Class 3 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. <strong>Blair Oaks Falcons 24-5-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winners of 11 out of the last 12 keep the Falcons queens of Class 3. Losses have been to Class 4 or Class 5 teams or out-of-state teams. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124226' first='Autumn' last='Bax'] </strong>the big opposite for the Falcons has over 1400 career kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. <strong>Pleasant Hill Chicks 16-6-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After the 1-3 performance at the St. Joseph's Academy Tournament in mid-September, the chicks have gone 11-2-1 with a 3-2 win over Odessa. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168899' first='Abygail' last='Widhalm']</strong> has over 1100 career kills for the Chicks and a program record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. <strong>Odessa Bulldogs 20-4-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting the year 18-2-1 the Bulldogs have since gone 2-2 but one was to Maranatha Christian Academy, KS, and then the 5-set loss to Pleasant Hill. The loss to Pleasant Hill confirms that Odessa is legit and has a fighting chance to reach the first final four but will have to get past Pleasant Hill to do so.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. <strong>Mountain Grove Panthers 22-4-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers have gone 13-0-1 in the last 14 matches and took a 3-2 win over Clever to bump them up in the rankings. Of course, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='170044' first='Raylee' last='Stenzel']</strong> is one of the best middles in Class 3 and a tough hitter to stop.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. <strong>Notre Dame Bulldogs 21-5-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Handing Class 1 Advance their first loss of the season was a big highlight for this young ND team. The team has knocked off Central and Saxony with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='225326' first='Brie' last='Rubel']</strong> patrolling the backcourt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6. <strong>Central [program_tooltip program_id='428790' first='Park' last='Hills'] 22-4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central is a couple of fantastic players in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='451406' first='Blair' last='Sitton'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='170395' first='Madison' last='Dunn'] </strong>and just got the top seed in the stack MAAA conference tournament. They have a hard district with Valle and Potosi standing in the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7. <strong>Clever Lady Jays 26-4-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clever took a 2-3 loss to Mountain Grove but does have wins over district opponents. <strong>Morgon Bos</strong> brings the heat out of the middle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8. <strong>Valle Catholic Warriors 23-6-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With two losses to Central PH, Valle still has to beat Central in districts to reach the playoffs. <strong>Adelyn Weiler</strong> has been playing strong as of late.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9. <strong>Saxony Crusaders 21-7-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saxony is my dark horse to squeeze out a trip to the final four in Class 3. I watched them play at Jackson Tournament and they have the potential to do it. <strong>Grace Ozark</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='240203' first='Clara' last='Brune'] </strong>lead the attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10. <strong>Savannah Savages 21-3-5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Savages are having one of their better seasons and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='737606' first='Trinaty' last='Fansher'] </strong>has a lot to do with it. A big powerful middle carries the offense with 184 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->