If I Was King of Sports Former VOL vs. Current VOL basketball challenge

I would like to see a high school basketball challenge between the former members of the Valley Oak League vs. the current members of the Valley Oak League. The teams wouldn't have had to be in the VOL at the same time, but I still want to see it. If I was in charge, here is what the challenge might look like... (In reverse order of last year's VOL finish. Last place would play first, champion would play last. Current members are in CAPS.) 1) Riverbank vs. OAKDALE (predicted winner: Oakdale) (by the way, this matchup is actually happening). 2) Bear Creek-Stockton vs. EAST UNION-MANTECA (predicted winner: Bear Creek) 3) West-Tracy vs. KIMBALL-TRACY (predicted winner: Kimball) 4) Ceres vs. CENTRAL CATHOLIC-MODESTO (predicted winner: Central Catholic) 5) Lathrop vs. SIERRA-MANTECA (predicted winner: Lathrop) 6) Tracy vs. MANTECA (predicted winner: Manteca) 7) St. Mary's-Stockton vs. WESTON RANCH-STOCKTON (predicted winner: Weston Ranch) The current VOL would win 5-2 under my predictions.

If I Was King of Sports: CA State 8-man football playoff (2019)

In California, there are 15 divisions for high school football state championships, but there is nothing for 8-man football. I believe there needs to be a state 8-man championship. But how can that be done? I do realize that there are so few teams and it can be a logistical nightmare. Also, looking at calpreps.com over the past few years, it seems that the southern part of the state is more dominate than the northern part. The south also has far more schools playing 8-man football. I have proposed something for many years, and I usually propose a different format, and this year is no exception. Unless a BCS-style is done for 8-man, I now think that we must start with separate Northern California and Southern California playoffs. Because, as stated before, there are far more teams in the South than in the North, I propose a 12-team tournament for the North and a 24-team tournament for the South. Each league winner would get an automatic bid. Also, teams in the same league would not be able to play each other in the first round, but teams in the same section could. Here is my bracket. Since I am from the North, I will start there. North (Central, Central Coast,North Coast, and Northern Sections) Highest seeds would host each round (1) Mojave (CS) (6-0) Bye (8) South Fork-Miranda (NCS) (6-2) (9) Burney (NS) (7-3) (5) Branson-Ross (NCS) (6-1) (12) Woodside Priory-Portola Valley (CCS) (6-2) (4) Lone Pine (CCS) (7-2) Bye (6) Riverdale Christian (CS) (8-1) (11) Tomales (NCS) (6-2) (3) Chester (NS) (10-0) Bye (7) Redding Christian-Palo Cedro (NS) (9-1) (10) Trona (CCS) (6-4) Bye (2) Cornerstone Christian-Antioch (CCS) (10-0) South (Los Angeles, San Diego, and Southern Sections) Bracket 1 (1) Windward-Los Angeles (SS) (8-0) Bye (8) Calvary Chapel-Downey (SS) (6-4) (9) Sage Oak-Hesperia (SS) (5-3) (5) Lancaster Baptist (SS) (6-2) (12) San Diego Jewish Academy (SD) (8-1) (4) Sage Hill-Newport Beach (SS) (9-1) Bye (6) Bloomington Christian (SS) (7-1) (11) Noli Indian-San Jacinto (SS) (6-3) (3) Thatcher-Ojai (SS) (4-3) Bye (7) Avalon (SS) (7-1) (10) Hillcrest Christian-Thousand Oaks (SS) (7-1) Bye (2) Amino Robinson-Los Angeles (LA) (8-1) Bracket 2 (1) Chadwick-Palos Verdes Estates (SS) (9-1) Bye (8) Santa Clara-Oxnard (SS) (5-2) (9) Fulton-Los Angeles (Van Nuys) (LA) (7-1) (5) Foothills Christian-El Cajon (SD) (10-0) (12) Desert Christian-Lancaster (SS) (5-4) (4) Cate-Carpinteria (SS) (6-3) Bye (6) Riverside County Education Academy-Moreno Valley (SS) (6-4) (11) Milken-Los Angeles (SS) (5-5) (3) Faith Baptist-Los Angeles (Canoga Park) (SS) (7-2) Bye (7) Coast Union-Cambria (SS) (9-1) (10) TEACH Tech- Los Angeles (LA) (7-1) Bye (2) Flintridge Prep-La Canada (SS) (8-2)

2019- What might the playoffs look like if the old system was still used?

