The IHSAA has released their substate tournament basketball pairings for 4A and 3A. I might change my mind after further review but, with the possible exception of one or two substates, I think the men from Boone got it about as good as they could.
4A--
Substate 1 is tough with SC East, SC West, and Lewis Central.
Substate 2 has Ames and DM North
Substate 3 has Cedar Falls, Linn Mar and Waterloo East. Very tough bracket
Substate 4 has Dub. Senior and Bettendorf. Very, very tough. (Carton vs. Carter?)
Substate 5 has North Scott, CR Prairie and Dub. Hempstead
Substate 6 has IC West, Dav. Central and CR Kennedy
Substate 7 has Ankeny and WDM Valley
Substate 8 has Waukee and DM Hoover.
Love to hear what everybody thinks. The weakest Substate may be #2, and that one isn't easy. Lots of contenders for the toughest substate. The substate finals are going to be brutal in 4A, as there are no gimme substates this year. .
3A--
Substate 1- Spirit Lake, SB- Luten and Storm Lake
Substate 2- Clear Lake, Waverly-Shell Rock and IF-Alden
Substate 3- West Delaware, CR Xavier and Dav. Assumption
Substate 4- Maquoketa, Dub. Wahlert, Marion, Solon
Substate 5- Oskaloosa, Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield
Substate 6- Pella, Carlisle, Bondurant-Farrar
Substate 7- Norwalk, DC- Grimes, ADM
Substate 8- Carroll, Glenwood, Harlan
Pretty decent job by the state on 3A . The boys from Boone usually give the number 1 team the best substate, and Clear Lake (#1 in most polls) has it, and so-far undefeated Maquoketa (#1 in some polls) may have a little rougher time. I think it's about as balanced as it could be. What does everybody think?
4A--
Substate 1 is tough with SC East, SC West, and Lewis Central.
Substate 2 has Ames and DM North
Substate 3 has Cedar Falls, Linn Mar and Waterloo East. Very tough bracket
Substate 4 has Dub. Senior and Bettendorf. Very, very tough. (Carton vs. Carter?)
Substate 5 has North Scott, CR Prairie and Dub. Hempstead
Substate 6 has IC West, Dav. Central and CR Kennedy
Substate 7 has Ankeny and WDM Valley
Substate 8 has Waukee and DM Hoover.
Love to hear what everybody thinks. The weakest Substate may be #2, and that one isn't easy. Lots of contenders for the toughest substate. The substate finals are going to be brutal in 4A, as there are no gimme substates this year. .
3A--
Substate 1- Spirit Lake, SB- Luten and Storm Lake
Substate 2- Clear Lake, Waverly-Shell Rock and IF-Alden
Substate 3- West Delaware, CR Xavier and Dav. Assumption
Substate 4- Maquoketa, Dub. Wahlert, Marion, Solon
Substate 5- Oskaloosa, Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield
Substate 6- Pella, Carlisle, Bondurant-Farrar
Substate 7- Norwalk, DC- Grimes, ADM
Substate 8- Carroll, Glenwood, Harlan
Pretty decent job by the state on 3A . The boys from Boone usually give the number 1 team the best substate, and Clear Lake (#1 in most polls) has it, and so-far undefeated Maquoketa (#1 in some polls) may have a little rougher time. I think it's about as balanced as it could be. What does everybody think?
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