GRIFFITH — Highland's volleyball season ended in the Class 3A Sectional 17 semifinals Saturday.
Hammond Bishop Noll beat the Trojans 25-7, 25-14, 25-9 on Saturday, 10/17, at Griffith. Highland's best set was the second, when it scored 14 points. The Warriors outscored the Trojans 75-30 over the three sets.
The Trojans reached the semifinals with a 25-3, 25-13, 25-11 quarterfinal win over Calumet New Tech. Highland allowed 27 points in the three sets, holding Calumet New Tech to single digits in the opener.
Bishop Noll entered the semifinal 24-8, and the win was the Warriors' sixth straight. Ella Quiroz had 13 digs and five aces for the Warriors, and Bishop Noll finished with 14 aces as a team. J. Garza added 10 kills, and M. Campbell had six blocks.
Bishop Noll went on to win the sectional title that night, sweeping Griffith 25-14, 25-6, 25-7. The Warriors face Hanover Central in the LaPorte Regional on Saturday, 10/24.
Highland finished 14-16 and 3-11 in the Northwest Crossroads Conference, seventh in the league standings.
The Trojans' late-season highlights included a five-set win over Hobart on 10/1, when Kaitlin Smith had 31 kills and 13 digs and Jaymie Nakatsuka added 50 assists. Highland closed the regular season with conference losses at Andrean and Munster before winning its sectional opener.
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