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Week 8: District Predictions & State Talk

J Grine

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NW DISTRICT

Gallup 10-0
Kirtland Central 7-3
Bloomfield 6-4
Shiprock 5-5
Aztec 1-9
Miyamura 1-9

Scoop: Gallup should roll in this district and the district will fight to get two teams into the tournament. Kirtland Central looks to be the most likely at this point for the second and only at-large bid.

NORTHERN DISTRICT
Taos 7-1
Espanola Valley 7-1
Pojoaque Valley 4-4
Moriarty 1-7
Los Alamos 1-7

Scoop: Much like the NW district, the northern district is likely a two-bid league at most. Taos and Espanola Valley have the wins and resume at this point. The question could eventually turn into, will either of them earn a top-8 seed and host a first round game?

SOUTHERN DISTRICT
Chaparral 4-2
Ruidoso 4-2
Santa Teresa 3-3
Silver 1-5

Scoop: A 1-bid league and it will likely be for the 16th seed in the state tournament. Also, the most unknown district in the classification. Chaparral safe pick, I guess.....

SE DISTRICT
Artesia 6-0
Lovington 3-3
Goddard 2-4
Portales 1-5

Scoop: Artesia is the favorite to run the district but a sound four teams. They are a two-bid league today. Lovington has 10-wins on the season but Goddard and Portales could feature more of a test than their non-district slate.

VALENCIA COUNTY DISTRICT
Los Lunas 7-1
Valencia 7-1
Grants 4-4
St. Pius X 1-7
Belen 1-7

Scoop:The Tigers and Jaguars will go to battle and one could steal one of the top-8 seeds. Not much travel for VC teams come district. A three bid league but as of today it looks like a two bid league.

CENTRAL DISTRICT
Valley 6-4
Hope Christian 6-4
Highland 5-5
Albuquerque Academy 5-5
Bernalillo 4-6
Del Norte 4-6

Scoop: WOW. Almost unfair that all teams are in one district. Okay it is unfair. It will be a four bid league with 6 deserving teams. Maybe they'll all go 5-5 and all get a bid into the state tournament.

AUTOMATIC BIDS RANKED
  1. Valley (Range 1-4 seed)
  2. Gallup (Range 1-4 seed)
  3. Los Lunas (Range 3-8 seed)
  4. Artesia (Range 3-8 seed)
  5. Taos (Range 5-10 seed)
  6. Chaparral (Range 16 seed)

AT-LARGE BIDS RANKED - TIER 1
  1. Hope Christian (Range 2-8 seed)
  2. Highland (Range 3-9 seed)
  3. Albuquerque Academy (Range 6-12 seed)
  4. Espanola Valley (Range 6-13 seed)
  5. Valencia (Range 7-15 seed)
  6. Lovington (Range 8-15 seed)
AT-LARGE BIDS RANKED - BUBBLE
  1. Kirtland Central (Range 11-15 seed)
  2. Grants (Range 12-13 seed)
  3. Bernalillo (Range 14 seed)
  4. Del Norte (Range 15 seed)
FIRST TEAMS OUT
  1. St. Pius X
  2. Pojoaque Valley
  3. Bloomfield
  4. Belen
*Range is if the teams finish in their district slot.

Scoop: If you look at all four sections, the central district could potentially get all 6 teams into the state tournament. Agree or disagree? They all could also be elite eight favorites. They will have to at least get 3 to 4 wins though in order to steal a bid. Man, 4A basketball is up for grabs though and bids will be a battle to get this year.
 
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