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So please put that in english...will they play before the dome??
if lewis central plays harlan again, i will go with lewis central, its hard to beat a team twice in a seaon. i do believe it will be a close game though, but lewis central will have revenge factor going for themSo will LC and Harlan tangle again pre-dome?? if so what are your thoughts??
There's a good possibility that DCG doesn't get by Carlisle. DCG has had multiple players out and has limped through the season just barely beating below average teams. Carlisle has been on a roll.The postseason manual has home field determination like this for 2nd/3rd/4th rounds:
Head to head
District finish
Fewest district losses
Last alphabetical
So your examples would be
Spencer at Harlan (fewer district losses)
Lewis Central at BHRV (better district finish)
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SBL at Webster City (fewer district losses)
Ballard at DCG (better district finish)
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Decorah at North Scott (fewer district losses)
West Delaware at Assumption (better district finish)
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Grinnell at Washington (better district finish)
Pella at Xavier (last alphabetical)
Yes, I think there are few very "over-rated" teams in most top 10s. I also think its been a tough year for bcmoore with injuries and players missing at times. The downside is depending on how the State pairs up teams in the next round we could get some early battles that possibly should have happened in the dome.Yeah, I think Carlisle-DCG could be a really competitive matchup. It’s kind of odd the Register and Radio Iowa have kept putting DCG at number one all year when they really haven’t been dominant (I guess that opening win over Pella has a lot to do with it).
Xavier has beaten some quality opponents. Assumption? What is their best win - probably would have to say Wahlert?? They are big and physical for sure but I think they are a little too 1 dimensional. My gut tells me Assumption goes south and has to get through Washington and avoids Xavier. The bigger question - does North Scott and Assumption get paired together because they did not play in regular season.....or do they not play because they are from the same district (Xavier vs Assumption in the final? Can it happen or will the state pair them up in semi's?
Assumption is back to their previous self after a 2018 season.
Xavier has beaten some quality opponents. Assumption? What is their best win - probably would have to say Wahlert?? They are big and physical for sure but I think they are a little too 1 dimensional. My gut tells me Assumption goes south and has to get through Washington and avoids Xavier. The bigger question - does North Scott and Assumption get paired together because they did not play in regular season.....or do they not play because they are from the same district (
What happened to Sauser and also Brand for DSG? Meaning what type of injuries...done for year?Will be interesting to see what happens. I think at the beginning of the season DCG was a top team, but injuries have decimated them. I suppose they kept their top spot because they never lost. They will have their hands full with Carlisle. If DCG can’t bottle up that rushing attack then it will be a long night for them. I see Carlisle winning this one.
Pella has had an interesting season. DCG put a hurt on them in week one. Game got out of hand late, but was never in doubt. They have steadily improved as the season has gone on. They have a very tough front 7 on defense that is very hard to run against. Pella is known for the explosive play on offense, but not so much this year. They win with ball control, a stingy defense, and trying to win the field position game. They will be a tough out.
I feel bad for Grinnell since Sauser went down at QB. That was a very, very potent offense that now is handicapped. Fort Madison is 7-1 so knows how to win, but I think Grinnell will prevail.
I’m actually really interested in the Nevada - Ballard game. Nevada has a very strong team and will be looking forward to seeing how this one plays out as Ballard is obviously very good as well and sitting at #4 in bcmoore.
Sauser broke his arm. Done for the season.Sauser must have hurt his throwing arm in the Benton game at the end of September. He played the next week against Xavier, but never attempted a pass and shared time at QB with Cole McGriff. I don’t know if he’s played any in the CCA or Newton games, but he still hasn’t thrown a pass since September.
Sauser was out of the CCA game on the sidelines. Grinnell had another season ending injury in pre-season to one of their Junior Linebackers who was also backup running back who would have been a huge contributor on defense and a reliable backup to their stud first string RB Hunter. To be honest With those two guys (sauser and the junior linebacker) not getting hurt I would have put Grinnell far into the post season. I see Xavier running away with the title. I think Harlan is better than most people give them credit for .Sauser must have hurt his throwing arm in the Benton game at the end of September. He played the next week against Xavier, but never attempted a pass and shared time at QB with Cole McGriff. I don’t know if he’s played any in the CCA or Newton games, but he still hasn’t thrown a pass since September.
