Class A Predictions

[IGo42]

Let's see everyones thoughts on what the Class A Districts might look like.

 

[troutstamp1]

Thats a lot of work to do, I will wait for others to get it started.

 

[IGo42]

Thats a lot of work to do, I will wait for others to get it started.

Agree, Class A and 8-Man have a lot of teams to divy up

 

[PNation]

Here is what I am going with

District 1
Akron Westfield
Gehlen
HMS
MMCRU
North Union
Sibley Ocheyedan
South O'Brien

District 2
Belmond Klemme
Lake Mills
Newman
North Butler
Saint Ansgar
West Fork
West Hancock

District 3
AGWSR
BCLUW
Nashua Plainfield
North Tama
Postville
South Winn
Wapsie Valley

District 4
Bellevue
Clayton Ridge
East Buc
Maquoketa Valley
North Cedar
North Linn
Starmont

District 5
Columbus Community
Danville
Highland
Lisbon (They got sent south for a little bit of competitive balance)
Louisa Muscatine
Pekin
Van Buren
Wapello

District 6
Central Decatur
Earlham
Lynnville Sully
Madrid
Martendale St. Marys
Mount Ayr
North Mahaska
Wayne

District 7
ACGC
LoMa
Panorama
Riverside Oakland
St. Albert
Southwest Valley
Tri Center

District 8
Alta Aurelia
IKM-Manning
Kingsley Pierson/River Valley
South Central Calhoun
West Monona
Westwood
Woodbury Central

These are far from perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect way to do this with 8 districts this year.

 

[troutstamp1]

Here is what I am going with

District 1
Akron Westfield
Gehlen
HMS
MMCRU
North Union
Sibley Ocheyedan
South O'Brien

District 2
Belmond Klemme
Lake Mills
Newman
North Butler
Saint Ansgar
West Fork
West Hancock

District 3
AGWSR
BCLUW
Nashua Plainfield
North Tama
Postville
South Winn
Wapsie Valley

District 4
Bellevue
Clayton Ridge
East Buc
Maquoketa Valley
North Cedar
North Linn
Starmont

District 5
Columbus Community
Danville
Highland
Lisbon (They got sent south for a little bit of competitive balance)
Louisa Muscatine
Pekin
Van Buren
Wapello

District 6
Central Decatur
Earlham
Lynnville Sully
Madrid
Martendale St. Marys
Mount Ayr
North Mahaska
Wayne

District 7
ACGC
LoMa
Panorama
Riverside Oakland
St. Albert
Southwest Valley
Tri Center

District 8
Alta Aurelia
IKM-Manning
Kingsley Pierson/River Valley
South Central Calhoun
West Monona
Westwood
Woodbury Central

These are far from perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect way to do this with 8 districts this year.

Your probably not to far off but like you said about Lisbon going south for competitive balance, I think the same would have to be true for your district 3 because other than Wapsie no other team is very good and Wapsie might be the only team in that district that made the playoffs last year. I could see a team from district 4 going to district 3 to even things up.

 

[troutstamp1]

Your probably not to far off but like you said about Lisbon going south for competitive balance, I think the same would have to be true for your district 3 because other than Wapsie no other team is very good and Wapsie might be the only team in that district that made the playoffs last year. I could see a team from district 4 going to district 3 to even things

Here is what I am going with

District 1
Akron Westfield
Gehlen
HMS
MMCRU
North Union
Sibley Ocheyedan
South O'Brien

District 2
Belmond Klemme
Lake Mills
Newman
North Butler
Saint Ansgar
West Fork
West Hancock

District 3
AGWSR
BCLUW
Nashua Plainfield
North Tama
Postville
South Winn
Wapsie Valley

District 4
Bellevue
Clayton Ridge
East Buc
Maquoketa Valley
North Cedar
North Linn
Starmont

District 5
Columbus Community
Danville
Highland
Lisbon (They got sent south for a little bit of competitive balance)
Louisa Muscatine
Pekin
Van Buren
Wapello

District 6
Central Decatur
Earlham
Lynnville Sully
Madrid
Martendale St. Marys
Mount Ayr
North Mahaska
Wayne

District 7
ACGC
LoMa
Panorama
Riverside Oakland
St. Albert
Southwest Valley
Tri Center

District 8
Alta Aurelia
IKM-Manning
Kingsley Pierson/River Valley
South Central Calhoun
West Monona
Westwood
Woodbury Central

These are far from perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect way to do this with 8 districts this year.

