Yorkville’s Tehya Knapp had her eyes on more academic and athletic challenges this year when she decided to transfer across town from Parkview Christian.

The junior outside hitter/right-side hitter has fit right in with the Foxes, and Wednesday’s nonconference match gave her a taste of what bigger high school volleyball is all about.

“It was really exciting,” Knapp said. “It’s a good environment at Yorkville. I love the school and I love all the girls. It’s really fun.”

Knapp made her presence felt in an electric gym, putting down a match-best eight kills to lead Yorkville to a 26-24, 25-22 nonconference victory over host Metea Valley in Aurora.

Five of those kills by Knapp actually came in the final eight points of the second game as the Foxes (4-5) rallied from an eight-point defic

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