Tampa Bay High School Volleyball Regional Quarterfinal Previews (Class 5A-7A)

By: Ross Van De Griek

Wharton's Jeanette Henderson celebrating with teammates following a 5-set win vs Plant (8/27/2019) Photo Credit: Scott Purks (Tampa Bay Times)

Class 7A, Region 2

7 Wharton (20-4) at 2 Plant (21-7), Wednesday @ 6pm

Head-to-head meetings: Plant went 2-1 head to head vs Wharton this season

Players to watch for Plant: Reese Friar (163 kills), Reese Friar (61 total blocks), Haile Gould (36 serving aces)

Players to watch for Wharton: Jeanette Henderson (213 kills), Lexi Morse (69 total blocks), Payton Kenny (35 serving aces)

Prediction: Wharton wins in 5 sets

5 Steinbrenner (21-5) at 4 Osceola (Kissimmee) (25-1), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Steinbrenner: Nina Moorer (254 kills), Lilou Stegeman (79 total blocks), Mandy Knipp (28 serving aces)

Players to watch for Osceola: Allison Palmi (401 kills), Malina Spencer (68 total blocks), Janleen DeJesus (43 serving aces)

Prediction: Osceola (Kissimmee) wins in 4 sets

8 Dr. Phillips (18-9) at 1 Riverview (Sarasota) (21-6), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Dr. Phillips: Alicia Virthe (221 kills), Shaylene Lora (55 total blocks), Alexis Distasio (50 serving aces)

Players to watch for Riverview: Madison Binkley (50 kills), Carmen Hivdeberg (8 total blocks), Hope Pegah (9 serving aces)

Prediction: Riverview (Sarasota) wins in 4 sets

Class 5A, Region 2

8 Clearwater (10-16) at 1 Port Charlotte (14-12), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Clearwater: Alexandra Tomak (102 kills), Kyleigh Welsh (30 total blocks), Alexandra Tomak (26 serving aces)

Players to watch for Port Charlotte: Azyah Dailey (239 blocks), Azyah Dailey (94 total blocks), Kiersten Tisdale (46 serving aces)

Prediction: Port Charlotte wins in 3 sets

5 Land O'Lakes (15-13) at 4 Robinson (11-4), Wednesday @ 7pm

Head-to-head Meeting: Robinson won in 4 sets (10/18/2019)

Players to watch for Land O'Lakes: Bianca Viera (263 kills), Caitlin Klick (44 total blocks), Sydney Waldenmyer (50 serving aces)

Players to watch for Robinson: Mila Yarich (138 kills), Maddie Hill (76 total blocks), Madison Williams (33 serving aces)

Prediction: Robinson wins in 4 sets

6 Fivay (15-11) at 3 Lecanto (24-3), Wednesday @ 7pm

Head-to-head Meetings: Lecanto went 2-0 vs Fivay (Won on 8/31 & Won on 10/17)

Players to watch for Fivay: Makayla Way (281 kills), Makayla Way (110 total blocks), Makayla Way (39 serving aces)

Players to watch for Lecanto: Haley Thomasson (313 kills), Mikal Sorrel (54 total blocks), Joeimilie Rijos Lozada (84 serving aces)

Prediction: Lecanto wins in 4 sets

7 Springstead (12-14) at 2 Osceola (23-0), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Springstead: Isabella Cleto, Raquel Camuglia, Emily Eurell

Players to watch for Osceola: Kalli Cors (216 kills), Abbie Busch (38 total blocks), Kalli Cors (38 serving aces)

Prediction: Osceola wins in 3 sets

Class 5A, Region 3

5 Jensen Beach (14-11) at 4 Lake Gibson (12-14), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Jensen Beach: Naiya Sawtelle (290 kills), Bella Vaccaro (54 total blocks), Marley Johnson (42 serving aces)

Players to watch for Lake Gibson: Haley Gartrell (205 kills), Tori Ferrer (34 total blocks), Kaci Csellar (56 serving aces)

Prediction: Jensen Beach wins in 5 sets

Class 6A, Region 2

8 Charlotte (15-12) at 1 Venice (14-12), Wednesday @ 7pm

Head-to-head Meeting: Venice won in 3 sets (10/15/2019)

Prediction: Venice wins in 3 sets

5 Manatee (15-13) at 4 Wiregrass Ranch (16-5), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Manatee: Ella Bisio (233 kills), Marisa Armer (60 total blocks), Tamara Clemann (50 serving aces)

Players to watch for Wiregrass Ranch: Zoi Evans (98 kills), Zoi Evans (54 total blocks), Hanna Sifford (31 serving aces)

Prediction: Wiregrass Ranch wins in 4 sets

6 Sunlake (18-6) at 3 St. Petersburg (24-3), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Sunlake: Caroline Schoonover (217 kills), Cydnee Reimann (79 total blocks), Brette Heymann (60 serving aces)

Players to watch for St. Petersburg: Kate Youmans (211 kills), Jenna Davis (101 total blocks), Nicole Robison (54 serving aces)

Prediction: St. Petersburg wins in 5 sets

7 East Lake (18-7) at 2 Fort Myers (19-9), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for East Lake: Olivia Thompson (155 kills), Olivia Aniol (47 total blocks), Maya Mullally (51 serving aces)

Players to watch for Fort Myers: Paris Thompson (393 kills), Emily Stewart (40 total blocks), Jordyn Ward (67 serving aces)

Prediction: Fort Myers wins in 3 sets

Class 6A, Region 3

5 Viera (21-7) at 4 Strawberry Crest (10-11), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for Viera: Delaney Lott (261 kills), Sydney Williams (51 total blocks), Delaney Lott (58 serving aces), Kelly Merz (312 digs)

Players to watch for Strawberry Crest: N/A

Prediction: Viera wins in 4 sets

6 George Jenkins (19-8) at 3 Bloomingdale (12-10), Wednesday @ 7pm

Players to watch for George Jenkins: Lilly Beardsley (347 kills), Lilly Beardsley (78 total blocks), Ashlyn Baumann (42 serving aces)

Players to watch for Bloomingdale: Shae Zugay (198 kills), Eleanor Kosky (27 total blocks), Kamelia De Jesus (57 serving aces)

Prediction: George Jenkins wins in 4 sets