Week 6. Time to look back and see how far off I was at the start of the season and make adjustments to my picks.
6AD1
Pre-Season
Region 1
Allen over Arlington Martin
Also in the mix: Euless Trinity, Prosper
I now am projecting Southlake Carroll to be Division I. So, changes here.
Southlake Carroll over Allen (with Arlington Martin and Prosper in the mix.)
Region 2
Duncanville over Spring Westfield
Also in the mix: Rockwall, The Woodlands
Pretty much the same here though I am more skeptical now of The Woodlands being in Mix.
Duncanville over Spring Westfield (with Rockwall in the mix.)
Region 3
North Shore over Atascocita
Also in the mix: Katy Tompkins, Ridge Point
Pretty much the same here though I am more skeptical now of Tompkins being in Mix.
North Shore over Atascocita (with Ridge Point in the mix.)
Region 4
Westlake over Lake Travis
Also in the mix: San Antonio Brennan
Lake Travis is a bit down. I don’t think they’ll win in their half of the bracket any longer.
Westlake over San Antonio Brennan (with Cibolo Steele and Lake Travis in the mix.)
State
Westlake over Duncanville
North Shore has been incredible so far. They’ve won me over.
North Shore over Southlake Carroll
6AD2
Region 1
Southlake Carroll over Denton Guyer
Also in the mix: Highland Park, Flower Mound Marcus
Changes here with Southlake Carroll going Division I.
Denton Guyer over Byron Nelson (with Highland Park and Flower Mound Marcus in the mix.)
Region 2
DeSoto over Rockwall-Heath
Also in the mix: Cedar Hill, Klein Collins, Tomball
I’ve cooled a bit on Rockwall-Heath. I see Harker Heights winning that half of the bracket now.
DeSoto over Harker Heights (with Klein Collins and Rockwall-Heath in the mix.)
Region 3
Katy over Katy Paetow
Also in the mix: C.E. King, Summer Creek
Big swing and a miss on Paetow. They may miss the playoffs in 19-6A.
Katy over Summer Creek (with Shadow Creek and CE King in the mix.)
Region 4
Austin Vandegrift over Dripping Springs
Also in the mix: Cibolo Steele, Judson
I see Vandegrift going Division I here. So, changes in store.
Drippings Springs over Manor (with Judson in the mix).
State
Southlake Carroll over Katy
No Southlake Carroll but I still think Katy is Runner Up.
Denton Guyer over Katy
5AD1
Region 1
Denton Ryan over Aledo
Also in the mix: Tascosa, Abilene
I’ve cooled a bit on both Ryan and Aledo.
Tascosa over Midlothian (With Ryan, Aledo and Burleson Centennial in the mix.)
Region 2
Longview over Frisco Lone Star
Also in the mix: Crosby, Mansfiled Timberview, Lancaster
Lancaster has increased their stock a lot. Lone Star and Crosby aren’t in the mix any more.
Longview over Lancaster (with Mansfield Timberview and Lufkin in the mix.)
Region 3
College Station over A&M Consolidated
Also in the mix: Manvel
Foster’s stock is way up.
Foster over College Station (with Smithson Valley and Manvel in the mix.)
Region 4
Corpus Christi Veterans over Edinburg Vela
Also in the mix: PSJA North, Corpus Christi Miller
Much higher on Vela and PSJA North now.
Vela over PSJA North (with Corpus Christi Veterans and Corpus Christi Miller in the mix.)
State
Longview over College Station
Longview over Foster
5AD2
Region 1
Argyle over Wichita Falls Rider
Also in the mix: Colleyville Heritage, Grapevine
Much same as the beginning.
Argyle over Wichita Falls Rider (with Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine in the mix.)
Region 2
South Oak Cliff over Lucas Lovejoy
Also in the mix: Mansfield Summit, Texas High, Ennis, Melissa
The top is same but some changes in who I think can compete.
South Oak Cliff over Lucas Lovejoy (with Texas High, Midlothian Heritage and Melissa in the mix.)
