New Haven wins first Dig for Life Challenge/SEMO Classics championship

[SEMOVBFanatic04]

COMPLETE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

POOL A vs. POOL B
Farmington def. Senath-Hornersville 25-8, 25-5
NMCC split Clearwater 25-20, 22-25
Woodland def. Campbell 25-4, 25-22
Farmington def. Clearwater 25-5, 25-2
Senath-Hornersville def. Campbell 25-24, 25-24
Woodland def. NMCC 25-12, 25-12
Clearwater def. Campbell 25-10, 25-24
Farmington def. Woodland 25-15, 25-15
NMCC split Senath-Hornersville 25-23, 24-25

POOL C vs. POOL D
Sikeston def. Jackson JV 25-17, 25-14
Bismarck def. Caruthersville 25-5, 25-14
Hillsboro def. Viburnum 25-19, 25-22
Bismarck def. Sikeston 25-11, 25-17
Hillsboro def. Jackson JV 25-7, 25-17
Viburnum def. Caruthersville 25-18, 25-21
Hillsboro def. Bismarck 25-22, 25-6
Sikeston def. Viburnum 25-11, 25-17
Jackson JV def. Caruthersville 25-22, 25-15

POOL E vs. POOL F
South Iron def. Richland (Essex) 25-7, 25-13
Bell City def. Holcomb 25-18, 25-14
Bloomfield split Seckman 19-25, 25-19
Holcomb split Richland 24-25, 25-17
Seckman def. South Iron 25-7, 25-4
Bloomfield def. Bell City 25-8, 25-15
Seckman def. Holcomb 25-7, 25-5
Bloomfield def. Richland 25-8, 25-4
Bell City def. South Iron 25-24, 25-18

POOL G vs. POOL H
Cape Central def. Woodland JV 25-23, 25-16
Jackson def. Cooter 25-14, 25-10
Jefferson (Festus) def. Southern Reynolds 25-10, 25-12
Jackson def. Cape Central 25-12, 25-13
Jefferson def. Woodland JV 25-7, 25-10
Southern Reynolds def. Cooter 25-13, 25-24
Jackson split Jefferson 25-22, 24-25
Southern Reynolds split Cape Central 25-22, 24-25
Woodland JV def. Cooter 25-16, 25-22

POOL I vs. POOL J
Saxony Lutheran def. Eminence 25-17, 25-20
South Pemiscot def. Scott City 25-19, 25-21
Meadow Heights split Portageville 25-16, 21-25
Saxony Lutheran def. South Pemiscot 25-11, 25-13
Eminence def. Meadow Heights 25-13, 25-11
Portageville def. Scott City 25-16, 25-22
Meadow Heights def. South Pemiscot 25-17, 25-8
Saxony Lutheran def. Portageville 25-15, 25-17
Eminence def. Scott City 25-13, 25-12

POOL K vs. POOL L
Twin Rivers def. Oak Ridge 25-16, 25-16
New Haven def. Greenville 25-8, 25-8
Winona def. Clarkton 25-13, 25-1
New Haven def. Oak Ridge 25-7, 25-10
Winona def. Twin Rivers 25-16, 25-16
Greenville def. Clarkton 25-13, 25-18
New Haven def. Winona 25-21, 25-15
Oak Ridge def. Clarkton 25-12, 25-21
Twin Rivers def. Greenville 25-24, 25-22

POOL M vs. POOL N
Notre Dame def. Poplar Bluff 25-18, 25-19
Oran split Puxico 22-25, 25-20
Calvary Lutheran def. Kennett 25-5, 25-17
Poplar Bluff def. Puxico 25-13, 25-15
Notre Dame def. Kennett 25-5, 25-9
Calvary Lutheran def. Oran 25-9, 25-10
Puxico split Kennett 24-25, 25-15
Calvary Lutheran def. Poplar Bluff 25-21, 25-21
Notre Dame def. Oran 25-13, 25-14

POOL O vs. POOL P
Leopold def. Southland 25-24, 25-17
Lesterville def. Zalma 25-16, 25-11
Malden split Gideon 25-22, 23-25
Lesterville def. Leopold 25-8, 25-16
Malden def. Southland 25-9, 25-12
Gideon def. Zalma 25-13, 25-23
Lesterville split Malden 25-17, 23-25
Leopold split Gideon 21-25, 25-21
Zalma split Southland 23-25, 25-14

