Class 4A Substate Quarterfinal Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>The Top Five Quarterfinal Games According to BC Moore</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>City High (7-14) at Marshalltown (14-7) - BC Moore says: Marshalltown by 0.5<br>Valley (1-19) at Iowa City West (13-8) - BC Moore says: Iowa City West by 1<br>Waterloo East (9-12) at Des Moines East (11-10) - BC Moore says: Des Moines East by 3<br>Waterloo West (8-13) at Mason City (11-10) - BC Moore says: Mason City by 3<br>Clinton (6-14) at Davenport Central (9-12) - BC Moore says: Davenport Central by 9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Upset Alert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Davenport Central: </strong>The Blue Devils and Clinton split their regular season series, with Central winning 74-46 on January 20, and the River Kings taking the regular season finale, 52-50. The tandem of [player_tooltip player_id='2420796' first='Cole' last='Shannon'] and Marshall Johnson had 35 points in that win, and both are capable of doing so again.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Des Moines East: </strong>The Scarlets beat Waterloo East, 62-50, back on January 16, but the Trojans have been playing better lately. With six players averaging between 6.8 and 11.6 points per game, they have a number of different scorers who can beat players off the dribble and get to the bucket. They can spread you out and attack, attack, attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Iowa City West: </strong>Valley is just 1-19, but the Tigers have played the most difficult schedule in 4A and recently beat Cedar Rapids Washington by 18, showing that the bottom of the CIML is far superior to the bottom of the MVC. Is it superior to the middle of the MVC as well? There's a chance. Junior wing Jayden Adaway and guard [player_tooltip player_id='2272195' first='Keane' last='Jorgensen'] will need to be great if the Tigers are going to double their win total, but they won't be intimidated going to West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marshalltown: </strong>City High senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2731768' first='Christopher' last='Watkins'] (16.2, 9.8 rebounds) will be the best player on the floor, and that gives the Little Hawks a good chance. A good athlete at 6-6, he has the size, length, and athleticism to dominate the Bobcats and carry City to a win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mason City:</strong> In [player_tooltip player_id='2420800' first='Zion' last='Cook-Berns'] (12.7), Pernell Grover (12.3), Oliver Beckman (12.0, 8.1 rebounds), and [player_tooltip player_id='2125122' first='Derrick' last='Akines'] Jr (9.6), Waterloo West has a number of scorers who can control the game. Grover, a 42% 3-point shooter as a freshman, could be the X-factor in this one.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Indianola: </strong>Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2118611' first='Jerimiah' last='Washpun'] (21.9) for Liberty will be the best player on the floor. He's having a remarkably efficient season, shooting 51-46-64, and is capable of dropping 35+ on any given night, which will give the Lightning a chance to go down to Indianola and pull off the upset. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Picking all 16 Games<br></span><strong>Substate 1: </strong>Sioux City East over Des Moines North, Sioux City West over Sioux City North<br><strong>Substate 2: </strong>Mason City over Waterloo West, Centennial over Fort Dodge<br><strong>Substate 3:</strong> Indianola over Liberty, Valley over Iowa City West<br><strong>Substate 4: </strong>City over Marshalltown, Davenport North over Hempstead<br><strong>Substate 5: </strong>Pleasant Valley over Cedar Rapids Washington, Kennedy over Cedar Rapids Jefferson<br><strong>Substate 6: </strong>Davenport Central over Clinton, North Scott over Davenport West<br><strong>Substate 7: </strong>Des Moines East over Waterloo East, Dallas Center-Grimes over Ottumwa<br><strong>Substate 8: </strong>Lewis Central over Des Moines Lincoln, Southeast Polk over Council Bluffs Jefferson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->