Now now Junglepud, you might need to rethink those words. Sikeston WILL NOT get beat at home by CT!!

We know how those predictions have gone lately. Nothing to worry about as a Bulldogs fan.

LOL..Couldn't agree more. Would love to get on here and brag, but haven't had that luxury in a few years..LOL Guess right now the best thing to do is accept the inevitable and keep quiet..LOL Maybe some day I will be able to boast a little. Until then will just enjoy reading you lucky ones.

Before someone jumps on that last post, yes I am exaggerating a bit though the part of the fans, team, and atmosphere are true and it's going to be tough to beat Sikeston at home.

New madrid

Last year there were a couple of pre season shoot outs with some out of state teams coming to Southeast Missouri. Are they scheduled this year and when and where?

Who do they have Boreboom whos started since his freshman year, Williams and Ozbun(hurt for 1st semester) who have started since there sophomore year. And TJ Tisdale who dominated JV last year. Who is Sikeston going to have other than Howard, Hattchet, and Will. Central beat Sikeston last year and its the same team so i dont know what your trying to say.

I don't care if Boreboom has started since his freshman year or not he has never done anything on the court same goes for Ozbun, Williams can hit the three if you leave him open

Ouch, as usual, that is a salty field. I am eagerly awaiting the SEMissourian article with a capsule on each time, returners, last years records, etc. Right now I cannot recall who has what returning.

lets answer the question. what do you think the seeds will be and why?

Ok....I said I was going to be nice after some of my comments after the beat down Cape just suffered from Sikeston BUT I cant!

You guys, including myself on this one, can talk about anyone and their playing ability....BUT calling someone names on here is pathetic!! What if he would get on here and see what you just posted ctjungl69?? Do you honestly want to stoop that low?

Wasnt that kid who you were just referring to a key part in holding your "Star studed offense" to a combined around 225 total yards in 2 games. He, who you were referring to, wasnt the one with his hands on his knees in the 3rd quarter. Um, that would be your offensive line. I would have said defensive line as well but you guys werent out there that much because we were scoring too fast.

Before you start calling out people and calling people names, think, how would this 17 or 18 year old person feel if he read that post. That is why we have people in America with eating disorders. Call me what you may I dont care, BUT STAY AWAY FROM CALLING NAMES AT THESE KIDS!!!

Ctjungle,

Your comment was deleted. In addition to being against the rules here it has nothing to do with this discussion.

Who is going to win the SEMO Tournament?

So did they finally find the Branch kid a place to live after Dickey Nutt brought him in to CC?

1. Sikeston

2. Cape

3. ND

4. Charleston

5. Dexter

6. Jackson

7. Poplar Bluff

8. NMCC

This could be the best tournament in the area in a couple of years if the bottom ranked teams turn their teams around.

1.Sikeston

2.Cape

3.ND

4.Jackson

5.Charleston

6.Dexter

7.Bluff

8.NMCC

SEMIS----

Sikeston vs. Jackson

ND vs. Cape

Finals----

Sikston vs. ND

I meant to say "We were without Will."

I believe Sikeston will be the cream and the team to beat. Cape Central also very strong, but I think a few of you have ND up there too high. I would probably put them more towards the middle or even a slot past the middle. Realizing they hae Tolbert back, do they return any other big names? It seems their scheme and coach is built around 5 guys pressing, going all out and excellent teamwork wtih a great deal of discipline, so sometimes the other players fly below the radar and they may have me fooled.

ND graduated 10 seniors off of last year's roster. I'm not sure what they will have beyond Tolbert. I think Alex Beussink is supposed to be pretty solid. Maybe farmboy could shed some light on what they have coming back this season.

I agree Sikeston is the cream of the crop in this area with there starting 5 and those JV guys will be pretty darn good middle to the end of the season but it will take a few games to adjust to the speed and physical part of the game. Kids are stronger and just as fast when you move up to the varsity level. I also agree that ND is getting to much credit Tolbert is all they have and there JV wasn't all that great last season.

Curtis is a very good player and he will probally be one of the best if not the best point guards in the area but lets keep it real he is on a new team and running a new system,not even going to get to play until 2nd semester. You would have thought you Cape fans would have learned your leason by braging on how good your team is.

gadget

I heard the same thing about him, i also heard that this is like the 3rd high school he has been to, not trying to start any rumors but just what i was told.

