Reigning state champ Winter Park overwhelmed a very good Hagerty ladies volleyball staff to punch its ticket for an additional final-four look and reward Corridor of Fame coach Stephanie Gibson along with her 900th profession victory on Wednesday evening.
The Wildcats had been examined within the opening sport, prevailing 25-20, earlier than powering previous the Huskies (20-6) by scores of 25-13 and 25-10 to shut out their twenty third consecutive victory.
Senior setter Paige Lehman orchestrated the win with 32 assists, 3 ace serves and 4 kills. Isabel Incinelli, a 6-foot-5 junior, added 14 kills and 4 blocks, and senior Amelia Mancino contributed 12 kills and three aces.
“Paige was unbelievable tonight,” Gibson stated afterward. “Hopefully we’re peaking on the proper time.”
Hagerty senior Jenness Orcutt had 7 kills to shut her faculty report profession complete to 964 in 4 seasons.
“They’re loaded. Higher than final 12 months,” Hagerty coach Juanita Hitt stated of the Wildcats.
Gibson’s general profession report is 900-239 in 37 seasons and he or she too could be peaking, given the Wildcats two-year report of 57-2. She is 570-197 with 5 state titles in 26 seasons at Winter Park.
When requested what 900 meant, Gibson grinned and stated, “It’s greater than 899. I simply wish to hold profitable.”
She stands second on Florida’s volleyball all-time profession wins listing behind Lisa Zielinski, a fixture at perennial energy St. Thomas Aquinas. Zielinski collected her 942nd win Thursday evening because the Raiders (26-4) received their 6A area last.
Second-ranked Kissimmee Osceola (26-4) additionally steamrolled its opponent, Jupiter, within the 7A Area 2 last. The Kowboys received 25-19, 25-20, 25-13.
The Class 7A semifinals can be performed at 4 and seven p.m. subsequent Thursday at Polk State Faculty in Winter Haven. Winter Park is the highest seed and can play Area 4 winner Doral Academy (16-13) of Miami-Dade. Osceola will face No. 3 seed Tampa Plant (18-8).
STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS AND MATCH TIMES WILL BE ADDED TO THIS REPORT ON THURSDAY
Oviedo’s upset
Oviedo (23-6), enjoying within the Panhandle seven hours from residence, pulled off a 3-2 upset win towards Gulf Breeze (26-4), which was the No. 1 staff in 6A. The Lions received the back-and-forth thriller 25-14, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, 15-10.
On Tuesday Orangewood Christian (26-4), the top-ranked staff in 2A, and Lake Highland Prep (23-6), final 12 months’s 3A state champ, received area titles to advance to the semifinal spherical.
Orangewood could or could not have Ellie Enger, its elite ninth-grader. She missed the Rams’ come-from-behind area last win towards Trinity Catholic of Ocala as a result of she was considered one of 17 ladies chosen for this week’s USA Volleyball nationwide staff coaching camp in Colorado Springs. Twelve can be named to symbolize the U.S. within the NORCECA Girls’s U17 Continental Championship, which begins Tuesday in Costa Rica.
Lake Highland was fueled by senior Isa Umpierre (11 kills, 4 ace serves, 12 digs), freshman Lexi White (10 kills), and senior Juli Rosario-Mendez (14 digs). The Highlanders have a 3A semifinal at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Monday, resulting in a Wednesday 1 p.m. state last.
The 2A semifinals are Monday at 4 and seven p.m., establishing a Wednesday 10 a.m. title match.
The 6A semifinals are Thursday at 10 and 1.
Saturday’s large day has a 6A last at 10 a.m., adopted by the 7A last at 1, 4A last at 4, and 5A last at 7.
The FHSAA will publish the matchups and sport occasions on Thursday after updating every staff’s energy rankings.
Orangewood volleyball, with out phenom Ellie Enger, reaches FHSAA last 4
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