Class 3 District 9-12 Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 3 Districts 9-12 are on the final match, and here is my quick preview of the championship matches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Finals: St. Clair 20-12-2</strong> vs. Sullivan 14-14-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Four Rivers Conference rivals already have battled with the Bulldogs from St. Clair, taking the victory 25-23, 25-18, 25-16 behind the defensive plays of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='233847' first='Olivia' last='Lowder'], Lucy Moore</strong>, and <strong>Kaitlynn Van de Wiele</strong> who dug up 84 balls during the win. Sullivan was paced by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='236998' first='Ava' last='Blankenship']</strong>, who finished with ten. They will need a more balanced attack if Sullivan wants to pull the upset over St. Clair. St. Clair gets the 3-1 win behind the play of <strong>Kylee Brandt</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='353645' first='Rylea' last='Black'].</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finals: Rogersville 17-15-1 vs. <strong>Strafford 30-5-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rogersville thumped Buffalo in the semifinals 25-12, 25-12, and 25-17, while Strafford had to sweat out a five-setter over Clever to reach the finals. Rogersville already has a win over Strafford 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 23-25, and 15-9. In the win 2025, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='737560' first='Addie' last='Goff']</strong> finished with 28 kills on .426 hitting and 22 digs. Strafford had 13 kills from <strong>Reese Darnel</strong>l and 10 from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='664702' first='Ava' last='Lane']</strong>. The team difference is that Rogersville is more experienced, while Strafford plays three first-year students. Strafford will get a big play from its trio of 2028 players <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='729492' first='Trista' last='Vanhorn'], [player_tooltip player_id='664702' first='Ava' last='Lane'],</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='729521' first='Blair' last='Bough']</strong> to keep its hopes alive of a final-four trip with a 4-set win over Rogersville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 11</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Finals: Mountain Grove 26-3-1</strong> vs. Hollister 18-11-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In their only meeting during the 2^nd week of the season, Mountain Grove knocked off the Tigers with 25-17, 27-25, and 25-19 win by getting 21 kills and a whopping .792 hitting percentage from All-State [player_tooltip player_id='170044' first='Raylee' last='Stenzel']. If Hollister wants to pull the upset, they will need a monster defensive effort from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='219771' first='Paige' last='Hurley']</strong>, and <strong>Ellanna Newell</strong> will need to get more than two blocks. The Mountaineers from Mountain Grove will set [player_tooltip player_id='170044' first='Raylee' last='Stenzel'] all night, and she will deliver a sweep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 12</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Finals: Mt. Vernon</strong> 17-12 vs. Monett 19-8-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='464561' first='Ziah' last='Schmutz'], [player_tooltip player_id='236990' first='Camryn' last='Cornell'],</strong> and <strong>Teagyn Huver</strong> combined for 31 of the team's 34 kills in the 25-10, 25-20, 25-15 win over Monett. The Cubs from Monett received 13 from <strong>Peyton Brandt</strong> and eight from <strong>Karlee McCallister</strong>. Mt. Vernon had six blocks and ten aces during the win. Mt. Vernon is more balanced defensively than Monett and will sweep to the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->