Jungle, Sikeston is shorter than most teams, big deal..Sikeston turbo clocked a Memphis team this summer, in the SEMO camp, whose team was full of 6'6" and 6'7" athletes....I don't mean some 400 pound 6'7"...I mean athletic 6'7" kids!! I'm not gonna start bad mouthing high school kids, but suffice it to say....Sikeston is the real deal and you'll find out soon enough. You better make sure you can handle their press or there won't be that many rebounds to worry about!!!!

So when they beat you (sikeston) last year you had guys out and when they beat us it was the day after we played Sikeston

Yo gadget, from one BUM to another, what up w/ the tired, played out chants from the student section the past couple years? That $&*T is weak!LOL. You gotta do better than, "Lets go Bulldogs,clap,clap,clap,clap,clap". Just ask Ms. Throop for some cash from the cheerleader's fund! You guys could hire a pro, maybe win state?

The Fieldhouse will be fun yet again this year, let's show CT just how wrong they are; JUST LIKE FOOTBALL!

HOOPS, It wasn't the AAU coach. I know him. He's a hack...

Nonetheless, Sikeston Basketball will be BOSS this year! I will be at the season opener in Blytheville. Can't wait...

If you were there then I hope you noticed Cape's point gaurd on crutches and 2 other starters fouling out.

Cape should be very good this year. Althogh two of their starting guards are out first semister, one maybe longer with an acl tear.

So who was the Sikeston AAU coach this summer?

ok, we get that sikeston is good. we understand that they have good players. Can we stop talking about sikeston vs cape and somebody let me know what the other teams have? Like Charleston, New Madrid, Jackson, Bluff, Notre Dame, and dexter Oh...by the way, what does sikeston have? (JJ)!!!

PO526...

Charleston will be better and has a group of kids coming up through the system who were unbeaten also...

New Madrid is not going to have that much. (probably an understatment)

Jackosn has a couple of good ones still on the team and a 6'9" post player who if he could gains some weight and develope jump hook or some better post moves could make an impact.

Bluff is all out of Raulstons but still have a couple of good athletes that can fill it up when they get the chance.

ND- Maybe the recruiting class will be better next season.

Dexter- didn't lose much and has one of the better players in the area in Flannigan.

and if you haven't heard Sikeston is LOOOOOAAAAADDDDDEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!

The notice on here says not to name people.

Anyway, I was mostly referring to his golf game.

ROCKET...

This is how your breakdown of Sikeston looks to others...

"Let me give you my "Reader's Digest" version of the Dogs upcoming basketball team. I won't mention this about every kid because it is true for each one....they all work tremendously hard and are extremely dedicated! IMHO it comes from the coaching staff..Holifield and James.

Will Holifield - GOD

Darryl Howard - GOD

Janiel Hatchett - GOD

Corey Porter - GOD

Terry Jamison - GOD

Caleb McGee - "THE HAMMER GOD"

Kilron Coleman - GOD

Keldon Warfield - GOD

Eldridge Gipson - GOD

Vashawn Ruffin - GOD

WOW... Rocket if that isn't a bunch of Man Crushes or what!!!!

We might as well start praising the Sikeston Bulldogs since Rocket said that we are playing a bunch of Gods!

Rocket689 is not polytheistic.

I will say Sikeston ND and Bluff will all beat Cape

The Cape kid that tore his acl most likely wouldn't be a starter on this year's team anyway, they are faster and more skilled then last year, he play a big role as a kid coming of the bench but not as a starter. Cape is big, fast, and skilled this year, they didn't lose much from last year and what they did lose they got right back from tansfers and other players stepping up. Sikeston will beat them in the Conference Tournament but Cape will beat them late in the season just like last year. This years Sikeston team will be skilled and athletic but not nearly as strong as last year, losing Eli and Wiggins was HUGE, they were the top two scorers and rebounders last year, also at the top for defensive stats.

Charleston will be good and very scrappy like always but you must remember that they don't have the Farmer kid this year. Who does Notre Dame have besides Tolbert, he's good but nobody is good enough to do everything themself. I know they have some gaurds but they don't have experience and IMO not as good as the gaurds in the past few years. I don't know much about Bluff other then they lost a lot of good athletes in every sport to graduation last year, who do they have this year. I think Jackson might be a dark horse team. They have Clark and McDowell coming back along with their very tall post player and from what I've heard he has much improved since last year, they also have a junior gaurd returning that started some games last year and was a very very good shooter for them.

