Monday, April 27, 2009

Still much to be decided for playoffs

Gonna warn all of you now to take a deep breath. :)
Just got off the phone with Spring Branch ISD athletic director Paige Hershey, who ran down all the scenarios for me regarding this weekend's softball bi-district games. In an ideal world, we'd know everything, but thanks to the storms we don't.
And according to the radar, big storms are on their way AGAIN today! Ugh.
In any case, here's what we know (sort of) coming out of the 17-5A vs 18-5A coaches meeting this morning:
- The only definite series is 18-5A winner Spring Woods against 17-5A fourth-place team Seven Lakes. Game 1 is at 7 p.m. Friday at SW, Game 2 is 2 p.m. Saturday at SL, and an if-necessary third game will follow Game 2.
- Here's where it gets fun: Memorial and Spring Woods will play their postponed game from Friday this afternoon. If Memorial and Stratford are tied for second place after today, they'll play it off tomorrow.
But if Memorial and Spring Woods are rained out today, they will play tomorrow and the Mustangs and Spartans will have to flip for second and third because district certification deadline is tomorrow.
Still following? Good.
Here are the scenarios for Memorial and Stratford this weekend. Plans are in place for the following matchups but they aren't definite:
If it's ...
- Memorial at Katy Taylor, 5:30 Friday.
- Memorial at Cinco Ranch, 6 p.m. Friday.
- Stratford at Cinco Ranch, 6 p.m. Friday.
- Stratford at Katy Taylor, 7 p.m. Friday.
All those would be one-game playoffs.

Take a deep breath!
19-5A and 20-5A coaches were to meet tonight, Bellaire coach Brien Tuffly told me. 15-5A and 16-5A are figuring everything out today. 23-5A and 24-5A still have two seedings up in the air: Elkins and Clements will play for first in 23 at 3 p.m. today at Clements; Brazoswood and Clear Creek are playing for second in 24 this afternoon.
Hopefully - HOPEFULLY - everything will be decided by the end of the night.
In any case, we'll pass on any news the minute we hear anything.

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