Buchholz stays at the top
GAINESVILLE – Buchholz (Gainesville) stayed at the top of The Prep Zone Power Poll despite the majority of volleyball games being cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian.
The Bobcats (7-0), who are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 6A by MaxPreps, remained at No. 1 this week after sweeping PK Yonge (Gainesville), 3-0, in their lone match of the week.
Buchholz already has wins against defending state champions Trinity Catholic (Ocala) & Vanguard (Ocala) this season. The Bobcats (7-0) received all seven first-place votes.
The ‘Cats are just ahead of Trinity Catholic (2-1), which stayed at No. 2 after having the week off due to Dorian. The Celtics will travel to Buchholz next Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Ponte Vedra (4-0) flip flopped with Fleming Island (Orange Park) (2-0) for the third spot and fourth spot, as did Vanguard (Ocala) (4-1) and Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (2-1) for the fifth and sixth spots.
Santa Fe (Alachua), New Smyrna Beach, Bell, and Eustis, round out the top 10.
Keystone Heights (2-1) moves into the top 20 at No. 20, while Bolles (Jacksonville) drops out.
The Prep Zone Power Poll ranks the top 20 high school football, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball teams (regardless of FHSAA Classification) across the 26 counties in North Florida (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Putnam, Sumter, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Volusia counties). It is voted on weekly by sportswriters and sportscasters and it fueled by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
The Prep Zone Power Poll – 2019 Volleyball Poll #4
(School, city, first place votes, classification, record, total voting points)
1 Buchholz (Gainesville) (7) (6A) (7-0) – 140
2 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (2-1) – 131
3 Ponte Vedra (5A) (4-0) – 123
4 Fleming Island (Orange Park) (6A) (2-0) – 122
5 Vanguard (Ocala) (5A) (4-1) – 109
6 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (7A) (2-1) – 105
7 Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (5-1) – 98
8 New Smyrna Beach (6A) (3-1) – 95
9 Bell (1A) (7-0) – 77
10 Eustis (4A) (7-0) – 71
11 Forest (Ocala) (6A) (6-2) – 66
12 Lecanto (5A) (10-0) – 62
13 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (7A) (7-0) – 54
14 East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (8-3) – 53
15 Newberry (1A) (6-1) – 47
16 Creekside (St Johns) (6A) (4-1) – 34
17 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (6A) (5-1) – 31
18 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (3A) (4-0) – 17
19 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (4A) (5-2) – 11
20 Keystone Heights (4A) (2-1) – 6
Also receiving votes: Branford (1A) (8-1) – 4, North Marion (Citra) (4A) (5-1) – 2, Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville) (2A) (4-2) – 2, Weeki Wachee (4A) (3-4) – 2, Bolles (Jacksonville (4A) (3-2) – 2, Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (3A) (3-1) – 1, Flagler Palm Coast (7A) (4-1) – 1, Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) (2A) (8-3) – 1, Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville (3A) (4-1) – 1, St John Lutheran (Ocala) (2A) (5-1) – 1.
