Ponte Vedra is a unanimous No. 1 in the all-classification regional rankings
GAINESVILLE – The top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Power Poll for the fourth straight week is Ponte Vedra.
The Sharks (11-0) remain the top-ranked team in the all-classification regional rankings for the fourth straight week after a perfect 8-0 week, including a 5-0 weekend after winning the River City Classic in Jacksonville.
They received all eight first-place votes in this week’s poll.
Forest (Ocala) (7-0) continues to move up the rankings and is now sitting in second after two more wins this past week, while another Marion County school, Trinity Catholic (Ocala), moved up to No. 3.
The Celtics (4-3) climbed one spot after big wins over previously No. 13 Buchholz and No. 2 Santa Fe (Alachua) (12-6), which dropped to fifth.
Creekside (St. Johns) (10-1) jumped up three spots to No. 4 after a big win over Bartram Trail (St. Johns) and a 4-1 finish at the River City Classic.
Rounding out the rest of the top 10 are No. 6 Vanguard (Ocala) (6-2), No. 7 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (11-1), No. 8 Newberry (11-3), No. 9 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (7-4), and No. 10 Bell (12-3).
Moving into the top 20 this week were No. 18 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) (10-2), No. 20 Trenton (8-2) and No. 20 Providence (Jacksonville) (9-2).
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 is powered by Anytime Fitness of Gainesville.
The Prep Zone Power Poll – 2020 Volleyball Poll #4
(School, city, classification, first-place votes, current record through 9/27, and total voting points)
1. Ponte Vedra (5A) (8) (11-0) – 160
2. Forest (Ocala) (6A) (7-0) – 148
3. Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (4-3) – 139
4. Creekside (St. Johns) (6A) (10-1) – 135
5. Santa Fe (Alachua) (4A) (12-6) – 130
6. Vanguard (Ocala) (5A) (6-2) – 121
7. Fletcher (Neptune Beach) (6A) (11-1) – 117
8. Newberry (1A) (11-3) – 101
9. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (7-4) – 92
10. Bell (1A) (12-3) – 91
11. Fleming Island (Orange Park) (6A) (5-1) – 82
12. Bolles (Jacksonville) (4A) (8-4) – 59
13. Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (2A) (9-0) – 51
14. East Ridge (Clermont) (7A) (3-2) – 38
15. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) (2A) (10-0) – 37
16. Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (7A) (3-4) – 30
17. Gainesville (6A) (8-4) – 24
18T. Branford (1A) (8-5) – 19
18T. St. John Lutheran (Ocala) (2A) (5-1) – 19
20T. Trenton (1A) (8-2) – 15
20T. Providence (Jacksonville) (9-2) – 15
20T. Buchholz (Gainesville) (6A) (3-8) – 15
Receiving votes: South Lake (Groveland) (6A) (11-1) – 14, Weeki Wachee (4A) (5-0) – 10, First Academy-Leesburg (2A) (10-3) – 6, Ridgeview (Orange Park) (5A) (7-8) – 5, Yulee (4A) (10-3) – 3, Lecanto (5A) (1-0) – 2, Episcopal (Jacksonville) (4-1) – 1.
