Saturday, February 24, 2018

Division Four Predictions

I'll be first to admit that I don't know a ton about D4 so this will be mostly passed on records and rankings.

Sectional One New Richmond
My Pick 
Clear Lake- There undefeated and ranked four in the division enough said right there.

Contenders
Grantsburg- Have only lost two games and they are ranked in the top 10.
Osseo Fairchild- They are the other #1 seed so gotta have them right?
Eau Claire Regis- They seem to be coming into form late in the season and they always seem to be a team to be recond with.

Long Shot
Melrose Mindoro- Preseason topped ranked team that didn't live up to the hype. Those are always tough teams come playoffs.

Clear Lake over Osseo Fairchild

Sectional Two Wausau East
My Pick
Auburndale- Another team that has been ranked all year long and they have the history of being a tough out when it comes to playoffs.

Contender
Shiocton- A team that has underachieve a bit but, they still got a two seed. Senior dominated team as well.
Marathon- Same conference as Auburndale and another team that has spent a good chunk of the season ranked. Will be a tough out of course.
Oconto- A one seed and they had a very good record but, question is who have they played.

Long Shot
Pacelli- Seem to be playing their best right now and they are battled tested after a pretty tough schedule.

Auburndale over Shiocton

Sectional Three Baraboo
New Glarus- Undefeated team, senior dominated, and have been a top three team in the rankings all year long.

Contenders 
Mineral Point- Top ranked team all year long and have extremely talented players even though they are very young.
Wisconsin Heights- Team that has flirted with being ranked all year long  and have a tremendous record and have seen New Glarus twice already.
Fennimore- Another ranked team all year long with a great record.
Pardeeville- Up to a couple weeks ago they were undefeated but, lost a pair of games late in the season.

Long Shot
La Crosse Aquinas- They are always a long shot team because of the drop down affect and being that they spend the season playing D2s all year.

New Glarus over Mineral Point

Sectional Four Waukesha South
My Pick
The Prairie School- They just have so much talent for a D4 team and seem to be playing at their best. They also have the top player in D4 in JC Butler.

Contender
Destiny- Defending state champs that have a ton of talent and have played tough competition all year long. Have seemed to struggle a bit at the end of the year though.
Milwaukee Academy of Science- Beat Destiny just recently and have beaten some very good teams of late.
Roncalli- A ton of tradition there and their seeded one.
Kohler- Ranked team that has a great record.
Howards Grove- Probably same as what I said for Kohler.
Winnebago Lutheran- Extremely tall D4 team and have some guards that can really shoot the outside three.

The Prairie School over Kohler

New Glarus over Auburndale
The Prairie School over Clear Lake

The Prairie School over New Glarus


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