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5A Field - W/L Records vs Other Playoff Qualifiers

Thought this was interesting. Speaks to the dominance of the top 4 teams. Not that we didn't already know that.

Dowling Catholic 6-1
Southeast Polk 6-1
Ankeny 4-1
Pleasant Valley 3-0
Waukee Northwest 3-4
Cedar Falls 2-2
Iowa City High 2-3
Ankeny Centennial 2-4
Johnston 2-3
WDM Valley 1-3
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1-2
Sioux City East 1-2
Cedar Rapids Prairie 1-3
Linn-Mar 1-3
Davenport West 0-2
Ames 0-3

4a, 5a , 3a and all classes playoff parings

ROUND OF 16​


Friday, October 28
All kickoffs at 7 p.m.






CLASS 5A

Pod A
Davenport, West (7-2) vs. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (8-1), at Williams Stadium
Waukee Northwest (5-4) at Cedar Rapids, Kennedy (7-2)
Pod B
Ames (6-3) at Southeast Polk (8-1)
Linn-Mar, Marion (6-3) at Prairie, Cedar Rapids (6-3)
Pod C
Sioux City, East (7-2) at Ankeny (8-1)
Iowa City, City High (6-3) at Johnston (6-3)
Pod D
Valley, W.D.M. (5-4) at Pleasant Valley (9-0)
Ankeny Centennial (5-4) at Cedar Falls (7-2)




CLASS 4A

Pod A
Cedar Rapids, Washington (5-4) at Xavier, Cedar Rapids (9-0)
Indianola (6-3) at Bondurant-Farrar (8-1)
Pod B
Fort Madison (7-2) at Waverly-Shell Rock (9-0)
Epworth, Western Dubuque (6-3) at North Scott (7-2)
Pod C
LeMars (6-3) at Lewis Central (9-0)
Glenwood (6-3) at Spencer (7-2)
Pod D
Webster City (6-3) at Iowa City, Liberty (8-1)
Newton (7-2) at Carlisle (8-1)






CLASS 3A

Pod A
MOC-Floyd Valley (6-3) at Harlan Community (8-1)
Nevada (7-2) at Sioux Center (5-4)
Pod B
Central DeWitt (6-3) at Mount Vernon (9-0)
West Delaware (5-4) at Solon (7-2)
Pod C
Hampton-Dumont/CAL (6-3) at Humboldt (8-1)
Benton Community (6-3) at Independence (9-1)
Pod D
Grinnell (5-4) at ADM (8-1)
Creston (6-3) at North Polk (7-2)




CLASS 2A

Pod A
Clarinda (6-3) at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (9-0)
West Lyon, Inwood (7-2) at Greene County (8-1)
Pod B
OABCIG (8-1) at Osage (7-2)
Clear Lake (5-4) at Spirit Lake (9-0)
Pod C
Crestwood, Cresco (6-3) at Waukon (6-3)
Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque (7-2) at West Marshall (9-0)
Pod D
Centerville (7-2) at Monticello (7-2)
Mid-Prairie, Wellman (6-3) at Williamsburg (9-0)






CLASS 1A

Pod A
Western Christian, Hull (7-2) at Aplington-Parkersburg (8-1)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (8-1) at West Sioux, Hawarden (8-1)
Pod B
Dike-New Hartford (7-2) at MFL MarMac (8-1)
Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (6-3) at West Branch (9-0)
Pod C
Mediapolis (8-1) at Sigourney/Keota (7-2)
Woodward-Granger (6-3) at Van Meter (8-1)
Pod D
Pella Christian (8-1) at South Hamilton (8-1)
ACGC (7-2) at Underwood (9-0)




CLASS A

Pod A
Hinton (6-3) at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (7-2)
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (8-1) at Woodbury Central (9-0)
Pod B
Newman Catholic, Mason City (8-1) at North Linn (8-1)
Wapsie Valley (7-2) at West Hancock (9-0)
Pod C
East Buchanan (8-1) at Alburnett (8-1)
Columbus Community (8-1) at Grundy Center (9-0)
Pod D
Southwest Valley (7-2) at AHSTW, Avoca (9-0)
Mount Ayr (8-1) at Lynnville-Sully (9-0)






