Izzy Whitehouse’s jump serves spark Huntley during Class 4A regional championship win over South Elgin
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Izzy Whitehouse’s game is reaching new heights, literally.The Huntley senior hitter and Boise State beach volleyball commit has added a jump serve to her arsenal this season. She brought it out on rare occasions last year, but her improved consistency on the jump serve was evident during the team’s IHSA Class 4A Hononegah Regional girls volleyball final against South Elgin on Thursday night.Whitehouse notched back-to-back aces early in the opening set and led all Huntley players with four as the Red Raiders, who racked up nine aces as a team, cruised over the Storm 25-12, 25-11 to win the regional title. It’s Huntley’s 10th title in the last 11 years and the program’s 12th under Karen Naymola, Whitehouse’s mother.“I didn’t do one last year,” Whitehouse said of the jump serve. “It would only be if we were up or if I was going on a service run. I do beach volleyball, so sometimes I’ll do a topspin serve there. Since the beginning of this year, I’ve been working on it as my main serve. It