Both Sikeston and Cape have the potential to have great seasons the difference is that year after year Sikeston's teams have proven that they are the best team in the area and Cape hasnt done that. Cape was a very inconsistent team last year but this years team will be much better and this could be a chance to prove that they are one of the powerhouses in southeast Missouri. In saying that this years Sikeston team is possibly the best team they have ever had and this is their year look for them to dominate the area.

And duke, i have nothing to do with the chants, but it would be nice if cheerleadin would share some of that money.. Considering its not a sport and all hahahahah

Its this thing called reading Semosports, they clearly played a tough summer schedule which helped them improved, they greatly improved their shooting and have a lot of speed and expiernce, they may lack in size but no 6 7 guy is going to be able to keep up with the speed of the game, besides otto porter.. They have a lot of depth and they lost 2 guys but bounced back with 6-8 guys that would start on any other team in the Semo area.. They will be fast,smart, and very good shooters.. And very wel coached, and all they know how to do is win, so thats what they intend to do

Sikeston will be better than last year because the skill level of their players! Yes they lost 2 key guys last year but they were bangers Eli nor JQ were skill players they got in the paint and found ways to score with their strength! This squad is by far the deepest in the area and all though small every player is fundamentally sound. I dont know if there is a team in the area maybe the state that has the offensive firepower that Sikeston has but the key will be rebounding! They are very very small and if they cant rebound it will be very tough for them to win games but their guards are very good rebounders and if they can get second chance opportunities they will be dominant.

Sikeston is gonna be so quick with their full court press they will run up the score before the other team adjust. Football will slow them down but before long they will be on fire. Speed anytime over big! Look for a continuance of their winning ways in BB. Very good athletes!!

when do they seed for this tourny? it should be soon. Also, is it still at sikeston or did they move it to dexter?

Perryville is gonna be the team to beat this year

I have seen plenty of talent and if you want to get into who is the best guard in this area it is the Branch kid that is at cape my son has played with him and Terry and Vashon and i have watched all these kids play and Curtis is by far the best point guard around here.I am not taking anything away from Terry or Vashon they are both very good players, i just get tired of you always on here thinking Sikeston is the GOD of all sports. When they actually win something than you by all means can come on here and gloat about them being the best in the state. By the way good luck in football i hope you guys bring a state title home to the Semo area.

I believe that the kid from Cape is ineligible until after XMas. So until that point, it is a little presumptious for his ability to be in the discussion or compared to until able to play.

Tucker has been shut down by howard before when he played for jonesboro, howard has played with him before and will shut him down again.. WRITE THAT DOWN

That was my mistake i thought he was talking about the kid from cape, not charelston, i read it wrong, but change that to the kid who is being hyped up for cape..

and championship teams are legit from start to finish, your old and brittle you should know that

And let the baseless broad generalizations begin.

"Every time Darryl Howard attempts a dunk, the opposing fanbase is guaranteed to start a riot."

Darryl Howard will struggle defensively against Cape Central. He'll still be tired after rushing for 275 yards against Cape in two games and helping shut down Cape's explosive offense. Right Keilon? **cough...less than 20 yards in the 2 games...cough**

And Inspetorgadget how did Darryl Howard "shut him down" when Sikeston plays a zone? And where did he even play him at?

Good try since he didn't even go to Jonesboro High School. I'm pretty sure we've named other players if you could read earlier up in the forums. 4 starters returning (lead by James Lane who averaged a double double last year) sikestons got 3 returning losing their best 2 players. The same players that beat you last year.

I am neither old or brittle, just fyi. It's amussing how people on here don't know each other but continue to make assumptions. If I was old and brittle would I really know that much about these local team's sports before their seasons even start?

So these two new big men, coleman, and jamison, who didnt even play varsity last year, are just gonna step in and lead you to a state championship?? right. the cape faithfuls that said youre gonna beat us the 1st time are just being logical. 2 of our 5 starters are out and were gonna have inexpierenced gaurds stepping on in a big game..im not saying its an automatic loss..more like if you have a chance of beating us thats your best hope. and with boerboom james lane and tj tisdell down low idc what scrubs you have stepping in, it aint happenin.curtis is no lebron james, hes not even bobby hatchett but hes right up there..with him controlling the game and yao mings compared to your midget mcgees. lets just say good luck

cape has more depth than the deep blue sea. and noones saying curtis is leading us to victory..we didnt have him last year and everyone saw that result..

Repping that Central shirt hard in your pic on facebook. We see your true colors.