EIGHT-PLAYER

Pod A
West Bend-Mallard (7-2) at St. Mary’s, Remsen (9-0)
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (8-1) at West Harrison (9-0)
Pod B
CAM, Anita (7-2) at Lenox (9-0)
Fremont-Mills (7-2) at Southeast Warren (9-1)
Pod C
Newell-Fonda (8-1) at Don Bosco, Gilbertville (8-0)
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-1) at Turkey Valley (7-1)
Pod D
Easton Valley (7-1) at Montezuma (8-2)
Central City (8-1) at WACO, Wayland (10-0)
























1A - Pods

Here’s my guess at pods coming up for the next two rounds

East
Pod 1
(2) Waterloo Columbus at (1) AP
(2) DNH at (1) MFL MarMac

Pod 2
(2) Mediapolis at (1) SK
(2) Pella Christian at (1) West Branch

West
Pod 1
(2) Western Christian at (1) South Hamilton
(2) Kuemper at (1) West Sioux

Pod 2
(2) ACGC at (1) Underwood
(2) Woodward-Granger at (1) Van Meter

Thoughts? Other guesses?
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2A Playoffs Preview (Round of 16)

CLGLR vs. Clarinda (BCMoore CLGLR -42.88)
- Long road trip to face the #1 team in the state. I don't see Clarinda slowing down the CLGLR offense. Lutmer IMO is the top player in the state. Clarinda will need to slow him down and get alot of turnovers to make this one close. I would take CLGLR to cover.

Greene County vs. West Lyon (BCMoore WL -1.45)
- West Lyon with the long road trip here. Should be a good game. Evenly matched teams, but WL has seen much tougher schedule. This one might come down to turnovers. I would take WL to cover.

Osage vs. OABCIG (BCMoore Osage -10.14)
- Osage is a team that I haven't heard much about this year. Looks like their will be alot of passing in this one. Both of these teams will sling the ball around. Slight edge to OSAGE.

Spirit Lake vs. Clear Lake (BCMoore Spirit Lake -17.15)
- Battle of some young skill players. Both offenses are led by sophomores. Would give Spirit Lake a slight edge, but honestly don't know much about Clear Lake.

Waukon vs. Crestwood (BCMoore Waukon -2.98)
- Good matchup here. This one could go either way. Waukon definitely has tradition on their side, but are they as good as Waukon teams of the past? Waukon to cover.

West Marshall vs. Wahlert (BCMoore West Marshall -11.05)
- BCMoore's #3 vs #6. Looks like a great game based on rankings. 2 teams in the top 5 in scoring could be a shootout. Not familiar with either team so I will go with BCMoore, West Marshall slight edge.

Monticello vs. Centerville (BCMoore Monticello -7.48)
- Two of the lower ranked teams still alive. Monticello has a stud in Ries. Monticello BIG.

Williamsburg vs. Mid Prairie (BCMoore Williamsburg -46.73)
- It will be interesting to see who wins by more CLGLR or Williamsburg. Both should roll. Can Mid Prairie and their big RB keep it close? Williamsburg to cover.
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1A - First Round

Here are the official first round parings


4th Place at 1st Place
Eagle Grove (3-5) aAplingtonParkersburg(7-1)

Durant (5-3) at MFL MarMac (7-1)

Sumner-Fredericksburg (4-4) atSigourney/Keota (6-2)

Ridge View (4-4) at South Hamilton (7-1)

Interstate 35, Truro (3-5) at Underwood (8-0)

Pleasantville (4-4) at Van Meter (7-1)

South Hardin (3-5) at West Branch (8-0)

East Sac County (2-6) at West Sioux, Hawarden (7-1)

3rd Place at 2nd Place
Treynor (5-3) at ACGC (6-2)

Denver (6-2) at Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (5-3)

Cascade, Western Dubuque (5-3) at Dike-New Hartford (6-2)

