Class 2 Districts 5-8
Class 2 District 5 - Willow Springs
Top 5 Boys
1. Jackson Conner - Liberty Mountain View
2. Keegan Black - Licking
3. Jeremiah Ellison - Sparta
4. Mason Cockrum - Alton
5. Trevor Turner - Forsyth
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifiers)
1. Alton (projected points: 45)
2. Willow Springs (projected points: 80)
Top 5 Girls
1. Amanda Mantel - Liberty Mountain View
2. Marley Kyle - Liberty Mountain View
3. Aspyn Britt - Gainesville
4. Baylee Sisco - Alton
5. Michaela House - Sparta
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifers)
1. Sparta (projected points: 38)
2. Alton (projected points: 65)
Liberty Mountain View has some solid front runners, but Alton and Sparta have the teams in District 5. It looks like Willow Springs may use a better 1-5 split to snub Alton - a top 10 team heading into this season - but do not be surprised to see Alton taking the 2nd spot in the boys.
Class 2 District 6 - Clever
Top 5 Boys
1. Mark Venable - Lamar
2. Kolin Overstreet - Lamar
3. Ethan Pittsenbarger - Lamar
4. Garrett Morey - Lamar
5. Parker King - Lamar
Oh my...
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifiers)
1. Lamar (projected points: 15)
2. Spokane (Projected points 75)
This is a perfect score unlike the others where it comes as a result of no other scoring teams being in the mix. Lamar is unbelievable at the moment.
Top 5 Girls
1. Grace Bishop - College Heights Christian
2. Gabrielle Hall - Diamond
3. Brooke Hoeft - Clever
4. Jessica Coble - Lamar
Grace Bishop has taken off in her freshman campaign and appears to be the next big thing out of College Heights Christian.
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifers)
1. Lamar (projected points: 67)
2. College Heights Christian (projected points: 80)
Class 2 District 7 - Hermitage
Top 5 Girls
1. Camille Gudde - Holden
2. Alice Evans - Holden
3. Ashley Knoll - El Dorado Springs
4. Aubree Schuster - Tipton
5. Ryenne Gepford - Butler
Gudde and Evans have been trading off all year and they will probably be the top 2 in this one once again.
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifiers)
1. Holden (projected points: 25)
2. Stockton (projected points: 75)
Holden is the clear 2nd best team in Class 2 at the moment. They have questionable depth, but their top 5 are top 30 talents in the state at the moment. If everything comes together at the right moment, they could put a scare into Fatima..
Top 5 Boys
1. Isaac Ashton- Tipton
2. Dallas Larsen - Warsaw
3. Jason Crow - California
4. Trevor Porter - California
5. Kendall Reger - Versailles
Isaac Ashton will get a test from Dallas Larsen in this one, but he should be able to handle Larsen with Larsen finishing 2nd comfortably.
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifers)
1. California (projected points: 50)
2. Stockton (projected points: 52)
It won't be close to see who it gets through, but it will be close to see who wins it. We are predicting an upset by California here.
Class 2 District 8 - Kearney
Top 5 Boys
1. Kayelor Melvin - Lexington
2. Grady Blair - Lawson
3. Zhenya Johnson - St. Michael the Archangel
4. Isaac Lawrence - Plattsburg
5. Ty Peppers - East Buchanan
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifiers)
1. Lexington (projected points: 53)
2. Bishop LeBlond (projected points: 75)
Top 5 Girls
1. Caroline Meyers - St. Michael the Archangel
2. Elizabeth Weller - Lawson
3. Grace Wheeler - St. Michael the Archangel
5. Emma Foley - St. Michael the Archangel
Top 2 Teams (State Qualifers)
1. St. Michael the Archangel (projected points: 33)
2. Lawson (projected points: 50)
Caroline Meyers and Elizabeth Weller are top 10 Class 2 talents, maybe better, and they will go toe-to-toe in this one. Both girls should lead their team berths to state, too.