Class A Season Outlook

[Zeek86]

Updated for this week

District 1
1. Gehlen
2. MMC-RU
3. Sibley-Ocheyedan
4. HMS

I don't believe there is any way that this isn't the way the district finishes.

District 2
1. West Hancock
2. Saint Ansgar
3. Newman
4. Lake Mills

Even though Newman lost to North Union, they will be the #3 and Lake Mills the #4

District 3
1. Wapsie
2. South Winn
3. North Tama
4. Nashua Plainfield

North Butler taking down NP last night made this district a lot more interesting. Here is the break down.

Nashua Plainfield 4-1 +35

Wapsie Valley 4-1 +59

North Tama 4-2 +35

South Winn 3-2 +24


Wapsie vs Nashua Plainfield Winner is the Champ

Wapsie is currently +59 NP +35

South Winn Should finish at 4-2 +41

North Tama finishes 4-2 +35

If NP wins Wapsie finishes second no matter what, if Wapsie wins it is probably my prediction unless South Winn doesn't beat BCL-UW and win by 17.

District 4
1. Maquoketa Valley
2. North Linn
3. Bellevue
4. Starmont

Maquoketa Valley is the district champ, North Linn vs Bellevue winner is 2nd and Starmont is 4th.

District 5
1. Lisbon
2. Pekin
3. Columbus
4. Danville

The top are set, Columbus vs Danville for 3/4 I'll take Columbus is that one. No changes in these predictions.

District 6
1. Madrid
2. Mount Ayr
3. Lynnville Sully
4. Wayne

These are set

District 7
1. AC/CG
2. Riverside
3. Earlham
4. SCC

It is actually Earlham vs SCC for 3/4 now

District 8
1. Tri Center
2. Woodbury Central
3. LoMa
4. St. Albert

St. Albert vs Westwood for the 4th and final spot this week, I believe the final 3 are set unless Kingsley Pierson beats Tri Center, which could move the St. Albert vs Westwood winner to #3 and St. Albert to #4 based on points.


Matchup Predictions

Gehlen vs SCC
West Hanock vs HMS
Wapsie Valley vs Starmont
Maquoketa Valley vs Danville
Lisbon vs Nashua Plainfield
Madrid vs Lake Mills
AC/GC vs Saint Albert
Tri Center vs Wayne

MMC-RU vs Neman
Saint Ansgar vs North Tama
South Winn vs Bellevue
North Linn vs Columbus
Pekin vs Lynnville Sully
Mount Ayr vs Earlham
Riverside vs LoMa
Woodbury Central vs Sibley-Ocheyedan

Really other than Wayne at Tri Center these are all pretty reasonable and honestly Wayne is in the middle of nowhere. But you could go with Saint Albert to Madrid, Lake Mills to Wapsie, Starmont to Lisbon, Nashua Plainfield to West Hancock and HMS to Tri Center and then Wayne to AC/GC if you wanted to, but I think the overall travel is worse with that.

Predicted top 4 after next week
1 West Hancock
2. AC/GC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon

My predicted pods would be

(1)West Hancock vs MMC-RU
(6)Gehlen vs (9)Riverside

(2)AC/GC vs Woodbury Central
(5)Tri Center vs Earlham

(3)Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley
(8)Madrid vs (10)Pekin

(4) Lisbon vs North Linn
(7)Maquoketa Valley vs South Winn

These aren't perfect rankings wise or geographically, but kind of a balance, it was also surprising to me that Pekin is closer to Madrid then Maquoketa Valley, it's kind of on an island of the probable schools for the last 16.

Nashua beat both North Tama and South Winn. South Winn beat North Tama.
Winner of Wapsie/Nashua game will be district champ. Loser will be second. South Winn will be third. North Tama will be fourth.

 

[PNation]

You are correct, I knew I was missing something obvious with that district.

 

[PNation]

District 1
1. Gehlen
2. MMC-RU
3. Sibley-Ocheyedan
4. HMS

I don't believe there is any way that this isn't the way the district finishes.

District 2
1. West Hancock
2. Saint Ansgar
3. Newman
4. Lake Mills

Even though Newman lost to North Union, they will be the #3 and Lake Mills the #4

District 3
1. Wapsie
2. Nashua Plainfield
3. South Winn
4. North Tama

District 4
1. Maquoketa Valley
2. North Linn
3. Bellevue
4. Starmont

Maquoketa Valley is the district champ, North Linn vs Bellevue winner is 2nd and Starmont is 4th.

District 5
1. Lisbon
2. Pekin
3. Columbus
4. Danville

The top are set, Columbus vs Danville for 3/4 I'll take Columbus is that one. No changes in these predictions.

