By RICHIE HALL
FISHERS – The Fishers volleyball team won an all-county match Thursday night at the Tiger Den.
The Tigers beat Noblesville in a highly entertaining five-set Hoosier Crossroads Conference contest, 25-13, 20-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-10. While some sets were easier than others for both teams, it was a truly a match where the winner wasn’t decided until the very end – something that’s typical for the HCC.
“It’s really nearly impossible to come out and play your C-plus level game and win against anybody in our conference,” said Fishers coach Steven Peek.
The Tigers easily won the first set, leading 19-10 and running it out from there. Senior Lucy Kay finished the set with an ace.
Kay
The Millers began the second set with an ace from Aubrey Stitcher, and went up 3-0. Noblesville never trailed in the set, with Stitcher helping out big time by hitting five kills, including one on set point. Reese Resmer and Chloe Macias both hit kills as well. Meanwhile, Fishers’ net game was strong, as Jurnee Hall helped out with a couple of blocks.
The third set was the tightest one, at least until the end. Neither team led by more than two points until the Millers made a run of six straight points to close out the set. Riley Resmer started the run with a kill, then served an ace. Madison Brown made a net tip, and Stitcher put down another kill, then Riley Resmer hit an ace on set point.
Hall stepped up for Fishers in the fourth set, with an early tip and a block. The Tigers had several players hit kills, including Kay, Ellen Roberts, Nicolette Skudrzik and Aubree Valcourt. Natalie Lux served an ace.
The fifth set was close for the first half, as it was tied 7-7. Kay then spiked a kill to give Fishers an 8-7 lead, and the Tigers never trailed again. Roberts closed out the match, hitting a kill to get Fishers to match point, then serving an ace to close it.
Kay had an incredible game, with 20 kills, including four in the fifth set, five blocks and three aces.
“She knows that she’s somebody that’s a focal point of our offense,” said Peek. “She’s a very humble kid. She’s a hard worker, and she’s going to play Division I next year. The motivation’s there. This isn’t her last hurrah, she’s got four and a half more years of volleyball to play. So, she’s hungry for herself, but she’s also such a team player and wants to win for Fishers.”
Roberts hit 13 kills and served two aces, while Skudrzik hit five kills in two sets of action. Hall was unstoppable at the net with seven blocks. On defense, Lux collected 15 digs and served two aces, Kennedy Tinch dished out 46 assists to go with 11 digs, and Juliana Kellogg had 10 digs and two aces.
Stitcher led the Millers with 17 kills, followed by Elaina Hendrix with 11 and Reese Resmer with nine. Maddie Coates had 17 digs and Macis made three blocks.
Stitcher
“I still think we had a lot of good bits and pieces,” said Noblesville coach Annie Poulson. The coach said there were three starters out for the match, “so we had to have some people step up into new roles and I think there were bits and pieces of things we saw that were great, and we just couldn’t quite execute all of it together for the three sets we needed to tonight.”
Fishers is 1-1 in conference play and 6-6 overall. The Tigers travel to the Providence Tournament on Saturday, taking on Franklin Community and Roncalli.
The Millers are also 1-1 in HCC play and 5-2 overall; they started the season with five straight victories before falling to Lawrence North on Wednesday and Fishers on Thursday. Noblesville hosts McCutcheon Tuesday.
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Westfield was swept by Zionsville Thursday, 25-20, 25-16, 25-11 in a Thursday HCC match.
Georgia Bresnahan hit seven kills for the Shamrocks, with Lilly Stanton serving two aces. Lilly Tucker made 14 digs, followed by 12 for Stanton and 11 for Audrey Bassett. Stanton also dished out 16 assists and Isabelle Jackson handed out 11.
Westfield is 1-1 in the conference and 6-5 overall and host Guerin Catholic on Saturday morning.
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Sheridan split a pair of matches during the middle of the week.
The Blackhawks beat Traders Point Christian on Wednesday, 25-18, 25-11, 24-26, 25-20. Trinity Parkin served seven aces, with Meredith Krupp serving three. Krupp had a season-high 19 service points, with Parkin and Kenzie Garner both getting 10.
Garner put down 12 kills, while Parkin hit 10 kills. Shelby Eaton was next with seven, followed by Claudia Headlee and Nova Cross with four each, then Beth Adams and Krupp with three each. Cross dished out 23 assists.
On defense, Cross and Garner both made a block assist. Garner had 22 digs, with Krupp getting 17, Cross 11 and Headlee 10.
In a Thursday Hoosier Heartland Conference match, Sheridan was swept by Eastern 25-19, 25-13, 25-20. Headlee had two aces, with Parkin and Garner both serving one. Parkin led the kills with 11, with Cross hitting five and Headlee three. Cross handed out 15 assists.
Garner made two solo blocks, with Parkin getting one solo block and one assist. Eaton had two block assists and Adams made one. Parkin had 15 digs, Garner and Krupp both collected eight and Cross had six.
Sheridan is 5-3 and travels to Clinton Prairie on Saturday for a tournament.
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Hamilton Southeastern swept Avon 25-22, 25-16, 25-17 in a Thursday HCC match to remain perfect on the season at 9-0.
The Royals will play matches Saturday against Bellmont and Fort Wayne Carroll.