Hillsboro falls in 4 sets to Wheelersburg in district semifinals

A strong start by the No. 2 seeded Hillsboro Lady Indians in their Division IV SE District Semifinal match against the No. 2 seeded Wheelersburg Lady Pirates wasn’t enough to keep their season going, as they lost in four sets, seeing their season come to a close at Logan High School. 

Hillsboro won the first set of the semifinal match at 25-17, but the next three sets belonged to Wheelersburg, with them winning sets two through four at 25-14, 25-9 and 25-9. 

HHS senior Tylee Davis ended the contest with 12 kills, 20 digs and a block. Senior Marianne Mycroft had one kill and two digs. Senior Scarlett Perkins finished with one kill, two digs and a block. 

Senior Josie Rhoades had one assist and six digs. Senior Ryan Wagoner ended the match by collecting eight kills, one assist, one ace and 18 digs. HHS senior Paisley Zink had one kill and one dig. 

Hillsboro sophomore Macy Fauber had two assists, one ace and 21 digs. Junior Riley Pence had four kills, one assist, one dig and one block. Emmalee Young, a sophomore, had three kills, 25 assists, two aces, 10 digs and one block. Young also collected her 500th career assist during the game. 

Team totals for Hillsboro were 30 kills, 30 assists, four aces, 81 digs and four blocks. 

Seniors for Hillsboro are Tylee Davis, Marianne Mycroft, Scarlett Perkins, Josie Rhoades, Ryan Wagoner and Paisley Zink.