Peel Playoff Predictions

The seedings are set and there weren't any major surprises. Here are one person's predictions.

1. D'Youville over 16. Gonzaga: It will be over by the end of the 1st quarter.
2. Campion over 15. Brathwaite: Another empty the bench game.
3. Loyola over 14. Meadowvale: The highest scoring game of the first round.
4. Xavier over 13. Notre Dame: Xavier blew out ND early in the season and despite their poor performance at Sheridan, they bounced back in their last league game.
5. Mount Carmel over 12. Sandalwood: Carmel has too much experience over a young Sandalwood team.
6. Ascension over 11. St. Joseph: This match-up isn't nearly as close as the seeding difference. Ascension has too much athleticism.
7. Goetz over 10. Pocock: After the first month of the season, this might have gine the other way but Goetz has been Peel's most improved team since Christmas.
9. BCSS over 8. Mississauga: Mississauga got smacked late in the season and bad games have a way of lingering.

D'Youville over BCSS: D'Youville has too many weapons and BCSS will do well to keep this within 15.
Campion over Goetz: As much as Goetz has improved, the top 2 seeds are far ahead of the rest of the league.
Loyola over Ascension: Loyola's defence is ripe for the picking but Ascension's main focus will be their AA qualifier against Oakville Aquinas the next day. Otherwise, this would be a very tight battle to the bitter end.
Xavier over Carmel: This seems to be everyone's pick for the mild upset but lets not forget that Xavier has had their number all season and for the past few seasons. This is the one team that can't surprise them.

D'Youville over Xavier: The Tigers will play strong D but they will get out-rebounded like crazy and Kamran will be the Tiger killer in this one.
Campion over Loyola: The gap between 2 and 3 is bigger than the gap between 3 and 7, IMO. Loyola will try to run and gun but Campion will expose their almost non-existent defence.

D'Youville over Campion: D'Youville is the class of Peel and has an outside chance for a semi-final spot at OFSAA. Campion is a great team in its own right but isn't quite as deep or as athletic.

What are everyone else's opinions?

Great quarter- final games regardless of who wins!

i wudnt yet call Campion over Goetz yet ...thts a game i think we cant predict. Lasts final rematch will be hectic and very good. I am thinking it can go both ways.

Who do you guys think would be the most likely to upset?

[quote="CoachB"]Who do you guys think would be the most likely to upset?[/quote]

Ascension and Carmel will have the closest games.

Loyola will play a high tempo game and that plays right into Ascensions athletic team. If the Eagles can handle the Loyola press on their small court then they will have a good shot at an upset.

Carmel and Xavier run the same sets. Both have played at each others gyms. Players on both teams know each other fairly well. The winner of this game will be who can execute the best on that given day.

Big day tomorrow!

watch out for goetz. they may suprise some people.

Have the game times, dates and locations been set yet?

If anyone knows or can put put up the URL for this info, that would be appreciated... at least the quarters, semi's and finals...

Thanks...

first round today:

http://www.ropssaascores.com/index.php?schedule&sport=BASKETBALL&division=North&level=SENIOR&tier=Tier1&gender=BOYS

click on 'view schedule' and role down to the bottom of the page.

Thanks...laszlo!

oh...one more thing...

does peel have rules about outside fans coming to watch? ...or does it depend on each school's own rules???

Family from either school are permitted if they sign in at the office.

Other than that it really depends on each schools rules and regulations. If you are a High School student I know some schools will allow you if you are with an adult.

No matter what I think you have to sign in at the office regardless.

Don't quote me, but the Goetz-Pocock game looks very very interesting!

Goetz 78 pocock 34

gonna be goetz vs campion for sure...unless somehow campion loses

Haha I was very, very wrong.
I wonder how that game went?

well i was watching it and for some reason it was at 1:45...it was very low score in the first but goetz picked it up at the end and the end of the 1st qrter score was 16-3...pocock wen on a 10-0 run in the start of the half but were still dwn by 14... Tubbs had a lot of points also with Ulysses.. Pocock hardly drove in the took a number of 3 pointers and onlie a couple went it... was not a good game for them but they showed some pride in the second half.