Districts is here folks....

Finally, Playoffs are here....  This is what we all have been waiting for....   Let's take a look at what the possible outcomes may be for AAAA....

Let's start with the toughest side of the bracket, the top part for AAAA....

CD will play either Red Lion or Central York, which I believe doesn't matter at all, but the very next game will be against HARRISBURG or READING!!!!

What a way to begin the second round of districts....  I'm going with Harrisburg over Reading with the home court advantage...   Haiisheen MacIntyre will be a handful for Reading but the Cougars will need someone else to step up....  That someone will be Steven Stoney as I think he got some good rest and is able to refocus on the next part of the season.... 

After the Cougars beat Reading, the matchup between them and CD will be one of the best games of the year....   I can see this game going into overtime but the only way Harrisburg can pull this one off is if they have the right combination in the game during crucial times.... 

Keys for Harrisburg -  Jamaal Carter has been a huge plus for Harrisburg and people are starting to see why I had him ranked so high in the beginning of the season...  He plays under control and is all over the ball on defense....  Jerel Patterson will have to try and not let Nick Seefelt get comfortable getting into their offense....  Haiisheen will need to be his normal self scoring 20 - 25 points but can he take over in crunch time is what we want to see.....

Keys for CD - Go through Devin and let him make the decisions...  Thomas has been in the fire for years now and one thing he knows how to do is win....    He will be faced with double teams from all over so the rest of the guys will need to get into the right spots on the floor...  He'll find them...  Most people are looking for Thomas to explode for 30 points but I believe if he can get 7 assist or more, CD WILL WIN the game....   Seefelt will have to take care of the ball and Beaver will have to hit shots.... 

This will be a tough one but CD will pull this one out by 2 points on a final possession...


Now the crazy thing is this....  If CD or Harrisburg make it out of their bracket, they may face either York or Lancaster...    and we aren't even talking championships yet...   These games could be better than the championships potentially.....

On the other side, I think that Hershey and Cedar Cliff have a really good chance to make it to the Semi finals and play each other....  CD East will make it past the first game but they will have to play Cedar Cliff next...  That's when their season is over unfortunately....   It's a huge step forward that they were able to make the playoffs this year.....  

I have a feeling that Cedar Cliff will finally beat Hershey as it's so tough to beat a team 3 times in the same season....    CD and Cedar Cliff will meet up in a grudge match but Thomas will bully Lewis in the clutch and CD will come out with a 10 point win with Seefelt hitting the free throws to  finish the game....

District Champs = Central Dauphin

MVP - Devin Thomas

All District
Ryan Beaver - Central Dauphin
Christo Majok - Cedar Cliff
Colton Lewis - Cedar Cliff
Dejian Williams - York
Harold Brantley - Hershey

Top Players to watch out for...

Devin Thomas - CD
Nick Seefelt - CD
Ryan Beaver - CD
Reggie Dudley - CD East
Eddie Cowan - CD East
Anthony Wright - CD East
Aris Scott - CD East
Nol Aru - Cedar Cliff
Colton Lewis - Cedar Cliff
Christo Majok - Cedar Cliff
Logan Stumpf - Cedar Cliff
Haiisheen McIntyre - Harrisburg
Jerel Patterson - Harrisburg
Matt Banas - Hershey
Harold Brantley - Hershey
Spencer Otmyer - Central York
Jalen Branford - Reading
Devonne Pinkard - Lancaster
Diante Cherry - Lancaster
Parker Bean - South Western
Tyler Koser - E-Town
Billy Vaughn-Geib - Maheim
CJ Smith - York
Dejian Williams - York
Na'shon Desheilds - York