Sauser broke his arm. Done for the season.
Personally I want to see Pella vs. Xavier happen at some point, it's always a terrific game.
I've seen Harlan and Xavier play in person. Harlan was steady as she goes and they made very few mistakes. Xavier dismantled Grinnell but Grinnell was in a serious funk with sauser and his broken arm. They were limited and 1 dimensional. The Grinnell Fort Madison game looks like a real good one for this week. I believe it is live streamed on tigerlivestream out of grinnell. I believe they paid the 500 for broadcast rights.I don’t see Xavier running away with the title. Xavier is probably the favorite, but could certainly see them getting knocked off as well. Now, I’m not saying they won’t win it, but there are several really good teams that could win it. I see several real dogfights coming up in the round of 16.
I appreciate your input. It will be an interesting seaHere's a visual of the 3A playoff matchups for Friday, so you can see the groupings for potential third-round brackets.
If all the home teams win, the west side looks like two possibilities: SBL/BHRV/Spencer/Webster City and LC/DCG/Ballard/Harlan; OR SBL/BHRV/LC/Harlan and Spencer/Webster City/Ballard/DCG.
If all the home teams win on the east side, one bracket will almost certainly include Decorah/West Delaware/Xavier ... the question is who is the fourth? If it's Grinnell, that throws Pella in with Assumption/North Scott/Washington. If they split up North Scott and Assumption, with one joining those three northern teams, you've still got the other with Grinnell/Pella/Washington. There's no simple, obvious solution there.
Now, if Winterset happens to defeat Pella, then I think either Webster City or Ballard probably gets moved into an east-side bracket. If Fort Madison beats Grinnell, they'll go with Washington/Assumption/North Scott easily, leaving the other Pella/Xavier/Decorah/West Delaware. If those teams all win, of course.
I waste way too much time thinking about these things ...
Here's a visual of the 3A playoff matchups for Friday, so you can see the groupings for potential third-round brackets.
If all the home teams win, the west side looks like two possibilities: SBL/BHRV/Spencer/Webster City and LC/DCG/Ballard/Harlan; OR SBL/BHRV/LC/Harlan and Spencer/Webster City/Ballard/DCG.
If all the home teams win on the east side, one bracket will almost certainly include Decorah/West Delaware/Xavier ... the question is who is the fourth? If it's Grinnell, that throws Pella in with Assumption/North Scott/Washington. If they split up North Scott and Assumption, with one joining those three northern teams, you've still got the other with Grinnell/Pella/Washington. There's no simple, obvious solution there.
Now, if Winterset happens to defeat Pella, then I think either Webster City or Ballard probably gets moved into an east-side bracket. If Fort Madison beats Grinnell, they'll go with Washington/Assumption/North Scott easily, leaving the other Pella/Xavier/Decorah/West Delaware. If those teams all win, of course.
I waste way too much time thinking about these things ...
I don't see Xavier running away with it or winning it. I think that great offense along with stellar defense of Assumption's allows them to win.I don’t see Xavier running away with the title. Xavier is probably the favorite, but could certainly see them getting knocked off as well. Now, I’m not saying they won’t win it, but there are several really good teams that could win it. I see several real dogfights coming up in the round of 16.
agree...xavier looks really good when i watched them play grinell...they are sort of the same size as harlan, about 200lbs kids on the line..but play very good. xavier,s hurry up offense makes opposing defense,s confused on the play. i was impressed with that, wonder why more teams dont do thatSauser was out of the CCA game on the sidelines. Grinnell had another season ending injury in pre-season to one of their Junior Linebackers who was also backup running back who would have been a huge contributor on defense and a reliable backup to their stud first string RB Hunter. To be honest With those two guys (sauser and the junior linebacker) not getting hurt I would have put Grinnell far into the post season. I see Xavier running away with the title. I think Harlan is better than most people give them credit for .
dcg beat a good winterset team last weak, they dont look too helpless to me....carlise will have their hands full
wow....carlise clobbered dcg, surprisedI don’t think anyone is saying DCG is helpless. The point I tried to make is that they aren't quite the team they were early in the season before losing some main contributors. Carlisle will definitely have their hands full. DCG’s defense is very strong. No secret this game will come down to how successful Carlisle’s running game is.
Wahlert beats Decorah 10-0, have to say I'm a bit surprised by that one.