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SECOND ROUND PREP PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS |
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By Ken Trahan
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Thursday, November 15 2007 |
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Looking back at the first round of the playoffs, there were upsets, as we felt there would be. There will be additional upsets in the second round. Let's take a shot at the second round matchups:
5-A #1 Destrehan over #16 Carencro--Revenge for last year's loss in a squeaker #8 Higgins over #9 St. Paul--Size wins out as 'Canes avenge last year's loss #21 Barbe over #28 Westgate--Tough to beat a team twice in a year but Bucs will #4 Catholic (BR) over #20 Dutchtown--23-13 the first time, closer this time but bears prevail #3 West Monroe over #14 Acadiana--Morvant makes it close in a battle of last 2 champs **#11 Hahnville over #6 Rummel--Tigers are the most underseeded team alive in playoffs **#10 Byrd over #7 John Ehret--Another nail-biter, just like last year's matchup #2 St. Thomas More over #18 Mandeville--This will be closer than the seeds 4-A #1 Shaw over Belle Chasse--Eagles will find a way to beat the Cards again #8 Eunice over #9 Zachary--Only because they are at home **#21 West Ouachita over #5 Holy Cross--Will be very close #4 Teurlings Catholic over #20 O.P. Walker--Too tough for the Chargers on the road **#14 Helen Cox over #3 Vandebilt Catholic--Rematch game goes the other way #6 Benton over #22 McDonogh 35--Will be a very competitive game #7 Franklinton over #23 Edna Karr--The Taylors have it #2 Bastrop over #15 Neville--Too much talent for the Rams in this rematch 3-A #1 Parkview Baptist over #16 Iowa--Too big up front #8 Amite over #9 Marksville--Flip a coin on this one #5 Lutcher over #12 St. Charles--will be closer than first time but 'Dogs are too good #4 Redemptorist over #13 Cecilia--Tough second round game for Wolves #3 Westlake over #19 Capitol--Another close game despite the seeds #6 Rayville over #11 E.D. White--Too much offense #7 Jennings over #23 St. Louis--Despite being on the road #2 Notre Dame over #2 Patterson--Cook's team rolls on 2-A #1 John Curtis over #17 Westminster--This is their time of the year #9 St. John over #8 Ferriday--Should be a great game #12 Springfield over #5 Newman--Speed wins the day in an upset #4 Evangel over #20 Kinder--Eagles have Curtis in their sites #3 Calvary Baptist over #19 Sterlington--The passing game rules **#11 Springhill over #6 Clinton--Upset on the road--tough district prepares them well #7 Donaldsonville over #10 Oakdale--Another good matchup #2 St. James over #18 Homer--This could be a shootout 1-A #1 Cedar Creek over #16 White Castle--could be a good one, though #8 Ouachita Christian over #9 Arcadia--Better defense #5 Kentwood over #12 Haynesville--Battle of traditional powers **#13 West St. John over #4 Hamilton Christian--Ignore the records #3 South Plaquemines over #19 Northlake Christian--How many will they score? #6 Delhi Charter over #11 St. Edmund--An emerging power **#23 Desire Street over #7 Catholic (PC)--Love the Academy's talent #2 Oak Grove over #15 Oberlin--Too much talent at home WHAT DO YOU THINK? |