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  1. KidSilverhair

    2023 Schedules

    I’ll just say I’m pretty sure Xavier had at least CR Kennedy on their wish list plenty of times since 2014, but never were reciprocated and the IHSAA never put them together, so who can blame them for giving up on that. I don’t know about the other MVC schools - like I said, Linn-Mar did play...
  2. KidSilverhair

    2023 Schedules

    I didn’t do a search of the document yet, but I noticed I didn’t see many requests for Xavier. I also see Xavier has given up on requesting the Cedar Rapids 5A schools since they refuse to reciprocate. A lot of requests for Marion this year. Also CR Jefferson and Waterloo East, including...
  3. KidSilverhair

    IHSAA Proposes Socioeconomic Factor in Classifications

    Yeah, I don’t think this change is going to earth-shattering in any way. One caveat from the Gazette article - those adjustment numbers don’t include anything from the private schools, so there may be more smaller private schools staying in higher classes pushing a few other public schools down
  4. KidSilverhair

    IHSAA Proposes Socioeconomic Factor in Classifications

    Cutting/combining programs might be the only real answer to increasing competitive balance. Unfortunately, it doesn’t help access or participation; kids struggling to find the time to practice at their own school (because of family needs or jobs) sure aren’t going to give up even more time and...
  5. KidSilverhair

    When do official bed numbers get released?

    Western Nebraska has whole counties with about 35 residents, so 6-man makes sense. ;)
  6. KidSilverhair

    Early Class A First Round Matchups

    Wouldn’t it be something if the state did relegation, like in soccer? Win a state title, move up a class the next year. Sorry, Remsen St. Mary’s, you’ll have to learn how to play 11-man football in Class A! A team like Harlan probably could compete pretty well in 4A, and Xavier or Lewis Central...
  7. KidSilverhair

    nov 4 scores.....state parings

    In 4A two of the top four seeds fall in the quarterfinals, with #6 RPI North Scott beating #2 Waverly-Shell Rock 20-10 and #5 Carlisle thrashing #4 Iowa City Liberty 56-28. #1 CR Xavier gets 10 points off 4th quarter turnovers to beat Indianola 23-6 and #3 Lewis Central holds off Glenwood...
  8. KidSilverhair

    Class 3A Playoff Field

    It’s raining like the dickens over the southeast half of Iowa, and temps are falling into the 40s at 5 pm, so … yeah.
  9. KidSilverhair

    QUARTERFINALS matchups by ihssa

    Prairie, Linn-Mar, and CR Jefferson all played Southeast Polk this year and last. Prairie and Linn-Mar played Pleasant Valley. CR Kennedy, on the other hand, didn’t play anybody in the preseason 5A top 10 (they did, however, end up with playoff teams Cedar Falls and Johnston on their schedule -...
  10. KidSilverhair

    QUARTERFINALS matchups by ihssa

    Bettendorf was a perennial power for quite a few years, and for a while was an annual threat to win the championship - they played in 5 title game between 2000 and 2011, with two wins, and they won four other titles between 1987-92. As has been noted in other threads...
  11. KidSilverhair

    QUARTERFINALS matchups by ihssa

    In 5A same-old same-old; six of the eight teams left are from the Des Moines metro, and two of the four semifinal spots are guaranteed to central Iowa. It’s absolutely likely that the Dome teams are all from the Des Moines metro … I fully expect Southeast Polk to beat Prairie, and while Cedar...
  12. KidSilverhair

    Coaching Openings 22-23

    I think Matt Haddy came over from Mount Vernon only last year (he was defensive coordinator there), replacing the coach that actually went to Waukee. CCA went to the playoffs as the second-place team in D-4 last year, but they did not have a good rebuilding year this season.
  13. KidSilverhair

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

    Pleasant Valley has some horses on the line. They run the triple option, which is a bit unusual offense for teams to face, I think, and they are very run-heavy. They can throw a little, but they average fewer than 10 passes attempted per game (although when they do throw they catch defenses by...
  14. KidSilverhair

    Grading Playoff Pairings by Class

    I agree with what you did with 4A. While the state thought it was important enough keeping the 5A pairings to the actual seeds that they'd replay a game from last week, in 4A they've got an 8 vs 15 game. What the heck kind of bracket seeding is that? Your 4A games make a lot of sense. Fort...
  15. KidSilverhair

    Final Polls 5A/4A/3A

    And the final polls in 3A. There's quite a range of opinions about where ADM and Humboldt should rank, but everybody agrees on North Polk and Nevada, at least. 3A DM Register CR Gazette Radio Iowa AP 1 Harlan Harlan Harlan Harlan 2 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Mount Vernon Mount Vernon...
  16. KidSilverhair

    Final Polls 5A/4A/3A

    The final 4A polls. The Register actually moves Lewis Central down a spot to put Xavier first; the Gazette stubbornly continues to put the Saints third; and the AP decides to move Xavier down a spot into third as well. Things aren't too weird otherwise, although Radio Iowa gives northwest/north...
  17. KidSilverhair

    Final Polls 5A/4A/3A

    The final 5A polls. The Gazette sticks with Ankeny at 1, where they've been throughout most of the season, even as Radio Iowa and AP have them at 3. Likewise, those two polls have the only remaining unbeaten Pleasant Valley on top, while the Gazette has them at third and the Register all the way...
  18. KidSilverhair

    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...
  19. KidSilverhair

    Class 3A Playoff Field

    MOC-Floyd Valley and Grinnell take away a couple of at-large spots by finishing second in their districts while outside the top 16 RPI. Davenport Assumption and Atlantic end up staying home even though their RPIs were in the top 16. MOC-Floyd Valley (18) at Harlan (1) Nevada (6) at Sioux Center...
  20. KidSilverhair

    Class 4A Playoff Field

    This one is all over the place, which is understandable when 4 of the 6 top RPIs are clustered in the East. Still … a Xavier-Wash district rematch, when Fort Madison is going through CR on their way to Waverly anyway? Xavier gets no favors with Bondurant-Farrar in the second round, either … that...
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