The McIntosh

high school varsity volleyball team had a week of highs and lows last

week, as they defeated two excellent teams in the East/West Tournament

in Marietta over the weekend, including Marietta High School, ranked number

two in the state, and then fell to Fayette County High School in three

sets Tuesday evening.

McIntosh had

defeated Fayette County earlier in the season in two sets, 15-8, 15-7.

McIntosh started

out the East/West Tournament by taking Shiloh in only two sets, 15-11,

16-14. Excellent serving by seniors Stacey Quinn and Kathryn Murphy and

juniors Megan Bartels and Tara Hamilton set the tone for the match. In

game one, McIntosh refused to let a ball fall with many digs and saves;

all-around great teamwork. McIntosh came back from a 7-11 deficit to defeat

Shiloh in game one. Game two saw McIntosh's serves go cold after senior

Murphy started out the game serving to a 5-0 lead. Shiloh then came back

with 10 unanswered points to lead 10-5.

McIntosh started

a comback at that point with excellent net play by Hamilton and Bartels.

Awesome serving by Quinn brought the score to 13-12. A well-placed dink

at the net by Bartels put McIntosh up 14-12, but Shiloh battled