins Class 6A, Region 2 Championship

Horizon went on to fall in the state semifinals to Central Florida powerhouse Winter Park High, 3-0, and finished the historic season with a 19-11 record.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:36 p.m. May 21, 2025

Sports

In a five-set match against Freedom High, the Horizon Hawks boys volleyball team won the Class 6A, Region 2 Championship, 3-2, to claim the program’s first regional title.

This historic championship win was a breakthrough for the Hawks; Horizon reached the regional championship game in both 2023 and 2024.

Leading the way for the Hawks in the title-game win were junior outside hitters James Caleo and Pietro Franco, who both recorded 16 kills each, and senior setter Ian Oliveira, who dished out 54 assists. Sophomore libero Jonathan Nogueira led the team with 22 digs. Caleo added 20 digs as well.

Horizon went on to fall in the state semifinals to Central Florida powerhouse Winter Park High, 3-0, and finished the historic season with a 19-11 record.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.