Region 3
Fort Bend Marshall over Austin LBJ
Also in the mix: Leander Rouse
The same at the top. I really don’t see much changing that but PNG might be a though matchup for LBJ in the second round.
Fort Bend Marshall over Austin LBJ (with Port Neches-Groves in the mix.)
Region 4
Liberty Hill over Gregory-Portland
Also in the mix: Alamo Heights, Flour Bluff
Move San Antonio Veterans Memorial up the list.
Liberty Hill over San Antonio Veterans Memorial (with Gregory-Portland and Alamo Heights in the mix.)
State
South Oak Cliff over Fort Bend Marshall
I’ve now got Argyle over South Oak Cliff in the semis.
Argyle over Fort Bend Marshall
4AD1
Region 1
Dumas over Springtown
Also in the mix: El Paso Riverside, Andrews, Decatur, Brownwood
Brownwood zooming up my rankings. Springtown struggling.
Brownwood over Dumas (with El Paso Riverside, Decatur and Andrews in the mix.)
Region 2
Stephenville over China Spring
Also in the mix: Celina, La Vega, Kennedale
Stephenville struggling on defense. Anna’s stock way up.
China Spring over Celina (with Stephenville, Anna and La Vega in the mix.)
Region 3
Chapel Hill over El Campo
Also in the mix: Kilgore, Lindale, Lumberton, Little Cypress-Mauriceville
El Campo off to rough start with a tough schedule, but I think they’ll rebound.
Chapel Hill over El Campo (with Lumberton, Kilgore, Stafford and Lindale in the mix.)
Region 4
Calallen over Boerne
Also in the mix: Canyon Lake, Rockport-Fulton, Marble Falls, Pleasanton, Calhoun
Calallen over Boerne (with Canyon Lake in the mix)
State
Stephenville over Chapel Hill
Complete rework on this one.
Calallen over China Spring
4AD2
Region 1
Wichita Falls Hirschi over Graham
Also in the mix: Glen Rose, Greenwood
Move Graham down and move Fort Stockton and Seminole up.
Wichita Falls Hirschi over Seminole (with Fort Stockton, Glen Rose and Graham in the mix.)
Region 2
Carthage over Pleasant Grove
Also in the mix: Gilmer
Flop Gilmer and Pleasant Grove.
Carthage over Gilmer (with Pleasant Grove in the mix.)
Region 3
West Orange-Stark over Cuero
Also in the mix: Silsbee, Bellville
Cooled off on West Orange-Stark.
Cuero over Bellville (with Silsbee in the mix.)
Region 4
Wimberley over Sinton
Also in the mix: Navarro, Lago Vista, Devine, Ingleside
Move Lago Vista up and Sinton down.
Wimberley over Lago Vista (with Devine and Ingleside in the mix.)
State
Carthage over West Orange-Stark
Sub in Cuero for West Orange-Stark.
Carthage over Cuero
3AD1
Region 1
Brock over Shallowater
Also in the mix: Jim Ned, Whitesboro, Bushland
Swap out Shallowater for Bushland.
Brock over Bushland (with Breckenridge, Whitesboro and Shallowater in the mix.)
Region 2
Mount Vernon over Grandview
Also in the mix: Malakoff, West
Holding serve here.
Mount Vernon over Grandview (with Malakoff and West in the mix.)
Region 3
Franklin over Lorena
Also in the mix: Columbus, Little River Academy, Diboll
A lot of changes in Region 3.
Columbus over Cameron Yoe (with Hitchcock, Lorena and Franklin in the mix.)
Region 4
Edna over Llano
Also in the mix: Industrial, Blanco
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Edna over Llano (with Industrial and Blanco in the mix.)
State
Brock over Franklin
Obviously, some changes here.
Brock over Columbus
3AD2
Region 1
Canadian over Childress
Also in the mix: Abernathy, Idalou, Early, Wall, Lubbock Roosevelt
I see Childress struggling and falling behind Wall.
