Class 3 Final Four Preview!

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Ryan Johnson November 4, 2020 @ 01:30 PM

Semifinal 1 <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=255&alg=57">Central ([program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills']) High School </a> 26-5-3 Vs. <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=571&alg=57">Springfield Catholic High School </a> 33-2-1   [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] Central knocked off Dexter 25-17, 25-19, 19-25, 20-25, 15-11, and then beat Visitation 25-11, 25-10, 25-17 to advance to the final four. Springfield Catholic revenged earlier season losses to Mt. Vernon 25-20, 27-25, 25-23, and moved on to beat Eldon 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 to earn the trip to the final four. [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] Central has lost to Valle Catholic, Cape Notre Dame, Jackson, Ste. Genevieve, who they beat in the district finals in 5 and split with Lesterville. The one common opponent is Houston. [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] Central beat Houston 25-14, 25-15, and Springfield Catholic split 25-27, 25-20. [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] Central has won 20 of the last 21. Springfield Catholic has only two defeats all season and to the same team.   [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] Central potential lineup: Allie Kelly 5'9 junior 51 kills and 43 blocks Jessica Hulsey 5'6 395 digs Lizi Marler 5'9 senior 376 kills Kaley Kimball 5'11 senior 346 kills and 63 blocks Addisyn Casey 67 kills, 295 digs, and 1026 assists Victoria Bishop senior 160 digs [player_tooltip player_id="41780" first="Liberty" last="Coleman"] 5'9 senior 354 kills and 354 digs   Springfield Catholic potential lineup: [player_tooltip player_id="41807" first="Hallie" last="Cook"] 5'8 junior 279 kills and 321 digs Grace O'Reilly 6'0 sophomore 336 kills and 232 digs Cherie Sabini 5'10 junior 284 kills and 56 blocks, and 208 digs Emme Ast 5'8 senior 245 digs and 603 assists Kaitlyn Witthar 5'5 senior 289 digs Ashlyn Witthar 5'10 junior 99 kills Caitlyn Peters 5'10 senior 95 kills Rylie Jeffers 5'8 senior 289 assists   Semifinal 2 <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=83&alg=57">Hermann High School</a> 24-6-3 Vs. <a href="https://www.mshsaa.org/MySchool/Schedule.aspx?s=111&alg=57">Maryville High School</a> 19-2 Defending Class 2 champion Hermann is back, but this time in Class 3. Hermann returned by knocking off Winfield 25-10, 25-10, 25-12, and John Burroughs 25-9, 25-14, 25-20. Maryville beat Odessa 25-12, 25-17, 25-18, and then squeaked past Pleasant Hill 25-23, 18-25, 25-15, 19-25, 15-11. Hermann has [player_tooltip player_id="41784" first="Grace" last="Winkelmann"] and her 534 kills, and Maryville has Serena Sundell and her 398 kills. It will be a battle between these two sluggers, but the supporting cast will decide this match. Rock Bridge is the only common opponent. Maryville lost to Rock Bridge 3-2 25-14, 18-25, 28-26, 15-25, 11-15 while Hermann lost 1-2 27-25, 23-25, 18-25 and won 3-1 25-23, 16-25, 25-17, 25-23. It should be fun to see [player_tooltip player_id="41784" first="Grace" last="Winkelmann"] and Serena Sundell go after each other.   Hermann potential lineup [player_tooltip player_id="41784" first="Grace" last="Winkelmann"] 5'9 senior 534 kills, 45 blocks, and 220 digs Holly Heldt 5'11 sophomore 174 kills and 137 digs Malerie Schutt junior 140 kills Hannah Grosse 5'9 senior 148 digs Chelsey Moeckli junior 343 digs Cydney Moeckli junior 190 digs Grace Godat junior 70 kills and 1039 assists     Maryville potential lineup Klarysa Stolte 5'3 senior 262 digs Macy Loe 5'6 senior 213 digs and 736 assists Morgan Stoecklein 5'6 senior 199 kills and 259 digs Serena Sundell 6'1 398 kills and 31 blocks, and 319 digs Kelsey Scott 5'11 senior 117 kills and 43 blocks Kennedy Kurz 5'0 sophomore 100 digs Rylee Vierthaler 5'11 sophomore 103 kills     State Championship: Please go 5!