By: Ross Van De Griek
Class 2A, Region 3
5 Seacrest Country Day (21-6) at 4 Tampa Bay HEAT (10-15), Thursday @ 6:30pm
Players to watch for Seacrest Country Day: N/A
Players to watch for Tampa Bay HEAT: Elizabeth Trueheart (204 kills), Kayley Preston (27 total blocks), Elizabeth Southard (48 serving aces), Elizabeth Trueheart (234 digs)
Prediction: Seacrest Country Day wins in 4 sets
7 Academy at the Lakes (14-10) at 2 Keswick Christian (21-4), Thursday @ 7pm
Regular Season Meetings: Keswick Christian won in 3 sets (10/17/2019)
Players to watch for Academy at the Lakes: Annelise Youngblood (166 kills), Charlotte Saxton (56 total blocks), Charlotte Saxton (126 serving aces), Emerson Maier (233 digs)
Players to watch for Keswick Christian: Sydney Jackwin (365 kills), Lauren Cook (31 total blocks), Sydney Jackwin (81 serving aces)
Prediction: Keswick Christian win in 3 sets
Class 3A, Region 2
8 Northside Christian (17-9) at 1 Calvary Christian (24-2), Thursday @ 7pm
Regular Season Meeting: Calvary Christian won in 3 sets (10/1/2019)
Players to watch for Northside Christian: Emilia Harding (210 kills), Emilia Harding (47 total blocks), Ashley Russell (43 serving aces)
Players to watch for Calvary Christian: Cathryn Long (396 kills), Cathryn Long (29 total blocks), Jennafer Long (39 serving aces)
Prediction: Calvary Christian wins in 3 sets
5 Clearwater Central Catholic (22-5) at 4 Community School of Naples (23-5), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Clearwater Central Catholic: Linsey Harrison (270 kills), Brooke Green (51 total blocks), Victoria Hensley (46 serving aces), Brianna Scully (340 digs)
Players to watch for Community School of Naples: Elly Beshears (268 kills), Elly Beshears (37 total blocks), Caroline Costa (50 serving aces), Laela Jimenez (249 digs)
Prediction: Community School of Naples wins in 5 sets
6 Berkeley Prep (15-13) at 3 Bishop McLaughlin (24-3), Thursday @ 7pm
Regular season meeting: Bishop McLaughlin went 2-0 (Won on 9/17/2019 & Won on 10/17/2019)
Players to watch for Berkeley Prep: Ava Swain (161 kills), Breanna McDonough (91 total blocks), Jackeline Nerro (36 serving aces)
Players to watch for Bishop McLaughlin: Audrey Koenig (290 kills), Maddie Snider (38 total blocks), Audrey Koenig (55 serving aces)
Prediction: Bishop McLaughlin wins in 3 sets
7 Carrollwood Day (17-9) at 2 Cardinal Mooney (17-10), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Carrollwood Day: Haley Brown (269 kills), Jalyn Brown (71 total blocks), Jessie Golden (58 serving aces), Jessie Golden (349 digs)
Players to watch for Cardinal Mooney: Sophia Hritz (200 kills), Ashley Skye Ekes (80 total blocks), Mary Page (34 serving aces)
Prediction: Cardinal Mooney wins in 3 sets
Class 3A, Region 3
5 Oxbridge Academy (15-6) at 4 Lakeland Christian (14-6), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Oxbridge Academy: Libby Nieporte (11 kills), Mary Blakely Willson (3 total blocks), Lara Weiss (2 serving aces)
Players to watch for Lakeland Christian: Jadyn Long (137 kills), Brooke Waller (46 total blocks), Michaela Pierson (69 serving aces)
Prediction: Oxbridge Academy wins in 5 sets
Class 4A, Region 2
8 Hudson (14-12) at 1 Academy of the Holy Names (17-10), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Hudson: Sydney Ramos (287 kills), Gia Cellini (20 total blocks), Sarah Miltner (59 serving aces)
Players to watch for Academy of the Holy Names: Camryn McClendon (172 kills), Camryn McClendon (51 total blocks), Janessa Bailey (26 serving aces)
Prediction: Academy of the Holy Names wins in 3 sets
5 Tampa Catholic (15-12) at 4 Citrus (16-10), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Tampa Catholic: Emma Hennessee (289 kills), Lauren Rothenbush (33 total blocks), Kaley Young (40 serving aces), Araceli Wakefield (327 digs)
Players to watch for Citrus: Savannah Weaver (213 kills), Rachel Vitt (30 total blocks), Savannah Weaver (60 serving aces)
Prediction: Tampa Catholic wins in 4 sets
6 Tarpon Springs (13-13) at 3 LaBelle (17-10), Thursday @ 7pm
Players to watch for Tarpon Springs: N/A
Players to watch for LaBelle: Janna Morrissey (278 kills), Haley Boone (36 total blocks), Janna Morrissey (56 serving aces), Dylann White (212 digs)
Prediction: LaBelle wins in 4 sets
7 Weeki Wachee (12-9) at 2 Nature Coast Tech (18-9), Thursday @ 7pm
Regular season meetings: Weeki Wachee went 2-0 (Won on 9/4/2019 & Won on 9/25/2019)
Players to watch for Weeki Wachee: Kristen Pizzano (186 kills), Danielle McGee (28 total blocks), Amberlyn Werkmeister (35 serving aces)
Players to watch for Nature Coast Tech: Madison Clark (428 kills), Laura Sinsko (17 total blocks), Laura Sinsko (34 serving aces), Madison Clark (331 digs)
Prediction: Nature Coast Tech wins in 4 sets