New Palestine High School

The New Palestine volleyball team finished another outstanding regular season Thursday, beating host Mt. Vernon 25-13, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18. The Dragons finish the regular season with a 27-3 record and place second in the Hoosier Heritage Conference with a 4-1 mark. Alex Gooding had a massive game on the outside, tallying 19 kills and a phenomenal .394 hitting percentage. She also had 14 digs for her first career double-double. Caylee Brown had nine kills. Cara Steele and Elena Cook had seven kills each. Cook also had two aces. Ella Moeller tallied five kills. Kennedy Armstrong had 21 assists, six digs and four aces. Brileigh Tincher added 14 assists and seven digs. Emmi Robinson had 14 digs for the Dragons. Haven Flagle added 13 digs and two aces. The Dragons open sectional play Oct. 17 at Lawrence North. They will face either Lawrence North or Lawrence Central in the 10 a.m. semifinal match, with the winner going to the title match at 6 p.m.