Class 2 Sectional Previews
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Portageville 21-10-1 Vs. Saxony Lutheran 25-8-3 Saxony with a sweep of the Bulldogs as Saxony has way more firepower for Portageville to handle. Gideon, Greenville, Kennett, and Sikeston are the common opponents, and the Bulldogs are 1-3, while Saxony is…
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Continue ReadingPortageville 21-10-1
Vs. Saxony Lutheran 25-8-3
Saxony with a sweep of the Bulldogs as Saxony has way more firepower for Portageville to handle. Gideon, Greenville, Kennett, and Sikeston are the common opponents, and the Bulldogs are 1-3, while Saxony is 4-0. Josey Wahlers, Clara Brune, and Paige Seibel lead the attack for the Crusaders.
Jefferson 28-5-1
Vs. Maplewood Richmond Heights 17-12
This will be a cakewalk for Jefferson, as they are a more talented team. Ava Roth Ava Roth 5'6" | DS/L Jefferson R-7 | 2023 State MO and Grace Lowery Grace Lowery 5'8" | DS/L Jefferson | 2023 State MO keep the balls off the floor in a quick 3-0 sweep. Common opponents Jefferson beat Grandview and North Point, while Maplewood lost to both.
Lone Jack 28-2
Vs. Lawson 26-5
Ashlynn Rowland Ashlynn Rowland 5'7" | OH Lone Jack | 2023 State MO leads Lone Jack with 379 kills, and Lawson has Anna Harrold Anna Harrold 5'10" | OH Lawson | 2023 State MO and her 277 kills. Lone Jack starts one senior, and the rest are underclassmen. Lawson starts four seniors and went 2-3 in a tournament while playing without Harrold. Lawson will dig deep and beat Lone Jack 3-1. Both teams have lost to Lafayette County this season and have wins over Lathrop, Lexington, Oak Grove, Santa Fe, and Wellington-Napoleon.
Lafayette County 20-10
Vs. East Buchanan 29-5-1
Lafayette County has gone 4-0 and East Buchanan 3-0-1 against the same four teams. Maya Watkins Maya Watkins 5'10" | OH East Buchanan | 2023 State MO will look to put East Buchanan in the quarterfinals with 357 kills on the season. Lafayette County has two players with over 200+ kills, Kenzie Lee and Lily Wallace. East Buchanan takes the win 3-2.
Whitfield 21-9
Vs. Hermann 28-9-1
It’s the Class 2 playoffs, and the Bearcats of Hermann are running for another state championship. The defending champions will look to win their 16th title, but they will first get past Jada Griffin Jada Griffin 5'11" | OH Whitfield | 2024 State MO and Clare Carroll Clare Carroll 5'8" | S Whitfield | 2025 State MO . Common opponent Pacific beat Whitfield 2-3, while Herman beat Pacifici 3-1. Holly Heldt Holly Heldt 5'10" | MB Hermann | 2023 State MO will have the Bearcats in top performance and knock off Whitfield 3-1.
Stover 25-6-1
Vs. Eugene 21-6
Stover beat Eugene in the 3rd match of the season 25-15, 22-25, 25-20, 12-25, and 15-6. Stover went 4-3-1, while Eugene went 5-3-1 against those same opponents. Ashlyn Pinzke Ashlyn Pinzke 5'9" | OH Stover | 2025 State MO , Tierra Stark, and Allie Palmer with Stover with 32 kills in the win, while Eugene was paced by Jaiden Dickey and Shae Engelbrecht Shae Engelbrecht 5'9" | OH Eugene | 2023 State MO with 27 kills. Stover seems to stumble come playoffs, but this year will prevail in another 3-2 classic.
Liberty 27-4-3
Vs. Strafford 24-8-1
These two met up the first week of the season, and Liberty pulled out a 25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17 win. Stafford would get six kills from Ashley Suter and seven from Sophia Frerking, Bre Daniels Bre Daniels 5'10" | MB Liberty Mountain View | 2024 State MO would put down 15, and Kenzie Daniels would add 8. Strafford’s massive piece to that loss was playing without its stud setter, Abby Chadwell Abby Chadwell 5'9" | S Strafford | 2023 State MO . They take a 3-2 win over Liberty with a healthy Stafford. Chadwell makes a huge difference.
Diamond 25-9-6
Vs. Fair Grove 29-1-4
Miller and Stockton knocked off Diamond this season, while Fair Grove handled them relatively quickly. Diamond gets 260 kills from Gabrielle Duley and 245 from Caitlin Suhrie. Atleigh Lark Atleigh Lark DS/L Lesterville | 2023 State MO and her 335 kills pace Fair Grove, and Allison Findley Allison Findley 5'7" | OH Fair Grove | 2024 State MO tosses in 224. Diamond has split with Fair Grove 10-25, 25-22, and Fair Grove took a 25-10, 25-20 win over Diamond. Fair Grove gets a big night from Atleigh Lark Atleigh Lark DS/L Lesterville | 2023 State MO to advance 3-0.