And so that time of the year has fallen upon us. Hopefully the next 3-4 weeks are as exciting for you as they are for me. This week and the rest of the weeks till the championship is decided, I have added and extra "bold pick" of the week that you all can join in on and have some fun with. With that being said lets waste no more time and get things started.
Central Elkader (6-4) at Don Bosco (9-0)
Northwood-Kensett (6-3) at Lansing Kee (6-3)
Tripoli (4-5) at Springville (9-0)
Easton Valley (5-3) at Janesville (8-1)
Grandview Park Baptist (3-6) at Victor H-L-V (8-2)
Corydon Wayne (6-3) at Murray (8-2)
Meskwaki Settlement School (5-4) at Adair-Casey (9-0)
Lamoni (8-2) at Twin Cedars (9-1)
Northeast Hamilton (6-3) at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (8-1)
Remsen-Union (5-4) at West Bend-Mallard (9-1)
St. Mary's Remsen (4-5) at Newell-Fonda (9-0)
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (6-3) at River Valley (8-1)
Anita CAM (4-5) at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-0)
Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-3) at Fremont-Mills (7-2)
Boyer Valley (6-3) at Southwest Valley (7-2)
Sidney (8-1) at Glidden-Ralston (8-1)
Game of the Week: Wayne @ Murray
After nearly pulling of the win last week in what sounded like an outstanding game, Wayne comes into the playoffs, even after a loss, they are a very confident as a #3 seed. Already having played at Murray once this year, many could argue that this Wayne team isn't nearly the same team that showed up in week 4 this year. Murray on the other hand is playing another home playoff game after a great season yet again. They are looking to potentially make another deep playoff run behind the legs of Andrew Rider. Having broke the national punt return TD record already, he eyes to keep things going in the playoffs and extend that record a little more as well as the more important record which is in the win column. I expect this to be a very close game really. Wayne will be motivated and are itching to get another rematch with HLV in the second round. I feel a late score by Murray will be too much for Wayne to overcome but expect this to be a very close and very competitive game for all 48 minutes.
Game/Score to keep an eye on: Boyer Valley @ Southwest Valley
Not your typical 4vs1 game here, Boyer Valley exploded into the playoffs by beating West Harrison last week after starting the year just 1-3. This team in most districts I feel would be much higher than the 4 seed but unfortunately it is in arguably the deepest district in the state this year. Southwest Valley is District champ but they were oh so close to also being the #2 or even the #3 seed really (2 pts from being the #2 seed and 10 pts from the #3). District 8 has proven that it is quite a ways down from what it has been in the past. Like I am sure many other people are thinking, Southwest Valley needs to be on upset alert in this one. I have Boyer Valley picked here as they have a ton of momentum after finishing the year with 5 straight wins.
Bold Prediction of the Week: District 7 goes 4-0 against District 8
As I mentioned above, District 8 is not the district 8 of old. It is by far a level below District 7 in my eyes as well as all other games being set up very nicely for District 7 as far as matchups go. My prediction is come next monday night for second round, all 4 playoff teams from District 8 will be listening at home to the radio next monday as all 4 teams will be beat this Wednesday night.
***EDITTED TO FIX SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS
This post was edited on 10/28 8:50 AM by high90school
Central Elkader (6-4) at Don Bosco (9-0)
Northwood-Kensett (6-3) at Lansing Kee (6-3)
Tripoli (4-5) at Springville (9-0)
Easton Valley (5-3) at Janesville (8-1)
Grandview Park Baptist (3-6) at Victor H-L-V (8-2)
Corydon Wayne (6-3) at Murray (8-2)
Meskwaki Settlement School (5-4) at Adair-Casey (9-0)
Lamoni (8-2) at Twin Cedars (9-1)
Northeast Hamilton (6-3) at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (8-1)
Remsen-Union (5-4) at West Bend-Mallard (9-1)
St. Mary's Remsen (4-5) at Newell-Fonda (9-0)
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (6-3) at River Valley (8-1)
Anita CAM (4-5) at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-0)
Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-3) at Fremont-Mills (7-2)
Boyer Valley (6-3) at Southwest Valley (7-2)
Sidney (8-1) at Glidden-Ralston (8-1)
Game of the Week: Wayne @ Murray
After nearly pulling of the win last week in what sounded like an outstanding game, Wayne comes into the playoffs, even after a loss, they are a very confident as a #3 seed. Already having played at Murray once this year, many could argue that this Wayne team isn't nearly the same team that showed up in week 4 this year. Murray on the other hand is playing another home playoff game after a great season yet again. They are looking to potentially make another deep playoff run behind the legs of Andrew Rider. Having broke the national punt return TD record already, he eyes to keep things going in the playoffs and extend that record a little more as well as the more important record which is in the win column. I expect this to be a very close game really. Wayne will be motivated and are itching to get another rematch with HLV in the second round. I feel a late score by Murray will be too much for Wayne to overcome but expect this to be a very close and very competitive game for all 48 minutes.
Game/Score to keep an eye on: Boyer Valley @ Southwest Valley
Not your typical 4vs1 game here, Boyer Valley exploded into the playoffs by beating West Harrison last week after starting the year just 1-3. This team in most districts I feel would be much higher than the 4 seed but unfortunately it is in arguably the deepest district in the state this year. Southwest Valley is District champ but they were oh so close to also being the #2 or even the #3 seed really (2 pts from being the #2 seed and 10 pts from the #3). District 8 has proven that it is quite a ways down from what it has been in the past. Like I am sure many other people are thinking, Southwest Valley needs to be on upset alert in this one. I have Boyer Valley picked here as they have a ton of momentum after finishing the year with 5 straight wins.
Bold Prediction of the Week: District 7 goes 4-0 against District 8
As I mentioned above, District 8 is not the district 8 of old. It is by far a level below District 7 in my eyes as well as all other games being set up very nicely for District 7 as far as matchups go. My prediction is come next monday night for second round, all 4 playoff teams from District 8 will be listening at home to the radio next monday as all 4 teams will be beat this Wednesday night.
***EDITTED TO FIX SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS
This post was edited on 10/28 8:50 AM by high90school
