Preseason Projected Record for each top 10 team.

[trumanbulldog42]

Class 1

1) St. Vincent (6-2)
2) Marionville (8-0)
3) Adrian (7-1)
4) Tipton (5-3)
5) Ash Grove (3-5)
6) Van-Far (4-4)
7) Pierce City (1-7) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
8) Penney (4-3)
9) Windsor (4-4)
10) Midway (3-5)

Class 2

1) Valle Catholic (9-1)
2) Warsaw (5-3) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
3) Bowling Green (7-1)
4) Lafayette County (7-1)
5) Fair Grove (7-1)
6) South Shelby (8-1)
7) Lamar (7-1)
8) Mid-Buchanan (7-1)
9) Caruthersville (5-3)
10) Ava (8-0)

Class 3

1) Seneca (7-1)
2) Blair Oaks (7-1)
3) Mt. Vernon (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
4) Maryville (4-3)
5) Borgia (7-1)
6) Strafford (7-1)
7) Dexter (6-3)
8) Lift for Life (4-6)
9) Southern Boone (6-2)
10) Boonville (4-4)

Class 4

1) Kearney
2) Lutheran North
3) Smithville (6-2)
4) Festus
5) Kirksville (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
6) Warrenton (7-1)
7) Hillsboro (7-1)
8) Nevada (6-2)
9) Osage (4-4)
10) Warrensburg (4-4)

Class 5

1) Cardinal Ritter (6-1)
2) Platte County (6-1)
3) St. Pius X (6-2)
4) Carthage (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
5) Eureka
6) Helias (7-1)
7) Republic (8-2)
8) Branson (7-1)
9) Lafayette (Wildwood)
10) Grain Valley

Class 6

1) LSN (6-1)
2) CBC
3) Nixa (7-1)
4) Lee's Summit (3-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
5) Blue Springs South
6) Liberty North
7) Blue Springs
8) Rockhurst (6-1)
9) De Smet (5-2)
10) Liberty

Some of the bigger schools didn't have info but I don't think it changed the overall outcome of the discussion I am trying to start. Have Fun!

 

[Jr4038]

Mt Vernon in class 3 is no surprise, went 10-2 last year and returned a lot of that team this year.

 

[Jordan_Belfort]

I think everyone expected Carthage to be better, given the experience they brought back from last year after getting beaten on. From purely a record standpoint, I’d say Branson is the bigger surprise.

 

[trumanbulldog42]

When I labeled the most surprising team I was purely going off of projected by the cpu vs actual

 

[sw5890]

I think everyone expected Carthage to be better, given the experience they brought back from last year after getting beaten on. From purely a record standpoint, I’d say Branson is the bigger surprise.

I agree the only surprise for me regarding Carthage is that I expected them to be better than they are. They are good but only seem marginally better than last year. All of the remaining games will be tough so we shall see how they end up. I would not be surprised if they go 3-0 or 0-3.

 

[Rawlathaballa90]

I agree the only surprise for me regarding Carthage is that I expected them to be better than they are. They are good but only seem marginally better than last year. All of the remaining games will be tough so we shall see how they end up. I would not be surprised if they go 3-0 or 0-3.

Carthage's offense really hasn't gotten any better at all from last year. The d line is very very good.

 

[thetophat2021]

Class 1

1) St. Vincent (6-2)
2) Marionville (8-0)
3) Adrian (7-1)
4) Tipton (5-3)
5) Ash Grove (3-5)
6) Van-Far (4-4)
7) Pierce City (1-7) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
8) Penney (4-3)
9) Windsor (4-4)
10) Midway (3-5)

Class 2

1) Valle Catholic (9-1)
2) Warsaw (5-3) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
3) Bowling Green (7-1)
4) Lafayette County (7-1)
5) Fair Grove (7-1)
6) South Shelby (8-1)
7) Lamar (7-1)
8) Mid-Buchanan (7-1)
9) Caruthersville (5-3)
10) Ava (8-0)

Class 3

1) Seneca (7-1)
2) Blair Oaks (7-1)
3) Mt. Vernon (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
4) Maryville (4-3)
5) Borgia (7-1)
6) Strafford (7-1)
7) Dexter (6-3)
8) Lift for Life (4-6)
9) Southern Boone (6-2)
10) Boonville (4-4)

Class 4

1) Kearney
2) Lutheran North
3) Smithville (6-2)
4) Festus
5) Kirksville (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
6) Warrenton (7-1)
7) Hillsboro (7-1)
8) Nevada (6-2)
9) Osage (4-4)
10) Warrensburg (4-4)

Class 5

1) Cardinal Ritter (6-1)
2) Platte County (6-1)
3) St. Pius X (6-2)
4) Carthage (4-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
5) Eureka
6) Helias (7-1)
7) Republic (8-2)
8) Branson (7-1)
9) Lafayette (Wildwood)
10) Grain Valley

Class 6

1) LSN (6-1)
2) CBC
3) Nixa (7-1)
4) Lee's Summit (3-4) Biggest surprise team in the top 10
5) Blue Springs South
6) Liberty North
7) Blue Springs
8) Rockhurst (6-1)
9) De Smet (5-2)
10) Liberty

Some of the bigger schools didn't have info but I don't think it changed the overall outcome of the discussion I am trying to start. Have Fun!

Lee's Summit and Kirksville are the obvious ones with a common denominator: Hired top notch HCs. We experienced a similar transformation here in Kearney two years ago...............

 

[trumanbulldog42]

Lee's Summit and Kirksville are the obvious ones with a common denominator: Hired top notch HCs. We experienced a similar transformation here in Kearney two years ago...............

It's crazy how that works isn't it?? I've got some friends who coach and they have helped turn their programs around/are in the process so great coaching goes a heck of a long way. Talent doesn't hurt lol

 

[sw5890]

Carthage's offense really hasn't gotten any better at all from last year. The d line is very very good.

The Joplin results support that. Carthage had just as much difficulty scoring against what I believe to be a weaker version of Joplin this year vs last. I was looking for them to win decisively or at least put up a lot of points, similar to republic if they were truly a top 5 team but they didn’t.

They have some nice weapons but anyone with a solid defense should figure them out and slow it down after a possession or two and once that happens there isn’t much margin for error, penalty, dropped pass etc. That could give Webb city an edge since their defense has for the most part remained in tact while their offense has stumbled.

I’m interested to see they match up with Republic.