Wed. September 26, 2012 | Joel Anderson
Volleyball: Hillsborough County Super 7
1. Berkeley Prep (7-4): The Bucs finished 11th in their own Berkeley Premier tournament, quite a tumble from their championship a year ago. But Berkeley remains the county’s best team, with all losses coming against tough out-of-area competition.
2. Wharton (12-0): The Wildcats keep on winning. But Wharton will finally get to measure itself against better competition next week with matches against Steinbrenner and Newsome.
3. Tampa Catholic (13-4): It’s little surprise the Crusaders again won their own tournament, knocking off Mitchell in the final. They cruised to the title, winning 10 of 11 matches.
4. Steinbrenner (9-3): The Warriors went 3-0 last week against Alonso, Freedom and Jefferson. If they can keep up that unbeaten streak Monday against Wharton, prepare for a shakeup in the top 7.
5. Newsome (6-2): The Wolves finished off last week with a 3-1 loss to Plant, snapping a five-match win streak. They’ll get a chance to rebound Thursday against slumping Bloomingdale.
6. Riverview (10-5): The Sharks enter the poll after finishing third in the Crusader Clash, winning four of five matches. Riverview is primed to rise even higher with matches next week against Hillsborough, Spoto and Tampa Bay Tech.
7. Freedom (9-4): The Patriots lost 3-0 to Steinbrenner last week and won’t get a chance to redeem themselves against ranked competition until Wharton on Oct. 9. But the struggles of Bloomingdale, Sickles and Holy Names keeps them in the top 7 …for now.
Statistics
Minimum 15 games
Kills
Player, school Games Kills Avg.
S. Brown, BP 23 122 5.3
L. Thompson, Dur 15 76 5.1
K. Krueger, TP 28 133 4.8
J. Perry, Fre 38 179 4.7
K. Rhoads, Blo 28 125 4.5
C. Andreychuk, Wha 33 141 4.3
A. Turbeville, Cha 19 65 3.4
A. Cozart, Pla 26 89 3.4
S. Blank, TC 43 138 3.2
A. Zimroth, TC 40 126 3.2
Aces
Player, school Games Aces Avg.
J. Preston, Gai 20 43 2.2
Me. Mitchell, King 21 35 1.7
A. Turbeville, Cha 19 31 1.6
A. Mazur, Gai 20 28 1.4
J. Walsh, TC 21 30 1.4
M. Kelley, Cha 16 21 1.3
K. Paul, Wha 33 39 1.2
Ma. Mitchell, King 21 24 1.1
T. Steppy, EB 18 19 1.1
V. Garcia, Gai 20 22 1.1
A. Zimroth, TC 40 42 1.1
Digs
Player, school Games Digs Avg.
R. Nichols, Dur 15 73 4.9
N. Campos, Ste 28 128 4.6
K. Ellis, Riv 40 172 4.3
C. Hargreaves, Wha 33 131 4.0
C. Salzer, BP 22 83 3.8
S. Brown, BP 23 82 3.6
K. Rhoades, Blo` 28 97 3.5
M. Schillo, Sic 36 123 3.4
J. Townsend, SC 24 79 3.3
J. Alberts, Riv 40 129 3.2
Assists
Player, school Games Assists Avg.
M. Alberdi, BP 23 244 10.6
C. Owens, Sic 35 341 9.7
K. Schaller, Fre 38 328 8.6
J. Alberts, Riv 40 331 8.3
A. Stocker, Wha 33 240 7.3
K. Sibson, Pla 26 184 7.1
J. Walsh, TC 21 143 6.8
A. Rovnanik, Blo 27 177 6.6
R. Howell, EB 18 117 6.5
V. Garcia, Gai 20 125 6.3
Coaches are reminded to update stats on MaxPreps or email hometeam@tampabay.com by noon on Wednesdays.