Super Saturday - Class 3 Quarterfinal 1 and 2 Preview

These two quarterfinals will push through new participants from the field at the final four last year. You have Potosi and MICDS, who've never been to a final four, and then Notre Dame, which hasn't been to one since 1983. Eldon wants to return to the glory years of the 80s and 90s when they would make the final four yearly. Enjoy my preview of the four teams shooting for their chance to make the Class 3 state final four.   Quarterfinal 1   Potosi Trojans 24-9-1 vs. Notre Dame STL Rebels 16-15-1   How they got here: Notre Dame had a cupcake in the sectional round, stomping Cardinal Ritter 25-13, 25-13, and 25-14. Potosi had to get revenge on Cape Notre Dame 21-25, 25-15, 25-13, and 25-21 to move into the quarterfinals for the first time in school history.   Key Player:   Notre Dame   Gwen Keeven – 2025 – 5'10" – Outside   371 kills and 484 digs   Cameron Theirauf – 2027 – 5'8" – Outside   375 digs and 147 kills   Jillian Keeven – 2027 – 5'8" – Setter   281 digs and 457 assists   Potosi:   [player_tooltip player_id='170045' first='Ava' last='Robart'] – 2025 – 6'0" – Outside   436 kills and 205 digs   [player_tooltip player_id='485570' first='Eden' last='Robart'] – 2027 – 6'0" – Middle/Outside   240 digs and 417 kills   [player_tooltip player_id='515744' first='Macyn' last='McCarthy'] – 2027 – 5'2" – Libero   363 digs   [player_tooltip player_id='737598' first='Carsyn' last='Yount'] – 2025 – 5'7” – Setter   875 assists and 170 digs   Common Opponents: Kirkwood and Nerinx Hall   ND tied Kirkwood and lost to Nerinx Hall   Potosi loss to Kirkwood but beat Nerinx Hall   Prediction: This is new territory for Potosi, and they are looking to pull off the win over another Notre Dame to make the program's first-ever final four. ND has been trying to get back to the final four since 1983. Potosi has two top attackers in Class 3, sisters Ava and [player_tooltip player_id='485570' first='Eden' last='Robart']. This will be a formidable duo for ND to stop. Potosi will sweep through the quarterfinal to make the program's first trip to the final four.   Quarterfinal 2   Eldon Mustangs 24-11-1 vs. MICDS Rams 22-9   How they got here: Eldon knocked off Southern Boone in the sectional round 25-15, 25-23, 21-25, 25-15. MICDS moved on with a 25-19, 25-20, 25-19 win over Veritas Christian Academy.   Key Players:   Eldon:   [player_tooltip player_id='236996' first='Corin' last='Davis'] – 2026 – 5'10" – Middle   72 blocks and 285 kills   [player_tooltip player_id='236995' first='Audrey' last='Dinwiddie'] – 2026 – 5'8" – Outside   453 digs and 279 kills   Reyna Taylor – 2026 – 5'5” – Libero   471 digs   MICDS:   May Durrill – 2027 – 6'3" – Middle   394 kills and 81 blocks   Izzy Chao – 2028 – 5'10" – Outside   265 digs and 269 kills   Alexa Doumit – 2025 – 5'6” - Libero   387 digs   Common Opponents: None   Prediction: Eldon was a powerhouse program in Class 3 from the early 80s through the 90s and returned to the final four in 2022. MICDS is in new and exciting territory, and in 2022, when Eldon was playing in the final four, MICDS was coming off a 9-win season. Eldon is experienced, while MICDS is loaded with 2028 and 2027 players. MICDS has one of the best middles in Class 3, Eldon is a defensively sound team, and several starters were starters on the 2022 final-four team. If Eldon wants to win, they must play another outstanding defensive game. MICDS moves on to the first final in school history with a nail-biting five-setter.

These two quarterfinals will push through new participants from the field at the final four last year. You have Potosi and MICDS, who've never been to a final four, and then Notre Dame, which hasn't been to one since 1983. Eldon wants to return to the glory years of the 80s and 90s when they would make the final four yearly. Enjoy my preview of the four teams shooting for their chance to make the Class 3 state final four.