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Boys volleyball: Vernon Hills handles Zion-Benton

Jared Bennett and Johnny McDonald pounded 10 kills apiece, as Vernon Hills' boys volleyball team outlasted visiting Zion-Benton 25-19, 25-23 in North Suburban Conference action on Wednesday night.

Matt Kushnir and Chis Winter added 7 kills each for the Cougars (11-8, 5-1), while Jake Fiarito dished out 34 assists on 62-of-63 setting.

"The guys had their heads in a way better place tonight than Monday, far more ready to compete for every point," Vernon Hills coach Chris Curry said. "We passed serve really well, and Jake Fiarito ran the best offense he's run all year. He got the middles involved and made great decisions."

Winter hit over .630.

"He swung really well," Curry said.

Drake DeBoer and McDonald registered 7 and 6 digs, respectively. Derrick Jones notched 3 kills for the Cougars.

Grant d. Antioch: Alec Barrettsmith slammed 8 kills, and Austin Freund added 5 kills and 3 aces, as the host Bulldogs won 25-19, 25-20 in North Suburban action.

Grant (8-14, 3-3) also received 7 digs from Connor Cray, while Ryan McGarry had 5 kills and 6 assists. Jeff Helmich contributed 13 assists, 4 digs and 1 ace.

Lake Zurich d. Mundelein: Andrew Gilbertson slammed 9 kills, as the Bears won 25-16, 25-11 to improve to 14-3 overall and 5-0 in the North Suburban.

Nate Amos and Alex Krasowski added 5 kills each for Lake Zurich. Nick Meyer tallied 4 kills, and Jeff Carmody dished out 29 assists.

Mundelein (4-18, 0-5) got 2 kills apiece from Jake Schroetter and Abram Nazario.

Warren d. Lakes: Mihajlo Gomez posted 6 kills and 4 blocks, as the Blue Devils won 25-13, 25-17 in North Suburban action.

Warren (9-10, 4-1) also got 5 kills from Zach Schultz.

Aaron Wagan and Kyle Wells distributed 11 and 6 assists, respectively, for Warren. Schultz also had 6 digs.

Christian Heritage d. Grayslake North: Austin Martineau had 4 kills, 3 digs and 2 aces for the Knights in their 25-23, 25-20 loss.

Grayslake North (4-17) also received 7 setting assists from J.D. Pelegrino and 2 blocks from Alex Hartigan.

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