1st Round D5 A Predictions.
Posted: February 15th, 2009, 10:03 am
Play-in games:
(9) Forbes Road @ (8) Southern Fulton: Forbes road beat Southern Fulton at hometo end the season, but Fulton had already made the playoffs. This one is at Southern Fulton, the place where Forbes lost 70-51 less than a month ago. Southern Fulton is a tough team and will pick it back up in the playoffs.
(10) Berlin @ (7) Shanskville: Berlin has knocked off Shanksville twice this season already. Despite Berlin's late season struggles (lost 5 of 8 ), they have to be confident with the fact they have a psychological advantage going into this game. For me, its really a toss-up. But given that Berlin just beat Shanksville less than 2 weeks ago, I'll go with them.
1st Round Playoffs:
(8) Southern Fulton @ (1) Shade: I dont know which league is better because we dont have an interleague schedule to help make that judgment. What I do know is that I've seen Shade play a lot of games this season and, no matter what, they find a way to win. Even with a less than 100% effort against CV, Shade will handle a tired Southern Fulton team from the night before.
(5) Conemaugh Township @ (4) Northern Bedford: Obviously, you all think I'll make this prediction based on my love for CT. I have to say, in all honesty though, that had CT not won those games against North Star, Conemaugh Valley, and Blacklick down the stretch, I would not pick them to beat anyone. But the fact is, CT has come together as a team and won 6 of 7 conference games to finish out the season. Had CT been playing the way they are now all season, they'd have avoided the close losses to Berlin, Blacklick, NS, and Windber and would be sporting a 17-2 record and seeded much higher in the playoffs. If CT can play like they have for the last month, I have confidence that they can pull the "upset".
(10) Berlin @ (2) Tussey Mountain: I've heard great things about Tussey Mountain and they're ability to frustrate you late in games, much like Shade can do, if they get the momentum they need. Personally, I think even an off-night for Tussey won't be too bad as Berlin will be tired out from having to fight for their playoff lives the night before. Tussey rolls, IMO.
(6) Rockwood @ (3) Fannett Metal: This is a tough one to call. Most upsets in basketball tournaments come when a 6 beats a 3. Rockwood has finished the season strong losing only @ Shade (by 7) and at home to Shanskville in nearly the last month. Metal, on the other hand has been consistently dominant, losing only 1 game since December (according to maxpreps). This one, for me, comes down to which league is better. The ICC was supposedly better in football than the westpac but layed a goose-egg in the playoffs. I'd like to think the same will happen between the WesPAC and Sideling Hill in basketball, but it's tough to say. It's kind of a coin-flip but I'm gonna have to take the consist winning team in this one.
What do you guys think? Especially interested in what you have to say, DrJekyllMrHyde
(9) Forbes Road @ (8) Southern Fulton: Forbes road beat Southern Fulton at hometo end the season, but Fulton had already made the playoffs. This one is at Southern Fulton, the place where Forbes lost 70-51 less than a month ago. Southern Fulton is a tough team and will pick it back up in the playoffs.
(10) Berlin @ (7) Shanskville: Berlin has knocked off Shanksville twice this season already. Despite Berlin's late season struggles (lost 5 of 8 ), they have to be confident with the fact they have a psychological advantage going into this game. For me, its really a toss-up. But given that Berlin just beat Shanksville less than 2 weeks ago, I'll go with them.
1st Round Playoffs:
(8) Southern Fulton @ (1) Shade: I dont know which league is better because we dont have an interleague schedule to help make that judgment. What I do know is that I've seen Shade play a lot of games this season and, no matter what, they find a way to win. Even with a less than 100% effort against CV, Shade will handle a tired Southern Fulton team from the night before.
(5) Conemaugh Township @ (4) Northern Bedford: Obviously, you all think I'll make this prediction based on my love for CT. I have to say, in all honesty though, that had CT not won those games against North Star, Conemaugh Valley, and Blacklick down the stretch, I would not pick them to beat anyone. But the fact is, CT has come together as a team and won 6 of 7 conference games to finish out the season. Had CT been playing the way they are now all season, they'd have avoided the close losses to Berlin, Blacklick, NS, and Windber and would be sporting a 17-2 record and seeded much higher in the playoffs. If CT can play like they have for the last month, I have confidence that they can pull the "upset".
(10) Berlin @ (2) Tussey Mountain: I've heard great things about Tussey Mountain and they're ability to frustrate you late in games, much like Shade can do, if they get the momentum they need. Personally, I think even an off-night for Tussey won't be too bad as Berlin will be tired out from having to fight for their playoff lives the night before. Tussey rolls, IMO.
(6) Rockwood @ (3) Fannett Metal: This is a tough one to call. Most upsets in basketball tournaments come when a 6 beats a 3. Rockwood has finished the season strong losing only @ Shade (by 7) and at home to Shanskville in nearly the last month. Metal, on the other hand has been consistently dominant, losing only 1 game since December (according to maxpreps). This one, for me, comes down to which league is better. The ICC was supposedly better in football than the westpac but layed a goose-egg in the playoffs. I'd like to think the same will happen between the WesPAC and Sideling Hill in basketball, but it's tough to say. It's kind of a coin-flip but I'm gonna have to take the consist winning team in this one.
What do you guys think? Especially interested in what you have to say, DrJekyllMrHyde