1A Bracketology

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we dive into some <strong>1A Bracketology</strong> as we examine the 1A State Tournament field.&nbsp; Who are the top prospects to watch?&nbsp; Toughest Sectional?&nbsp; Best potential Super Sectional?&nbsp; We also pick the tournament from the sectional semis on with our predictions of who is going to advance each round!&nbsp; Read all about it below!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Top Players to Watch</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874696' first='Cooper' last='Hoffman'] (Pecatonica)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2815679' first='Cole' last='Tripp'] (Goreville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2631987' first='Connor' last='Craig'] (Goreville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552409' first='Gage' last='Peterson'] (Waltonville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2334406' first='Kyle' last='Cooper'] (Waltonville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2383402' first='Jagger' last='Mayville'] (Waltonville)<br>Antonio Flenoid Jr (Mounds Meridian)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2815732' first='Colin' last='Monan'] (Mounds Meridian)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2422253' first='Max' last='Russell'] (Mounds Meridian)<br>Tyuan Hunter (Hope)<br>Jaden Simmons (Hope)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1874810' first='Jayden' last='Riley'] (Yorkville Christian)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125654' first='Jordan' last='Purvis'] (Yorkville Christian)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2417805' first='Blake' last='Wells'] (Yorkville Christian)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385303' first='Ross' last='Robertson'] (South Beloit)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552407' first='Luke' last='Blackford'] (Calvary)<br>Nathaniel Marlow (Webber)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105204' first='Aidan' last='Anderson'] (Okawville)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1900158' first='Stephen' last='George'] (St. Francis de Sales)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Toughest Sectional</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In our eyes it is the Cobden Sectional by a wide margin.&nbsp; Top seed Goreville is one of the top contenders for a state crown, but could have to go through an Okawville team with size in the sectional semis before getting a big time opponent in Waltonville or Mounds Meridian in the sectional final.&nbsp; Simply put the #2, #3, and #4 overall teams in the 1A field are in this single sectional.&nbsp; Only one will advance to the super!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Best Potential Super Sectional</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecatonica vs Yorkville Christian in a super would be fantastic.&nbsp; Two squads that have a ton of recent success with a plethora of guards that can score it!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>My 1A Predictions</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional Semis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Casey Westfield over Dietrich<br>Effingham St. Anthony over Webber<br>Goreville over Okawville<br>Waltonville over Mounds Meridian<br>Hope over Fenger<br>St. Francis de Sales over Manley<br>Leroy over Mt. Pulaski<br>Lexington over Armstrong<br>Illini Bluffs over Princeville<br>Unity over Peoria Christian<br>Calvary over Greenfield<br>Routt over Metro East Lutheran<br>Pecatonica over Annawan<br>South Beloit over Eastland<br>Yorkville Christian over Rochelle Zell<br>Harvard Christian over Hinckley<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional Finals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Effingham St. Anthony over Casey Westfield<br>Waltonville over Goreville<br>Hope over St. Francis de Sales<br>Lexington over Leroy<br>Illini Bluffs over Unity<br>Calvary over Routt<br>Pecatonica over Eastland<br>Yorkville Christian over Harvard Christian<br><br><strong>Super Sectionals</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Waltonville over Effingham St. Anthony<br>Hope over Lexington<br>Calvary over Illini Bluffs<br>Pecatonica over Yorkville Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semi Finals<br></strong>Waltonville over Hope<br>Pecatonica over Calvary</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship<br></strong>Pecatonica over Waltonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->