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[PileJumper51]

who do you got in the finals and whose winning

 

[UnionFootballFan]

My guess is below. It feels like 3/4 of my semi-final picks could win it all. Very equal teams playing. Sioux Center, if they can get past Spirit Lake, could go on to win it too. I don't see good chances for teams like Williamsburg, Albia, Beckman, or New Hampton to make it to the championship game.

Semi-finals:
Albia, Hampton-Dumont, NFV, Spirit Lake

Finals:
Spirit Lake, NFV

Champion:
Spirit Lake

 

[Teenage Dirtbag]

I think Albia is a dark horse...very well coached, went deep into the playoffs last year. Would not be surprised if they are in the finals. Might help them that they have a loss...a little extra motivation.

 

[PNation]

Here is how I see it , Spirit Lake v Sioux Center will be a battle, and the winner is probably the favorite to win the title, Beckman v Hampton Dumont is a rematch from last years 1 point game which was at Beckman, Hampton returns basically everyone from that game, I would be surprised if HD didn't win the rematch and will be a tough out. NFV v New Hampton is another rematch of a earlier game this year that was a very good game, the slight advantage is probably to NFV but the New Hampton kids have had a lot of success in all sports so I see another battle Royall. The final quarter final is an interesting matchup, two very quality programs and great coaches. I feel that Albia has probably been a little more tested and have a feeling that they will sneak by into the semis.

My pick for the champion is Sioux Center.

 

[tm33_08]

Sioux Center over Hampton-Dumont, assuming they stick with east vs. west at the Dome. The winner of Sioux Center-Spirit Lake will be the heavy favorite. The east side of the state is pretty muddied water. NFV has the talent, but they seem too mistake-prone to get it done against a team like SC or SL. I wasn't all that impressed with New Hampton when I saw them play NFV, and I've not seen Beckman. But Hampton-Dumont played Clear Lake closer than the 20-7 final score suggested, and I wouldn't have been shocked if HD had won if they'd gotten a rematch.

If the association doesn't go strictly east vs. west, then I think I might put Albia in the finals.

 

[Gridiron24]

If Spirit Lake beats Sioux Center, then Spirit Lake. If Sioux Center beats Spirit Lake, then I think NFV will win the title.

 

[Rocket98]

Like I said preseason - Sioux Center will be crowned champion!

 

[Rocket98]

Great game here in Spirit Lake. Goal line stand proved to be the momentum changer. Sioux Center will be crowned champions! Congrat Spirit Lake on a great season. Super team and great coaching staff. The girls union would have found a way for both these teams playing on in the dome.

 

[Y2KG21]

What a game. Your right goal line stand was big, as was holding call on 60 yd TD pass and dropped 40 yd TD pass. Sp Lake didn't hit on big plays. Sioux Center put together great opening drive. Top 2 teams played tonight. Sioux Center wins it all.

 

[tm33_08]

Yeah, Spirit Lake is definitely going to look back at this game and regret all of the missed opportunities. Sioux Center had a big one with the fumble in the redzone early in the game, but the goal line stand and Folsom's nullified touchdown were the big daggers (Folsom made one helluva catch on that play, too; it's a real shame that it didn't end up counting).

I felt like Sioux Center would win going into tonight, and I've got no doubt that they'll handle Albia in the semis. Including tonight's game, I've seen 5 of the 8 teams that were playing (Sioux Center twice, Spirit Lake, Clear Lake twice, North Fayette Valley, New Hampton and Hampton-Dumont), and Sioux Center is definitely the best team of that bunch. I think Beckman could hang with them, but I've not actually seen them play; just basing it off of their recent performances.

 

[SCalldaylong]

Sioux Center is gonna stomp over whoever gets in there path at the dome.

 

[Chow22]

I think Sioux Center wins comfortably in the semis, but will have all they want and more from the winner of the NFV/Beckman.

 

[powerwagon3]

As long as the athletic association makes no attempt to get the best 4 teams in the dome, it doesn't matter. It's the same every year. 1 team from northwest iowa against the rest of the state.

 

[RoundMound1]

Originally posted by powerwagon3:
As long as the athletic association makes no attempt to get the best 4 teams in the dome, it doesn't matter. It's the same every year.[/B] 1 team from northwest iowa against the rest of the state.

Maybe I misunderstood your post. If so, you'll have to clarify.

It's just that I haven't seen NW schools dominating 2A. If you think this will be the case this year and into the future then that is your opinion. However, the fact is that the only NW school to win the 2A championship recently was Spirit Lake (and some might say a healthy Mediapolis wins that one).

 

[deboer100]

In the last 17 Years 8 Championships and 5 Runner-Ups. His point is, if you can survive NW Iowa, your chances of playing for a championship are pretty high. I am not sure what happened in 2001 & 2004 (I couldn't find it), but District 1 has sent a team to the dome every year going back to 1997.