Emmetsburg (4-4) vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (7-1), Site TBD

Central Decatur (4-4) at Mediapolis (7-1)

Regina, Iowa City (5-3) at Pella Christian (7-1)

South Central Calhoun (4-4) at Western Christian, Hull (6-2)

West Central Valley (5-3) at Woodward-Granger (5-3)


A couple things…

1. What’s your favorite matchup or game(s) that could be most interesting?

2. What’s your prediction for the 4 pods of 4 teams?

Grading Playoff Pairings by Class

There are things that I like with how the state paired teams, and there are things that I don't like, so I thought I would grade each class.

Class 5A: C

Overall these pairings aren't that bad, they essentially went with a true 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc. other then sending Valley to PV so Sioux City East could go to Ankeny. My biggest frustration is the amount of rematches, which I understand are somewhat unavoidable, but the week 9 rematch of Prairie vs Linn Mar could have been.

Class 4A: D

There aren't too many things I like about these matchups, too many rematches, and then some teams travel while some don't. Here is what I would have done.

Xavier vs. Fort Madison
B-F vs. Webster City

WSR vs. CR Wash
North Scott vs. Western Dubuque

Lewis Central vs. Le Mars
Spencer vs. Indianola

Liberty vs. Newton
Carlisle vs. Glenwood

Class 3A: C-, again avoidable rematches, and personally I wish the only team that was an auto qualifier is the district champion. Personally I don't think that Grinnell and MOC FV should be in, but what a different topic.

Here is what I would have went with

Harlan vs. MOC FV
Nevada vs Sioux Center*

Mount Vernon vs. Grinnell
Solon vs. Central DeWitt

Humboldt vs. Hampton Dumont CAL
Independence vs. Benton

ADM vs. West Delaware
North Polk vs. Creston

2A: B+, I like these because they are trying to get the 4 best teams to the dome. Again I don't like rematches, I like the western half, but I would have sent Wahlert to Williamsburg, Crestwood to Monticello, Mid Praire to Waukon and Centerville to West Marshall.

1A: A, there is one rematch, but it is a non district game. The state did a nice job of trying to get the 4 best teams in the state to the dome, and overall I think things are pretty evenly divided.

A: B, only because of one round of 16 game, I hate that Wapsie and West Hancock are playing this round. The winner of that game, and I do think that Wapsie is capable of pulling the upset will roll in the next round. Other than that I don't think that the state did a terrible job. There were 5 undefeated teams so 2 of them would have to be in the same pod. I also think HMS gets a chance to play a more manageable opponent in Woodbury Central.

1 question would Lynnville Sully vs. AHSTW be at LS or AHSTW?

8man: A, I really don't have any complaints here and I don't believe that there are any rematches in the round of 16

Final Polls 5A/4A/3A

The regular season has ended for everybody, it's time to take a look at the final polls from the Des Moines Register, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Radio Iowa and the AP. And things got, well ... a little goofy.

Here's the composite from all four polls. You'll see in 5A the top three teams are separated by one point. In 5A there's a seven-point gap between four and five; in 4A a seven-point gap between three and four; and in 3A a(n almost) seven-point gap between two and three:

Class 5A​
Class 4A​
Class 3A​
1Dowling Catholic (35.5)Lewis Central (39)Harlan (40)
2Pleasant Valley (35)CR Xavier (35)Mount Vernon (36)
3Ankeny (34.5)Waverly-Shell Rock (34)Independence (29.5)
4Southeast Polk (31)Carlisle (27)ADM (26.5)
5Cedar Falls (24)Iowa City Liberty (25)Humboldt (25)
6Johnston (16.5)Bondurant-Farrar (20)Solon (23)
7Linn-Mar (12.5)North Scott (16)North Polk (16)
8Iowa City High (9)Indianola (10)Nevada (12)
9CR Kennedy (7.5)Western Dubuque (7)Central DeWitt (5)
10Sioux City East (6.5)Spencer (3.5)West Delaware (3)
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