Here are capsule looks at the three volleyball teams joining Helias in the Class 3 Final Four to be held today and Saturday at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau:
St. Pius X: Festus
City: Festus.
Record: 28-5-1.
Losses to: Park Hills Central (2 games to none), St. James Academy of Roeland Park, Kan. (2-0 and 2-0), St. Joseph's Academy (2-0), Lafayette (2-0).
Common opponents with Helias: Helias beat Duchesne 2-0, SPX beat Duchesne 2-1; both beat Lutheran South 2-0; both beat Northwest: Cedar Hill 2-0; Helias beat Perryville 2-0, SPX won 2-1.
Statistical leaders: Jena Otec, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, leads with 391 kills (5.0 per set) and 6-0 senior Grace Richmeyer is second with 231 (2.9); Richmeyer leads with 49 blocks (0.6) and Otec is second with 39 (0.5); Otec leads with 324 digs (4.1).
St. Pius X: K.C.
City: Kansas City.
Record: 25-5-3.
Losses to: O'Hara (2-1), Pleasant Hill (2-0), Staley (2-0), Platte County (2-0) and Fatima (2-0).
Common opponents with Helias: Helias beat Fatima 2-0, SPX lost to Fatima 2-0; Helias beat Nevada 2-0 and SPX beat Nevada twice by 2-0 scores.
Statistical leaders: Sarah Schiesl, a 5-8 senior, leads with 206 kills (3.0), while 5-6 sophomore Anna McGurn has 130 (1.9); 5-7 junior Jessica Giokas has team-high 39 blocks (0.5) and senior 5-9 Emily Bollinger has 35 (0.5); and senior Anne Gieger had 399 digs (5.1).
Villa Duchesne
City: St. Louis.
Record: 25-8-2.
Losses to: Helias (2-0), Lafayette (2-1), Nerinx Hall (2-0), St. Thomas Aquinas of Roeland Park, Kan. (2-0), St. James Academy of Lenexa, Kan. (2-0 and 2-0), Hayden Catholic of Topeka, Kan. (2-0) and St. Joseph's Academy (2-1).
Common opponents with Helias: Helias won head-to-head 27-25, 25-22 at the Gateway Matchup Tournament at Oakville High School; Helias beat Oakville 2-0, Villa Duchesne won 2-0 twice; each team beat Lutheran South 2-0; Helias beat Eureka 2-0, Villa Duchesne split 1-1; Helias beat Lindbergh 2-0, Villa Duchesne split 1-1; each beat St. Dominic 2-0 (Villa Duchesne did it twice); Helias beat Nerinx Hall 2-0, Villa Duchesne lost 2-0; both beat Duchesne 2-0; Helias beat Kickapoo 2-0, Villa Duchesne won 2-1.
Statistical leaders: Hannah Cherry, a 5-10 senior, leads with 424 kills (4.9 per set) and 6-2 sophomore Elizabeth Orf is second at 217 (3.4); 6-2 senior Meghan Donovan leads with 60 blocks (0.7 per set) and Cherry is second at 22 (0.3); Marisa Drevenak leads with 431 digs (3.9).
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