My avatar will be complete after i go to the graphic art class tommorrow, the war is on!

that pictures from at least the 7th grade..

This thread officially took a turn for the inappropriate. I deleted several comments. Please refrain from that line of discussion.

JungleStud, you know better...tisk, tisk...

Resume relevant basketball talk please.

did my last post get deleted?

o nevermind i didn't see rachel's comment.

Me either, ctjungles, i got some respect for y'all know, id still watch you drown but at least id take my foot off your forehead... I find this pretty funny hahaha

my pics stright out of 9th grade

Im still sittin here crackin up about the picture you put up dude.

Its pretty obvious

Corey has proved it the last 4 years he can get up and down the court. Just like he helped the Dogs go up and down the field on Cape. He's an athlete. Don't underestimate him.

"Is this a basketball or football forum? Could you tell me BW23?"

Oh, it's basketball. No doubt about it. But here's the thing. Sikeston hasn't practiced yet. They may not until the first week of games.

All the talk going on here is reminiscent of the crap leading up to the SHS/Cape game(s), although most of you shut your mouths prior to the rematch/"revenge" game because you knew the whooping that was coming. And all it is now is crap.

Nobody outside of Cape cares about how good or bad Cape will be in basketball. Not in the conference. Not in the district. This is particularly true of Sikeston fans and the Sikeston team. Maybe they'll be good. It's about time. They've been one of the biggest disappointments in all of Southeast Missouri for a long time now.

Go ahead and keep on ragging on Corey or Howard or whoever you want to pick on. At least these guys have proven they can win in any sport they play and at high levels in each sport. All you're doing by talking about them is proving your low level of sports understanding and your low level of maturity. Go down the hall and ask some of your buddies how good of athletes these two (and all of the Sikeston athletes) are. Go ask big mouth Bird how good Corey is, assuming he's over the beating he took last week.

Maybe one day when you grow up you'll realize just how many people are laughing at you guys. I doubt it, but there's a slight glimmer of hope.

He might be the last one down the court but at least when he gets down there he is able to contribute to the team on both the offense and defensive end of the court.

He's also basing this on previous years and not taking into account what incredible shape Corey is in right now. If I had to guess, I'd say he's at least 40 pounds lighter than last year.

The rest of the team has been practicing. Will, Kilron, Eldridge, Terry, Keldon, Caleb, and Vashawn are still a pretty decent nucleus of players who are going to be ready for game one. When you hear that a guy could start on almost any other team in the state, these are some of the type of guys you would expect to see. Once Darryl, Janiel, and Corey are back on basketball legs, they'll be even better.

Lemme see if I can bring some sanity to this wildness:

Last I checked, those who wound up in the top 4 @ the SEMO tourney usually did well in February, and lately that has been either Sikeston, Bluff or Jackson.

I would love to see Sikeston and Cape go at it for a district crown, but that won't happen for a good minute. Both teams have a strong shot to go at least to the sectionals in their classes.

BTW, if you didn't notice, Lane of Cape shaved his locks off. No Samson crutch in his game whatsoever. The JV PG replacing Cassasola could be another scrapper in the making as well.

As for Sikeston, could be the Porter & Hatchett Show Part 2... just sayin.

My cousin works for nmcc and he hasn't really been talking trash to me about their basketball team this year, idk what kind of talent they have back, kony and jenkins were the key parts right?

and just because they've been playing football their number two sports on their list doesnt mean they havent been playing anykind of basketball what so ever, it wont take them long to bounce back.. I cant wait to see how much better they'll be this year

SEMO Conference championship game results....

'06 Charleston 79, Sikeston 72

'07 Charleston 63, Jackson 56

'08 Sikeston 64, NMCC 44

'09 Sikeston 69, Poplar Bluff 64

I would think:

1.sikeston

2.cape

3.ND

4.Charl

5.Jack

6.Dex

7.Bluff

8.NMCC

They werent the 2 best players.

I don't remember Bell doing much against Sikeston. What good is dribbling around people if you can't score?

Where will the JV "stars" take you???? Darryl, where did he take you? and all the other starters? Did you even make it past cape central last year? NO you didnt

Central beat every team in the conference when they played them later in the year. Did sikeston play in as hard of a district as cape? no not even close.

Not a tough district????

Doinwork, incorrect again. Cape followed up their first victory in years over Sikeston with rousing conference losses to a short-handed Charleston team and a powerful Dexter squad and then lost in the first round of districts to Jackson. Boy they really turned it on down the stretch!

http://www.standard-democrat.com/story/1...

http://www.semissourian.com/story/161263...

