2008 High School Playoff Predictions, Week Five

MHSAA Class 5A
South Panola

Intriguing matchup. The Wildcats may just be the toughest team South Panola's played this year. The Tigers have had some close escapes (Tupelo, Madison Central), but should earn their 90th consecutive win tonight over Meridian.

MHSAA Class 4A
Noxubee County

Good matchup of unbeatens, and probably the best championship contest on paper. I think the Tigers will beat D'Iberville.

MHSAA Class 3A
Louisville

What with Dandy Dozen QB Clayton Moore being dismissed from the team, a lot of people might think that Tylertown has a very good shot at winning, and they do. I'm thinking though that Bill Simmons' Ewing Theory might come into play-- giving the Wildcats the victory.

MHSAA Class 2A
Forest

Forest has been impressive all season long. Baldwyn beat defending state champion West Bolivar on the road. However, I think that the Bearcats from Scott County will win.

MHSAA Class 1A
Puckett

The Wolves are playing Calhoun City, which surprisingly won the North half by beating the top two 1A teams in the state (East Webster and Ray Brooks). Look for Puckett to win.

2008 High School Playoff Predictions, Week Four

MHSAA Class 5A
South Panola and Meridian

MHSAA Class 4A
Noxubee County and D'Iberville

MHSAA Class 3A
Louisville and Franklin County

MHSAA Class 2A
Eupora and Forest

MHSAA Class 1A
Ray Brooks and Puckett

MPSA Class AA
Centreville

MPSA Class A
Glenbrook

2008 High School Playoff Predictions, Week Three

MHSAA Class 5A
Olive Branch, South Panola, Meridian, and Oak Grove

MHSAA Class 4A
Shannon, Noxubee County, Wayne County, and d'Iberville

MHSAA Class 3A
Winona, Corinth, Franklin County, and Newton County

MHSAA Class 2A
Eupora, West Bolivar, Taylorsville, and Bassfield

MHSAA Class 1A
Ray Brooks, Calhoun City, Mount Olive, and Puckett

MPSA Class AA
Kirk and Centreville

MPSA Class A
DeSoto and Glenbrook

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2008 High School Playoff Predictions, Week Two

I'm posting these after one game has been played, but I don't know who won yet, so I suppose that counts.

Predicted winners:

MHSAA Class 5A
Madison Central, Meridian, Tupelo, Oak Grove, Ocean Springs, Olive Branch, Petal, and South Panola

MHSAA Class 4A
Quitman, Vicksburg, NE Jones, Noxubee County, Lafayette County, West Lauderdale, Wayne County, and West Jones

MHSAA Class 3A
Ripley, Amory, Newton County, Franklin County, Senatobia, Columbia, Magee, and Winona

MHSAA Class 2A
Ackerman, Philadelphia, Taylorsville, Eupora, Forest, West Bolivar, Leland, and Scott Central

MHSAA Class 1A
Ray Brooks, Durant, East Webster, Calhoun City, Mount Olive, Puckett, Vardaman, and Weir

MPSA Class AAA
Magnolia Heights and Jackson Prep are predicted to win the Division II and I titles.

MPSA Class AA
Centreville, Trinity, Kirk, and Winston

MPSA Class A
Glenbrook, Porters Chapel, DeSoto, and Marvell

A Consequence of Being Stir Crazy

The sinus crud I've had has given me the appearance of being anti-social. I'm not, but since I've not gone out much over the past couple weeks, I am more than a bit stir crazy.

I've even gotten to the point of looking at the personal ads on Yahoo and Match.com for the first time in several months. I noticed that a couple of colleagues from the college have profiles; however, I'm no fan of workcest.

In general, the profiles were the usual dreck: Christian female ISO Christian male only. Dating prospects online and in real life are still negligible.

Speaking of real life, I've not been doing much. I am, after all, stir crazy. I need to get out and socialize, but not at the risk of relapsing or catching something else while I'm still not quite 100 percent.

Sinus Crud Hate

I've battled this sinus crud for about two weeks, and I when I think I'm over it-- like I thought I was Friday-- the following day, I feel terrible. And I wanted to go to Hattiesburg.

I'm disappointed. I've not felt like doing anything because I've been under the weather, and when I do something-- going to the Cherokee and then Hal & Mal's on Friday-- I feel terrible the next day.

I feel better now, but what with the wet and cold weather forecast to arrive later this week, I can't help but think that things will be dreary. I hate dreariness.

2008 High School Playoff Predictions, Week One

I used to have time to make my prognostications, but I don't, so here are the teams I think will win in the first round of the playoffs:

MHSAA Class 4A
Lawrence County, West Lauderdale, Picayune, Wayne County, Noxubee County, D’Iberville, Cleveland, Moss Point, Vicksburg, Brookhaven, Quitman, Pearl, West Jones, West Point, Itawamba, and Shannon

MHSAA Class 3A
Charleston, Velma Jackson, Booneville, Perry Central, Columbia, Winona, Magee, Corinth, Newton County, Louisville, North Pontotoc, Hazlehurst, Tylertown, Franklin County, South Pike, and Ripley

MHSAA Class 2A
Ackerman, Forest, West Bolivar, Baldwyn, East Marion, Hamilton, Bruce, Bassfield, Philadelphia, Taylorsville, St. Andrew’s, Eupora, Enterprise Clarke, Leland, St. Patrick, and Walnut

MPSA Class AAA, Division I
Pillow and Jackson Prep

MPSA Class AAA, Division II
Magnolia Heights and Lamar

MPSA Class AA
Winston, Lee, Kirk, Leake, Central Private, Simpson, Brookhaven, and Centreville

MPSA Class A
Briarfield, DeSoto, Marvell, West Memphis, Glenbrook, Sylva-Bay, Porters Chapel, and Huntington