Class 2 District 5, 6, 8 and 9 Previews

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">District 5</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"type":"1","start":1} --> <ol type="1" start="1"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Whitfield 14-9-2</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Villa Duchesne 10-14-4</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Duchesne 11-13-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Metro 23-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Principia 9-12-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bowling Green 7-13-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sumner 0-12</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> With a healthy lineup Whitfield looks solid. Villa has lost 12 of the last 16 but did take a healthy Whitfield to 5 before losing 10-15. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168047' first='Clare' last='Carroll']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='468287' first='Taryn' last='Jones']</strong> get the job done and take out Villa 3-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">District 6</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"type":"1","start":1} --> <ol type="1" start="1"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Hermann 16-16</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tolton 16-7-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Montgomery County 11-8-3</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Linn 7-9</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>North Callaway 11-15-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Calvary Lutheran 8-7-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Bloomfield 1-14-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> It's playoffs and Class 2 has been dominated by the Hermann Bearcats since the mid-80s with their 15 state titles and 28 final-four appearances. Hermann and Tolton will meet up in the finals. Both teams have lost to Hickman, but Hermann has a recent win over Hickman. <strong>Jill Rood</strong> has enough firepower and defense around her for Hermann to win the title 3-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">District 8</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"type":"1","start":1} --> <ol type="1" start="1"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Licking 27-5-1</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Houston 23-6-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Belle 13-10</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bourbon 6-17-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Dixon 8-12-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Steelville 9-13-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Licking and Houston have hooked up twice this season and Licking has won both. <strong>Allie Hock</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='195373' first='Hannah' last='Medlock'] </strong>led the way with 21 of the team's 32 kills. Licking wins the district with a 3-1 win over Houston.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">District 9</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true,"type":"1","start":1} --> <ol type="1" start="1"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Thayer 21-10-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Liberty Mountain View 15-11-3</strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Cabool 15-14-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mansfield 9-17-2</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gainesville 4-17-1</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Seymour 0-21</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prediction:</strong> Thayer is a program on the rise with a great young coach in charge and has never won a district title in volleyball. Liberty is a power Class 2 program. They should meet in the finals and Liberty just beat Thayer in 5 last week. Liberty gets a big match from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168904' first='Bre' last='Daniels']</strong> to keep Thayer without a district champion.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->