Jackson Tournament Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You get your class 1 powers, privates from Saint Louis, the host school, and then a couple of the top teams from outside Saint Louis, all in one tournament. Each pool is stacked, and you play four of the five teams in your pool. The top four teams advance to the tournament, where you go into a cross-pool format in the first round. This is truly becoming one of my favorite tournaments to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>Pool 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Jackson 13-1-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Nerinx Hall 17-4-1 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Lindbergh 8-6-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Lesterville 14-2       </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Advance 8-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Arcadia Valley 4-11-2              </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pool 1 has four or five teams that could battle for 1^st place in the pool, but Jackson and Nerinx Hall should finish 1 and 2, respectively.<strong> Jackson</strong> and <strong>Nerinx Hall</strong> have one common opponent, and that is <strong>Marquette</strong>. <strong>Jackson </strong>split with <strong>Marquette</strong> at the Gateway Matchup, and <strong>Nerinx Hall</strong> lost to <strong>Marquette </strong>at the Gateway Matchup. <strong>Nerinx Hall</strong> already has a sweep over <strong>Lindbergh.</strong> <strong>Lesterville</strong> has beaten <strong>Advance</strong> in four and <strong>Arcadia Valley</strong> in 3 while <strong>Advance</strong> beat <strong>Arcadia Valley</strong> in 3 earlier in the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>Pool 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Farmington 16-3-1          </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Saxony Lutheran 13-1-2         </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Incarnate Word Academy 11-10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Kirkwood 5-14-3          </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Valle Catholic 6-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. Poplar Bluff 4-10    </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pool 2 is another one that could be a toss-up between the top 3 teams in <strong>Farmington, Saxony</strong>, <strong>and Incarnate Word. Farmington</strong> lost to <strong>Saxony</strong> in the Dig for Life Tournament championship, but I feel it's redemption time for the Black Knights. <strong>Saxony</strong> and <strong>Incarnate Word</strong> have no common opponents, but <strong>Saxony</strong> will be more than I<strong>ncarnate</strong> can handle. <strong>Incarnate </strong>has a win over <strong>Kirkwood </strong>at the Gateway Matchup and could get a split here. <strong>Valle Catholic</strong> should finish in 5^th behind <strong>Kirkwood,</strong> and <strong>Poplar Bluff</strong> will end up 6^th.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>Gold Tournament Quarterfinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kirkwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson takes care of Kirkwood as [player_tooltip player_id='168036' first='Katherine' last='St. John'] and [player_tooltip player_id='170028' first='Ella' last='Domian'] are too much for the Pioneers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Saxony Lutheran</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lindbergh</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Paige Seibel </strong>and <strong>Clara Brune</strong> battle Lindbergh and win it in 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Farmington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lesterville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Offensively Farmington is too big for Class 1 Lesterville and nips the Bearcats in 2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nerinx Hall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Incarnate Word</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nerinx Hall swept conference foe IWA to move on to the semifinals. [player_tooltip player_id='171210' first='Ella' last='Gaona'] takes care of the Markers' defense and pushes them into the semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>Gold Tournament Semifinals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saxony</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson beat Saxony earlier in 4 and take this rematch in 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Farmington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.<br><strong>Nerinx Hall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nerinx Hall beat Farmington the first weekend of the season 27-25, 23-25, 25-10, and repeated the performance with a win in 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Audrey O'Neill, Grace Walkenbach,</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='194099' first='Taylor' last='Reynolds']</strong> carry the team in the win over the Black Knights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>Gold Tournament Finals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nerinx Hall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The finals are the top two teams in Pool 1. Again the common opponent is Marquette with a Jackson split and a Nerinx Hall loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edge in ball control: Nerinx Hall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Setting: Nerinx Hall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Defense: Nerinx Hall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blocking: Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outsides: Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Middles: Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Opposite: Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson uses its height and power on the outside to take the finals in 3.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->