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Boca Raton -- Spanish River, one the most successful girls' volleyball programs in the state, claimed its 20th district title Thursday night in convincing fashion.

The Sharks notched their 19th win of the season by defeating a young but pesky Wellington team 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 in the championship match of the District 15-5A tournament.

Spanish River will now host a regional quarterfinals match Tuesday against Nova (17-5).

Wellington (20-5) will travel to Broward County to face St. Thomas Aquinas (20-3), the District 16-5A champion, on Tuesday.

"Our defense was solid, our serving was solid, but I still think we can take it one more step," Spanish River coach Roxi Bradway said. "There were a lot of positives."

One of which was the play of junior Olivia Mesner, who had 16 kills and eight blocks for the Sharks (19-7).

Senior Kristina Wilson also had an outstanding match for Spanish River with 35 assists, 11 digs, 10 service points and six kills.

Wellington, which was the No. 3 seed, could not quite match the overall play of the more experienced Sharks.

"Spanish River's got a heck of a program. They have for years," said Wellington coach Steve Swan, whose roster includes only two seniors.

The district runner-up Wolverines were led by junior Nikki Naccarato, who had 48 assists. Katelyn Rawls and Kelly Sullivan, both sophomores, had nine and eight kills, respectively, for Wellington.

Boca rallies to win 9-6A

Lindsey Knapp had 19 kills, Melissa Green added 28 digs and Julia Schade had 40 assists as Boca Raton shook off a first set loss to defeat host Jupiter 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 to capture the District 9-6A championship.

District 15-4A

C. Gibbons d. A. McCarthy 25-14, 26-24, 25-7

Cardinal Gibbons: Courtney Buchanan 9 digs, 5 service points, 5 kills; Molly Macek 19 digs, 11 service points.

Archbishop McCarthy: Tashalyn Begon 7 kills, 3 blocks; Veronica Vazquez 15 digs, 5 kills.

Records: C. Gibbons 20-2, A. McCarthy 17-11.

District 13-3A

St. Andrew's d. C. Newman 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-22

St. Andrew's: Courtney Kaiser 14 kills, 10 blocks, 8 service points, 4 digs; Taylor Kennedy 15 kills, 10 digs.

C. Newman: Kelly Groover 12 service points, 9 kills; Hannah Fountain 15 kills, 12 service points, 9 digs.

Records: St. Andrew's 17-5, C. Newman 11-13.

District 13-2A

Benjamin d. John Carroll 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 28-26

Benjamin: Codi Mimun 20 kills, 8 digs; Christy Nicklaus 19 digs, 9 kills.

Records: Benjamin 19-8, John Carroll 21-7.

District 14-2A

Calvary Christian d. Sagemont 25-7, 25-5, 25-15

Calvary Christian: Gabby Pyle 15 digs, 7 service points, 5 aces; Christine Lakatos 15 kills, 6 blocks.

Records: Calvary Chr. 16-8, Sagemont 9-12.

Westminster d. CS Christian 25-11, 25-8, 25-5

Westminster: Amelia Bohlander 11 service points, 5 aces, 6 kills; Jillian Sherman 15 service points.

CS Christian: Jessica Montiero 4 service points; Kaleigh McCormick 3 service points.

Records: Westminster 19-6, CS Christian 9-10.

District 12-1A

Summit Chr. d. Berean Chr. 25-15, 25-8, 25-6

Summit Christian: Amber Courtright 17 service points, 11 aces, 11 kills; Jessica Bailey 8 kills.

Records: Summit Chr. 14-10, Berean 7-6.

Pine School d. Trinity 21-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-23, 16-14

Trinity Christian: Kelli Weis 45 assists, 19 service points, 16 digs; Jessica Quarles 26 kills, 10 service points.

Records: Pine School 15-5, Trinity Chr. 11-16.

District 13-1A

LW Christian d. Boca Christian 25-21, 25-22, 25-10

Lake Worth Christian: Britney Annis 12 kills, 7 service points; Meagan Milligan 9 kills, 6 blocks.

Boca Christian: Devyn Horsley 10 service points, 7 kills; Sami Spidell 8 kills, 5 service points, 4 aces.

Records: LW Chr. 22-5, Boca Chr. 18-5.