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    BEDS for 20-21 Season

    Will be interesting to see how state separates Montezuma, Springville, and NL next year. They could/will be top 3 teams in 1A.
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    Which Players From Your Area Should College Recruiters Be Looking At?

    Miller is the best HS shooter I've seen in 30 years of Eastern Iowa basketball. Can't believe UNI or Drake didn't snag him.
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    Shot Clock Used in Iowa for the First Time

    Let me start off by saying I'm indifferent to the shot clock. If we never get it, no big deal. If we get it, no big deal. The idea that the HS game would be "better" isn't supported by any data, however. If people want to argue that kids would have more fun with a clock, I could see that. But...
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    Getting Ready for 4A, 3A Pre-Season Rankings

    I think Western Dubuque is 4A again this year?
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    Preseason 1A rankings

    Caves actually tore his ACL in football and is out for the season. Big blow for Alburnett, but they'll still be solid.
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    Brett Nanninga

    So is Nanninga. He's an awesome guy, and was a huge proponent and advocate for basketball behind the scenes. A number of issues that coaches want improved (holiday tourneys, practice start time, seeding, etc.) he was in favor of wholeheartedly. The biggest culprit in slow change/no change is...
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    Friday, October 11 Scores and Comments

    WD 20-14 Final. Clear #1.
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    Mr Basketball Predictions

    It was a vote (at least joint meeting) of sportswriters AND coaches.
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    Mr Basketball Predictions

    Hilmer or Carton or both. Only two realistic candidates. If I could vote, it would be Hilmer though.
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    1A, 2A, 4A--Wed. March 6 Scores and Comments

    I've never understood the cynicism/bitterness towards North Linn. I'll admit that the "Co-Coach" situation is kind of bogus (it happens in other sports too by the way). As a coach, I'm not sure why every staff doesn't just name someone co-coach if they can collect two wins basically. But, be...
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    Refs...What Can You Say To Them???

    A lot to unpack in this thread, but a few thoughts from a long-time coach here (20 years at HS level, Eastern Iowa): 1. Most officials are fine. Not great, not terrible, but do a satisfactory job as well as they can. Much like most coaches and players. 2. Fans are getting terrible and aren't...
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    2A State Qualifier Predictions

    1-NL 2-BH 3-SH 4-VM 5-DNH 6-Regina 7-RV 8-DMC
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    Late November Scores and Comments

    I personally have no issue with GVC recruiting kids that they feel meet the mission and purpose of their school, whether academic, band, or basketball. The issue is they shouldn't be classified as a 1A school for competition purposes. Their population base is the greater Des Moines Metro and...
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    EIH's Pre-Season 4A and 3A Top Tens

    That's right. North Scott upset Senior.
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    EIH's Pre-Season 4A and 3A Top Tens

    Didn't Bettendorf beat Senior in that game?
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    Playoff Predictions #2

    How does this all shape up if Cascade beats Bellevue at home Friday r Beckman knocks off West Branch in Dyersville? I'd put the Cascade chance at at least 50-50, if not better, and the Beckman game 75-25 in favor of WB, but both are still definitely in play.
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    Girls vs. Boys state tournament courts

    It’s actually a higher quality court. The Wells Fargo Court was littered with dead spots. It’s a good move by the association.
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    Saturday Night Scores & Comments, Jan. 20

    In Cedar Rapids this morning: Xavier 66-54 over Solon Cascade 64-41 over Osage Mt. Pleasant 55-41 over Charles City West Delaware 50-32 over Waverly Shell Rock
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    New State Tournament Schedule

    I would argue that their student sections are often much smaller than 1A-3A student sections. The obvious answer is that public 1A-3A schools are "town schools," thus it's a community event. Most 4A schools are so big (and there are exceptions obviously; the Dubuque Schools travel very well)...
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    New State Tournament Schedule

    Only quibble I have right now is the order of championship games (games in general). 4A is generally the least attended of all the contests, and yet the state treats it as the headline class. I would have 4A go first or second, and culminate in 3A or 2A, which is normally a great game.
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