Big South Qualifier: Florida Teams and Players that Excelled

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 Big South Qualifier in Atlanta is over. There were over 1200 teams from all over the country, many vying for a bid to the Girls Junior National Volleyball Championship. There were over 50,000 spectators at this huge event, with 3 days of continuous play, on 228 courts. Amazing talent could be found everywhere, and Florida teams and players were not an exception. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The following Florida teams excelled:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>18's Division: </strong></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Place Gold - Gainesville Jrs 18-1 (10-0)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>17 American Division: </strong></span></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Place Gold - Gamepoint 17 Rox (10-0) <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Earned Bid</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>16 Open Division: </strong></span></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Place Gold - Gamepoint 16 Rox (8-2)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>16 USA Division: </strong></span></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Place Gold - TVA 16 Smack Sheila (9-2) <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Earned Bid</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>16 American Division:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Place Gold - Ocala Power United 16 Adidas (11-1)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>15 Open Division: </strong></span></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Place Gold - Gamepoint 15 Rox (9-1) <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Earned Bid</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline"><span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>15 USA Division: </strong></span></span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Place Gold - Ocala Power United 15 Adidas (9-1) <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Earned Bid</mark></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were hundreds of players that caught my eye from Florida, and here are a few notables from Day 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":365764,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Sophie 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