Hard-hitting attack spells victory for Warren

Vuk Jakovljevic had more kills than letters in his last name Wednesday night.

And Warren’s volleyball team needed all them, as the Blue Devils rallied for an 18-25, 25-23, 25-20 win over host Highland Park in a nonconference match.

Jakovljevic slammed 18 kills and added 3 blocks.

Warren (2-0) also received 9 kills from Max Bongratz, 8 from Bryant Holland and 7 from Brian Erickson. Arvind Kouta dished out 27 assists for the Blue Devils, while Bongratz added 4 blocks. Mitch Maan de Kok contributed 3 blocks in the winning effort, while Sam Wilson registered a team-best 17 digs. Wilson and Kouta each served 2 aces.

Stevenson d. New Trier: Brad Tiller pounded 15 kills and recorded 4 blocks (1 solo), as the visiting Patriots won a thrilling season opener, 19-25, 25-12, 34-32.

Aaron Zalewski had 9 kills and 5 blocks (2 solos) for Stevenson, and Brett Lerner slammed 7 kills. Jonah May lofted 32 assists and tallied 4 assisted blocks. The Patriots’ defense was led by Kevin Xu and Brian Dubinsky with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.

Lake Zurich d. Buffalo Grove: Matt Carmody hammered 12 kills, as the Bears pulled out a 29-27, 25-22 win in their season opener.

Pat Bush dished out 25 assists for Lake Zurich.

Carmel d. Lake Forest: Zach Rappe and Kyle Zeman had 11 and 8 kills, respectively, and the Corsairs won 25-23, 19-25, 25-17 in nonconference action.

Derek Clement added 5 kills for Carmel (2-0), while Matt Campbell tallied 29 assists.