5A District Preview
By: kpreps.com
Posted: October 15, 2009 - 12:00 AM

5A Week 7 is quickly upon us which means it is already time for the second season. 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 six weeks tell some of the story.

5A overall 99-93 (.516)
vs. 6A 34-33 (.508)
vs. 4A 26-26 (.500)

5A East Side Overall 46-50 (.479)
vs west side 1-3 (.250)
vs 6A 5-14 (.263)
vs 4A 18-24 (.429)

5A West Side Overall 58-38 (.604)
vs east side 3-1 (.750)
vs 6A 29-19 (.604)
vs 4A 8-2 (.800)

Now for the district rundowns beginning with the East:

East

District 1
KC Schlagle 4-2
Mill Valley 3-3
KC Washington 1-5
Lansing 1-5

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 9-15
vs west side 0-0 (.000)
vs 6A 0-1 (.000)
vs 4A 4-6 (.400)
vs Missouri teams 2-0 (1.000)

Key Game: (Wk 9) Mill Valley at Lansing to decide both playoff spots.

Winner: Mill Valley
Runner-up: Lansing


District 2
KC Turner 5-1
KC Sumner 4-2
KC Harmon 1-5
KC Wyandotte 1-5

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 11-13
vs west side 0-1 (.000)
vs 6A 1-2 (.333)
vs 4A 1-6 (.143)

Key Game: (Wk 7) Turner at Sumner will determine both playoff spots.

Winner: KC Turner
Runner-up: KC Sumner


District 3
Bonner Springs 2-4
Topeka Seaman 2-4
Shawnee Heights 1-5
Topeka Highland Park 0-6

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 5-19
vs west side 1-2 (.333)
vs 6A 0-11 (.000)
vs 4A 2-4 (.333)

Key Game: (Wk 7) Shawnee Heights at Topeka Seaman should decide both playoff spots.

Winner: Topeka Seaman
Runner-up: Shawnee Heights


District 4
Gardner-Edgerton 6-0
St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0
Pittsburg 3-3
Ottawa 1-5

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 16-8
vs west side 0-0 (.000)
vs 6A 4-0 (1.000)
vs 4A 11-8 (.579)

Key Game: (Wk 8) St. Thomas Aquinas at Gardner-Edgerton.

Winner: Gardner-Edgerton
Runner-up: Aquinas


WEST SIDE



District 5
Salina Central 5-1
Emporia 4-2
Salina South 3-3
Topeka West 1-5

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 13-11
vs east side 2-1 (.667)
vs 6A 8-8 (.500)
vs 4A 1-0 (1.000)

Key Games: This appears to be a three team race between Salina Central, Salina South, and Emporia. South and Central play this week. Emporia hosts Central in week 8, before traveling to South in week 9.

Winner: Salina Central
Runner-up: Emporia


District 6
Hays 6-0
Hutchinson 6-0
McPherson 6-0
Great Bend 4-2

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 22-2
vs east side 0-0 (.000)
vs 6A 10-1 (.909)
vs 4A 3-1 (.750)

Key Game: All games are key whey you’re talking about a district with two combined losses, but it’s hard to ignore this week’s showdown between #1 Hutchinson and #2 McPherson.

Winner: Hutchinson
Runner-up: McPherson


District 7
Newton 5-1
Ark City 4-2
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 3-3
Winfield 3-3

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 15-9
vs east side 1-0 (1.000)
vs 6A 5-2 (.714)
vs 4A 4-1 (.800)

Key Games: (Wk 9) Kapaun Mt. Carmel at Newton should decide both playoff spots.

Winner: Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Runner-up: Newton


District 8
Bishop Carroll 6-0
Liberal 1-5
Wichita West 1-5
Valley Center 0-6

Notes: Overall Dist. Record 8-16
vs east side 0-0 (.000)
vs 6A 6-8 (.429)
vs 4A 0-0 (.000)

Key Game: (Wk 8) Liberal at Wichita West to decide the district runner-up.

Winner: Bishop Carroll
Runner-up: Liberal