Photo Courtesy of Hillcrest Yearbook

The Hillcrest Academy Raven volleyball team had an early end to their Saturday at the Southeast Iowa Superconference Tournament Finals at Southeastern Community College in Burlington. The Ravens, the eight seed, met up with the top seeded, No. 10 in Class 2A, West Burlington Falcons in the quarterfinals. The Falcons were winners in straight sets 25-7 and 25-7. Hillcrest leaders on the night included Malia Yoder with 11 digs and an ace, Claire Withrow with nine assists, and Niva Helmuth with four kills. West Burlington would finish second, falling to No. 4 in Class 1A Holy Trinity Catholic in the title match in three sets. The Ravens are now 16-5 on the season and travel to WACO Thursday.