New Palestine High School

The New Palestine volleyball team rallied after dropping two tight sets Wednesday to beat host Hamilton Heights in a five-set thriller 23-25, 28-30, 25-22, 25-18, 18-16. The Dragons' defense was led by libero Azure Flagle, who had 38 digs. Bella Brownfield added a double-double with 21 kills and 17 digs. She also tallied three aces. Hayden Ramsey had 17 kills, while Rachel Burke tallied 14 and Josie Corbett 10. Sam Gooding had 65 assists and seven digs. Makaeli Johnson had 17 digs and Kyndra Monteith 16 digs to give the Dragons four players with double-digit digs. "That was a phenomenonal match," Dragons coach Kelli Gabehart said. "Every set was extremely competitive and came down to the wire. I am so very proud for our effort after being down two sets. The final and fifth set went back and forth. Hamilton Heights had two match points in the final set but we rallied and clawed back to win. We had so much fun." The Dragons are now 7-1. They host Whiteland Thursday, with a 6 p.m. JV start. The Dragons also won the JV match in two sets.