The volleyball season opened on Saturday with an all-county match between Carmel and Fishers at the Tiger Den.
The Greyhounds came from two sets down to beat Fishers 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 15-12. Macarty McQueen led Carmel with 12 kills, while Gabby Smith put down eight kills. Anne Lesure handed out 21 assists, with Ella Bostic handing out 10. The Greyhounds’ defense was led by Maria Zweig with 23 digs, followed by Lesure with 16 and Lexi Brehl with 15.
Stats for Fishers were unavailable at press time.
Westfield also got a comeback victory on Saturday, defeating Lawrence North 24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 25-15, 15-13 at the Wildcats’ gymnasium.
“Props to our middles today for opening everyone up, resulting in multiple players in double digit kills,” said Shamrocks coach Sandra Burks. Fantastic demeanor fighting back and taking control of the match.”
Hamilton Heights dropped a four-set match to Greenfield-Central on Saturday, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23.
Lexi Hayden hit seven kills for the Huskies, with Kelsey Smith dishing out 13 assists. Kami Skiles began her high school career with strong blocking.
Heights’ junior varsity fell in straight sets, 25-16, 25-18.
Westfield’s Kenzie Daffinee goes up to hit the ball during the Shamrocks’ match at Lawrence North on Saturday. Westfield came back to win the match in five sets. (Kirk Green)