Well, it was a good thing I didn't have time to get any picks in yesterday.As I was dealing with a bit of a water issue in my home, I didn't get around to yesterday's column. However, it's safe to say that I certainly would have got a couple of picks wrong had I ventured into making selections.
On the senior side of things (first-round games), the St. Mary's Eagles (#5) defeated the #4 Woodland Cavaliers by a 38-29 final. Brittany Gulic (SMHS) and Kirstin Hofstee (WCHS) each had 15 points for their respective clubs.
The other senior game went as expected, with the St. David Celtics (#3) knocking off the Monsignor Doyle Mustangs (#6) in a 43-22 game. Bobbi-Sue Hentges had 16 and Megan Dally 8 for the Celts, while Yasmeen Smith scored 12 for the 'Stangs.
That game also served as a "partial CWOSSA qualifier", meaning that St. David will advance through to play Westside SS (District 4) for a CWOSSA "AAA" berth.
One of the junior semifinals also went as expected, with undefeated #1 seed Resurrection dominating #4 St. David in a 50-7 rout.
Jama Bin-Edward had 13 and Krissia Vasquez 11 for the Phoenix in that win.
The "upset of the day" was seeing the #3 St. Benedict Saints squeeze past #2 (and CWOSSA #6 ranked) St. Mary's by a 41-36 final. Scoring details weren't immediately available.
However, you have to certainly give St. Benedict credit for their improvement throughout the season --- their first meeting against St. Mary's went in the books as a 46-15 Eagles win.
D8 Playoff Schedule - Senior (Semifinals)
(1) St. Benedict vs. (5) St. Mary's
(2) Resurrection vs. (3) St. David
Final (Friday, 8pm @ Highest Senior Seed): SBCSS/SMHS vs. RCSS/SDCSS
D8 Playoff Schedule - Junior (Final)
(1) Resurrection vs. (3) St. Benedict - 6pm Friday (Played @ highest senior seed)
