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The 15s are preparing for the first national qualifier of the club season when they head to Minneapolis this weekend for the Northern Lights Qualifier. Today we will look at a handful of teams we think could be in the…
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Continue ReadingThe 15s are preparing for the first national qualifier of the club season when they head to Minneapolis this weekend for the Northern Lights Qualifier. Today we will look at a handful of teams we think could be in the mix for one of the available bids at stake.
15 Open – 2 Bids
Two teams that could be in the mix when play gets going will be PVA 15 Elite and Power ‘] 15-1. Power ‘] won the Power League Qualifier in the HOA region this past Sunday, going 6-0 on the day. They have a deep and talented roster with players like Tori Massengill Tori Massengill 6'0" | OH Lees Summit West | 2027 MO , Halle Laincz Halle Laincz 5'11" | RS Lansing | 2027 State KS , and Tessa Nover-Estes Tessa Nover-Estes 6'0" | S Free State | 2027 State KS . They will start play in a three-team pool. PVA will also start in a three-team pool when action gets going on Friday. They finished third in the same Power League Qualifier and their only loss came at the hands of Power ‘]. They are a solid team defensively and low on errors offensively. Evelyn Igbenebor Evelyn Igbenebor 5'9" | MB Blue Valley Southwest | 2027 State KS , Molly Bokenkroger Molly Bokenkroger 5'1" | DS/L St. Michael The Archangel | 2027 MO , and Lochlar O’bleness are all names I wanted you to try to read in this article. In all seriousness, they are a few players who contributed at high levels on their high school teams as freshmen.
15 USA – 2 Bids
Three teams we’ll be keeping an eye on this weekend. Mavs 816 15-1, who finished fourth in the Power League Qualifier should be in the mix. Their lone defeat came to Dynasty 15 Black. Brecklyn Johnson Brecklyn Johnson 5'8" | S Lee's Summit | 2027 MO is one of the setters on this squad who had a good freshman year for Lee’s Summit. Invasion 15 Black was right behind the Mavs in the standings last weekend in Kansas City. The only loss they suffered that day was to Power ‘]. Piper Jackson Piper Jackson 5'11" | MB Grain Valley | 2027 MO is a rising middle with tons of potential. And right behind Invasion at Power League was Pohaku 15-1, who was beaten only by Mavs 816. All three of these teams have enough fire Power to get to the gold bracket on Sunday.
15 Liberty – 2 Bids
There are a handful of teams from our coverage area who should be in contention for one of the two bids in the Liberty division. Mavs KC 15-1 will start the tournament as the top overall seed. Early in the season, it’s hard to measure seedings but they are in a good position after qualifying for the Power League last weekend. Rockwood Thunder 15 Navy is the second overall season on day one. They are 6-0 in their Gateway League heading into the weekend’s qualifier. Mavks KC 15-2 followed their top club getting into the Power League and suffered one straight defeat in the qualifier to Power ‘] 15-1.