Caleb plays bigger than 6' 11". 6' 11" couldn't contain him in the low post...

Ok, seriously, he can shoot, though...

Caleb McGee one of the best players in the area is hilarious he wasnt even a good shoot last year throw up like 2 airballs vs Central...inspectorgadeget dont talk about being ignorant i looked up the definition of ignorant and it said inspectorgadget.

Ctjungle that was soo orignal, read doinworks posts and then read mine, mine have some sort of reason behind them, and he will contribute to sikeston beating cape

I'll make a statement that somebody said about the reason Cape had a bad game against SIkeston in football this year..."good teams force others to have bad games."

I believe that the Jackson Indians r goin to shck everyone at the semo conference tourny. Cape is gonna be without this so called amazing guard and the sikeston boys r not gonna have a ton of practice time especially if they win today it's gonna be the Indians that bring home the crown

Sikeston will get plenty of practice now..

zach efron hahah

Time out all! I want to say good luck to all the teams in the SE area and may you all play your best. Players, as you see in a blog , some people get carried away with what could possibly happen and the season has yet started. Please remember all these comments are stated on the biggest two letter word in the dictionary, and that is what they are saying. To post how and what a team is about before playing is using an "IF".

Welp, "IF" I was a seer as you all are, I would have to say that ya'll need to kick back and watch a few games before eating a basketball shoe or two. Summer sessions doesn't mean much when you have players playing football. Some of the "best" of last year may have lost a step or two for the the ones that have matured.

I"ve enjoyed your comments, but we are close to seeing what is and what was.

ENJOY THE SEASON ALL! I KNOW I AM READY FOR AN EXCITING YEAR FOR THE SE REGION NO MATTER WHAT DIVISION!

Rachel do you know the seeds for the SEMO Conference Tourney i heard they were coming out tonight?

Last time Cape won a basketball district was in 97 under Brett Reutzel. The last football district title was in 06.

Sikeston has had to go through Notre Dame (with Division I Ryan Willen and a likely Division I Jacob Tolbert). They've had to go through Dexter (with Division I Brett Hale and Division I Alan Flannigan) and they've had to go through NMCC (with Division I Dereke Tipler). Any other questions?

I saw that Cape team in '06...they were far from great. Very talented, but undisciplined and underachieving. Sikeston beat Poplar Bluff Ben Hansbrough's senior year and they also wiped the floor of Cape on the road that year. Cape had their chance in districts against Bluff on their home floor, but lost in a blowout. The technical foul in the first 5 seconds didn't help.

Sikeston was a Class 3 school (in the same district at Dexter with Hale, NMCC with Tipler, Kennett, etc.) for two years until the state department expanded and made it a 5-class system, at which time Sikeston became a Class 4 school. Sikeston defeated Willen his sophomore year on their way to a 2nd place finish to Borgia. They also defeated Flannigan's Dexter team last year. Sikeston has had to "go through" numerous good teams with Division I athletes on many occasions in district play and through the playoffs.

Sikeston had two state championship caliber teams in '07 and '08 but ran into those loaded Notre Dame teams that took 2nd and won state those years. Bad luck right there too but that's part of it. Just get better.

semohoops, I didn't realize that Sikeston was 3A then. Then again, I can still remember listening to the game when they called the bogus over-the-back call on some kid from Sikeston (maybe McClinton's year) against ND. Couldn't remember if they were 3A or 4A then either, I'm guessing 4A.

That was Lavar Morgan that they called for over the back in that game. His brother, Andre was also a solid player for Sikeston from 1998-2000.

Yes, Morgan was over the back of McClinton, lol....foul against Sikeston. Wave off the game-winning shot. Game over. It took a while to get over that one.

On the high school level, I'm taking Ryan Willen over Ben Hansbrough.

semohoops, then why did he go somewhere quite a bit bigger than Ryan and excell. Nothing against Ryan because he's a great player and person off the court.

We beat ben hansborough. And they weren't at PB for 14 or so years..nor did they play football..nice try though

yah-yah........the NMCC Eagles WERE NOT led by Joby Holland from 2000-2002, period. Lennies McFerren had that bunch from the time they were freshmen until they were juniors. Won 2 state championships with them, and then Joby took them when D. Tipler and company were seniors. Mac still sat over there in the stands and was just as much a coach then as he was when he was the head coach.

