District Volleyball Playoffs: Broward - Part 2 of 3

As The District Playoffs progress from Quarterfinal to Semifinals the pressure increases for teams and coaches as matches get tighter and more competitive.

The first day saw mostly expected results through out South Florida with a few slight upsets and several 5 set thrillers that had fans cheering and jumping in their seats. As the week continues what will be the upset game?




Cypress Bay had a strong showing against Cooper City as they must now face West Broward for the District 12-6A Championship today. Pictured from Cypress Bay #2 Rachel Rivera and #4 Gabriela Wagener.





District 10-6A
Coral Springs d. Deerfield 16-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-12
Coral Springs: Lauren Lewkowicz 27 kills, 15 digs, 6 service points; Molly Ferch 43 assists, 15 service points, 9 digs, 2 kills.
Records: Coral Springs 13-8, Deerfield 14-9.

Douglas d. Taravella 26-24, 25-7, 25-19
Douglas: Kirsten Kuhl 11 kills, 7 service points, 4 digs; Victoria Ashley 10 kills.
Records: Douglas 15-6, Taravella 15-6.

District 11-6A (Spotlighted Below)
Plantation d. S. Broward 25-20, 25-19, 25-11
Plantation:Jenna Keeler 16 kills, 11 digs, 9 blocks, 3 service points; Ann-Lory Pierre 13 service points, 2 aces, 9 digs, 4 kills, 4 blocks.
Records: Plantation 14-5, S. Broward 10-7.

Spotlighted Below
Hollywood Hills d. South Plantation 25-12, 25-6, 25-23
Hollywood Hills: Taylor Miller 16 kills, 9 digs, 4 blocks; Aya De La Rosa 12 service points, 4 aces, 7 digs.
Records: Holly. Hills 14-7, S. Plantation 6-15.

District 16-5A
Nova d. Northeast 25-20, 25-7, 25-14
Nova: Cassie Thompson 18 service points, 6 aces, 11 assists, 8 kills; Sara Saxner 11 kills, 8 service points, 3 aces.
Northeast: Kamilah Briscoe 5 service points, 4 blocks; Kaitlynn Bolieck 8 assists.
Records: Nova 17-4, Northeast 4-17.

St. Thomas d. Ely 25-0, 25-5, 25-5
St. Thomas Aquinas: Lauren Spear 35 service points, 15 aces, 15 assists; Mary McNerney 8 service points, 5 aces.
Records: St. Thomas Aquinas 19-3, Ely 7-11.

District 15-4A
Archbishop McCarthy d. Olympic Heights 25-12, 21-25, 25-15, 25-18
Archbishop McCarthy: Tashalyn Begon 20 kills, 4 blocks; Veronica Vazquez 13 digs, 12 service points, 3 aces, 5 kills.
Records: A. McCarthy 17-10, O. Heights 10-12.

Cardinal Gibbons d. Pines Charter 25-14, 25-14, 25-9
Cardinal Gibbons: Jessica Wynn 17 kills, 9 digs, 4 service points; Caiti Donahoe 38 assists, 10 service points, 4 digs.
Pembroke Pines Charter: Stephanie Lopez 7 digs, 3 kills; Leslie Roper 3 blocks.
Records: C. Gibbons 19-2, Pines Charter 13-4.
Take Note: Cardinal Gibbons showed what it's made of by disposing of a talented Pines Charter team in three sets.

District 14-3A
Coral Springs Charter d. American Heritage 14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10
Coral Springs Charter: Amanda Holden 15 digs, 14 kills; Ashley Corona 23 kills, 15 digs.
American Heritage: Alex Desjardins-Martel 18 assists, 15 digs, 14 service points, 9 aces, 8 kills; Rachel James-Baker 24 digs, 9 service points, 5 aces.
Records: CS Charter 9-11, A. Heritage 7-15.

District 14-2A
CS Christian d. Yeshiva 25-15, 25-7, 25-10
Coral Springs Christian: Caitlin Roy 15 service points, 5 aces; Aubrey Seeger 13 service points, 5 aces, 11 assists.
Records: CS Christian 9-9, Yeshiva 0-13.

District 14-1A
Sheridan Hills d. Fort Lauderdale Christian 25-19, 26-28, 25-16, 25-15
Sheridan Hills: Patricia Torres 18 kills, 13 digs; Fernanda Rhossard 19 service points, 3 aces, 18 digs, 3 kills.
Records: Sheridan Hills 21-1, Ft. Laud. Chr. 14-6.

Highlands Christian d. Florida Bible 25-15, 25-15, 25-3
Highlands Christian: Lexi Grizzle 27 service points, 9 aces, 13 digs; Kelley Ray 9 kills.
Records: Highlands Chr. 15-7, Fla. Bible 11-11.

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No. 1 Hollywood Hills and No. 2 Plantation both swept their semifinal matches and will face each other in the District 11-6A championship Thursday at 4 at South Broward High.

Hollywood Hills: Senior Taylor Miller had 16 kills, nine digs and four blocks to lead the Spartans over South Plantation 25-12, 25-6, 25-23. Aya De La Rosa added 12 service points and seven digs in the winning effort.

For Plantation, Jenna Keeler had 15 kills, 11 digs, nine blocks and three service points to lead the Colonels over South Broward 25-20, 25-19, 25-11. Ann-Lory Pierre added 13 service points, nine digs, four kills and four blocks for the Colonels.

Previous Match: Hollywood Hills defeated Plantation 3-1 back on Oct. 5.

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