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"NO NAME" BLUE DEVILS SHINE LIKE STARS

They have been rolling of the Quincy High volleyball assembly line for the better part of the last decade...

Show stopping hitters with Division One college futures.

You won't find any blue chip front-liners in Blue Devil colors this year....as a by-committee approach seems to working just fine, thank you very much.

Presley Melvin: "As a Defender, I want to be able to say (of the other team) "oh, they have THAT girl. We are going to her every time. Our team, it's nothing like that. The defense on the other side of the net has no idea what's coming and that is the best way to play volleyball."

Hannah Kvitle: "Yeah, it does (having so many offensive options) It also takes some pressure off. You know your not expected to get a certain person the ball. Everyone has equal opportunity. It helps our team because the other side of the net doesn't know what's coming."

No one knew quite what to expect from Quincy High Volleyball this season but a 6-0 start proves that balance cures a lot of ills. Absent an Amber Simpson or Emily Kvitle type Marquee name, the Devils have a half dozen players who could lead the team in kills on a given night. Even the Setter...

Barb Crist: (Hannah Kvitle) jumps extremely well. So a lot of the hitters on the other side don't know if she is front row or back row. She has a tendency to do back row attacks, dumps, everything. People have a hard time with her."

Kvitle: "I just learned to be more aggressive through the Club Season and stuff. Just mix up my game a little bit"

Crist: "I think she is the best setter in the state. She gives everything when she gets out there on the floor. She's a huge leader and just her commitment to volleyball has improved her game and its picked our team up. It is a major asset for us."

That said, the Devils greatest strength has little to do with its attack.

Crist: "Defensively, I tell the girls we can play with anyone in the state because they do no let many balls hit the floor at all. If they do, there's always a body usually on the floor with it. During scrimmages, and even practice, it seems like the ball never ever touches the floor and it shows in game time."

Melvin: "It's really just a "nothing can hit our floor" mindset. It's really motivating to see two people back there with me all the time who have the same mindset I do. It's really a great thing."