Two district winners will face off on Friday. Walton and Anderson both beat bitter rivals in their respective district championships. They both are two of the bigger teams in the region. Both teams hang their hat on the defensive end of the court. This should be a great game for 8th region fans to watch. So, what are your predictions?

Walton-Verona looked very shaky handling the ball against an outmanned Carroll squad. I expect Anderson to go after them with pressure...if WV can handle the pressure, they have better inside game. If not...this might not be close.

Walton Verona will win. Dixon and Sandlin can help their perimeter players against any pressure Anderson can apply. Long bus ride for Anderson to the game and even longer on the way home.

I will take Anderson by 13!

I like Walton chances in this one. Both teams seem to have weaknesses that the other team can exploit. It will depend on who does it best for one game.

Walton's defense will win this game. I'll take Walton by 12.

I don't know either well enough to predict but having watched the Walton District I hope they do well.

anderson will win going away

As I have stated in an earlier thread, I expect a Walton-Verona / Simon Kenton final. They are the two best teams in my opinion. Good luck to everyone.

anderson will win going away

I will be shocked if that happens.

As I have stated in an earlier thread, I expect a Walton-Verona / Simon Kenton final. They are the two best teams in my opinion. Good luck to everyone.

 

I too expect a Simon / WV rematch! So, I will be taking WV in this one.

Would like to see Walton win one since they have never won the region tournament before. Nice to have a Cinderella Story IMO.......

Dixon vs. Brown should be an interesting match up.

I like Walton chances in this one. Both teams seem to have weaknesses that the other team can exploit. It will depend on who does it best for one game.

 

What Time and Score said!

Dixon vs. Brown should be an interesting match up.

 

If these two - Dixon & Brown - neutralize each other, it will probably come down to if Anderson has an answer for Sandlin. However, I would give the nod to Dixon at this point in their careers.

 

Another question is if W-V's guard play is really up to the task in this big game? More often than not, it has let them down against bigger schools and better teams, with the one huge exception being against SK in the district final.

 

Too close to call for me. This will be another great game under the same roof - all for one price, too!

 

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