Sunday, November 28, 2021

If I Was King of Sports: 2021 8-man football state championship

I have always believed that California should have a state championship for 8-man football. I will continue to create a hypothetical bracket until a real state championship exists. In this model, I have a 32-team bracket. The top 16 teams are seeded. In the first round, I have the 17th rated team play the 16th and the top team play the bottom team. After that, I made the hypothetical matches based on geography the best I could, as long as teams in the same league would not play each other in the first round. I have league winners and the top rated teams by calpreps.com as at-large teams, as long as they have a one game under .500 record or better. Here is the bracket I have... Calvary Baptist (La Verne) @ (1) Fresno Christian Upper Lake @ (16) Coast Union (Cambria) Sierra (Tollhouse) @ (8) Avalon Riverdale Christian @ (9) Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes) Sage Hill (Newport Beach) @ (5) Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) Valley Christian Academy (Santa Maria) @ (12) Chadwick (Palos Verdes Peninsula) Hesperia Christian @ (4) California School for the Deaf (Riverside) Laton @ (13) Pinewood (Los Altos Hills) Calvary Chapel (Downey) @ (6) Thatcher (Ojai) Victory Christian (Chula Vista) @ (11) San Diego Jewish Academy Sotomayor (Los Angeles) @ (3) Faith Baptist (Los Angeles-Canoga Park) Big Valley (Bieber) @ (14) Redding Christian (Palo Cedro) Cornerstone Christian (Antioch) @ (7) Branson (Ross) Calistoga @ (10) Priory (Portola Valley) Windward (Los Angeles) @ (2) Cate (Carpeteria) North Valley Military Institute (Los Angeles) @ (15) Stuart Hall (San Francisco)