District 6
1. Madrid
2. Mount Ayr
3. Lynnville Sully
4. Wayne

These are set

District 7
1. AC/CG
2. Riverside
3. Earlham
4. SCC

It is actually Earlham vs SCC for 3/4 now

District 8
1. Tri Center
2. Woodbury Central
3. LoMa
4. St. Albert

St. Albert vs Westwood for the 4th and final spot this week, I believe the final 3 are set unless Kingsley Pierson beats Tri Center, which could move the St. Albert vs Westwood winner to #3 and St. Albert to #4 based on points.


Matchup Predictions

Gehlen vs SCC
West Hanock vs HMS
Wapsie Valley vs Starmont
Maquoketa Valley vs Danville
Lisbon vs North Tama
Madrid vs Lake Mills
AC/GC vs St. Albert
Tri Center vs Wayne

MMC-RU vs Newman
Saint Ansgar vs South Winn
Nashua Plainfield vs Bellevue
North Linn vs Columbus
Pekin vs Lynnville Sully
Mount Ayr vs Earlham
Riverside vs LoMa
Woodbury Central vs Sibley-Ocheyedan


Predicted top 4 after next week
1 West Hancock
2. AC/GC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon

My new predicted pods would be

West Hancock vs MMC-RU

Gehlen vs RIverside



AC/GC vs Woodbury Central

Tri Center vs Earlham



Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley

Madrid vs Nashua Plainfield



Lisbon vs Linn

Maquoketa Valley vs Pekin

 

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District 1
1. Gehlen
2. MMC-RU
3. Sibley-Ocheyedan
4. HMS

I don't believe there is any way that this isn't the way the district finishes.

District 2
1. West Hancock
2. Saint Ansgar
3. Newman
4. Lake Mills

Even though Newman lost to North Union, they will be the #3 and Lake Mills the #4

District 3
1. Wapsie
2. Nashua Plainfield
3. South Winn
4. North Tama

District 4
1. Maquoketa Valley
2. North Linn
3. Bellevue
4. Starmont

Maquoketa Valley is the district champ, North Linn vs Bellevue winner is 2nd and Starmont is 4th.

District 5
1. Lisbon
2. Pekin
3. Columbus
4. Danville

The top are set, Columbus vs Danville for 3/4 I'll take Columbus is that one. No changes in these predictions.

District 6
1. Madrid
2. Mount Ayr
3. Lynnville Sully
4. Wayne

These are set

District 7
1. AC/CG
2. Riverside
3. Earlham
4. SCC

It is actually Earlham vs SCC for 3/4 now

District 8
1. Tri Center
2. Woodbury Central
3. LoMa
4. St. Albert

St. Albert vs Westwood for the 4th and final spot this week, I believe the final 3 are set unless Kingsley Pierson beats Tri Center, which could move the St. Albert vs Westwood winner to #3 and St. Albert to #4 based on points.


Matchup Predictions

Gehlen vs SCC
West Hanock vs HMS
Wapsie Valley vs Starmont
Maquoketa Valley vs Danville
Lisbon vs North Tama
Madrid vs Lake Mills
AC/GC vs St. Albert
Tri Center vs Wayne

MMC-RU vs Newman
Saint Ansgar vs South Winn
Nashua Plainfield vs Bellevue
North Linn vs Columbus
Pekin vs Lynnville Sully
Mount Ayr vs Earlham
Riverside vs LoMa
Woodbury Central vs Sibley-Ocheyedan


Predicted top 4 after next week
1 West Hancock
2. AC/GC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon

My new predicted pods would be

West Hancock vs MMC-RU

Gehlen vs RIverside



AC/GC vs Woodbury Central

Tri Center vs Earlham



Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley

Madrid vs Nashua Plainfield



Lisbon vs North Tama

Maquoketa Valley vs Pekin

You have Lisbon and North Tama playing 1st and 2nd round

 

[PNation]

North Linn

 

[PNation]

Current Rankings

1. West Hancock
2. AC/GC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon
5. Tri Center
6. Gehlen
7. Maquoketa Valley
8. Pekin
9. Riverside
10. North Linn

So if all of these teams won out, taking rankings and geography into account. I think we would get pairings like this for the second round.

West Hancock vs MMC-RU
Gehlen vs Riverside

AC/GC vs Woodbury Central
Tri Center vs Earlham

Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley
Madrid vs Pekin

Lisbon vs North Linn
Maquoketa Valley vs Nashua Plainfield

This is of course assuming that these are the teams. Gehlen is kind of an island and being #6 I think that the state would send them to the #1 if it is the closest. AC/GC vs Tri Center would be 2 vs 5 and again geographically it makes sense. Saint Ansgar is probably going to have to go to Wapsie in the second round, I see Wapsie as the weakest district champ in the area, and then get the winner of Madrid Pekin where Pekin is #8 and Madrid is currently unranked. It is a long haul, but Maq Valley is ranked ahead of Pekin and Madrid so I think they would get paired with Lisbon, and Madrid and Maq Valley essentially would have the same travel time to get to Saint Ansgar, Pekin would be a haul.