A good night for JCA, Scheibe

JOLIET — According to Joliet Catholic Academy volleyball coach Christine Scheibe, it was like any other night. But it was another strong night for junior outside hitter Alyssa Warren.

Warren led JCA with 7 kills and 5 digs Tuesday and also contributed 9 points as the host Angels eased to a 25-10, 25-6 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory over St. Joseph -- in the process, picking up Scheibe the 250th win of her varsity career.

"It was just another game," said Scheibe, who guided the Angels to the 2003 Class AA state title, a 2005 Class AA fourth-place trophy and a 2006 Class AA third-place trophy. "My record is really insignificant compared to the goals this team wants to accomplish.

"I'm just thankful to work in an environment that supports this team, supports volleyball and supports what the girls are doing."

In front of a vocal student following, JCA (13-1, 3-1) responded to a week-long layoff and a loss to nationally ranked Benet as junior outside Annemarie Hickey added 6 kills and 5 digs and junior libero Stephanie Keca chalked up 11 points.

Butler University-bound senior setter Gina Vera registered 9 assists and 6 points, while junior middle Claire Randich notched 3 blocks and 3 kills. Senior Brittany Budimier came off the bench and offered a strong effort on the right side with fellow senior Katie Hickey.

"We were a little rusty at first," said Scheibe, whose Angels will play five matches this weekend at the Nike Challenge. "But Alyssa Warren picked us up both offensively and defensively with a strong match."

Lemont 25-25, Argo 11-14 -- Lemont (14-1, 5-0) remained unbeaten in the South Suburban Blue as sophomores Courtney Keefe and Danielle Susz each earned 6 kills.

Becca Bograd delivered 10 assists for the Injuns, who were coming off a 25-15, 25-23 loss to Mother McAuley in the title game of the Rich East Invitational.

"We came in and took care of business and came out 5-0 in the conference," Lemont coach Chris Zogata said.

Plainfield Central 25-25, Plainfield South 15-20 -- Megan Trubich contributed 10 kills and 4 blocks and Taryn Trubich totaled 8 kills, 4 aces and 17 digs as Central swept the Southwest Prairie match. Brenna Zimbrich chalked up 24 digs and 10 good serve-receives, Amanda Bielman had 21 assists and Caylee Kuchenbecker had 4 blocks.

For South, Paige Boivin provided 19 digs, Bianca Sanchez had 14 digs and Alexis O'Boyle authored 17 assists. Stephanie Murray led the way at the net with 10 kills and 5 blocks.

Wilmington 25-17-25, Dwight 19-25-15 -- Host Wilmington (18-1, 5-1) avenged its lone Interstate Eight Conference loss as Carly Florian floored 16 kills. Tara Spell added 9 kills and 3 blocks, while Alexis Zouganelis and Brook Spell each had 5 kills. Spell picked up 14 points, Abby Shorkey served 12 and Erin Murphy managed 12 digs. Ashley Richards dished 29 assists.

"This was a terrific high school volleyball match," Wilmington coach Dan Drye said. "Dwight is a great team, but we played really well, our passing was excellent and it was a great win for our team."

For Dwight (23-6, 5-1), Carly Perschnick led with 12 kills, 5 digs and 3 blocks and Kolby Hoffman had 9 kills and 24 assists. Chaney Tambling served 16 points, Gracyn Leskanich notched 6 digs and Alicia Runyon added 5 digs.

Lockport 25-25, Bradley-Bourbonnais 12-17 -- Lockport (12-5, 7-0) recovered from a rough weekend at the Rich East Invitational by staying in control of the Southwest Suburban Blue race. Caitlyn Ballweber recorded 7 kills, while Connor Callozzo chalked up 4 kills and 5 digs.

Lexi Mastela managed 16 assists and 8 points, Megan Hicks had 12 points and Lexi Finger notched 8 good serve-receives.

Joliet Township 25-25, Andrew 21-17 -- At Tinley Park, Vivian Pritz finished with 5 kills, 10 digs and 18 assists for JT (11-6, 4-3) in the Southwest Suburban Blue win. Breanne Shaw had 6 kills and 10 digs, Antoneya Veacy-Smith produced 6 kills and Kim Vertin had 3 kills and 3 blocks.

"We started slow, but were able to pick it up and get the win in the first game," JT coach Al Mart said. "We were much more aggressive in the second game. I liked how we were able to close out the match in a positive manner."

Plainfield North 25-25, Romeoville 13-12 -- The host Tigers (15-7, 5-2) snapped a two-match losing streak in the Southwest Prairie behind 7 kills, 4 blocks and 6 points by Sarah Scott and 7 kills, 5 digs and 7 points from Kylee Baker. Jessica Guerrieri added 9 assists, 7 aces and 17 points and Hannah Crippen had 10 assists, 6 digs and 6 points.

"The girls played great," North coach Kerri McCastland said. "It's so good to be home playing good volleyball."

Coal City 25-25, Plano 20-14 -- Kellee Mahaffay paced Coal City (13-5, 6-0) to the Interstate Eight win with 6 kills and 4 digs. Jessica Polakovic and Courtney Delach each delivered 4 kills and Kelsey Mikula managed 21 assists.

Stagg 25-25, Lincoln-Way Central 19-19 -- Jamie Rademacher registered 4 kills and 4 blocks and Alexa Verink added 4 kills as Central dropped the Southwest Suburban Red decision.

St. Francis 25-25-25, Judson 20-13-22 -- At the Rec Center, freshman Kelly Ricketts collected a career-high 10 kills and senior middle Nikki Antle of Wilmington added 8 to lead USF (12-11, 4-1) to the CCAC sweep.

Sophomore Kyrsten Becker added 7 kills and also led the Saints defensively with 18 digs and a solo block. Junior libero Courtney Ambrosch of Joliet Township compiled 15 digs and 14 serve receptions. Junior defensive specialist Karen Gruber had 10 serve receptions and Kelsey Polte picked up 37 assists. Rock Valley 25-25-25, JJC 21-20-8 -- At Joliet, the N4C loss drops the Wolves' record at 7-16, 2-3.