Class 3 Sectional 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 Previews

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Notre Dame Cape 23-7-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. <strong>Ste. Genevieve 30-4-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs and Dragons have met up twice this season with a split and then a Ste. Genevieve win 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-17. The senior group of Tessa Grass, Arie Taylor, and Dru Koetting finished with 38 of the team's 49 kills in the win. In comparison, Notre Dame was led in kills by super freshman [player_tooltip player_id='225325' first='Kate' last='Rubel'] with 13 and 9 for 2025 Courtney Tatum. Notre Dame might be a couple more years away from a trip to the final four. Ste. Genevieve will win the battle in 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ursuline Academy 12-11-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Gateway 9-8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Historically the district with Gateway isn't nearly as strong as the others in the state. Ursuline will handle this in an easy sweep.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>John Burroughs 15-15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.<strong> Lutheran St. Charles 22-15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran won the previous meeting 25-17, 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, and [player_tooltip player_id='150022' first='Mattie' last='Reynolds'] finished with 18 kills while [player_tooltip player_id='170035' first='Maya' last='Griggs'] added 11. Lutheran is a better defensive team and should pull out a 3-1 win. Both teams have great setters in [player_tooltip player_id='168046' first='Katelyn' last='Diani-O'Day'] and Burroughs [player_tooltip player_id='171208' first='Emma' last='Clark'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sullivan 21-12-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Eldon 22-13-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one will be a tight matchup in all aspects of the game. Blair Oaks is a common denominator for both teams. Blair Oaks beat Sullivan 3-1 and beat Eldon 3-0. Sullivan has the school's all-time kill leader Emma Brune leading the way with 366 kills and a senior leader. Jaci Mueller and her 432 kills lead Eldon. Sullivan will pull out a tight 5-set win over the Mustangs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mountain Grove 29-7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Seneca 22-11-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monett and Clever are common opponents, and Mountain Grove beat both, while Seneca lost to Clever and beat Monett. [player_tooltip player_id='170044' first='Raylee' last='Stenzel'] and [player_tooltip player_id='171212' first='Reagan' last='Hoerning'] carry the Panthers offensively with 423 kills and 302, respectively. Seneca counters with Parker Long and [player_tooltip player_id='495327' first='Jera' last='Jameson'] with 393 and 302 kills. Mountain Grove Panthers will move on to the quarters with a 3-1 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->