The Guru's Class 2A Playoff Predictions
May 13, 2013
By Drake Skleba
Senior Writer
Hard to believe, but the Class 2A and 1A state playoffs begin Monday, with regional championships scheduled for Saturday.
Didn't the season just begin?
Anyway, the Class 2A landscape is weaker than past years, as several contenders moved up to 3A this season. One thing that hasn't changed is Harrisburg and Teutopolis are once again two of the favorites to win the 2A state championship. Both are ranked in the top 10 - Harrisburg at No. 6 and Teutopolis at No. 9 - and both are primed for championship runs.
Only one problem: Both reside in the Teutopolis Sectional, and the two perennial powerhouses should meet in the sectional championship. Teutopolis, which has won two state crowns in three seasons, knocked off Harrisburg in the sectionals last year.
The rest of the Class 2A is up for grabs. Who will be the last team standing at Peoria's O'Brien Field on June 1? Here's how I see it:
The Guru's Class 2A Predictions
SAUGET SUPER-SECTIONAL
Harrisburg d. Trenton Wesclin
NASHVILLE SECTIONAL
Anna-Jonesboro d. DuQuoin
Trenton-Wesclin d. Nashville
Trenton Wesclin d. Anna-Jonesboro
TEUTOPOLIS SECTIONAL
Teutopolis d. Flora
Harrisburg d. Shelbyville
Harrisburg d. Teutopolis
HARRISBURG ADVANCES TO PEORIA
LISLE BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY SUPER-SECTIONAL
Chicago Christian d. Westmont
BENEDICTINE SECTIONAL
Westmont d. Walther Lutheran
Francis Parker d. Chicago Noble Street Charter
Westmont d. Francis Parker
SENECA SECTIONAL
Peru St. Bede d. Watseka
Chicago Christian d. Wilmington
Chicago Christian d. Peru St. Bede
CHICAGO CHRISTIAN ADVANCES TO PEORIA
CHAMPAIGN (University of Illinois) SUPERSECTIONAL
Williamsville d. St. Joseph-Ogden
MONTICELLO SECTIONAL
Tolono Unity d. Stanford Olympia
St. Joseph Ogden d. Argenta- Oreana
St. Joseph Ogden d. Tolono Unity
PLEASANT PLAINS SECTIONAL
Litchfield d. Piasa Southwestern
Williamsville d. Pleasant Plains
Williamsville defeats Litchfield
WILLIAMSVILLE ADVANCES TO PEORIA
ROCK ISLAND (AUGUSTANA COLLEGE) SUPER-SECTIONAL
Aurora Central Catholic d. Brimfield
BYRON SECTIONAL
Erie-Prophetstown d. Princeton
Aurora Central Catholic d. Stillman Valley
Aurora Central Catholic d. Erie Prophetstown
MONMOUTH SECTIONAL
Hamilton County d. Eureka
Brimfield d. Sherrard
Brimfield d. Hamiton County
AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC ADVANCES TO PEORIA
class 2A SEMIFINALS
HARRISBURG d. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN
WILLIAMSVILLE d. AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC
THIRD PLACE: AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC d. CHICAGO CHRISTIAN
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: HARRISBURG d. WILIAMSVILLE