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District 1 Farmington 24-6-2 Vs. Sikeston 12-15-2 DeSoto 22-9 Vs. Festus 12-15-2 St. Pius X 19-3 Vs. Hillsboro 9-16-3 Windsor 31-1 Vs. Cape Central 14-14-1 Projection: Semifinal 1 Farmington will cruise into the semifinals and meet up with DeSoto. The…
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Farmington 24-6-2
Vs. Sikeston 12-15-2
DeSoto 22-9
Vs. Festus 12-15-2
St. Pius X 19-3
Vs. Hillsboro 9-16-3
Windsor 31-1
Vs. Cape Central 14-14-1
Projection:
Semifinal 1
Farmington will cruise into the semifinals and meet up with DeSoto. The Dragons are no match for the Knights as Farmington makes the final behind a trio of seniors in Jade Roth Jade Roth 6'0" | MB Farmington | 2023 State MO , Grace Duncan Grace Duncan 5'9" | OH Farmington | 2023 State MO , and Jelena Gray Jelena Gray 5'9" | OH Farmington | 2023 State MO . Farmington has knocked off everyone in the district and has a loss to St. Pius X on the first weekend of the season.
Semifinal 2
The battle between Windsor and St. Pius X will be a doozy. Windsor’s only loss was a 1-3 setback to Farmington, but other than that, they’ve punished their opponents. The one common opponent Farmington both teams lost 1-3 and similar scores. Windsor is senior-laden, while St. Pius has talented youth. St. Pius has knocked off Nerinx Hall and Incarnate Word, while Windsor beat Hermann and Ste. Genevieve. If St. Pius X is fully loaded, it will be a brutal battle, but if not, Windsor has the upper hand. With the unknown factor in place, Windsor will advance to the finals with a 3-2 win over the Lancers.
Finals
Windsor is looking for redemption for the only setback of the year. At the same time, Farmington is looking for another district title. A 21-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-22 Knights win over the Owls in early September, where Jelena Gray Jelena Gray 5'9" | OH Farmington | 2023 State MO finished with 24 kills and Jade Roth Jade Roth 6'0" | MB Farmington | 2023 State MO ended with 14. Windsor will counter with Lexi Menne Lexi Menne 5'4" | OH Windsor | 2023 State MO , Emma Lawson, Hannah Jarnegan, and Sydney Green Sydney Green 5'10" | OH Parkway Central | 2024 State MO . Both teams have dynamite defenders in Katie Moore Katie Moore 5'1" | DS/L Windsor | 2024 State MO and Brynn Johnson, but the big difference will be Jade Roth Jade Roth 6'0" | MB Farmington | 2023 State MO in the middle. In the previous meeting, she had 10 rejections. Farmington will take the final with a 3-1 win ending another fantastic year for the Owls.
District 2
Westminster Christian 23-2-5
Vs. Rockwood Summit 13-8-2
Pacific 14-9-1
Vs. Union 18-8
Parkway West 18-10-2
Vs. Washington 13-15-2
Visitation Academy 13-17
Vs. Webster Groves 10-17-1
Projection:
Semifinal 1
Defending Class 4 champions, Westminster has little trouble with Summit in the quarters and will knock off Pacific in the semifinals in a sweep.
Semifinal 2
Parkway West and Visitation Academy will meet up for the second semifinal. Visitation is coming off a monster win over St. Pius X 3-1, and Parkway West already has a 27-25, 25-12 win over the Vivettes. Elise Frost Elise Frost 6'0" | MB Parkway West | 2023 State MO and Madeline Jennings accounted for 18 of the team’s 24 kills in that win. The Longhorns get the 3-0 shutout to advance to face Westminster in the finals.
Final
Two weeks ago, Westminster took a 25-20, 27-25, 25-23 win over Parkway West. Parkway West and Visitation will meet up in the other semifinal, and the Longhorns will pull out the 3-0 sweep. Now the final between Westminster and Parkway West is a very intriguing matchup. During the Borgia Tournament, Parkway West split with Westminster in pool play and beat Westminster in the tournament play 25-19, 18-25, and 25-21. In the championship, Avery Stanfill Avery Stanfill 5'8" | DS/L Westminster Christian | 2023 State MO kept the big hitters of Elise Frost Elise Frost 6'0" | MB Parkway West | 2023 State MO , Katherine Byergo Katherine Byergo 6'5" | MB Parkway West | 2026 State MO , and Erica Conger Erica Conger 5'10" | OH Parkway West | 2025 State MO frustrated with dig after a dig in a Westminster 3-1 win.