Interesting Section Storylines

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Sun Dec 24, 2017 3:46 pm

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** The most exciting and unpredictable section tournament is likely to be 2A.
36-Orono (5th in A)
49-Breck (8th)
51-Mound (9th)
52-Delano (10th)
64-Minneapolis
The winner from here will be a viable contender for the Class A championship.

** 2AA is again the Group of Death
2-Minnetonka
6-Holy Family
16-Eden Prairie
19-Chaska

**Raise your hand if you viewed Blake as a possibility for a Top 3 seed in 6AA
1-Edina
9-Cretin
20-Wayzata (lost to Blake at home this week)
33-St. Louis Park
39-Benilde
41-Blake

**Can anyone catch clear favorites in 3AA, 4AA, 5AA?
3-St. Thomas...next is 12-Eastview
5-White Bear Lake...next are 22-Stillwater & 26-Hill-Murray
8-Centennial...24-Blaine

**Most Top 15 teams are in 7AA
4-Duluth East
7-Duluth Marshall
15-Cloquet
23-Elk River
25-Andover

**Sleeper pick for new blood in the state tourney if someone bumps Spuds?
10-Moorhead
13-St. Michael-Albertville
21-Brainerd
27-St. Cloud

**No slouch
17-Greenway
28-Hermantown
38-Virginia

**Best section final?
32-St. Cloud Cathedral
35-Sartell

ThatMNHockeyGuy62 · Post by **ThatMNHockeyGuy62** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:37 am

This will be interesting to re-evaluate after the tournaments this week. Already is! 2A is a mess. Could be any of those teams at the X in March, especially given Minneapolis’s strong showings of late.

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:11 am

ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote:2A is a mess.

I think it looks incredibly exciting.

Stang5280 · Post by **Stang5280** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:39 am

ThatMNHockeyGuy62 wrote:This will be interesting to re-evaluate after the tournaments this week. Already is! 2A is a mess. Could be any of those teams at the X in March, especially given Minneapolis’s strong showings of late.

2A is already shaping up to (again) be the section of death, but could you imagine if Blake had not opted up? As is, you probably just take the semifinalists from 2A, throw in Maht, EGF, Cathedral, and the 7A champ and end up with a great state tournament field.