Does anybody know if that is going to be the same deal at SCC this year? I think it's great for everybody involved, the players still get the mentoring of Cookson, Coach Wright gets to keep learning from him while still being in charge of the team, and Cookson is able to stay invovled with the team.

I know the Jays are no.4.Wow!!!!We just competed with two great teams at NMCC and those teams are legit when someone says they are good.I must admit,its seems like the past few years Charleston doesnt compete well in the Semo Con. Tourn. or the University High X-mas after playing some of the elite teams to start the season.We played well anough to win against North Little Rock,but would turn around and struggle with Woodland,not a cheap shot at you Cards,but im just saying.

NMCC lost their 2 best players last year in jenkins and ealy and thats a big blow to their lineup. PB is prolly going to be physical like always with football players on the team. Cape does have biig group of guys but i dont know how many of them are true basketball players as opposed to just athletes. ND of course has tolbert, and yes surrounded by a small team. but they are more determined than last years team and will probably be even more physical. We are going to surprise those people already counting us out this year.

Jackson plays a schedule that would embarrass most class 5 teams. Leopold for Christ sake. The largest school in Southeast Missouri and they play tiny schools that beat them on a regular basis. If Jackson played teams their size they would never have a season above .500. If Jackson's basketball team was held to the same standard as their football team they might be a little more competitive

big inspector giving cape some credit?! uh oh i like i like!

Papi,

I agree. They play some bad teams. Why not play some better teams. Yeah you might get beat, but at least you can get better. the only thing they are improving on is their record. This may be a reason they dont win anything worth bragging about in basketball.

Well Sikestons team last year had close to 8 players average double digit scoring. I wouldnt say thats a one man show Mr. Beastmode!

I guess he's refering to when mike was here, but that team was extremely deep too, fondon wiggins jackson dixon howard hatchett porter evans sikeston is always pretty deep.. I just honestly cant see anyone beating them very bad this year, no one is unbeatable but they are just on a different level then last year..

And im sure ND is good, but just being good only gets you so far.. And tolbert is pretty much the only starter that would start on cape or sikeston, im sure they'll pull around come district time..

And i've never said cape was bad, they'll be straight this year, and the game between them is strictly pride because they arent in the same district or even class, so its all bragging rights..

But i hope all the hypes not like football, because well.. We all know how that turned out..

And sikestons handled their first two games pretty easy, not saying those are two tough as nail teams but even the players will tell you their not in basketball shape yet, in a couple more weeks they'll have their legs and they'll be rolling

With all precursors other than Cape's title victory in Potosi behind us, time to start looking at some real predictions. No more semantics and derogatory comments, let's just say what we think. So here is my take:

Round One: Sikeston over New Madrid-Down year for the Eagles, no disrespect. I hope they still bring the fans as they are usually a spirited group.

Charleston over Jackson-I think the Blue Jays are a better than expected team this year though I'd have to say that about most of the teams so far. A lot of teams are very close in talent this year.

Cape Central over Poplar Bluff-I haven't heard much about the Mules this year but Cape is talented and the Mules are still rebuilding from a team that lost some very talented members. Perhaps BIGELW could provide some more insight.

Notre Dame over Dexter-I feel this game could go to either team as Dexter has definitely improved this year, and Notre Dame has not yet played a game. Losing Kellum, Helle, Koeppel, Maher, and a slew of other seniors is going to potentially cause some problems for this young team. Also, I think Flannigan vs. Tolbert will be a phenominal matchup though I will take Tolbert for this round.

Round Two: Sikeston over Charleston-The first meeting since "The Incident." I think that the Blue Jays are showing just too much inconsistency though they have the speed to potentially cause the Bulldogs troubles due to the "football legs."

Cape Central over Notre Dame-An interesting fact I noticed is that Notre Dame has never reached the finals of this tournament. I believe that the Tigers overall experience defeats the Blue Dogs and their star. Again, the lack of in-game experience for this young team will probably hurt them.

Finals: Sikeston over Cape Central-Anyone who's read my posts know I'm a homer. But I think Sikeston is also the better team. If there was ever a year that Southeast Missouri teams could make a run for championships in the larger classes, I think this is the year. Cape has the confidence and momentum early on to be contenders in the overall scheme of Class 5. However, Sikeston is a monster in Class 4 this year. Many are going to disagree but I've seen these guys play on varsity or JV in the past couple of years, and they really are the cream of the crop even with their lack of size.