This is obviously a guess, because for those divisions with three leagues, we wouldn't be able to determine which league would get two teams. For this model, I gave the lowest rated league two teams. The others would get three each. *= Did not make playoffs under format actually used. DIVISION I (8 teams) (DL and SFL, 3 teams each) (TCAL: 2 teams) DL 3: Jesuit-Carmichael (4-2, 5-5) @ SFL 1: Folsom (6-0, 9-1) SFL 3: Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills (4-2, 7-2) @ TCAL 1: St. Mary's-Stockton (5-0, 5-5) DL 2: Cosumnes Oaks-Elk Grove (4-2, 7-3) @ TCAL 2: Lincoln-Stockton (4-1, 9-1) SFL 2: Rocklin (4-2, 7-3) @ DL 1: Davis (5-1, 9-1) DIVISION II (8 teams) (Each league gets 2 teams) SJAA 2: Bear Creek-Stockton* (4-1, 4-6) @ CVC 1: Inderkum-Sacramento (6-0, 10-0) ML 2: Laguna Creek-Elk Grove* (4-1, 7-3) @ CCAL 1: Turlock (5-0, 8-2) CCAL 2: Downey-Modesto (4-1, 7-3) @ SJAA 1: Edison-Stockton (5-0, 9-1) CVC 2 Yuba City (4-2, 6-4) @ ML 1: Monterey Trail-Elk Grove (5-0, 9-1) DIVISION III (16 teams) Note: In the old system, division I had 16 teams. However, it also had the most leagues. Currently, division III has the most leagues. That is why I gave this division 16 teams in my model. Like the old system, though, there would be a north and a south and those winners would meet in the championship. North (CAL and FVL 3 teams each) (MEL 2 teams) CAL 3:Christian Brothers-Sacramento (4-2, 7-3) @ FVL 1:Placer-Auburn (5-0, 8-2) FVL 3: Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (2-3, 5-5) @ MEL 1: Vacaville (5-0, 8-2) CAL 2:Vista del Lago-Folsom (5-1,8-2) @ MEL 2: Vanden-Fairfield (4-1, 5-5) FVL 2:Rio Linda (4-1, 8-2) @ CAL 1:Capital Christian-Sacramento (6-0, 8-2) South (Each league gets 4 teams) VOL 4: Sierra-Manteca (3-3, 7-3) @ CCC 1: Buhach Colony-Atwater (6-0, 10-0) CCC 3: Merced (4-2, 5-5) @ VOL 2: Oakdale (5-1, 7-3) VOL 3: Central Catholic-Modesto (5-1, 5-5) @ CCC 2: Atwater (4-2, 7-3) CCC 4: Patterson (3-3, 6-4) @ VOL 1: Manteca (5-1, 8-2) DIVISION IV (8 teams) (GEL and WAC get 3 teams each) (GSL gets 2) WAC 3: Johansen-Modesto* (5-2, 7-3) @ GEL 1: Casa Roble-Orangevale (5-0, 7-3) GEL 3: Dixon* (3-2, 6-4) @ GSL 1: Johnson-Sacramento (4-0, 8-2) WAC 2: Los Banos (5-2, 5-5) @ GSL 2: Valley-Sacramento* (3-1, 4-6) GEL 2: Woodland (4-1, 7-3) @ WAC 1: Beyer-Modesto (6-1, 6-4) DIVISION V (2 teams each) (Note: There might be a possibility of north vs. south here, too. If so, it would be SVC vs. PVL and MLL vs. TVL) SVC 2: Rosemont-Sacramento (3-2, 7-2) @ TVL 1: Ripon (5-1, 9-1) MLL 2: Sonora (4-1, 5-5) @ PVL 1: Center-Antelope (5-0, 9-0) TVL 2: Escalon (5-1, 9-1) @ MLL 1: Amador-Sutter Creek (4-1, 9-1) PVL 2: Colfax (4-1, 7-3) @ SVC 1: Bradshaw Christian-Sacramento (5-0, 8-2) DIVISION VI (3 teams each) SDL 3: Highlands-North Highlands (3-2, 8-2) @ SL 2: Denair (6-1, 8-2) winner @ SDL 1: Golden Sierra-Garden Valley (5-0, 8-2) SL 3: Mariposa (5-2, 6-4) @ SDL 2: Linden (4-1, 7-3) winner @ SL 1: Ripon Christian (7-0, 9-1) DIVISION VII (2 teams each) CCAA 2: Stone Ridge Christian-Merced* (3-1, 6-4) @ SMAL 1: Woodland Christian (5-0, 8-2) SMAL 2: Encina-Sacramento* (3-2, 3-6) @ CCAA 1: Big Valley-Modesto (4-0, 6-4) Teams that actually made playoffs that would have missed in the old format Antelope Bear River-Grass Valley Calaveras-San Andreas Del Campo-Fair Oaks Del Oro-Loomis Elk Grove Golden Valley-Merced Granite Bay Gregori-Modesto Hilmar Hughson Kimball-Tracy LeGrand Liberty Ranch-Galt Lincoln Livingston Nevada Union-Grass Valley Oakmont-Roseville Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove River Valley-Yuba City Tracy Union Mine-El Dorado Vacaville Christian Western Sierra-Rocklin Whitney-Rocklin