Dig for Life Tournament Preview
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The biggest high school volleyball tournament in Missouri combines Class 1 to Class 5 teams, and the competition is tough from top to bottom. The tournament brings 62 teams in and splits them into Red Division and Black Division. Red…
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Continue ReadingThe biggest high school volleyball tournament in Missouri combines Class 1 to Class 5 teams, and the competition is tough from top to bottom. The tournament brings 62 teams in and splits them into Red Division and Black Division. Red Division has the top 20 teams, with 10 of those winning districts last year and 4 of those making it to the final four. Black Division will have the remaining 42 teams, with five teams that won districts last year. This article will preview the top 20 teams in the Red Division.
The top two in the Red Division will go into the crossover matches where they will play 1 vs. 2 or 2. vs. 1 from another pool. The winner and loser of the crossover matches will determine where you fall in the Red Division Championship bracket.
Pool A
Farmington – Pool Winner
Woodland
Parkway South – Runner-up
Clarkton
Pool B
Lesterville – Pool Winner
Dexter
St. Vincent
Fredericktown – Runner-up
Pool C
Ste. Genevieve – Pool Winner
Cape Notre Dame
South Iron – Runner-up
Poplar Bluff
Pool D
Northwest – Pool Winner
Cape Central
Summersville
Valle Catholic – Runner-up
Pool E
Jefferson – Pool Winner
Park Hills Central – Runner-up
Saxony Lutheran
Gideon
Red Division Gold Crossover Matches
1D Northwest
Vs
2B Fredericktown
Kelsey Cova and Haley Yount Haley Yount 6'2" | MB Northwest | 2024 State MO will provide the digs, kills, and blocks, respectively, to give Northwest the win 2-0.
1E Jefferson
Vs.
2C South Iron
Ava Roth Ava Roth 5'6" | DS/L Jefferson R-7 | 2023 State MO and Grace Lowery Grace Lowery 5'8" | DS/L Jefferson | 2023 State MO keep everything up in this one to give them the sweep of South Iron.
1A Farmington
Vs.
2E Park Hills Central
Conference Rivals meet up, and Farmington prevails behind the hitting of Jelena Gray Jelena Gray 5'9" | OH Farmington | 2023 State MO and Jade Roth Jade Roth 6'0" | MB Farmington | 2023 State MO .
1B Lesterville
Vs
2D Valle Catholic
Valle’s had Lesterville’s number the last several years, and this one will have the same result. Valle 2-0 win.
1C Ste. Genevieve
Vs.
2A Parkway South
Dru Koetting and Arie Taylor will have too much firepower on the outside and take a 2-1 win over the Patriots.
Red Division Gold Bracket Play In
Parkway South
Vs.
Lesterville
Reese Gray Reese Gray 5'8" | OH Lesterville | 2023 State MO and Piper Fitzgerald Piper Fitzgerald 5'7" | OH Lesterville | 2023 State MO will help the Bearcats on the outside to squeak out a 2-1 victory.
Valle Catholic
Vs.
South Iron
Makayla Joggerst Makayla Joggerst 5'5" | OH Valle Catholic | 2024 State MO and Ade Weiler Ade Weiler 5'5" | OH Valle Catholic | 2024 State MO are too much for the Panthers on the outside and defensively.
Red Division Gold Bracket Quarterfinals
Jefferson
Vs.
Lesterville
Kirstyn Loyd Kirstyn Loyd 5'11" | OH Jefferson | 2023 State MO and Emma Breier Emma Breier 6'0" | OH Jefferson | 2023 State MO provide a solid one-two punch, taking out the Bearcats 2-0.
Park Hills Central
Vs.
Northwest
Northwest gets enough from its outsides Elle Stark and Jordan Christopher to pull out the 2-1 over the Rebels.
Farmington
Vs.
Fredericktown
Grace Duncan Grace Duncan 5'9" | OH Farmington | 2023 State MO is key in this one to help the Knights move past the BlackCats 2-0.
Valle Catholic
Vs.
Ste. Genevieve
Crosstown rivals battle in three, with the Dragons pulling out a 16-14 third set win to advance.
Red Division Gold Bracket Semifinals
Jefferson
Vs.
Northwest
Jefferson’s stacked team gets hot at the right time and prevails 2-0 to make the finals.
Farmington
Vs.
Ste. Genevieve
Conference rivals meet up in the semifinals, and Jade Roth Jade Roth 6'0" | MB Farmington | 2023 State MO takes over in the middle to push Farmington into the finals against Jefferson.
Red Division Gold Bracket Finals
Jefferson
Vs.
Farmington
You have Jefferson with talent everywhere on the court. You have Farmington with two big bombers in the middle and another on the outside. Ultimately, Jefferson’s defense gives them the 2-1 Dig for Life Championship.