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November 30, 2007Playoff seedings proved outThose who did the seeding in the prep football playoffs knew what they were doing. Actually, I think it’s a computer-generated points system; however, four of the five top seeds are in the finals. There also are two number twos and two number threes. Not bad.
Posted by Tom Planchet November 28, 2007Semifinals Pick 'Em: Who can go 10-for-10?Ten games left, and that means 10 picks left before the finals. There are some dream matchups, and there are some "nobody though they'd still be alive" teams out there. And then there's the Pick 'em standings. Only three people picked a week ago – shame on you loyal, or not so loyal – readers. Let's get a full list of pickers this week. I'm counting on you to go into the finals in style. I went 8-2, while Ron Held and Jerome Bo
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 27, 2007BASKETBALL/SOCCER TIMEHey there loyal readers. With football winding down, that means basketball and soccer are getting going. I'm putting another call out to my loyal readers, as well as those new to the site. Looking to become a citizen journalist? Join the site and tell everyone about how your team did that day. You can write the story, you can add the info and you can put in a picture. And that means you can get your byline on a story.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 26, 2007Thoughts, reflections, etc. - An evaluation through 3 rounds and more By Bradley Handwerger While you were gone, football went from the top eight teams in each division to the top four, and basketball continues to heat up. There's soccer, as well. As I requested not too long ago, please send in any information you can on basketball - like schedules and results - as soon
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 21, 2007WEEKLY PICKS: Can it get any tougher?Like a good team that went through a tough stretch in the middle of the season, SuperWebGirl is back and better than ever. She showed all of us here on the Handy Blog how to pick. That's right, SuperWebGirl went 9-1 in her second-round playoff picks. The next closest person – PrepGuru – went 7-3. Go SuperWebGirl! The week was tough last week. This one will be tougher. Who's on board to get a perfect week? I know you can do it.
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 17, 2007Favorites falling fast in 5ABoy, talk about your bracket-buster. In 5A seeds 2, 3, 4 and 5 are done. Rummel is 6th and it faces a tough challenge against Hahnville Saturday. Ehret is 7th and still alive and the 8th seed (Higgins) is gone.
Posted by Tom Planchet November 14, 2007Pick 'em: Can Vandy slip past Cox again?They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I hope that's the way y'all feel about my pick 'em, because we're back, and I've missed y'all. Anyway…catching up from the final week of the regular season, Professor was the big winner, finishing the year 48-12 for an impressive 80 percent correct rate. Ron Held and Prep Guru tied for second at 74.3 percent, and I was a distant third at 71 percent. But this is a new season, as the
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 13, 20072 Holy Cross athletes to sign with Arkansas, LSU From Staff Reports Moore committed less than a month ago to play basketball at the University of Arkansas. On Wednesday, he'll make it official. Rated as the No. 39-ranked player by Rivals.com, Moore led Holy Cross in rebounds and blocked shots a season ago as the Tigers re
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 12, 2007Monday Replay: Mandeville run game key in win By Bradley Handwerger Fifty-two yards later, he was in the end zone, Mandeville owned a 31-21 lead and Jesuit's chances of a second-round playoff berth were all but gone. (more...)
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 11, 2007Home field advantage in playoffs needs some workI know there is no perfect system and that this method has been around for some time, but there just seems to be some inequities in how home teams are chosen for the second round of the playoffs.
Posted by Tom Planchet November 10, 2007DAY 4: Volleyball Championship roundA great day of volleyball has finally come to an end. The first three matches went 3-0 to the victor (Northlake Christian, Newman, Notre Dame). The fourth match was easily the best of the day, as Cabrini won in four of the closest games you'll see. And then there's the Mount Carmel-St. Joseph's show down. Though St. Joe's won 3-0, the atmosphere was amazing and the match was closer than the scoreline reads. That's it for me an
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 9, 2007DAY 3: Volleyball RegionalsLive, from Kenner, La., and the Pontchartrain Center, it's the LHSAA volleyball regionals. Welcome back. We missed you. I hope we can provide you with some tantalizing information today. Click for all of today's coverage
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 8, 2007Day 2: Volleyball regionals By Bradley Handwerger
Posted by Bradley Handwerger Pick 'em to resume By Bradley Handwerger
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 6, 2007VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS SETThe regionals for the state volleyball tournament are set. Beginning Wednesday, you can see all the volleyball you can possibly want by going to Kenner's Pontchartrain Center. There are some intriguing matchups that involve local teams. In Division I, St. Scholastica will look to continue its tear this season against fellow northshore school Fontainebleau. >> Continue reading: VOLLEYBALL REGIONALS SET
Posted by Bradley Handwerger FINAL LSWA RANKINGS: ESJ finally getting creditEast St. John might be the best 6-4 team in the state. And finally, I'm not the only one who believes that. The sports writers who vote finally moved it into the Class 5A top 10 at No. 10. Holy Cross also moved into the polls, also at No. 10 in 4A. Not much else stands out. The real rankings that matter were released Sunday. That would be the top 32 teams. But what I like about these polls is that there's human evaluation. Comp
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 5, 2007Postseason Pick 'Em: Get your guesses in now! Oh, and playoff insight. By Bradley Handwerger Guess the semifinalists in each division. The winner gets, oh, I don't know, a meal on me? Whoever gets the most semifinalsts correct wins. It's that simple. Spin the wheel. A free meal could be in your future. Have semifinal
Posted by Bradley Handwerger FINAL POWER RATINGS:The playoff brackets came out yesterday, but that doesn't totally explain how or give you a view of exactly how close some of the teams were in their ratings/rankings. While I've been using Ken Ramsey's power ratings for the entire season, those are unofficial. If there's a difference, it's usually one place for each team. Here are the official Louisiana High School Athletic Association ratings. Enjoy. >> Continue reading: FINAL POWER RATINGS:
Posted by Bradley Handwerger November 4, 2007Some thoughts on the rankings By Tom Planchet The strength of the district Destrehan plays in probably gave them the edge over West Monroe in the power ratings, though West Monroe is surprisingly only third. (more...)
Posted by Tom Planchet Franklin, Brother Martin, St. Paul nominated for Team of the Week By Tom Planchet Brother Martin - an upset winner over Rummel, throwing the Catholic League into three-way tie. Ben Franklin - a big winner and a first-time ever playoff participant. St. Paul - finishes off an impressive unbeaten district season.
Posted by Tom Planchet November 2, 2007FRI Prev: Brother Martin looks to knock off RummelJay Pittman isn't worried that heading into Brother Martin's District 10-5A game against Rummel, leading tailback Dalton Hilliard Jr. isn't 100 percent after spraining his ankle a week ago against St. Augustine. First of all, he's close enough to full speed that Pittman said he'll play with no problem. Secondly, in Hilliard's absence a week ago, Pittman found more than an average solution. Out went Hilliard, in came freshman D
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