Class 1 Final Four Preview!

<p><strong>Semifinal 1        </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=6&amp;alg=57"><strong>Advance High School </strong></a> 33-1-2</p> <p>Vs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=378&amp;alg=57">New Haven High School</a> 11-13-3</p> <p>The two-time defending state champion Hornets are the favorite with this matchup and the title again. The Hornets have only lost to Helias and also gained a split with the Class 5 power. They got to the final four by beating North Pemiscot 25-11, 25-5, 25-3, and Gideon 25-13, 25-21, 25-13. The Hornets go eight deep, with seven of those being seniors.  New Haven Shamrocks come in as a big underdog with a losing record. They have lost to Borgia and Hermann twice each. Beat Rich Hill 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21 and Greenfield 25-12, 25-14, 25-13 to reach the final four.</p> <p>Advance potential lineup:</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41785" first="Nyah" last="Wilson"]</strong> senior 425 kills</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41758" first="Alyssa" last="Miles"]</strong> senior 267 kills</p> <p><strong>Meadow Morse</strong> senior 197 kills</p> <p><strong>Jadeyn Metcalf</strong> senior 80 kills</p> <p><strong>Alandry Below</strong> junior 79 kills and 791 assist</p> <p><strong>Mikayla Mikels</strong> senior 135 digs</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>New Haven potential lineup:</p> <p><strong>Natalie Covington</strong> junior 154 kills and 237 assists</p> <p><strong>Lucy Hoener</strong> junior 63 kills</p> <p><strong>Hannah Rethemeyer</strong> senior 95 kills</p> <p><strong>Maria Sheible</strong> senior 36 kills</p> <p><strong>Peyton Sumpter</strong> junior 10 kills</p> <p><strong>Ellie Westermeyer</strong> senior 123 kills and 209 assists</p> <p><strong>Lexi Feldmann</strong> junior 39 kills</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Semifinal 2 </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=367&amp;alg=57"><strong>Midway High School </strong></a>22-1</p> <p>Vs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=341&amp;alg=57">Lesterville High School</a> 24-10-2</p> <p>Hopefully, it will be a more evenly matched game than the other semifinal.  Midway came in with a better record and knocked off last year’s runner up Santa Fe in getting to the Final Four. Midway knocked off Tarkio 22-25, 25-11, 26-24, 25-10, and then Santa Fe 25-23, 25-10, 25-23. Lesterville Bearcats returned to the final four with a 3-0 win over Blue Eye 25-18, 25-11, 25-20. College Heights was next up, and a 3-0 sweep 25-16, 25-17, 25-22 pushed them on to the final four. It should be a battle between the two teams. Midway has rolled through their schedule, having swept 18 opponents. Lesterville has lost ten on the season, but those ten have been to three teams in the final four, six were in the sectionals, and eight of the ten played for their district championships.  Midway has senior leadership while Lesterville has youth; Lesterville has two top kill leaders in the state and the top assist leader. Midway has played 13 fewer games, so fatigue is less a factor. Who will handle the big stage better? </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Midway potential lineup:</p> <p><strong>Kaitlyn Branson</strong> senior 115 digs</p> <p><strong>Morgan Irvin</strong> senior 170 kills and 309 digs</p> <p><strong>Jessie Humbird</strong> senior 168 digs and 462 assists</p> <p><strong>Abbey Dahman</strong> sophomore 132 kills and 218 digs</p> <p><strong>Baylee Russ</strong> junior 242 kills and 234 digs</p> <p><strong>Emily Powell</strong> junior 58 kills and 169 digs, and 176 assists</p> <p><strong>Kennedie Greer</strong> senior 97 kills</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lesterville potential lineup:</p> <p><strong>Piper Fitzgerald</strong> sophomore 80 kills and 305 digs</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41797" first="Mallory" last="Polk"]</strong> senior 581 kills and 341 digs</p> <p><strong>Grace Hicks</strong> sophomore 207 digs 1096 assists</p> <p><strong>Reese Gray</strong> sophomore 478 kills and 461 digs</p> <p><strong>Alliyah Myers</strong> junior 165 digs</p> <p><strong>Zoe St Gemme</strong> freshman 10 kills</p> <p><strong>Sydney Woods</strong> freshman 60 digs</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>State Championship: Please go 5!   </strong>   </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>