Predict your quarterfinal matchups

[LukeFeddersen]

A while until this is released so who will be playing where on Friday?

 

[calvin jones]

Sioux Center at Spirit Lake
New Hampton at Hampton-Dumont
Beckman at North Fayette
Albia at Williamsburg

 

[FootballForLife01]

Exactly what I think.

 

[PNation]

That is more than likely what will happen, I just don't think they can split up those 2 NW teams, although they may be the best two teams

 

[warriors dad]

I wish they would and maybe split HD, NH and meet at neutral site. I can still dream for just a few anyway.

 

[Y2KG21]

Why meet at neutral site? Have New Hampton come to Spirit Lake and Hampton Dumont go to Sioux Center. It's no different in mileage the. What Sioux Center had to do tonight at Clear Lake. It's a Friday night no school next day. Would like to see the state with no set bracket think outside the box.

 

[1flubby1]

i agree with last thread he may be right

 

[calvin jones]

Pairings are out

CLASS 2A:[/B]Albia @ Williamsburg [/I]
Beckman Catholic, Dyersville @ Hampton-Dumont [/I]
New Hampton @ North Fayette Valley [/I]
Sioux Center @ Spirit Lake

 

[Y2KG21]

Well there you go. 2 rematches. A year when you don't have a set bracket and could avoid rematches you don't.

 

[navyrules]

Originally posted by Y2KG21:
Well there you go. 2 rematches. A year when you don't have a set bracket and could avoid rematches you don't.

Yep. Makes little sense and Beckman has a 125 mile bus ride to Hampton.

 

[Wordel]

Originally posted by navyrules:

Originally posted by Y2KG21:
Well there you go. 2 rematches. A year when you don't have a set bracket and could avoid rematches you don't.

Yep. Makes little sense and Beckman has a 125 mile bus ride to Hampton.

Not sure what you are getting at here? Last season Hampton Dumont traveled to Beckman (same 125 miles) but in the first round. So the complaint is what exactly?

 

[navyrules]

Originally posted by Wordel:

Originally posted by navyrules:

Originally posted by Y2KG21:
Well there you go. 2 rematches. A year when you don't have a set bracket and could avoid rematches you don't.

Yep. Makes little sense and Beckman has a 125 mile bus ride to Hampton.

Not sure what you are getting at here? Last season Hampton Dumont traveled to Beckman (same 125 miles) but in the first round. So the complaint is what exactly?

Not really a complaint. Just an observation about the travel and rematches.

I have no dog in this fight. But just because that was the matchup last year, doesn't mean it made sense back then either. Admittedly, I have no idea what other options there were last year in the 1st round.

The football postseason manual on states that geography and district finish of remaining schools be the determining factors for quarter final match-ups. Now it's certainly arguable, and left up to the board, as to which one should be weighted more than the other.

I'm just saying that sending New Hampton to Hampton Dumont is about 65 miles. Beckman to West Union is about 65 miles. This keeps travel virtually equal and allows the higher seeded teams to host, with out making someone travel 125 miles. If the board couldn't avoid the district rematch, then why not make it the best geographical choice with the remaining match-ups?

 

[dirt33]

Just thinking out loud here... New Hampton is the lone 3rd place district finisher left.
Perhaps the state paired them with NFV in line with the thinking that a district champ (NFV)
should face the "lowest seed" remaining, which would then pair DB and HD together (both 2nd
place in their districts). I know it is not specifically stated that seeding is part of the criteria in this round,
but I still wonder if the IAHSAA does factor it in among all of the different variables?

Now, I think NH and DB are pretty close to being equal, so it's not a huge benefit for NFV to play
the "lower seed", as I know NH will give them every bit the challenge that either DB or HD would.

 

[navyrules]

Originally posted by dirt33:
Just thinking out loud here... New Hampton is the lone 3rd place district finisher left.
Perhaps the state paired them with NFV in line with the thinking that a district champ (NFV)
should face the "lowest seed" remaining, which would then pair DB and HD together (both 2nd
place in their districts). I know it is not specifically stated that seeding is part of the criteria in this round,
but I still wonder if the IAHSAA does factor it in among all of the different variables?

Now, I think NH and DB are pretty close to being equal, so it's not a huge benefit for NFV to play
the "lower seed", as I know NH will give them every bit the challenge that either DB or HD would.

I certainly understand that seeding determinant, but because the level of competition is so close in this case I thought the state would use geography as more of a guide... but I was wrong.