The Morristown High School volleyball program finished third in its season-opening Morristown Classic Saturday at the Bee Hive.
The Yellow Jackets, under the direction of new head coach Amy Osborne, lost its first match to Rising Sun, 21-25, 26-24, 15-7.
Madison Espich led Morristown with five kills, two service aces and 12 digs. Maycee Cole also had five kills. Katie Theobald finished with 12 assists.
Morristown secured a spot in the third-place match with a 25-15, 25-15 win over Jac-Cen-Del in its second match.
Olivia Rude led the Yellow Jackets with four kills. Kindall Dorsey had 10 digs and Theobald collected eight assists.
In the third-place match, Morristown defeated Mid-Hoosier Conference rival Edinburgh, 25-17, 23-25, 16-14.
In the championship match, Northeastern topped Rising Sun, 25-15, 25-15 to finish the invitational with a 3-0 record.
Morristown (2-1) is at Hagerstown Thursday.
In another prep volleyball match Saturday:
Greenfield-Central def. Waldron, 25-11, 25-5, 25-10
At Waldron, Mya Grigsby led Greenfield-Central with 12 kills in a sweep of the Mohawks in their season-opening match.
Setter Makenna Rankins finished with 15 assists. Rilee Roland collected a team-high six service aces and Finnley Greene had eight digs.
Waldron (0-1) hosts Indian Creek today.
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