With one week to go in the regular season, the District Standings are coming into focus….. The current standings are a little misleading..
- Cassville
- Aurora
- Mt Vernon
- Hollister
- Reeds Spring
- Seneca
Now, if the playoffs started today… the seedings would shift to look like this:
- Cassville
- Mt Vernon
- Aurora
- Reeds Spring
- Hollister
- Seneca
The reasons for the changes: Mt Vernon beat Aurora, early in the season, head to head. And, Reeds Spring beat Hollister. Now, you might say that Hollister beat Mt Vernon. Well, that is true. But you go from top to bottom so the ‘Neers win over Aurora takes precedence.
So if playoffs started now: Cassville and Mt Vernon would get byes, Seneca would travel to Aurora and Hollister would play at Reeds Spring..
The way the points fall, there is a chance nothing will change. If Seneca wins big over Monett and Reeds Spring were to fall big to Rogersville there is a chance that Seneca could catch the Wolves.. That would likely send Reeds Spring back to Aurora while Hollister would host Seneca. Also, Hollister could possibly overtake Mt Vernon. They would need a big win over Catholic and Mt Vernon would have to lose big to Marshfield.
In Short Hollister could finish anywhere from Third to Fifth. Reeds Spring will finish anywhere from Fourth to Sixth. Hollister could host Seneca or Reeds Spring or travel to Reeds Spring. Reeds Spring could host Hollister or could end up playing at Hollister, Aurora, or Mt Vernon.
In Class 5 it is pretty well set… Branson and Republic are going to play in back to back weeks. The winner of this Friday Nights game will host Week 10
If you thought Class 3 was confusion Class 2 with Forsyth is really mixed up.
Forsyth currently sits FOURTH.. However, they have a triple bonus game next week because they are playing Class 5 Central. So in reality you should look at them in the #2 spot right now. Its safe to say they will host.. but it could be Strafford, Houston, or Willow Springs.. There is also a chance they could jump all the way to the top spot and get a 1st round bye if their neighbors from Hollister beat Catholic.
