Very few surprises came out of the district volleyball quarterfinals round on Monday evening.
The only lower seed to advance in the opening round was No. 5-seeded Bell, who overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 4 seed Dixie County (Cross City), 19-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-8, in Rural District 6
Union County was the only other area team from Rural District 6 to advance to the semifinals, defeating No. 6 seed Taylor County (Perry), 25-11, 25-8, 25-16.
In Rural District 7, No. 2 seed Chiefland eased past No. 7 seed Hawthorne, 25-17, 25-14, 25-14, while No. 3 seed Trenton swept No. 6 Wildwood, 25-11, 25-3, 25-13.
In Class 1A District 4, No. 4 seed Countryside Christian swept St. John Lutheran (Ocala), 25-22, 25-17, 25-19, while in Class 2A District 1, No. 4 seed Saint Francis Catholic Academy defeated No. 5 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville), 25-20, 25-20, 25-15.
2025 FHSAA Volleyball District Tournaments
Times are subject to change
Area teams in bold
Rural-District 6 – Semifinals & Championship at Union County (Lake Butler)
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
3 Union County (Lake Butler) 3, 6 Taylor County (Perry) 0– 25-11, 25-8, 25-16
5 Bell 3, 4 Dixie County (Cross City) 2 – 19-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-8
2 Lafayette (Mayo) 3, 7 Fort White 0 – 25-4, 25-18, 25-17
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
1 Branford vs. 5 Bell, 5 p.m.
2 Lafayette (Mayo) at 3 Union County (Lake Butler)
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 7 p.m.
Rural-District 7 – at Higher seed
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
5 Bronson at 4 Cedar Key, score not reported
3 Trenton 3, 6 Wildwood 0 – 25-11, 25-3, 25-13
2 Chiefland 3, 7 Hawthorne 0 – 25-17, 25-14, 25-14
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
5 Bronson/4 Cedar Key winner at 1 Williston, 6 p.m.
3 Trenton at 2 Chiefland, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 1A-District 4 – Semifinals & Championship at Redeemer Christian (Ocala)
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
4 Countryside Christian 3, 5 St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 0 – 25-22, 25-17, 25-19
3 Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) 3, 6 Hernando Christian Academy (Brooksville) 1 – 25-16, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
4 Countryside Christian vs. 1 Meadowbrook Academy (Ocala), 5 p.m.
3 Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) at 2 Redeemer Chrisian (Ocala), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 2A-District 1 – Semifinals/Championship at Higher Seed
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals) – at Maclay (Tallahassee)
3 Destin 3, 6 P.K. Yonge 0
4 Saint Francis Catholic Academy 3, 5 Rocky Bayou Christian (Niceville) 0 – 25-20, 25-20, 25-15
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
3 Destin at 2 Oak Hall, 6 p.m.
4 Saint Francis Catholic Academy at 1 Maclay (Tallahassee), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 3A-District 4 – at Higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
4 Bradford (Starke) at 1 Wolfson (Jacksonville), 6 p.m.
3 Episcopal (Jacksonville) at 2 Bolles (Jacksonville), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 3A-District 5 – at Higher seed
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
4 Palatka 3, 5 Interlachen 0 – 25-21, 25-10, 25-21
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
3 Crescent City at 2 Keystone Heights, 6 p.m.
4 Palatka at 1 Newberry, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 4A-District 2 – at Higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
3 Godby (Tallahassee) at 2 Suwannee (Live Oak), 6 p.m.
4 Rickards (Tallahassee) at 1 Wakulla (Crawfordville), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 4A-District 5 – District semifinals & championship at Crystal River
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
5 Eastside at 4 North Marion (Citra), score not reported
3 Lake Weir (Ocala) 3, 6 Dunnellon 0 – 25-7, 25-17, 25-9
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
1 Santa Fe (Alachua) vs. 4 North Marion (Citra) / 5 Eastside winner, 6:30 p.m.
3 Lake Weir (Ocala) at 2 Crystal River, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 7 p.m.
Class 5A-District 2 – at Higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
3 Lincoln (Tallahassee) at 2 Leon (Tallahassee), 6 p.m.
4 Columbia (Lake City) at 1 Chiles (Tallahassee), 6 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 6 p.m.
Class 5A-District 5 – at Higher seed (Championship at Lecanto)
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
5 Belleview 3, 4 Leesburg 2 – 14-25, 25-11, 25-19, 23-25, 16-14
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
5 Belleview at 1 Gainesville, 7 p.m.
3 Vanguard (Ocala) at 2 Lecanto, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 7 p.m.
Class 6A-District 2 – Semifinals & Championship at Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine)
Monday, Oct. 13 (Quarterfinals)
4 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) 3, 5 Oakleaf (Orange Park) 2 – 25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 21-25, 15-6
2 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 3, 7 First Coast (Jacksonville) 0 – 25-16, 25-5, 25-14
3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 3, 6 Nease (Ponte Vedra) 1 – 25-27, 25-16, 25-21, 25-23
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (Semifinals)
2 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) vs. 3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), TBA
4 Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) vs. 1 Buchholz, TBA
Thursday, Oct. 16 (Championship)
TBD, 7 p.m.