Volleyball: Noblesville, Carmel take all-county matches

Carmel’s Lauren Van Remortel (11) makes a set for Yara Batista (10) during the Greyhounds’ match with Westfield on Monday. Carmel won in straight sets. (Kirk Green)

In a Tuesday all-county volleyball match, Noblesville beat Hamilton Heights 25-16, 25-13, 25-13.
Ava Nichols dished out 37 assists for the Millers, and also had five digs and two aces. Ella Peter put down 12 kills in addition to five aces and two blocks. Rose Crist hit 11 kills and made one block, while Kayla Thompson had 11 digs and one ace.
Syndey Griffey and Hannah Crist both had 11 attack attempts for the Huskies, while Jordan Fryman made seven digs.
On Monday, Noblesville lost to Class 4A No. 1 Yorktown 25-10, 25-8, 25-18. Braden Caswell collected eight digs.
The Millers are 6-9 for the season.

Hamilton Southeastern, ranked No. 4 in the MaxPreps 4A poll, swept Pendleton Heights 25-9, 25-20, 25-22 on Monday, improving to 13-4 for the season.
Taylor Shelton hit 16 kills and made 13 digs for the Royals. Annaka Pyle served five aces, and Chloe Whaley added three kills and one block at a key point to seal the match.
Southeastern hosts Westfield on Thursday.

Carmel beat Westfield in four sets, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20.
Kenzie Daffinee hit 18 kills for the Shamrocks, with Kinsey McAfee putting down 15. Daffinee also made 17 digs. Hillary Muntel made four blocks, Bailey Mendler had 14 digs and Sarah Weglarz handed out 40 assists.
Stats for Carmel were not available. On Tuesday, the Greyhounds beat Lawrence North 25-20, 25-21, 25-13. Carmel is now 3-1 in the Metropolitan Conference and 14-8 overall.

Sheridan dropped a home match to Clinton Prairie 25-21, 25-18, 25-17 on Tuesday.
Maddie Zola handed out 14 assists for the Blackhawks. Allie Delph dished out 10 assists, and also hit nine kills and five aces. Emma Went put down six kills to go with three blocks. Cheyenne Brooks had six blocks and Olivia Raines collected 13 digs.
The Sheridan junior varsity fell 25-17, 25-13. Kaiden Wilson served two aces, while Taylor Bates made five digs and had one kill. Lillie Dickerson hit one kill and also made one block. Harper Hovey put down one kill, Baylee Murray had two assists and Abbi Clouser had five digs.
On Monday, Sheridan lost to Tipton 25-15, 25-12, 25-11. Went hit two kills and two aces. Zola collected eight digs. Delph dished out five assists and put down two kills. Becca Merritt had 10 blocks and two kills, Cheyenne Brooks made six blocks and Mia Brooks hit two kills.
Sheridan’s JV lost 25-14, 25-12. Wilson served three aces to go with one kill and one block. Bates had two assists, one kill and one block. Dickerson put down one kill and Clouser made five digs.

Fishers battled with No. 1 Yorktown on Tuesday, falling 25-23, 25-18, 25-17.
“Yorktown has yet to lose a set this season, and Fishers is the first team to get to 23 on them this season,” said Tigers coach Steven Peek.
Sophomore Camryn Haworth served two aces, along with hitting six kills and making four block assists. Rose Duffy dished out 24 assists and made 15 digs. Sophomore Mikayla Christiansen led Fishers’ hitting with eight kills, while sophomore Jada Allen had four block assists.
Peek said he and his team were 100 percent in agreement that Fishers played well and were satisfied with their performance. There were some changes in the lineup tonight and he was pleased with the way the team jelled together, with Duffy leading the floor and keeping the team cohesive. Peek thought the Tigers played much better than last week against Hamilton Southeastern.
Fishers is 10-3 and continues Hoosier Crossroads Conference play Thursday at Brownsburg.

Carmel’s Lauren Van Remortel (11) makes a set for Yara Batista (10) during the Greyhounds’ match with Westfield on Monday. Carmel won in straight sets. (Kirk Green)

Fishers’ Rose Duffy (13) and her Tigers teammates left everything on the floor Tuesday night when they battled Yorktown at the Tiger Den. Fishers lost 25-23, 25-18, 25-17; Yorktown has yet to lose a set this season as the No. 1 team in the state and No. 25 team in the nation.
Click here to see more game images. (Kirk Green)