Seminole County girls volleyball programs took a big hit on Saturday as only two of the remaining five teams were able to record victories in Regional Semifinal action.
And it wasn’t really that close, as three of the matches were decided in 3-0 sweeps and the other two _ both involving the two remaining Class 7A schools _ went 3-1 in favor of the winners.
In Class 2A-Region 1, host Orangewood Christian (23-4), which made the Final 4 a year ago, romped past Trinity Christian Academy (13-15) from Jacksonville, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16 and 25-18), and was to have traveled to Ocala to face Trinity Catholic (19-3) in the 2A-1 Championship Match on Tuesday.
The winner will advance to the Final 4 to be held in Winter Haven on November 5-6 at Polk State College in the Winter Haven Health Center.
The Rams were led by the Langmo twins _ Kaleigh (15 kills, 1 service ace, 2 blocks, 8 digs, 3 assists) and Kennedy Langmo (11 kills, 1 service ace, 2 blocks, 9 digs) _ Caroline Vargas (10 kills, 2 blocks), Robyn Stephens (3 kills, 2 service aces, 14 digs, 16 assists) and Avery Herman (1 service ace, 5 digs, 18 assists).
In Class 6A-Region 1, host Oviedo High (22-5) also won rather handily, Niceville, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23 and 25-17), over Niceville (24-6).
Things will probably be tougher this evening (Wednesday) as the Lions must travel to the Panhandle to challenge No. 1 seeded Gulf Breeze (28-1) with the winner advancing to the Final 4, also at Polk State College in Winter Haven, on Friday and Saturday, November 8-9.
In other semifinals on Saturday:
In Class 7A-Region 1, Lake Brantley (20-6) was ousted by No. 2 seed and host DeLand (25-2), 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-17), despite big matches from Amina N’diaye (22 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs), London Adkins (10 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig, 1 assist), Andie Bowron (3 service aces, 1 block, 4 digs, 44 assists) and Ryan Jomo (12 digs) and Hagerty (14-10) was eliminated by top-seeded and host Winter Park (25-1), 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-16 and 25-21).
In Class 1A-Region 2, Altamonte Christian (14-9) couldn’t pull off another upset as the Eagles saw their season end at the hands of top-seeded and host Brevard HEAT (23-1), 3-0 (25-20, 25-12 and 25-14), in Palm Bay.
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Here are the results and schedules:
FHSAA Girls Volleyball
Regional Brackets
All games at 7 p.m.
Class 7A-Region 1
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, October 23
Match 1 _ (1) Winter Park defeated (8) Ocala-Forest, 3-0 (25-8, 25-10 and 25-23).
Match 2 _ (4) Hagerty defeated (5) St. John’s-Creekside, 3-0 (25-19, 25-20 and 25-17).
Match 3 _ (2) DeLand defeated (7) Timber Creek, 3-0 (25-20, 25-13 and 25-15).
Match 4 _ (3) Lake Brantley defeated (6) Jacksonville-Mandarin, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21 and 25-16).
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26
Match 5 _ (1) Winter Park defeated (4) Hagerty, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-16 and 25-21).
Match 6 _ (2) DeLand (3) defeated (3) Lake Brantley, 3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-17).
Class 6A-Region 1
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, October 23
Match 1 _ (1) Gulf Breeze defeated (8) Neptune Beach-Fletcher, 3-0 (25-8, 25-8 and 25-16).
Match 2 _ (5) Pace defeated (4) Navarre, 3-2 (25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 31-33 and 15-9).
Match 3 _ (2) Oviedo defeated (7) Lake Howell, 3-0 (25-10, 25-10 and 25-21).
Match 4 _ (3) Niceville defeated (6) Lake Minneola, 3-2 (25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 25-23 and 15-6).
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26
Match 5 _ (1) Gulf Breeze defeated (5) Pace, 3-0 (25-15, 25-15 and 25-22).
Match 6 _ (2) Oviedo defeated (3) Niceville, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23 and 25-17).
Finals
Wednesday, October 30
Match 7 _ (2) Oviedo at (1) Gulf Breeze.
Class 2A-Region 1
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, October 22
Match 1 _ (8) Jacksonville-Bishop Snyder defeated (1) Ocala-Trinity Catholic, 3-0 (25-11, 25-6 and 25-17).
Match 2 _ (5) Gainesville-Oak Hall defeated (4) Jacksonville-Providence School, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18 and 25-18).
Match 3 _ (2) Orangewood Christian defeated (7) The First Academy-Orlando, 3-1 (14-25, 25-21, 25-7 and 25-14).
Match 4 _ (6) Jacksonville-Trinity Christian Academy defeated (3) Winter Garden-Foundation Academy, 3-2 (25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 18-25 and 15-10).
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26
Match 5 _ (1) Ocala-Trinity Catholic defeated (5) Gainesville-Oak Hall, 3-0 (25-17, 25-10 and 25-10).
Match 6 _ (2) Orangewood Christian defeated (6) Jacksonville-Trinity Christian Academy, 3-0 (25-13, 25-16 and 25-18).
Finals
Tuesday, October 29
Match 7 _ (2) Orangewood Christian at (1) Ocala-Trinity Catholic.
Class 1A-Region 2
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, October 22
Match 1 _ Palm Bay-Brevard HEAT defeated (8) Bunnell-First Baptist Christian Academy, 3-0 (25-7, 25-11 and 25-6).
Match 2 _ (5) Altamonte Christian School defeated (4) The Geneva School, 3-2 (no individual scores received).
Match 3 _ (2) Winter Park-International Community School defeated (7) Orlando Christian Prep, 3-0 (25-19, 25-14 and 29-27).
Match 4 _ (6) Merritt Island Christian defeated (3) Lake Mary Prep, 3-1 (19-25, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-17).
Semifinals
Saturday, October 26
Match 5 _ (1) Palm Bay-Brevard HEAT defeated (5) Altamonte Christian School, 3-0 (25-20, 25-12 and 25-14).
Match 6 _ (2) Winter Park-International Community School defeated (6) Merritt Island Christian, 3-2 (13-25, 25-18, 25-23, 17-25 and 15-12).
