Posted by dingaling on August 23, 2022 at 07:55:41:
In Reply to: Re: Artesia High School Preseason Games posted by Walt Flanagan's Dog on August 22, 2022 at 11:17:27:
: t you wanted. Boring games over 80% of the time.
: : Its all about match ups, boys and girls both have the issues of the blow outs. The last few years has definitely been a challenge with scheduling for some teams with COVID cancellations. That may be why you saw teams take games they shouldnt have. You'll still have your blowouts in early rounds of tournaments and leagues but hopefully ADs and coaches can get to scheduling a little more realistic this year.
: And the all-star team building mentality contributes to this in boys and girls sports. Heck, the other night Centennial's football team was up 77-0 at halftime.
: Walt's Dog
You need a .500 record to make the playoffs. If you are in a tough league where your team can be decent yet lose 6+ league games, you have to schedule wins in weak tournaments to offset the losses and get to .500. Covid cancellations threw a monkey wrench into this at some schools-the "wins" they scheduled got cancelled and .500 wasn't reached.