1997 Emmetsburg (13-0) Highland-Lone Tree (12-1) 43-6
1998 West Lyon, Inwood (12-1) Dike-New Hartford (11-2) 41-40
1999 West Lyon, Inwood (13-0) Starmont (12-1) 44-7
2000 Emmetsburg (12-1) Solon (12-1) 21-3
2001 Sigourney-Keota (13-0) Dike-New Hartford (12-1) 27-14
2002 Emmetsburg (12-1) Williamsburg (12-1) 35-32
2003 Emmetsburg (13-0) Solon (12-1) 24-21
2004 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (10-3) Gilbert (10-3) 41-0
2005 Sigourney-Keota (13-0) Sheldon (12-1) 27-24
2006 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (12-1) Solon (11-2) 16-7
2007 Solon (13-0) Central Lyon/George-LR (12-1) 24-7
2008 Solon (14-0) Central Lyon/George-LR (13-1) 60-14
2009 Solon (14-0) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (13-1) 38-7
2010 Regina, Iowa City (14-0) North Polk, Alleman (10-4) 21-0
2011 Regina, Iowa City (14-0) Spirit Lake (13-1) 24-20
2012 Spirit Lake (13-1) Mediapolis (13-1) 17-15
2013 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (14-0) Waukon (12-2) 31-28
This post was edited on 11/10 12:16 PM by deboer100

 

[jen44]

NFV vs Albia

 

[Rocket98]

RoundMound pretty quiet??

 

[specialteamsmachine_23]

your dumb all of the teams in the final 4 have a loss and most of them went deep into the playoffs last year

 

[Bulldogs1974]

Originally posted by deboer100:
In the last 17 Years 8 Championships and 5 Runner-Ups. His point is, if you can survive NW Iowa, your chances of playing for a championship are pretty high. I am not sure what happened in 2001 & 2004 (I couldn't find it), but District 1 has sent a team to the dome every year going back to 1997.

1997 Emmetsburg (13-0) Highland-Lone Tree (12-1) 43-6
1998 West Lyon, Inwood (12-1) Dike-New Hartford (11-2) 41-40
1999 West Lyon, Inwood (13-0) Starmont (12-1) 44-7
2000 Emmetsburg (12-1) Solon (12-1) 21-3
2001 Sigourney-Keota (13-0) Dike-New Hartford (12-1) 27-14
2002 Emmetsburg (12-1) Williamsburg (12-1) 35-32
2003 Emmetsburg (13-0) Solon (12-1) 24-21
2004 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo (10-3) Gilbert (10-3) 41-0
2005 Sigourney-Keota (13-0) Sheldon (12-1) 27-24
2006 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (12-1) Solon (11-2) 16-7
2007 Solon (13-0) Central Lyon/George-LR (12-1) 24-7
2008 Solon (14-0) Central Lyon/George-LR (13-1) 60-14
2009 Solon (14-0) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (13-1) 38-7
2010 Regina, Iowa City (14-0) North Polk, Alleman (10-4) 21-0
2011 Regina, Iowa City (14-0) Spirit Lake (13-1) 24-20
2012 Spirit Lake (13-1) Mediapolis (13-1) 17-15
2013 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (14-0) Waukon (12-2) 31-28
This post was edited on 11/10 12:16 PM by deboer100

Traditionally it has been east vs west. You are going to have a team out of the nw corner of iowa virtually every year because there is nothing in sw iowa and generally those teams stink. You don't have to work as hard to get there compared to the eastern part of the state. The districts that district one has generally been paired up with is usually the worst in the state.
Notice how many losses all of those nw iowa teams in bold have as compared to their eastern iowa counterparts. The most losses they have is 1. There are 2 and 3 loss eastern iowa teams that make the finals.
I'm not saying the teams from NW iowa aren't good, they are. Typically they have bigger kids too. It's just their path to state is generally less competative.

 

[deboer100]

You are incorrect, District 1 often goes east to play District 2, rarely do they send District 1 south to play District 8. I think in the last 9 years they have sent District 1 south 2 times.

 

[buckw87]

D3 may have been the most competitive district from top to bottom (top 4 anyway) but not sold that they had the best teams in the state. Beckman, #2 seed, beat HD (#2 in D2) in overtime so it would be logical to think they are fairly even. Have never seen NFV play so can't speak about them, but if Sioux Center goes on to win the whole thing, one could make an argument that they along with Clear Lake and Spirit Lake may have been the 3 best, SC splitting with SL and the CL game coming down to the last play. Sioux Center has had to run thru the gauntlet this playoff season.

Beckman did get beat by Epworth WD, Spirit Lake beat a 3A qualifier and Clear Lake beat two 3A schools, easily I might add, that made it to the 2nd round.

 

[Chow22]

So if your dominating 2A, then why are your last 3 titles 2012, 2006, and, 2003. While Regina and Solon both eastern schools have 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007. It seems like you on the short end of the stick if anything, definitely not dominating.

 

[Chow22]

NFV 33-28

 

[Chow22]

It looks like NFV's run game was stomping over Sioux Center's defense. Nice try there buddy, but Sioux Center definitely did not stomp over nothing in that game.

 

[jen44]

Pretty accurate to say the least