Class 5A

Winter Springs at Lakeland

Plant City at Plant

Alonso at Newsome

East Lake at Tampa Bay Tech

Freedom at Countryside

Manatee at Gibbs

St. Pete High at Venice

Class 4A

Lake Weir at Tarpon Springs

Hudson at Gainesville

Haines City at Orlando Edgewater

St. Cloud at Lake Gibson

Sickles at Armwood

Hillsborough at Largo

Cape Coral at Lakewood Ranch

Class 3A

Nature Coast at North Marion

Land O’Lakes at Jefferson

Lakewood at Pasco

Braden River at Winter Haven

Lake Wales at Bradenton Southeast

Class 2A

Arcadia DeSoto at Robinson

Jesuit at Wauchula Hardee

Class 2B

Fort Myers Dunbar at Tampa Catholic

Class 1A

Wildwood at Fort Meade

Berkeley Prep at Dixie County

Class 1B

Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Lakeland Victory Christian

Admiral Farragut at Sarasota Out-of-Door

Let me throw out a few picks.

* Plant over Plant City -- For some reason, I'm tempted to go with Plant City, the hot young team in Hillsborough County, but logic won't permit it. However, I'm extremely curious to see what happens if this game is close in the fourth quarter.

* Newsome over Alonso -- Do not agree with the prep pundits who like Alonso in this game. To me, Alonso's season ended when a coach said, "Darn it, guys! Can you please do a better job out there?'' Or something like that. Said coach got booted. Alonso comes in at 4-6.

* Armwood over Sickles -- Hawks in a big way.

* Lakewood over Pasco -- I like Lakewood's ability to make big plays and pull the mild upset.

Well, there's a few.

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Plant vs. Plant City is not on TV.

Land O'Lakes vs. Jefferson is on Bright House Catch 47.

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This from Nick Williams, who is covering the state volleyball tournament in Lakeland:

Tampa Prep defeated Tallahassee Maclay and Plant beat Miami Ferguson to advance to Saturday’s state championship matches. Tampa Prep will face Orlando First Academy in the 2A final at noon while Plant will face Winter Park in the 6A title match at 5 p.m.

You can read more in Saturday’s Tampa Tribune.

On a side note, when one reporter asked Plant players and coach Leanna Taylor about Tampa being a hotbed for volleyball talent and how playing teams like Tampa Prep and Berkeley Prep give them an advantage, the players and Taylor expressed their displeasure of not playing Berkeley Prep this year. Jokingly, members of the media suggested they play an unsanctioned match in a neutral gym to decide who is the top team in Tampa, if not the state. The Plant players said they would.

What do you all think? Should Berkeley Prep and Plant play in an unsanctioned match for bragging rights?