The Porter Creek Rams provided the only wrinkle in the F.H. Collins Warriors season Thursday.

On Saturday, the Warriors got their revenge.

In front of a large crowd at F.H. Collins Secondary, the Warriors hammered the Rams 25-19 and 25-13 to win senior boys volleyball gold.

The victory clinched the first triple crown in F.H. Collins volleyball history, following gold medal wins earlier this season at the Dawson Invitational Volleyball Tournament and Super Volley.

In the first game of the Yukon championships round robin last week, the Rams beat the Warriors in three sets, costing the Warriors a shot at a perfect season.

No matter, said Warriors star and tournament MVP Max Clarke.

“It was a really big victory,” the Grade 12 student said of Saturday’s gold. “It’s the first time we’ve won all three (tournaments) as a school.”

While the Warriors oozed talent, it was the team-first attitude that pushed them to the top, said Clarke, 16.

“The people on the bench were really encouraging and they pushed us in practice,” he said.

Last year, the Warriors suffered a crushing defeat in the final of the Yukon championships, when the upstart Vanier Crusaders beat them in two sets to nullify their shot at a triple crown.

That loss made Saturday’s win that much sweeter, said Clarke.

“It means a lot, considering that last season it was the only one we failed to get,” he said. “A lot of last year’s team returned this year so we had a strong squad this year that had experience.”

Clarke’s teammates Ben Grundmanis and Peter Jacobs were named to the tournament all-star team, joined by Rams power duo Jack Woodwalker and Trygg Jensen, as well as Daniel Moses (Vanier) and Galen Clarke (Dawson).

Warriors coach Denis Boyd said his team simply wanted to win.

“We didn’t start off on the best note,” he admitted. “But maybe that was the kick in the butt we needed for the guys to get going. We would have liked to end on a perfect note. We didn’t do it, but that’s fine.

“Our main goal was to win the Yukon championships and be the best at the end,” Boyd added. “Dawson and Super Volley ... it was obviously great winning them, but the ultimate goal was the Yukon championships. F.H. hasn’t won it in years and years.”

Boyd said he had plenty of high-level athletes to choose a lineup from, and said the group’s strong friendship off the court was key to their success.

“The triple crown is a really special thing for the group of guys.”

Rams coach Derick Bilodeau said the amount of talent the Warriors had this year was a stiff test to the schools.

“We had to play our best against them to have a chance to win. We just let them go on too many runs for points and you can’t catch up against a team like that,” he said.

“We didn’t really win any games during the season until the end,” Bilodeau added. “Coming into this tournament here, we peaked and played the best that we played all year. We went 4-0 in the round robin and we beat F.H.

“I think we were the only team this year to beat F.H. at all.”

Other members of this year’s Warriors squad included: Tristan Rentmeister, Luka van Randen, Etienne Geoffroy, Malcolm Muir, Logan Harris, Allan Mark, Tim Schirmer, Marcus Deuling, Tristan Sparks, Kyran Allen and Sam Christopherson.

Vanier beat Dawson for bronze, while a team from Mayo placed fifth.