JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Eleven area high school volleyball teams won their first-round matches and are headed to the regional semifinals.
Beachside, Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Christ’s Church, Harvest Community, Middleburg, Ponte Vedra, Providence, Ridgeview, St. Johns Country Day and Trinity Christian all notched wins this week. All but Ponte Vedra swept their opening matches. The Sharks outlasted power Tallahassee Leon 3-2, with a 17-15 thriller in the deciding game.
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Beachside visits Ridgeview in Region 1-5A, Providence visits Super 6 No. 1 Trinity Christian in 1-3A and Harvest visits Christ’s Church in 1-2A in all-local second-round matchups.
Regional semifinals
Region 1-6A
(5) Ponte Vedra (14-13) at (1) Gulf Breeze (23-2), Saturday
Region 1-5A
(4) Tallahassee Lincoln (18-10) at (1) Middleburg (23-5), Saturday
(3) Beachside (22-5) at (2) Ridgeview (19-7), Saturday, 3 p.m.
Region 1-4A
(4) North Bay Haven (16-9) at (1) Bishop Kenny (21-7), Friday
(3) Bolles (15-13) at (2) South Walton (20-5), Friday
Region 1-3A
(4) Providence (13-12) at (1) Trinity Christian (23-3), Friday, 6 p.m.
Region 1-2A
(4) St. Johns Country Day (15-7) at (1) Gainesville Oak Hall (23-4), Friday
(3) Harvest Community (21-6) at (2) Christ’s Church (18-7), Friday, 6 p.m.
Region 3-1A
(3) Lafayette (12-7) at (2) Union County (11-12), Friday
Regional quarterfinals results
Region 1-7A
(1) Winter Park 3, (8) Creekside 0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-18).
(3) Timber Creek 3, (6) Mandarin 0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-16).
Region 1-6A
(5) Ponte Vedra 3, (4) Tallahassee Leon 2 (25-14, 10-25, 25-18, 20-25, 17-15).
(2) Tallahassee Chiles 3, (7) Fletcher 0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-17).
Region 1-5A
(1) Middleburg 3, (8) Arnold 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-15).
(2) Ridgeview 3, (7) Columbia 0 (25-10, 25-8, 25-10).
(3) Beachside 3, (6) Pensacola Washington 0 (25-11, 25-12, 25-16).
Region 1-4A
(1) Bishop Kenny 3, (8) Yulee 0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-11)
(4) North Bay Haven 3, (5) Baker County 2 (19-25, 25-23, 19-25, 25-16, 15-13)
(3) Bolles 3, (6) Wolfson 0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-20)
Region 1-3A
(1) Trinity Christian 3, (8) Gainesville P.K. Yonge 0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-13).
(4) Providence 3, (5) Trinity Prep 0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-14).
(2) Florida High 3, (7) Episcopal 0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-18).
Region 1-2A
(4) St. Johns Country Day 3, (5) Countryside Christian 0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19).
(2) Christ’s Church 3, (7) Saint Francis 0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-11).
(3) Harvest Community 3, (6) Covenant School of Jacksonville 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-10).