State Tournament Projections Class 2A and Class 1A
I will release Class 3A tomorrow. These are my playoff projections for Class 2A and 1A using my regional projections. Of course, things continue to change, and District Tournament determine if some teams even make it to regionals.
Class 2A
Region 1
Pick: Limon
Limon will have to contend with Dawson School and Hotchkiss but they have beaten plenty of quality opponents and Limon should advance to State.
Region 2
Pick: Wray
Wray last year advanced to the State tournament as a lower seed and possibly will need to do it again this year. Ignacio has not played many quality opponents they did lose to Limon by 10 and we will see how they do against Del Norte.
Region 3
Pick: Meeker
Meeker vs Holyoke could be the best matchup in the Regional finals. I am going with Meeker on their own home court.
Region 4
Pick: Swink
Swink has played very consistent basketball since their loss to Centauri in December. Swink will have to play league rival Rye to advance to the state tournament.
Region 5
Pick: Del Norte
Del Norte will first have to beat Sanford 4 times in 1 season to win the District. Del Norte vs Holly/Highland will be a very good matchup. Holly vs Highland will be a good game and the winner will have the task of stopping a good Del Norte team.
Region 6
Pick: Simla
Simla will have to bounce back and upset Peyton in the District tournament to get here. Simla then will need to play consistent basketball to hold off a good Soroco team. Another great matchup in this Region.
Region 7
Pick: Yuma
Yuma is much better than the #6 seed and will prove it in this region. Yuma will have to deal with a solid Peyton team, but Yuma is a regular in the state tournament.
Region 8
Pick: Heritage Christian
Heritage Christian vs Sanford will be the second best game of the regional finals. Sanford play outstanding defense and will cause problems to any team they play. Heritage Christian must be ready for in your face defense and if they are not Sanford could shock everyone and pull the upset.
State Tournament Bracket (Class 2A
I am seeding the state tournament with the most current RPI and using my picks it would look like this:
#1 Limon vs #8 Simla
#4 Wray vs #5 Swink
#3 Heritage Christian vs #6 Yuma
#2 Del Norte vs #7 Meeker
Class 1A
Region 1
Pick: Genoa-Hugo
Genoa-Hugo is playing great basketball right now and their win over Fleming has them looking as a potential challenger.
Pick: North Park
Back to back appearances on the line for North Park and they should get past Elbert to get to the State tournament.
Region 2
Pick: Briggsdale
Briggsdale has plenty of quality wins on the season. They still have to play Merino but Merino vs Briggsdale should be a good matchup to advance to the state tournament.
Pick: Fleming
Shining Mountain vs Otis will be a good game but awaiting them is Fleming. Fleming is a constant to the state tournament and they should advance again.
Pick: Haxtun
If there is a team that can challenge Kit Carson it is Haxtun. Haxtun lost by just 10 to Kit Carson. Arickaree/Woodlin I can’t see keeping up with a very good Haxtun team.
Region 3
Pick: Kit Carson
Not much else to say but they are looking for another state championship. They are my pick to win the 1A girls title.
Pick: South Baca
South Baca continues to play good basketball. McClave should challenge South Baca but I think South Baca advances to the State Tournament.
Pick: Sangre De Cristo
Sangre De Cristo has been hit a bit by the injury bug, but they have plenty of girls who can step up and fill the role left by injuries. Sangre De Cristo will probably face Wiley, and this should be a good game. Probably the best game of the regional finals and Sangre De Cristo was here last year and lost and this year I think advance.
State Tournament Bracket
I am using RPI to seed the Bracket.
#1 Kit Carson vs #8 Haxtun
#4 South Baca vs #5 Sangre De Cristo
#3 Briggsdale vs #6 Fleming
#2 Genoa-Hugo vs #7 North Park
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