Volleyball Recap: Hayden Gessner's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Highlands over Whitley County

Highlands saw some tournament action on Friday. They fell just short of the Whitley County Colonels by a score of 2-1.

Hayden Gessner

Digs

10/10/25 vs Whitley County	19
10/10/25 vs Lexington Christian	13
10/07/25 @ Lloyd Memorial	10
10/06/25 vs Simon Kenton	16
10/04/25 vs Oldham County	13

Highlands lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Hayden Gessner, who had 19 digs and one assist. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played. Maddie Barlow was another key player, getting 13 digs.

Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Whitley County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.

Highlands has already played their next match (against Lafayette), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Whitley County, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Boyd County on the 11th.