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LSG 2014 6A Championship Predictions – How We Did

Now that we have reached the end of the season, lets look and see how our pre-season rankings match up to how they rank at the end of the regular season and how things actually happened.

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DIVISION I

Region I

Pre-Season Pick: Allen over DeSoto
End Of Regular Season Pick: Allen over Euless Trinity
Actual Finish: Allen over Euless Trinity
Notes: Allen won a tough region beating out Trinity.... they also beat DeSoto in the Area round

Region II

Pre-Season Pick: Dallas Skyline over The Woodlands
End Of Regular Season Pick: Dallas Skyline over The Woodlands
Actual Finish: Dallas Skyline over Klein Oak
Notes: We got Skyline right all season but Klein Oak came out of nowhere upsetting The Woodlands in Bi-District play

Region III

Pre-Season Pick: Galena Park North Shore over Pearland
End Of Regular Season Pick: Pearland over Galena Park North Shore
Actual Finish: Cypress Ranch over Dickinson
Notes: We were sure this was going to be a battle between Pearland and GPNS, but surprise performances by Dickinson and Cypress Ranch set the scene for a series of upsets.  Cypress Ranch makes it all the way to the Championship game.  This was the only region in both divisions that caught us off guard.

Region IV

Pre-Season Pick: Converse Judson over Smithson Valley
End Of Regular Season Pick: Northside O’Connor over San Antonio Reagan
Actual Finish: Converse Judson over San Antonio Reagan
Notes: Judson our pre-season pick beat O'Connor the End Of Regular Season Pick in the Area round

Semifinals:

Pre-Season Pick: Allen over Dallas Skyline
End Of Regular Season Pick: Allen over Dallas Skyline
Actual Finish: Allen over Dallas Skyline
Notes: Just as we predicted

Semifinals:

Pre-Season Pick: Galena Park North Shore over Converse Judson
End Of Regular Season Pick: Pearland over Northside O’Connor
Actual Finish: Cypress Ranch over Converse Judson
Notes: It was newcomer vs. oldtimer in this semifinal game

Championship:

Pre-Season Pick: Allen over Galena Park North Shore
End Of Regular Season Pick: Allen over Pearland
Actual Finish: Allen over Cypress Ranch
Notes: We never could figure out who Allen would beat but we were sure the Eagles would be there and would win it.

DIVISION II

Region I

Pre-Season Pick: Cedar Hill over Southlake Carroll
End Of Regular Season Pick: Southlake Carroll over Cedar Hill
Actual Finish: Cedar Hill over Southlake Carroll
Notes: Our pre-season pick beat our end of the regular season pick in a wild 62-42 game.

Region II

Pre-Season Pick: Austin Lake Travis over Spring Westfield
End Of Regular Season Pick: Waco Hewitt Midway over Spring Westfield
Actual Finish: Spring Westfield over Spring
Notes: Westfield advances but Spring beat both Austin Lake Travis and Waco Hewitt Midway to get to the Quarterfinal game

Region III

Pre-Season Pick: Katy over Manvel
End Of Regular Season Pick: Katy over Manvel
Actual Finish: Katy over Manvel
Notes: Just as we predicted in highly anticipated match-up

Region IV

Pre-Season Pick: Cibolo Steele over Northside Brennan
End Of Regular Season Pick: Northside Brennan over Northside Brandeis
Actual Finish:
 Cibolo Steele over Northside Brandeis
Notes: It was always between these three teams in Region IV and that is just how it ended up.  Steele beat Brennan in the Area round and Brandeis for the Region.

Semifinals:

Pre-Season Pick: Cedar Hill over Austin Lake Travis
End Of Regular Season Pick: Southlake Carroll over Waco Hewitt Midway
Actual Finish: Cedar Hill over Spring Westfield
Notes: Cedar Hill went on to their 3rd consecutive state championship game.

Semifinals:

Pre-Season Pick: Katy over Cibolo Steele
End Of Regular Season Pick: Katy over Northside Brennan
Actual Finish: Katy over Cibolo Steele
Notes: Katy went on to their 3rd consecutive state championship game

Championship:

Pre-Season Pick: Cedar Hill over Katy
End Of Regular Season Pick: Southlake Carroll over Katy
Actual Finish: Cedar Hill over Katy
Notes: 3rd consecutive match-up between these 2 and Cedar Hill wins an exciting game

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