Hoppers Take a Leap and Other Games of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below a summary of games I witnessed, watched on you tube or just came across on MaxPreps. Below are some of the results in the DMV area that brought my interest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Match of the Week - Hoppers Take a Leap</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["248705"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc605fa"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">It takes awhile for Zoe to grow on you as a left side. She will not be one of those girls that pounds it to the floor to see how high the ball bounces in front of the ten foot line. Her objective is to mystify her opponents with the location of her hits. She also plays a solid back row which allows her offensive exploits to extend to the back row.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">For the Hoppers Zoe ranks second on the team in kills, digs and service aces. She contributes anyway she can. At 6'1" with excellent arm extension her six rotation play has been instrumental in the Hoppers ascension to ranking number one in the DMV.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Zoe has committed to the Polar Bears of Bowdoin, a school in Brunswick, Maine. They are named the Polar Bears because class of 1877 Robert Perry led the first successful expedition to the North Pole. Pretty cool. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Earlier in the season<strong> Bullis</strong> gave <strong>Flint Hill</strong> their first set loss since 2011. This week <strong>Georgetown Day</strong> gave the Huskies their first match loss since 2011. In the end it will all come down to the playoffs to determine the Independent School League (ISL) champion. This coming week <strong>Bullis</strong> plays <strong>Georgetown Day</strong> and a win by the Bulldogs will throw the race into a three way tie for first.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The match started out well for Flint Hill. An <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181303' first='Isabelle' last='Bardin']</strong> block and two kills gave them a 23-20 lead. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='472234' first='Tessa' last='Fergusson']</strong> responded with a kill to give the Hoppers the serve and down two points. Unfortunately, another Bardin kill followed by a hitting error by Georgetown Day presented the Huskies with a 25-21 set one win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Set two the Huskies came back from a 15-18 deficit. Two <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181279' first='Kadi' last='Pynchon']</strong> aces and two <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='437441' first='Hunter' last='Ross']</strong> kills sandwiched by a <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181303' first='Isabelle' last='Bardin']</strong> kill put Flint Hill ahead 21-20. The Huskies were at set point 24-21 when <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='248705' first='Zoe' last='Ryu']</strong> tooled a block on a tight set to keep the Hoppers in the game. Down 24-22 a <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='292644' first='Caycee' last='Chhum']</strong> serve appeared to be going out but it was eventually played into an ace. After a time out a Flint Hill hitting error tied the score and another Ryu kill after a great defense play by libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='326533' first='Shiraz' last='Benyoucef']</strong> put the Hoppers up by one 25-24.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='292644' first='Caycee' last='Chhum']</strong> missed the next serve deep but Georgetown Day got the serve back with another Fergusson kill in the middle. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu']</strong> fired off one of her team leading 21 kills to make it 27-26 and a <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='326533' first='Shiraz' last='Benyoucef']</strong> serve finished it off at 28-26.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After that Flint Hill could not deal with the left arm of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu']</strong>. They got behind in the third set 15-4, roared back to make it 10-15 but a hitting error gave the Mighty Hoppers the serve back. Middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355124' first='Fiona' last='McDermott']</strong> served the final nine points, including three aces to end the set for a 25-10 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the final set the closest the Huskies could get was 2-2. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355124' first='Fiona' last='McDermott']</strong> finished it off for a 25-13 win. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu']</strong> finished with 21 kills on only two hitting errors and managed 10 digs while playing back row. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='248705' first='Zoe' last='Ryu']</strong> put together 13 kills and 14 digs. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='292644' first='Caycee' last='Chhum']</strong> weaved together 43 assists while making 12 digs and collecting a team high 12 points with her serve. Now, we await the next big match between Bullis and Georgetown Day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Other Matches of Note</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["223581"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc60691"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='223581' first='Skylar' last='Johnson'] plays left side for Colgan. She and [player_tooltip player_id='238593' first='Tehillah' last='Garrison'] provide the offense on the left side for the Sharks, who have started the season 18-2. At 5'9" she may be considered a bit undersized for the front row, but do not under estimate her hitting ability. She can put the ball to the floor with the best of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Skylar plays six rotations. She is second on the team in kills and digs While this appeared to be a rebuilding year for the Sharks it was not going to happen under Skylar's watch. They appear to again be geared up to compete in a state championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colgan </strong>(20-2-3) downed <strong>Patriot</strong> (14-9) in four in a match between two conference leaders. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='223581' first='Skylar' last='Johnson']</strong> led the Sharks with 16 kills while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238593' first='Tehillah' last='Garrison']</strong> produced 20 points with a combo of jump spin and float serves that also tallied seven aces. