Class 3 Districts 13 and 14

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The smoke has cleared a little and now we look at the semifinal matchups in districts 13 and 14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>District 13</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pleasant Hill vs. Center</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players: Pleasant Hill; Abygail Widhalm, Gracie Layton, [player_tooltip player_id='737588' first='Ella' last='Crain'], [player_tooltip player_id='495317' first='Gabriela' last='Hanes']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pleasant Hill had the first-round bye. They are undefeated at home this year and look to keep that streak going as the host. They defeated Center in straight sets a couple of weeks ago. Both Widhalm and Layton are averaging over three kills per set. Crain and Hanes are smooth in the 6-2 system. Center comes in losers of nine in a row. The Chicks in three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Harrisonville vs. Clinton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players: Harrisonville; [player_tooltip player_id='123461' first='Kennedy' last='Smalley'], Lauren Durrell. Clinton; Mercedez Brown, Nyssa Brown, Bri Wright</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clinton swept Kauffman to get to the semis to face second-seed Harrisonville. [player_tooltip player_id='123461' first='Kennedy' last='Smalley'] has been effective from the pin and the setting position for the Wildcats. These two teams saw each other on Oct. 4th, with Harrisonville getting the sweep. For Clinton, the Browns in Mercedez and Nyssa both average over 3 kills per set. We like Harrisonville to away get the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the championship, we like Pleasant Hill to advance to the sectional round.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>District 14</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Pius X vs. Northeast</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players: St. Pius; [player_tooltip player_id='150042' first='Avery' last='Ashby'], [player_tooltip player_id='150046' first='Claire' last='Mosh'], Kate Lewis. Northeast; No Information Available</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Pius is the host and top seed and won't have a problem with Northeast, who won in four sets over Central Thursday evening. Pius is the winner of five in a row and undefeated at home this fall. Mosh recently eclipsed a dig milestone for the Warriors. Pius in three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Northland Christian vs. Paseo Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players: Northland; Grace Blacklock, Savannah Feldmann. Paseo Academy; No Information Available</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northland Christian vs. Paseo is an interesting matchup. Paseo brings a support system to the match that keeps their players in matches. Northland Christian has won two of their last three. Paseo beat Hogan Prep in three Thursday to advance. We like Northland Christian to move on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pius over Northalnd Christian in three.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->