Class 4A
2021 FHSAA Volleyball State Championships 4A FHSAA Girls Volleyball
The area matchups
Tarpon Springs (19-3) at Academy of the Holy Names (19-8), 7
This is a rematch from a district final that the Jaguars won in five sets (27-29, 25-17, 24-26, 25-15, 15-7). Academy of the Holy Names, ranked fourth in the class by MaxPreps, are getting healthy at the right time. Outside hitter Kensley Warbritton returned from injury and played a key role in the Jaguars sweep over DeSoto County in the region quarterfinals. Academy of the Holy Names is trying to reach the region final for the third straight season. To do that, the Jaguars have to get past the Spongers, who have won 18 of their past 20 matches and are in the region semifinals for the first time since 2019.
Stat leaders
Category | Tarpon Springs | Academy of the Holy Names |
Kills | Erika Spankus, 279 | Michaela Clayton, 224 |
Blocks | Angel Shell-Nabiau, 49 | Heidi Crouse, 45 |
Aces | Gabrielle Spankus, 80 | Lauren D’Onofrio, 38 |
Digs | Ryleigh Powers, 244 | Lauren D’Onofrio, 375 |
Assists | Gabrielle Spankus, 326 | Caroline Arnold, 348 |
Weeki Wachee (19-4) at Lemon Bay (25-2), 7
The Hornets are in the region semifinals for the second straight season and just the fourth time in school history. Weeki Wachee is on an eight-match win streak. The only match that went five sets during that stretch was last week’s region quarterfinal victory over Port Charlotte. The Manta Rays, ranked ninth in the class by MaxPreps, have won five straight matches, the last four via sweeps.
Stat leaders
Category | Weeki Wachee | Lemon Bay |
Kills | Danielle McGee, 186 | Gabriela Crespo, 209 |
Blocks | Danielle McGee, 24 | Taylor Orris, 52 |
Aces | Grace Colleran, 90 | Kendall Steinert, 66 |
Digs | Grace Colleran, 104 | Brooke Andrews, 251 |
Assists | Allora Murray, 193 | Kendall Steinert, 721 |
Class 3A
2021 FHSAA Volleyball State Championships 3A FHSAA Girls Volleyball
The area matchups
Berkeley Prep (24-3) at Tampa Prep (23-6), 7
This is the area’s premier matchup in the region semifinals. Both teams are ranked among the top four in the class (the Buccaneers are No. 1 and the Terrapins are No. 4) and the top eight overall in the state by MaxPreps. They spilt their previous two meetings with Berkeley Prep sweeping the first one in the regular season and Tampa Prep getting payback with a four-set victory in the district final. The Buccaneers are trying to reach the region final for the first time since 2017 while the Terrapins are looking for their first region final appearance since 2013.
Stat leaders
Category | Berkeley Prep | Tampa Prep |
Kills | Ava Swain, 302 | Rylee Johnson, 317 |
Blocks | Bre McDonough, 46 | Alexa Peguero, 56 |
Aces | Olivia Rabinowitz, 48 | Olivia Hart, 58 |
Digs | Bailey Higgins, 213 | Autumn Martinez-Robinson, 430 |
Assists | Olivia Rabinowitz, 686 | Maya Van Heyst, 587 |
Bishop McLaughlin (19-8) at Calvary Christian (24-4), 7
Both teams are ranked among the top eight in their class (the Hurricanes are No. 8 and the Warriors are No. 6). Calvary Christian won the only meeting between the two in the regular season. That four-set victory earlier this month was a huge confidence-booster for Calvary Christian, which enters with an eight eight-match win streak. Bishop McLaughlin, a defending state semifinalist, has won three of its last four matches, including a sweep on the road over Sarasota Cardinal Mooney in last week’s region quarterfinals.
Stat leaders
Category | Bishop McLaughlin | Calvary Christian |
Kills | Maddie Snider, 335 | Noelle Walsh, 269 |
Blocks | Lorelei Church, 59 | Morgen Talley, 52 |
Aces | Cahley Wood, 31 | Taylor Parks, 35 |
Digs | Lola Buck Taylor, 408 | Ava Bonin, 344 |
Assists | Naomi Chinchar, 681 | Taylor Parks, 874 |
Class 2A
2021 FHSAA Volleyball State Championships 2A FHSAA Girls Volleyball
The area matchups
Keswick Christian (26-3) at Bradenton Christian (18-4), 7
The Crusaders, under second-year coach Dan Zomermaand, are trying to make the region final for the second time in the past three seasons. They are ranked fifth in the class by MaxPreps and have won 11 straight matches, 10 coming via sweeps. This will be their toughest match during that stretch. The Panthers, who are ranked fourth in the class, have won four straight, all via sweeps. They are trying to reach the region final for the first time since 2010.
Stat leaders
Category | Keswick Christian | Bradenton Christian |
Kills | Sydney Jackwin, 338 | Emma Laade, 358 |
Blocks | Sydney Melcher, 57 | Calia Beukema, 44 |
Aces | Sydney Jackwin, 76 | Ella Pardue, 44 |
Digs | Sydney Jackwin, 247 | Emma Laade, 253 |
Assists | Hannah Jantomaso, 435 | Ella Pardue, 552 |