Volleyball
Hillsborough Super 7
1. Berkeley Prep (11-11): The Bucs maintain their spot at the top heading into the Class 4A, Distrit 9 tournament, where they’ll be the No. 1 seed. They’ll close the regular season Friday with a non-district rematch against rival Tampa Prep, which they beat last month.
2. Wharton (23-1): The Wildcats suffered their first loss in the finals of the Anclote Tournament from the Deep. Predictably, the defeat came against an out-of-area team: Lakeland Jenkins. They’ll be the top seed in next week’s 8A-7 tournament.
3. Riverview (16-5): The Sharks extended their win streak to seven matches, including a pair of 3-1 wins over Brandon and Newsome. They haven’t been tested much in going undefeated in 7A-8 but do have non-league wins against Strawberry Crest, Freedom and Newsome twice.
4. Durant (12-3): The Cougars are much improved since the start of the year and have won 10 of their past 11, including 3-0 over rival Plant City on Tuesday. They could pose a legitimate threat to Wharton in the district tournament.
5. Steinbrenner (14-8): The Warriors lost a five-set match at Bloomingdale on Tuesday night and faced another grueling match against No. 4 Durant on Wednesday night. At the least, they’ll be battle-tested going into the district tournament.
6. Tampa Prep (9-12): The Terrapins get another shot at top-ranked Berkeley Prep on Friday, a final test before defending their 3A-8 title next week.
7. Academy of the Holy Names (12-11): The Jaguars enter the final poll on the strength of a five-set victory last week over Tampa Catholic. They’ll be the No. 2 seed in next week’s 4A-9 tournament behind Berkeley. An argument could be made for Bloomingdale and even Plant in this spot. But hey, we have to draw the line somewhere.
Statistics
Minimum 31 games
Kills
Player, school Games Kills Avg.
L. Thompson, Dur 42 252 6.0
S. Brown, BP 63 325 5.2
C. Andreychuk, Wha 67 342 5.1
M. Kelly, BC 59 285 4.8
J. Perry, Fre 70 320 4.6
K. Rhoades, Blo 60 267 4.5
K. Wicks, Riv 56 237 4.2
V. Trueheart, TBH 62 241 3.9
S. Blank, TC 56 186 3.3
V. Fanning, Dur 40 128 3.2
A. Zimroth, TC 53 171 3.2
Aces
Player, school Games Aces Avg.
Me. Mitchell, King 37 55 1.5
M. Kelley, Cha 45 49 1.1
E. Caplinger, BC 59 60 1.0
J. Preston, Gai 51 52 1.0
Ma. Mitchell, King 37 38 1.0
I. Wyatte, Mid 31 30 1.0
J. Walsh, TC 34 35 1.0
N. Hall, BC 62 54 0.9
T. Steppy, EB 33 30 0.9
K. Schaller, Fre 70 65 0.9
Digs
Player, school Games Digs Avg.
S. Cook, Cam 47 343 7.3
R. Nichols, Dur 40 238 6.0
E. Dienes, BC 59 289 4.9
N. Campos, Ste 59 286 4.8
K. Ellis, Riv 55 239 4.3
C. Salzer, BP 63 260 4.1
C. Hargreaves, Wha 68 276 4.1
K. Parks, Pla 49 194 4.0
J. Townsend, SC 47 182 3.9
M. Kelly, BC 59 224 3.8
Assists
Player, school Games Assists Avg.
M. Alberdi, BP 64 679 10.6
C. Owens, Sic 65 624 9.6
M. Jones, Dur 41 361 8.8
J. Alberts, Riv 56 466 8.3
A. Stocker, Wha 68 547 8.0
N. Hall, BC 62 474 7.6
K. Drake, PC 34 250 7.4
J. Walsh, TC 34 246 7.2
K. Schaller, Fre 70 498 7.1
B. Royals, Ste 53 369 7.0