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Jref

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Oct 3, 2001
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I'm tired of yakking about Hoover & Oxford's eligibility and coaching problems, so let's shift gears.

With a few exceptions, the AHSAA brackets are complete. Let's all take a look and pick out a first-round game or two from each class that should be good to watch.
 
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bamajake

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Sep 27, 2001
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Sounds like a good idea to me. Here are a few that I think could be pretty good games:

1A:

Sulligent vs. Gaylesville

2A:

Highland Home vs. Excel
Pickens County vs. Houston Academy

3A:

Geneva vs. Gordo

4A:

Cleburne County vs. W S Neal
Elmore County vs. Escambia County

5A:

McAdory vs. UMS Wright
J O Johnson vs. Walker

6A:

McGill-Toolen vs. Enterprise
Daphne vs. Stanhope Elmore
Florence vs. Hoover
 
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Jref

1st Team
Oct 3, 2001
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Tuscaloosa, AL
They brackets need to fixed in my opinion. Too many top teams could be playing each other in the second round.
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Here's a link to a different site that shows the brackets in a more user-friendly format:

Link

As you can see, if everything goes according to form, you will have a 1 vs 2 seed playing against each other in every second-round game. In the third round, it would be all #1 seeds playing.

The real key to the early rounds is how the regions are paired with each other. A particular region's #1 & #2 seeds may not be as strong as the other region's #3 & #4 seeds, which can lead to upsets.

The prime example is Hoover, which is a #4 seed, yet is ranked as the #1 team in 6A. If they make it to the finals, they will have (barring upsets) knocked off Florence, Hueytown, Vestavia, and either Tuscaloosa County or Gadsden -- a tough row to hoe for any team.
 
tidehawk

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The playoffs usually don't get very interesting until the 3rd round. Some matchups that could happen in later rounds I'd like to see:

1A: Sweet Water v. Maplesville - This could be the best game in all 6 classifications if it happens in the 4th round.

2A: Lineville v. Fyffe (rd. 2)

3A: Pike Co. v Calera (semis)

4A: Deshler v. North Jackson (Semis)

5A: Briarwood v. Benjamin Russell rematch (semis)

6A: McGill-Toolen v. Prattville (semis)
 
edwd58

edwd58

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Another good 6A game, especially for the 2nd round, would be Opelika v. Daphne. This is normally a qtr. or semi-final round match-up.
 
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Jref

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Oct 3, 2001
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Here are my picks for Round One:

1A - Gaston (7-3) @ Marion Co. (7-3)

2A - Highland Home (8-2) @ Excel (8-2)

3A - Lincoln (7-3) @ Good Hope (7-3)
Gordo ((7-3) @ Geneva (8-2)

4A - Boaz (7-3) @ Deshler (8-2)
Elmore Co. (8-2) @ Escambia Co. (7-3)

5A - Chelsea (7-3) @ Albertville (6-4)
J O Johnson (8-2) @ Walker (8-2)

6A - Hoover (9-1 on the field) @ Florence (8-2)
Fairhope (7-3) @ Wetumpka (9-1)
 
silentsam74

silentsam74

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tidehawk said:
2A: Lineville v. Fyffe (rd. 2)
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Could be Fyffe's best chance to put Lineville out. Lineville has been a thorn in the side of Dekalb County's 2A teams several times over the years almost in the same way Colbert County has in 3A.

Lineville
11/24/2006 Fyffe...32-21 3rd Round Playoffs
11/14/2003 Fyffe...35-7 2nd Round Playoffs
11/15/2002 Fyffe...21-7 2nd Round Playoffs
 
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