Yesterday, Nov 4th were the final Quaterfinal matches in South Florida. Several good teams were eliminated from contention this week. We salute the effort that every player, parent and coach has put forth. We hope that every team that moves towards the State Finals in Lakeland represents South Florida to the fullest.

There was one upset to report in Lourdes defeat of Palmetto (last years 6A Lakeland Representative).

Lourdes was led by the servicing of Senior Lauren Silva (7aces and 6 kills) as they d. Palmeto 26-24, 26-24, 25-19 in region 4-6A Quarterfinal. Senior OH Carolina Nuche finished with a match high 13 kills, Junior Setter Ketherine Zamora had 31 assists and freshman libero Victoria Verdeja had 23 digs.

Region 4-6A quarterfinal -- Ferguson d. Killian, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17: Alexandra Beverly slammed five of her team-high 14 kills in the third game.

``We played a good game overall and our setter really ran our offense well,'' Ferguson coach Greg Shanower said. ``We turned on the switch when we needed to, which is good, but it's that time of year where every point, every set, every play counts.''

Ferguson (20-5) rallied to win the opening game, as Beverly collected four of her 14 kills. Alexandra Walewski added 20 digs and seven kills.

The Falcons will prepare for Lourdes next.

``Playing Lourdes again is tough because they played us so well in the district finals,'' Shanower said. ``They know our weaknesses and though the score didn't reflect it, they played a much better game than we did.''

-- MELISSA MARTI, Miami Herald


• Region 4-6A quarterfinal -- Krop d. Coral Park 22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17: The Lightning (23-2) came together once again, rallying around the injured Brittany Dubins.

Although Dubins was hampered by a leg injury she sustained during the district championship tournament, she sparked Krop with 13 kills. The Lightning will host Hialeah at 3 p.m. next Tuesday in the regional semifinals.

Krop coach Caron Schiffman said that before the game, Dubins told her that she wanted to play despite the injury.

``Brittany told me, 'I'm here if you need me [coach]','' Schiffman said. ``I really didn't want to play her at all, but I could sense that the girls needed to get pumped up out there so I threw her in and whenever she got a kill or made big play, it got us going.''

-- J.T. WILCOX, Miami Herald

• Region 4-2A quarterfinal -- Palmer Trinity d. Florida Christian 25-13, 25-18, 25-17: Palmer dominated from the outset and were able to attack incessantly courtesy of sophomore Paulina Prieto who led the charge with nine kills, four aces, and nine blocks. Prieto was also fundamental in the frontline defense as they were able to neutralize the Patriots Meghan Doyle.

Palmer's offense was not only being run through Prieto but also senior Sarah Alfonso (40 assists, three blocks) as well as Kristen Titley (four aces, five kills). Savannah Dominguez (four kills, three blocks) and Lauren Boss (five kills, two aces) were vital contributors to the Falcon cause.

-- JUAN ARANGO, Miami Herald

• Region 4-4A quarterfinal -- Mater Academy d. Archbishop McCarthy 22-25, 23-25, 25-16 25-23, 15-2: The host Lions overcame a two game deficit and dominated the fifth set, scoring 13 points in a row behind a flawless service run from Natasha Naveda and beating McCarthy on a kill from senior Jenna Isaacs.

``The first two sets, my heart was breaking,'' Isaacs said. ``But our whole team, we brought it back together, and that's the best feeling in the world. -- I'm going to cry right now.''

Isaacs finished with 24 kills and one block, and senior Maria Madrid had 17 kills and two blocks.

-- EVAN DREXLER, Miami Herald

• Region 4-2A quarterfinal -- Westminster Academy d. Fort Pierce John Carroll 27-25, 25-14, 27-25: Amelia Bohlander had 13 kills (three blocks, two tips) and six service points (two aces) to lead a solid effort for Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale.

The Lions (20-6) will host Calvary Christian in a rematch of the district finals -- won by Westminster -- in the region semifinal on Nov. 10.

Westminster avenged an earlier loss to John Carroll (21-8) at the Martin County tournament. The Lions served, passed and hit well Wednesday. The defense was strong, and they won the close games.

Leigh Andrew had 14 kills (tip), nine digs, nine service points (ace), and Brenna Pelletier had nine service points (three aces), eight digs and a kill. Jenny Walsh recorded 12 digs to anchor a solid defense along with Andrew and Pelletier.

-- JIM VARSALLONE, Miami Herald

• Region 3-6A semifinal -- West Broward d. Plantation 25-20, 21-25, 25-13, 25-11: West Broward defeated Plantation to advance to the regional finals for the first time in school history.

West Broward got it done using a variety of different players to tally kills, assists and digs.

``We are blessed with versatility,'' Bobcats coach Jill Smitherman said. ``We distribute the ball well and get the job done.''

Leading the way for the Bobcats was Taylor Bonito, who totaled 33 assists, 15 digs, two blocks and four kills. She also hit four consecutive aces to start the first set.

-- ALEX WEINTRAUB, Miami Herald

• Region 4-4A quarterfinal: Cardinal Gibbons d. Norland 25-4, 25-9, 25-9: Katie Hilman had two blocks, five kills, 16 service points. Kaiti Donahoe had four kills, 28 assists, six aces. Suzi Solenski had 10 kills, six service points. CG 21-2.

• Region 4-2A quarterfinal -- Calvary Christian d. Benjamin 25-23. 25-22, 25-22: Christine Lakatos had 16 kills, five blocks, three service points. Debra Gordon had 14 kills, four service points, four aces. Jessie Wilkie had 30 assists, 10 service points. CC 17-9.

• Region 3-6A quarterfinal -- Douglas d. Jupiter 25-22, 23-25, 25-14, 25-23: Kendall Putnam had 13 service points, four aces, 19 kills. Kirsten Kuhl had five digs, 11 kills, four blocks. Lauren Strode had three service points, 12 digs. DOU 17-6.

• Region 4-2A quarterfinal -- Westminster Christian d. Miami Country Day 25-18, 25-17, 25-18: Julie Trembley had 15 kills, five digs. Deanna Etzold had 11 kills, nine assists, five digs. Rebbecca Acevedo had 34 assists, nine kills, four aces. WC 23-5.

• Region 4-6A quarterfinal -- Hialeah d. Goleman 25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-9: Jasmine Wilkin led Hialeah with 13 kills and five blocks. Miriah Reynold had six kills and five blocks. Jennifer Maron had 23 assists.

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