For the experts in Northeast MO, who makes it out of District 5? Should be a dogfight based on records, and the champ would be the odds-on favorite to make the championship game from the Left Side of the bracket.
District 7 will be as well, and the outcome there will go a long way toward determining the State Champ in class 4 (i.e. the location of the semifinal game on the right half of the bracket, STL or KC).
Below is a list of the teams with an apparent chance to win their district.
(*) represents top 10 in Media Rankings, for whatever that's worth.
LEFT SIDE OF BRACKET
D1 – Festus (7-2), Hillsboro (4-5)
D2 – Sullivan (5-4), Gateway (9-0)
D5 – *Warrenton (9-0), *Kirksville (9-0), *Hannibal (6-3)
D6 – West Plains (6-3), Carl Junction (5-4)
RIGHT SIDE OF BRACKET
D3 – *Lutheran North (8-1)
D4 – Parkway North (7-2), Orchard Farm (8-1)
D7 – *Pleasant Hill (7-2), *Warrensburg (8-1)
D8 – *Kearney (9-0), *Smithville (7-2)
District 7 will be as well, and the outcome there will go a long way toward determining the State Champ in class 4 (i.e. the location of the semifinal game on the right half of the bracket, STL or KC).
Below is a list of the teams with an apparent chance to win their district.
(*) represents top 10 in Media Rankings, for whatever that's worth.
LEFT SIDE OF BRACKET
D1 – Festus (7-2), Hillsboro (4-5)
D2 – Sullivan (5-4), Gateway (9-0)
D5 – *Warrenton (9-0), *Kirksville (9-0), *Hannibal (6-3)
D6 – West Plains (6-3), Carl Junction (5-4)
RIGHT SIDE OF BRACKET
D3 – *Lutheran North (8-1)
D4 – Parkway North (7-2), Orchard Farm (8-1)
D7 – *Pleasant Hill (7-2), *Warrensburg (8-1)
D8 – *Kearney (9-0), *Smithville (7-2)
