Class 1 Districts 5-8 Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sacred Heart 27-6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chamois 6-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Otterville 2-20-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Haven 14-11-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Columbia Independent 12-6-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Buncetown/Prairie Home 2-15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projections: This will come down to Sacred Heart and New Haven. [player_tooltip player_id='152126' first='Emma' last='Siron'] has 408 kills on the season and will be a little more than New Haven can handle with a 3-1 win for the Gremlins.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Iron 21-5-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ellington 11-14-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bismarck 12-15-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lesterville 22-8-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Valley 3-23-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bunker 15-8-8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Viburnum 5-18-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projection: This is one of the more exciting districts, as two top teams have knocked each other off. It will come down to South Iron and Lesterville in the finals, depending on which team is strong enough to handle passing and defensive game. Lesterville beat South Iron 2-0, then South Iron knocked off Lesterville 3-1. South Iron fell behind 2-0 in last year's title and stormed back to win 3-2 and finish fourth in Class 1. South Iron appears to handle pressure and gets the edge in passing, defense, and blocking. Both have great setters and hitters, but each team won when the passing and defense were on point.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Another five-set battle goes in the Panther's favor, and they pull out the 3-2 repeat district title.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 7&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winona 23-6-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bakersfield 8-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Couch 8-13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eminence 8-22-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Dora 2-17-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Summersville 8-23-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Koshkonong 4-12-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projections: This is all Winona, as [player_tooltip player_id='152145' first='Nevaeh' last='Malawey'], Bailee Luttrell, and Taylor Osborne are way more than the other teams handle.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>School of the Ozarks 22-10-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chadwick 8-16-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Blue Eye 5-16-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fordland 13-11-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bradleyville 12-8-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Niangua 0-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projection: Usually, a district dominated by Blue Eye over the years will have a new champion, and it should be Fordland over School of the Ozarks in 4. Fordland has knocked off the School of the Ozarks 26-24, 26-24, 26-24.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->