GOLD BRACKET
Sweet 16 — First Round
Lesterville def. Farmington 25-17, 25-21
Winona def. Saxony Lutheran 19-25, 25-15, 25-16
Bloomfield def. Hillsboro 25-19, 21-25, 25-20
Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) def. Jefferson (Festus) 25-21, 25-16
Woodland def. Malden 25-12, 20-25, 25-18
Jackson def. Eminence 25-20, 24-26, 25-22
New Haven def. Poplar Bluff 25-16, 25-19
Bismarck def. Seckman 25-18, 25-22

Elite 8 — Second Round
Lesterville def. Winona 22-25, 25-23, 25-21
Notre Dame def. Bloomfield 25-18, 25-19
Jackson def. Woodland 25-17, 25-22
New Haven def. Bismarck 25-11, 12-25, 25-19

Final 4 — Third Round
Notre Dame def. Lesterville 25-19, 25-20
New Haven def. Jackson 23-25, 25-22, 25-14

Championship
New Haven def. Notre Dame 26-24, 25-21

Consolation Quarterfinals
Farmington def. Saxony Lutheran 25-12, 25-9
Hillsboro def. Jefferson 25-12, 25-6
Eminence def. Malden 25-19, 27-25
Seckman def. Poplar Bluff 25-15, 25-16

Consolation Semifinals
Farmington def. Hillsboro 25-19, 22-25, 25-22
Seckman def. Eminence 25-18, 25-21

Consolation Championship
Farmington def. Seckman 25-18, 25-19

SILVER BRACKET
Sweet 16 — First Round
Gideon def. New Madrid County Central 25-22, 25-18
Greenville def. Meadow Heights 25-17, 25-15
Sikeston def. South Iron 25-18, 25-16
Calvary Lutheran def. Cape Central 25-16, 32-30
Leopold def. Clearwater 25-14, 25-12
Portageville def. Southern Reynolds 25-22, 25-21
Oran def. Twin Rivers 24-26, 25-18, 25-17
Viburnum def. Bell City 20-25, 25-16, 25-15

Elite 8 — Second Round
Gideon def. Greenville 25-18, 25-17
Calvary Lutheran def. Sikeston 25-20, 25-10
Leopold def. Portageville 25-16, 25-21
Viburnum def. Oran 18-25, 25-15, 25-18

Final 4 — Third Round
Calvary Lutheran def. Gideon 25-15, 26-28, 25-19
Viburnum def. Leopold 25-23, 25-19

Championship
Calvary Lutheran def. Viburnum 25-20, 26-24

Consolation Quarterfinals
New Madrid County Central def. Meadow Heights 25-14, 26-24
Cape Central def. South Iron 25-21, 23-25, 25-19
Southern Reynolds def. Clearwater 25-23, 25-22
Twin Rivers def. Bell City 25-14, 20-25, 25-18

Consolation Semifinals
New Madrid County Central def. Cape Central 22-25, 25-23, 25-21
Twin Rivers def. Southern Reynolds 26-24, 22-25, 25-15

Consolation Championship
Twin Rivers def. New Madrid County Central 25-20, 25-8

BRONZE BRACKET
Sweet 16 — First Round
Campbell def. Southland 25-20, 25-23
Scott City def. Oak Ridge 13-25, 26-24, 25-21
Caruthersville def. Holcomb 20-25, 25-9, 25-10
Puxico def. Cooter 25-21, 25-22
Senath-Hornersville def. Zalma 25-22, 27-25
Woodland JV def. South Pemiscot 18-25, 25-17, 25-17
Kennett def. Clarkton 25-11, 25-15
Jackson JV def. Richland (Essex) 25-21, 15-25, 25-6

Elite 8 — Second Round
Scott City def. Campbell 22-25, 25-17, 25-22
Puxico def. Caruthersville 25-14, 25-14
Senath-Hornersville def. Woodland JV 25-16, 25-15
Jackson JV def. Kennett 25-20, 18-25, 25-21

Final 4 — Third Round
Scott City def. Puxico 26-28, 25-18, 25-21
Jackson JV def. Senath-Hornersville 25-20, 25-21

Championship
Jackson JV def. Scott City 23-25, 28-26, 25-18

 

[justwonderingNkc]

Who did you watch that was surprising or great matches? Looks like some good Gold bracket 1st round and 2nd round matches.

