Jackson Tournament results.
Jackson always puts on a great tournament, and the first edition for this year was no letdown. With only one hiccup in the tournament was Francis Howell Central having to leave after the 1st match where it split with St…
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Continue ReadingJackson always puts on a great tournament, and the first edition for this year was no letdown. With only one hiccup in the tournament was Francis Howell Central having to leave after the 1st match where it split with St Pius and leaving Pool 1 with five teams.
Pool 1
Jackson 8-0
St Pius 5-3
Cape Central 4-4
Bernie 3-5
Perryville 3-5
Pool 2
Advance 7-1
Valle 7-1
Lesterville 4-4
North County 4-4
Saxony Lutheran 2-6
Scott City 0-8
Gold quarters
Jackson would squeeze out the win over North County 25-22, 25-23
Valle would take out Cape Central 25-12, 25-18
Advance would beat district rival Bernie 25-11, 25-14
St Pius would rally to beat Lesterville 17-25, 25-21, 25-19
Semifinals
Valle and Jackson would play a tight match with Valle taking the match in 3. 25-20, 18-25, 26-24
Advance was in a battle in the other semifinal with St Pius. St Pius was playing no fear after coming out slowly against Lesterville. The Lancers would take a 25-21 win over Class 1 Advance in set 1 with Kennedy Lane Kennedy Lane 5'9" | OH St. Pius X | 2022 State MO on fire and Advance having issues all over the court. After a close set 2 and a battle back and forth, Advance took advantage of a couple of late errors and won 25-21. Setting up the third to move to the finals, the Hornets didn’t mess around. With Nyah Wilson Nyah Wilson 5'10" | RS Advance | 2021 State MO and Alyssa Miles Alyssa Miles OH Advance | 2021 State MO hammering and digging up every ball they touch and Alandry Below setting those sweet sets, the Hornets buzzed right by the Lancers for a 25-14 win.
Finals
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stay and watch the finals, but I did get the results. It was a rematch of Pool 2 with Valle would be the finals for the tourney. Advance would win the finals 25-22 and 25-15 and moving the Hornets record to 14-0-1 on the season.