Central Zone Championships Preview 15/16 Elite Division

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every year after the huge Central Zone Invitational is over in Indiana (with over 1000 teams), we look forward to smaller tournaments, like the Central Zone Championship, as teams continue to prepare for the qualifier season coming in March. This particular tournament is two days and has divisions for ages ranging from 10-16. Oftentimes, as you'll see in the 15/16 Elite Division discussed here, you'll see open level teams playing up an age division or two in order to get ready for tough competition come March.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year, the 15/16s Elite Division of the CZ Championships will play host to three clubs (14 teams) from around Indianapolis: Rev Volleyball Academy, [program_tooltip program_id='432195' first='Circle' last='City Elite'] and [program_tooltip program_id='431498' first='Crossroads' last='of America']. It will be a two-day tourney with pool play on day one, leading into a single elimination playoff for the championship on day two. Let's take a quick look at the top seven seeds in the 15/16 Elite Division to see how their season is going recently, as well find out who we should be watching for once competition starts on 2/8.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 15 Purple, 1 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This squad is coming off a first-place finish in the 15 Open Division at the Central Zone Invitational (dropped just one set), as well as a runner up finish at the Early Bird Shootout in the 16s Division. For all the details on this team, feel free to read about them here: <a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/01/team-to-watch-from-the-cz-invite-circle-city-15-purple/">Team to Watch from the CZ Invite: Circle City 15 Purple | Prep Dig</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rev 16-1 Fury, 2 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most recently at the Central Zone Invitational, this Rev Volleyball Academy team finished tied for 17th in the Open Division, going 3-3 overall in matches. Notable wins include beating Iowa Select 16 Mizuno, who went on to finish 9th in the entire tournament, and TPV 16 Maverick, a solid squad out of Tennessee. Players to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='435858' first='Ella' last='Mensch']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='730187' first='Maggie' last='Sliwa']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='513305' first='Mia' last='Zabel']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 16 Purple, 3 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like the Rev 16-1 squad, Circle City 16-1 also went 3-3 at the Central Zone Invite, and ended up finishing 21st overall in 16 Open. They have also had a first place finish this season when they won the Early Bird Shootout in the 15/16s Division in early January. Notable wins include beating Circle City 15 Purple, as well as KIVA 16 Red in three sets at the CZ Invite. Players to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='435850' first='Anabelle' last='Schembra']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='435863' first='Jenna' last='Dittmer']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='443864' first='Chloe' last='Moss']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 16 Black, 4 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This squad is coming off of a good showing at the Central Zone Invite, finishing tied 3rd overall in the 16 Premier Red division. They went 4-3 on the weekend, with good wins against NKYVC 16-2s in three sets and beating Boss CLE 16-1 in straight sets. Players to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='443851' first='Ali' last='Nobbe']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='514722' first='Marlee' last='Chafin']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='435860' first='Evyn' last='Taylor']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 16 White, 5 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the Central Zone Invitational, Circle City 16 White finished tied for third overall in the 16 Premier Blue Division, going an impressive 5-1 on the entire weekend and only dropping 3 sets. A big key win for them from that tournament was beating OPVC 16 in three sets during gold bracket play on the second day. Players to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='499450' first='Krea' last='Martin']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='514770' first='Lainey' last='Wojnowski']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='586746' first='Peyton' last='Kocher']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Circle City 14 Purple, 6 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 14-1 squad for Circle City is the ONLY 14s team in this division and is coming off of a great finish at the CZ Invite, ending up tied for third overall in the 14 Open division after going 5-2 and beating both 1st Alliance 14-1 and CVC 14 Black on the second day. This is a team stacked with talent across the board, but here are a few to watch this weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='745492' first='DeAsia' last='John']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='546219' first='Abby' last='McCrory']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='546218' first='Anna' last='Smith']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='431498' first='Crossroads' last='of America'] 16 Rhino, 7 Seed</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 16 Rhino squad also participated in the CZ Invite, ending up finishing in second overall in the 16 Club Red division, going 6-1 on the weekend and only dropping two sets. Notable wins came over Alpha A.62 and OPVC during their run in gold to the second-place finish. Players to watch:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='787886' first='Cora' last='Batty']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kendall Arnold</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Abree Wells</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Rest of the 15/16 Elite Field:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Circle City 15 White, Seed 8</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rev 16-2 Dawgs, Seed 9</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Circle City 15 Black, Seed 10</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Circle City 14 Black, Seed 11</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Circle City 16 Volt, Seed 12</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Circle City 15 Volt, Seed 13</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rev 15-1 Panthers, Seed 14</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>I am thoroughly looking forward to watching the competition on 2/8 and 2/9 at Capitol Sports Center. 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