Plant volleyball looking to defend Gator Town title

By Nick Williams

The Tampa Tribune - WFLA - TBO

Posted September 02, 2010 at 08:58 AM

Last season, Plant defeated eventual Class 5A state champ Martin County in a tough four-set match in the semifinals and host Buchholz in the tournament final to capture the 2009 Gator Town Classic.

This weekend, the Panthers are heading back to Gainesville to defend their title, but they won’t be the only local team hoping for a chance to win the 16-team tournament. Plant will be joined by Clearwater, Durant, Steinbrenner and Tampa Prep.

Pool play begins Friday to determine which teams advance to either the gold, silver, bronze or copper division brackets on Saturday. Matches will be played at Buchholz and Santa Fe High.

Here are the pools (matches are best 2 of 3). First place teams advance to the gold bracket, second place to silver, etc.:

Pool A: Orlando Bishop Moore, Jacksonville Providence, Ocala Vanguard, Durant.
Pool B: Plant, Gainesville Buchholz, Steinbrenner, Oak Hall.
Pool C: Jacksonville Bolles, Tampa Prep, Santa Fe, Tallahassee Lincoln.
Pool D: Gainesville, Jensen Beach (2009 4A state champs), Clearwater, St. Johns.

The tournament championship will be played Saturday at 2:45 p.m.

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