P Nation, in your other post of early rankings D 4 would be loaded with East Buc and North Linn in your top 10 and Maq Valley just outside your top 10. This is just one of the reasons I think one of those teams goes to D-3 or D-5 to even out the districts. Its going to be interesting to see how big of an impact all those 1A teams coming down will make.

 

[PNation]

I don’t disagree that District 4 is tougher then 3, but I also think Nashua Plainfield is better then Maquoketa Valley and overall I think the remaining teams in D3 would be stronger then the remaining teams in D4.

There is some wiggle room in this part of the state, but at the same time other parts of the state need a team to fill out a district.

Also it is kinda hard to split East Buc and North Linn with close they are geographically.

 

[troutstamp1]

I don’t disagree that District 4 is tougher then 3, but I also think Nashua Plainfield is better then Maquoketa Valley and overall I think the remaining teams in D3 would be stronger then the remaining teams in D4.

There is some wiggle room in this part of the state, but at the same time other parts of the state need a team to fill out a district.

Also it is kinda hard to split East Buc and North Linn with close they are geographically.

I think a team that might surprise is Bellevue as they return quite a few kids and had an opportunity to beat a ranked Alburnett team last year in the playoffs. I agree splitting up East Buc and North Linn would be tough as close as they are but I know a few years ago East Buc was sent west with Grundy, Wapsie, Hudson and North Tama and I think at the time all those teams were ranked to start the year, I remember covering a few of those games. I don't think travel is even considered anymore.

 

[troutstamp1]

Here is what I am going with

District 1
Akron Westfield 2-7
Gehlen 8-2
HMS 8-3
MMCRU 3-6
North Union 5-4
Sibley Ocheyedan 1-8 1A
South O'Brien 4-5

District 2
Belmond Klemme 0-9 1A
Lake Mills 2-7
Newman 8-2
North Butler 3-6
Saint Ansgar 5-4
West Fork 0-8
West Hancock 12-1

District 3
AGWSR 4-4
BCLUW 4-4
Nashua Plainfield 5-4
North Tama 2-7
Postville 0-8
South Winn 2-6
Wapsie Valley 7-3

District 4
Bellevue 4-5
Clayton Ridge 2-7
East Buc 9-2
Maquoketa Valley 5-4
North Cedar 1-8
North Linn 9-2
Starmont 1-8

District 5
Columbus Community 8-2
Danville No Program last year
Highland 0-8
Lisbon (They got sent south for a little bit of competitive balance) 5-4
Louisa Muscatine 0-8 1A
Pekin 3-5
Van Buren 3-5 1A
Wapello 4-5

District 6
Central Decatur 4-5 1A
Earlham 3-6
Lynnville Sully 11-1
Madrid 6-3
Martendale St. Marys 4-5 8 MAN
Mount Ayr 8-2
North Mahaska 2-6
Wayne 0-8

District 7
ACGC 7-3 1A
LoMa 5-4
Panorama 3-6 1A
Riverside Oakland 2-7
St. Albert 2-7
Southwest Valley 7-3
Tri Center 4-5

District 8
Alta Aurelia 3-6
IKM-Manning 2-7
Kingsley Pierson/River Valley 4-5 8 MAN
South Central Calhoun 4-5 1A
West Monona 0-8
Westwood 4-5
Woodbury Central 11-1

These are far from perfect, but I don't think there is a perfect way to do this with 8 districts this year

I added last years records to your district predictions

 

[GOPANTHERS23]

I added last years records to your district predictions

Let’s be real do you think the state cares about breaking it down this much with records? They do the minimum most of the time, why would it change now? I’m guessing they go geographically not what teams did the years past.

 

[troutstamp1]

Let’s be real do you think the state cares about breaking it down this much with records? They do the minimum most of the time, why would it change now? I’m guessing they go geographically not what teams did the years past.

I didn't put them on there for the state to view I put them on there just to show what teams did last year in some ones predicted districts. BUT i do think the sate has really changed in the last year since Chizek took over football and other things, its been much more open with communication when contacted. I really don't know how districts will shake out but I do feel like this group now will take into effect some competitive balance along with geography. Their is always that one team in certain parts of the state that will have longer travels just because of where they are located.