Canadian over Wall (with Abernathy and Idalou in the mix.)
Region 2
Gunter over Holliday
Also in the mix: Bells, Callisburg, Eastland
The same at the top but less teams in the mix.
Gunter over Holliday (with Bells in the mix.)
Region 3
Newton over West Rusk
Also in the mix: Daingerfield
Leave the top the same but add DeKalb to the mix.
Newton over West Rusk (with DeKalb and Daingerfield in the mix.)
Region 4
Poth over East Bernard
Also in the mix: Lexington, Tidehaven, Rogers
Big struggles for East Bernard. I see Lexington and Boling in a regional semi-final coin-flip game.
Poth over Lexington (with Boling in the mix.)
State
Gunter over Newton
Run it back!
Gunter over Newton
2AD1
Region 1
Hawley over Stratford
Also in the mix: Cisco, New Deal
Run it back!
Hawley over Stratford (with Cisco and New Deal in the mix.)
Region 2
Marlin over Crawford
Also in the mix: Coleman, Tolar
Downgrade Marlin.
Crawford over Tolar (with Coleman in the mix.)
Region 3
Timpson over Beckville
Also in the mix: Centerville, Corrigan-Camden
The top the same but the teams in the mix change.
Timpson over Beckville (with Centerville, Joaquin, Copper in the mix.)
Region 4
Shiner over Refugio
Also in the mix: Mason
Run it back!
Shiner over Refugio (with Mason in the mix.)
State
Shiner over Hawley
Give Timpson over Shiner in the semi-finals and to win it all.
Timpson over Hawley
2AD2
Region 1
Wellington over Clarendon
Also in the mix: Gruver, Vega, New Home
Swap Clarendon and New Home and drop a few teams from the mix.
Wellington over New Home (with Clarendon and Gruver in the mix.)
Region 2
Albany over Muenster
Also in the mix: Wink, Windthorst
The top the same but changes behind Albany.
Albany over Santo (with Wink, Seymour and Muenster in the mix.)
Region 3
Mart over Tenaha
Also in the mix: Carlisle, Lovelady
Big change in district finishes create a different bracket.
Mart over Carlisle (with Loveland, Maud and Tenaha in the mix.)
Region 4
Burton over Falls City
Also in the mix: Chilton, Bremond
Wipe it clean and start from scratch.
Chilton over Milano (with Burton and Bremond in the mix.)
State
Albany over Mart
I see the Albany/ Wellington semi-final game as a coin flip.
Mart over Albany
1AD1
Region 1
Turkey Valley over Happy
Also in the mix: Springlake-Earth, Spur, Follett
Happy over Follett (with Spur and Knox City in the mix.)
Region 2
Westbrook over Garden City
Also in the mix: Rankin, Borden County
Westbrook over Rankin (with Van Horn and Buena Vista in the mix.)
Region 3
Abbott over Blum
Also in the mix: Gordon, Gorman, Union Hill, Saint Jo, Coolidge
Abbott over Gordon (with Coolidge and Union Hill in the mix.)
Region 4
May over Jonesboro
Also in the mix: Irion County
May over Jonesboro (with Leverett’s Chapel and Median in the mix.)
State
Westbrook over Abbott
Westbrook over Abbott
1AD2
Region 1
Balmorhea over Whitharral
Also in the mix: Klondike, Groom
Balmorhea over Klondike (with Silverton and Whitharral in the mix.)
Region 2
Benjamin over Jayton
Also in the mix: Strawn, Motley County, Throckmorton
Benjamin over Jayton (with Throckmorton and Strawn in the mix.)
Region 3
Oglesby over Calvert
Also in the mix: Oakwood
Oakwood over Bluff Dale (with Oglesby and Fannindel in the mix.)
Region 4
Richland Springs over Loraine
Also in the mix: Cherokee
Richland Springs over Loraine (with Cherokee and Rising Star in the mix.)
State
Benjamin over Richland Springs
Benjamin over Richland Springs