"I'm still waiting to hear from our prophetic picker who had Eminence making a run and their thoughts on them vs. Advance?"
I don't know if you were referring to me but I did have Eminence possibly making a run. I really like how they play and health was a determining factor to their record. As we all know at a small school, one injury can derail a season but the great teams find a way to stay afloat. I believe Coach McBride does a great job with his boys and I believe he will have to coach those boys of his up something special to take the sting out of the Hornets. I believe Advance is a 10+ point favorite and would probably win 7 out of 10 times but to Danny O'Shea has a quote for that! I really believe this game will come down to the McBride vs Mayo match-up. These are two extremely talented big guys that do more than bulldoze people. They both play hard and if Eminence can contain Mayo from controlling the paint as a scorer and a distributor then they have a shot. Advance will want to do what they do best and put the pedal to the metal, they are really good at it too! I do feel it is Advance's year with the Weubker kid being a senior leader with Mayo. Vermillion is a handful on the perimeter, penetrating and passing to their role guys that are playing at a high level at the right time. Eminence wins if Dyer and the guards handle pressure and close out well on the Hornet shooters and McBride can defend Mayo without fouling and keeping him under 15 and 8. If Eminence wins this game the score will be around 58-54 but If Advance does I see it as a 75-65 type of game. As I said I don't know if you were referring to me but there is my .02! Can't wait until Saturday!
