ROGERSVILLE — Regarded as one of the best teams in the state, Catholic entered the postseason as a No. 3 seed in its district because of a split vote between opposing coaches on the second seed should be and a coin toss that didn't consider the luck of the Irish.
Never mind Catholic being a state-ranked team coming off a state championship appearance while having played a tougher schedule with wins over some of the best teams in the state on the resume. Mountain Grove won the coin toss and Catholic was sent to the quarterfinals. Instead of having a bye to the semifinals, the Fightin' Irish had to play an extra game.