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333653' first='Elizabeth' last='York']</strong> and frosh <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='550688' first='Sienna' last='Mitchell']</strong> each collected four solo blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Battlefield</strong> (16-5) won in five over <strong>North Stafford </strong>(19-4). This was a battle between the second place team in Cedar Run and the first place team in Commonwealth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Falls Church </strong>(12-4-1) pulled a surprising sweep over <strong>Hayfield </strong>(9-7) to take possession of first place in the National Division. Hayfield later fell to <strong>Edison</strong> (6-5) to almost clinch the conference for Falls Church, falling two behind in the conference race.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["325603"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc606f8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Parker plays high school in West Virginia but plays club for Liberty Elite and [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last='']. At 6'3" she brings the potential to dominate as middle. During her junior season the Eagles are one of the new power teams in West Virginia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parker leads the team in blocks, sits second in kills with a .358 hitting percentage and ranks third in service aces. She has even shown the ability to play defense in the back row when serving, scooping up 36 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last year she played for [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last='']. They played in the Triple Crown and finished 61 out of 120 teams. They also played in the National Division in Junior Nationals and finished fifth in the gold bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On that Hedgesville team is <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325602' first='Alexa' last='Smith']</strong> (Paramount), all tournament team in Junior Nationals (16 National) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='438086' first='Emmeri' last='Bishop']</strong> ([program_tooltip program_id='494409' first='Blue' last='Ridge']), top performer at Prep Dig showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hedgesville </strong>(33-4-1) from West Virginia won in four over <strong>James Wood</strong> (13-3). <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325603' first='Parker' last='Sutherland']</strong> finished with 14 kills, 6 aces and 7 blocks in the win. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325602' first='Alexa' last='Smith'] </strong>picked up 25 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Howard</strong> (17-0) swept past Maryland class 2 state champion <strong>Centennial</strong> (6-7). <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='702631' first='McKenna' last='Brown']</strong> led the way with 10 assists while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181305' first='Riley' last='Poholsky']</strong> collected four aces with her 15 points serving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenelg </strong>(16-2) swept past <strong>Marriotts Ridge</strong> (5-7). <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='529251' first='Jessica' last='Li'] </strong>contributed 6 aces, 9 digs and 21 assists in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Urbana</strong> (9-4) squeaked past <strong>Boonsboro</strong> (10-2) in five. Urbana won the last two sets 25-23, 16-14 to capture the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Churchill</strong> (7-5) pulled off an upset over <strong>Wootten</strong> (10-3) in a five set match. Wootten bounced back from the loss to sweep Urbana. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325604' first='Sara' last='Foster'],</strong> <strong>Kirsten Sinkler </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='438097' first='Haile' last='Ma'] </strong>contributed to the offense. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325600' first='Taryn' last='Su']</strong> ran a 5/1 for Wootten while her teammate at Metro <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321677' first='Charis' last='Burge']</strong> ran a 6/2 for Urbana. Wooten won 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20. <strong>Kirsten Sinkler</strong> pulled off a successful slide kill to win the first set.<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='438097' first='Haile' last='Ma'] </strong>finished off the third set with back to back kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Catherines</strong> (19-4) had a good week, first sweeping past <strong>Collegiate</strong> (12-4). <strong>Tess Holdaway</strong> (9) and <strong>Nyana Harris</strong> (8) combined for 17 kills. Holdaway also picked up 15 digs. They then beat <strong>Norfolk Academy</strong> (17-4) in five, winning the final 15-11. That puts them on a nine match winning streak.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fredericksburg Christian</strong> (20-2) defeated <strong>Chelsea Academy </strong>(14-7) in five, taking the last two sets 25-16 and 15-10. <strong>Grace Khoury</strong> (13) and <strong>Abby Rexrode</strong> (13) combined for 26 kills. For the Knights <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='239323' first='Ava' last='Barvick'] </strong>(20) and <strong>Cici Wingate </strong>(15) strung together 35 kills. <strong>Miriam Pilon</strong> added 11 blocks and frosh setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='625566' first='Olivia' last='Barvick']</strong> dished out 46 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ocean Lakes </strong>(16-3) swept past class 5 Virginia state champs<strong> First Colonial </strong>(13-6). The Dolphins are swimming through a 12 match winning streak. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["235285"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc60765"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The information I had was that [player_tooltip player_id='235285' first='Calli' last='Anderson'] would miss her senior year because of a knee injury. Well she's back. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Last year Calli set Hidden Valley to the state championship. She has been setting for the Titans since her sophomore year. It is good to see her back in time to compete in the state championships. Last year she made the Class 3 all-state volleyball team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hidden Valley</strong> (20-1) saw the return of their setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235285' first='Calli' last='Anderson'] </strong>(42 assists) in their four set victory over <strong>Salem</strong> (14-7). They won the last three sets 25-19 getting 31 kills from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='196556' first='Caleigh' last='Ponn']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Grayson County</strong> (14-4) sent <strong>Auburn</strong> (21-1) to their first loss, sweeping them in three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chantilly</strong> (15-2-1) took <strong>James Madison</strong> (12-3-2) in four to take control of the Concorde Region. