8 Man-1 District Preview
By: Kpreps.com
Posted: October 2, 2009 - 12:13 AM

Week 5 is upon us quickly which means it is already time for the second season for 8 Man teams. District play begins this week, and we thought we would provide you with a brief breakdown of the district participants, the key games as we see them, and even try our hand at predicting the playoff qualifiers. Remember you can keep up-to-date with current standings and points tie-breakers on the Kpreps District Standings page.

Before we break things down by district, it’s always fun to answer the question as to which side (East or West) has the tougher path. The numbers from the first four weeks tell some of the story.

8M-I overall 100-94 .515
Vs 8M-II 66-58 .532

8M-I East Side Overall 50-49 .505
Vs west side 1-1 .500
Vs 8M-II 24-21 .533

West Overall 50-45 .526
Vs east side 1-1 .500
Vs 8M-II 42-37 .532


Now for the district rundowns beginning with the East:

East

District 1
Baileyville B&B 4-0
Frankfort 3-1
Wakefield 2-2
Elwood 2-2
Burlingame 1-3
Marais des Cygnes Valley 0-4

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 12-12
vs. 8M-II teams 8-3

Key Games: (Wk 8) Baileyville B&B at Frankfort for the district championship; (Wk 9) Frankfort at Burlingame for the district runner-up.

Winner: B&B
Runner-up: Frankfort


District 2
Colony Crest 4-0
Lebo 4-0
Madison 4-0
Hartford 3-1
Marmaton Valley 2-2
Southern Coffey Co. 2-2

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 19-5
vs. 8M-II teams 3-3

Key Games: They’re all big in a district this loaded, but we’ll go with (Wk 7) Madison at Crest for the title; and (Wk 9) Crest at Lebo for the runner-up.

Winner: Madison
Runner-up: Colony Crest


District 3
Central Burden 2-2
Udall 2-2
Oxford 1-3
Altoona Midway 0-4
Chetopa 0-4
Flinthills – Rosalia 0-4

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 5-19
vs. 8M-II teams 5-9

Key Game: (Wk 9) Udall at Central Burden may decide the district title and runner-up.

Winner: Central Burden
Runner-up: Udall


District 4
Being the state’s only 7-team district, this group got started in week three. Current district standings are listed below with overall record, district record, and district points.

Goessel 3-1 (2-0) +27
Pretty Prairie 4-0 (1-0) +21
Claflin 1-3 (1-1) +15
Little River 2-2 (1-1) 0
Canton-Galva 2-2 (1-1) 0
Stafford 2-2 (0-1) -21
Fairfield 2-2 (0-2) -42

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 15-13
vs. 8M-II teams 8-6

Key Game: It may have already happened. Goessel’s 12-6 win at Claflin in week 4 may have decided the second playoff spot, but we’ll throw out Goessel’s visit to Canton-Galva in week 8 as another.

Winner: Pretty Prairie
Runner-up: Goessel


WEST SIDE

District 5
Greensburg 2-2
Jetmore 2-2
Macksville 2-2
Spearville 2-2
Pratt-Skyline 1-3
St. John 1-3

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 10-14
vs. 8M-II teams 8-11

Key Games: (Wk 5) Greensburg at Jetmore for potential 2nd playoff spot. (Wk 7) Macksville at Jetmore for the district title.

Winner: Macksville
Runner-up: Jetmore


District 6
Minneola 4-0
South Gray 3-1
Tribune-Greeley Co. 3-1
Deerfield 2-2
Ingalls 1-3
Rolla 0-4

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 13-11
vs. 8M-II teams 10-7

Key Games: (Wk 6) South Gray at Tribune for the second playoff spot. (Wk 7) Tribune at Minneola may be for the district title.

Winner: Minneola
Runner-up: Tribune-Greeley Co.


District 7
Hill City 3-1
Quinter 3-1
Thunder Ridge 3-1
Stockton 2-2
Triplains-Brewster 2-2
Western Plains 1-3

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 14-10
vs. 8M-II teams 14-10

Key Games: (Wk 5) Thunder Ridge at Quinter; (Wk 7) Thunder Ridge at Hill City; (Wk 8) Hill City at Quinter.

Winner: Quinter
Runner-up: Hill City


District 8
Clifton-Clyde 3-1
Lincoln 3-1
Mankato – Rock Hills 3-1
Lakeside-Downs 2-2
Southern Cloud 2-2
Pike Valley 0-3

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 13-10
vs. 8M-II teams 10-9

Key Games: (Wk 5) Lincoln at Rock Hills, (Wk 8) Lakeside at Rock Hills, (Wk 9) Lincoln at Lakeside.

Winner: Clifton-Clyde
Runner-up: Mankato - Rock Hills