BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Keystone Heights High School lost 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20) to fourth seed Crescent City in a District 5-3A quarterfinal volleyball match on Oct. 14 in Crescent City.
It was the third loss in four matches for the fifth seed Indians, who end their season with an 8-15 record.
Stats weren’t available at the time of this posting.
Keystone won four of its final seven regular-season matches, beginning with a 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 25-15) win over visiting Eastside on Sept. 19. Mia Rivera and Riley Shuford had 10 and eight kills, respectively. Rivera added six digs, while Shuford also had four service aces.
Kaleigh Marquart recorded 26 assists and three aces, while Mckinlee Kirkland and Kadence Massey each had five digs.
Mackenzie Castelvecchi and Emma Stanley had three and two blocks, respectively.
On Sept. 23, Keystone lost 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-20) loss to host Interlachen. Marquart had 16 assists, while Rivera had seven kills and four digs. Marissa Dowell added three aces.
The Indians earned a 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17) road win over Class 4A Baker County on Sept. 24. Rivera recorded 14 kills and 11 digs, while Shuford had 13 kills.
Marquart had 34 assists and four aces, while Kennedie Carlton and Massey had 14 and 10 digs, respectively.
Castelvecchi and Stanley each had two blocks.
Keystone made it two in a row with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-10, 21-25, 30-28) win over visiting Palatka on Sept. 30. The Indians got 13 and 12 kills from Shuford and Rivera, respectively, with Shuford also recording five aces.
Marquart had five aces to go along with 35 assists, while Stanley had seven kills, five blocks and three aces.
Massey led the team in digs with 11, while Castelvecchi and Mya Jennings had three and two blocks, respectively.
Keystone hosted Class 5A Clay on Oct. 1, losing a 3-2 (19-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16, 15-3). Shuford and Rivera had seven and six kills, respectively, while Stanley had five. Stanley also had three blocks.
Marquart recorded 22 assists, while Carlton had four aces.
The Indians dropped a 3-1 (25-22, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17) home match against Newberry on Oct. 7. Marquart had 26 assists and three aces, while Rivera posted 16 kills.
Castelvecchi and Stanley had three and two blocks, respectively, while Kirkland had five digs.
Keystone concluded the regular season with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22) win over visiting Bradford on Oct. 12. Jennings had 10 kills and four aces, while Shuford had six kills.
Marquart had 28 assists, while Massey had six digs.
Stanley added three aces and two blocks.