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181297' first='Lameen' last='Mambu']</strong> (22) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='455102' first='Erin' last='Green'] </strong>(18) combined for 40 kills. Mambu also strung together 7 aces and 22 points with her serve. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='240899' first='Sarah' last='Kim']</strong> dug 18 balls and contributed 35 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bullis</strong> (18-1) swept past <strong>Episcopal</strong> (11-6), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181300' first='Alexis' last='Ewing']</strong> leading the way with her 13 kills and 5 aces. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206729' first='Megan' last='Phan']</strong> distributed 34 assists. Their next big match is next week against Georgetown Day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The <strong>Covenant</strong> (14-1) won in four against <strong>Chelsea Academy</strong> (14 -7). The Eagles put together 20 blocks with the 6'1" <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='720080' first='Miller' last='Grimes']</strong> leading the way with 6 blocks. She also contributed 9 kills. Miller leads the team in blocks with 36 and is hitting at a .521 percentage. For the Knights it was a rough week iwith three consecutive defeats. <strong>Cici Wingate</strong> continues to play well, stringing together 13 kills, 4 aces (with 19 points serving) and 9 digs in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Northern</strong> (11-0) sent <strong>Leonardtown</strong> (11-1) to their first defeat with a sweep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Broadneck</strong> (11-2) swept past <strong>Old Mil</strong>l (9-2) in a critical conference match. Broadneck improves to 9-1 in the conference while Old Mill drops to 9-2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["545710"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc607d8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A 6'0" six rotation pin hitter who has a bright future ahead of her. She also enhances her indoor game with a healthy dose of beach volleyball. Even as a sophomore she ranks as the top hitter for Cox, hitting at an impressive .341.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>She performed well at the Endless Summer tournament, being named to the Prep Dig All tournament team. Currently, she ranks number 52 in our class of 2027 but it would not surprise me to see that ranking rise. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Cox she leads the team in kills, ranks second in digs and third in aces and blocks. Her game captures all the skills needed when measuring an impact player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cox</strong> (17-3) got 14 kills and 19 digs from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='545710' first='Avery' last='Osler']</strong> to sweep<strong> First Colonial </strong>(13-6). <strong>Kathleen Grosz</strong> fell just short of a triple double with 9 kills, 7 blocks and 18 digs. Cox (12-1) and <strong>Ocean Lakes </strong>(11-1) remain atop the Beach Region while struggling First Colonial (8-5) drops to fourth. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>New Kent </strong>(18-2) took the fourth set off <strong>Poquoson</strong> (10-11) to win their match. <strong>Ava Nieto </strong>(10), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='752065' first='Leah' last='Rounds'] </strong>(10) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='764689' first='Carly' last='Sachs']</strong> (10) combined for 30 kills. <strong>Mackenzie Loveland</strong> finished with 35 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Stafford</strong> (19-4) swept past <strong>Colonial Forge</strong> (10-4) to clinch the Commonwealth Region title (11-0). The Eagles dropped to 8-3 to currently reside in second place.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='707595' first='Kenzie' last='Smith']</strong> finished with 19 kills and 5 blocks to lead <strong>Grafton</strong> (19-2) to a sweep over <strong>Tabb</strong> (8-8).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Loudoun County</strong> (15-1) escaped with a four set win over <strong>Woodgrove</strong> (13-7). They won the first two sets 26-24 and 25-23. After losing the third set 25-21 they played well to roll in the fourth set 25-18. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='720606' first='Maecy' last='Frizzelle'] </strong>took 63 swings for 25 kills to lead <strong>Fort Defiance </strong>(20-1) to a five set win over <strong>Wilson Memorial</strong> (11-7). Wilson won the fourth set 25-23 but fell short in the fifth 15-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>James Madison</strong> (12-3-2) won an important 5 set victory over <strong>Westfield</strong> (16-5) to stay even with <strong>Chantilly</strong> in the Concorde Region race.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["586753"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-671475fc6082a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Emilia really impressed me at the Battle of Bethesda. While she only stands 5'8" she brings an excellent jump to the floor. When she swings the ball has some velocity on it when it finds the floor. Emilia got named to the Prep Dig Battle of Bethesda all tournament team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>She ranks second on the team in hitting, first in service aces and third in digs. A solid six rotation player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Walter Johnson</strong> (10-2) took <strong>Blair </strong>(12-4) in four. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='529440' first='Emilia' last='Zhang'] </strong>(14) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='696412' first='Stella' last='Lichter']</strong> (18) combined for 32 kills. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='478769' first='Ariel' last='Mazor']</strong> proved to be an impenetrable wall in the middle with 11 blocks. The sister combination of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='697424' first='Ellie' last='Silberfeld']</strong> (17) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='478768' first='Sofia' last='Silberfeld']</strong> (26) combined for 43 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->