 

[SEMOVBFanatic04]

Watched lots of games. Was very impressed with New Haven, they're a very solid team. I think their offense is stronger than their defense. Watched them play a good three-set match with Bismarck and Jackson. Bismarck has about two hitters who carry the team. Jackson was much better than I thought, but they really need to mix up their offense. I think I counted two times during the three-set game when they set their middles, as about 99 percent of the time they set to the outside hitters, but they're overall pretty solid. Was very surprised that Lesterville beat Farmington, as Farmington didn't really impress me. Lesterville sets their libero about 75 percent of the time. She's a good little player.

Winona looked more well rounded than I have seen them in the past when they had Rachel Holthaus. Didn't get to watch the championship game between New Haven and Notre Dame, though. Watched Leopold play many games and they are definitely having a down year. That was most surprising to me that Leopold went to the Silver Bracket and Malden made it to the Gold Bracket. I'll be surprised if they make it out of districts. They're very young and have a pretty decent little freshman who's the best player on the team, give her time and she will develop into college potential. I'll give Malden credit, they're very scrappy and they sure do hustle.

Saxony Lutheran looked strong. I think they could have went farther had one of their better players not gotten injured. They played Winona really close but then just totally collapsed to Farmington in a consolation quarterfinal. I also heard good things about Bloomfield. Bloomfield has a cakewalk of a district with their only competition being Woodland, whereas Saxony has no chance of winning districts since they're in the district with St. Pius X. Arcadia Valley and Jefferson are also in Saxony's district (C2D3 is brutal).

Another big shock to me was that Calvary Lutheran beat Poplar Bluff in pool play. I watched Calvary play and they looked like a junior varsity team, so how they beat Poplar Bluff boggles my mind. Not taking anything away from Calvary, as they did win the Silver Bracket, but that goes back to my earlier assertion that this tournament is consistently getting weaker and weaker by the year. Allegedly, there's going to be a "shake-up" in the tournament format for next year's tournament, so we'll see what that brings.

 

[Vb Scrub]

How did Calvary go undefeated in Pool and only advance to the Silver Bracket? I am not sure how the tournament is set up. I was looking for info on it.

 

[justwonderingNkc]

I would love to know what the shake up will be next year. Calvary was in a pool with I think ND. That would be why they didn't make Gold.

 

[SEMOVBFanatic04]

How did Calvary go undefeated in Pool and only advance to the Silver Bracket? I am not sure how the tournament is set up. I was looking for info on it.

This surprised me too when I initially saw it. Calvary was in a pool with Notre Dame, who also finished 6-0 in pool play. The tournament is set up to where you don't play the teams in your pool; rather, you play all three teams in a corresponding pool (e.g. Notre Dame and Calvary were in Pool N, which meant they played the three teams in Pool M, which were Poplar Bluff, Oran and Kennett). To further complicate things, Poplar Bluff finished 2-4 in pool play and went to the Gold Bracket. In the event of a tie in sets, it goes to points.

ND beat PB 25-18, 25-19 (+13)
ND beat Kennett 25-5, 25-9 (+36)
ND beat Oran 25-13, 25-14 (+23) = +72

Calvary beat PB 25-21, 25-21 (+8)
Calvary beat Kennett 25-5, 25-17 (+28)
Calvary beat Oran 25-9, 25-10 (+31) = +67

So Notre Dame beat Calvary by five points to advance to Gold. Hope that explains this a little bit for you.

 

[ballboy81]

Tournament going to have any open spots next year and do we know the date of next years already?

 

[justwonderingNkc]

They are going to break it into a Red and Black division. Teams that normally make Gold will be in 1 division while the some Silver and Bronze teams will be in another division. This will help the teams play similar competition. Go and email them if you know anyone wanting in. I heard they were expanding 12 more teams next year.

 

[SEMOVBFanatic04]

I also heard a reason why some teams are leaving is because of the high admission prices. It was $9 on Saturday! That's pretty ridiculous. Not sure if that's the tournament's doing or SEMO's fault, but either way, it reduces fan base turnout, especially for a lot of those Bootheel teams who come from impoverished areas.

I like the idea of two divisions, but I think the teams that have left won't be coming back anytime soon.

 

[justwonderingNkc]

I think splitting them this way it shouldn't matter the teams left coming back. The new format would allow the best teams to play the best teams.

 

[ballboy81]

Does anyone know who to contact about getting in the tournament? Email or phone number please if you know.

 

[vbsideout]

Does anyone know who to contact about getting in the tournament? Email or phone number please if you know.

If you are talking about the state tournament go to the MSHSAA.org

 

[ballboy81]

I am talking about the SEMO tournament and who to contact about getting into the tournament for next year.