Missouri Boys HS basketball playoff picks

Here's an update on my Missouri boys HS basketball play-off predictions.  I did pretty well on the boys side with 82% accuracy but fell down a bit on the girls side with only 58%.  But I have been calculating boys ratings for three years and just started the girls this January.

I did well in every class until I got to last nights quarterfinals for class five.  The games are getting real tight and sometimes it is a coin flip.

I still think Vashon and CBC will win their respective class championships, assuming MSHSAA hold the games next week.  Missouri is the ONLY state in the USA that has not cancelled their state HS championships.  I hope we mad the right decision.

Stay healthy and safe.

You can see my top 20 teams by class over here:
https://gramps2020.blogspot.com/2020/03/missouri-boys-hs-basketball-ratings-top.html


More Boys Results and Predictions 27 of 33 82%
Class One                                         2 of 2 100% 3 for 3 100%
Dora over Jefferson Conception 16 16
St. Elizabeth over Golden City  16 11
Dora wins state over St. Elizabeth 18 10
Class Two                                         2 of 2 100% 3 for 3 100%
Skyline over Oran 5 19
Hartville over Milan 18 34
Hartville wins state over Skyline 15 29
Class Three                                        2 of 2 100% 3 for 3 100%
Charleston over Monroe City 8 2
Ritter over Blair Oaks 7 14
Ritter over Charleston by 1?  PickEm? <1 56
Class Four                quarterfinals 6 of 8 for 75% 10 of 12 83%
Cape Notre Dame over Westminster Academy 4 6
Raytown South over St. Joes Lafayette 16 20
Vashon over Kirksville 32 31
Helias over Webb City <1 9
Semi finals Picks
Raytown South over Cape Notre Dame 6
Vashon over Helias 27
Long Range Prediction
Vashon wins state over Raytown South by 14 14
Class Five               quarterfinals 7 of 8 for 87.5%  8 of 12 67%
Mehlville over Chaminade <1 -9
Raymore-Peculiar over Staley <1 1
CBC over Francis Howell 9 9
Rock Bridge over Kickapoo 2 -15
Semi finals Picks
Chaminade over Staley 10
CBC over Kickapoo 10
Long Range Prediction
CBC over Chaminade 4
(Originally had CBC over Mehlville by 4)

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