Class One Boys High School Basketball district assignments and favorites

I thought I would start a little earlier than planned on Class one district assignments and favorites.  Below are listed the teams with rankings for each district along with a short outlook on each district and a few comments on their state tournament prospects.

Unfortunately, in the state tournament (https://www.mshsaa.org/Activities/DistrictWinners.aspx?alg=5&class=1), there is no seeding so the districts are set up from district one on the top to district 16 on the bottom.  That means that possibly the two best teams in the state, Dora and South Iron, could meet on March 2nd in a quarterfinal game that will be the best game in the state championship tournament rather than the state finale on March 9th where this winner faces a slightly lower rated finalist from the lower bracket.  Too bad they can't seed the teams.

CLASS 1 DISTRICT ASSIGNMENTS  (favorites in each district are listed in bold)
District 1  Look for Risco and Delta to dominate this tournament with Scott County and Richland challenging.
Risco	89
Delta	88
Scott County Central	83
Richland (Essex)	80
Clarkton	67
Delta (Deering)	59
Gideon	53
Southland (Cardwell)	43
North Pemiscot	32
Average	66
District 2 South Iron is the favorite in District 2 and one of the top teams in the state tournament bracket.  Lesterville could provide some competition but look for the Panthers to dominate.
South Iron	101
Lesterville	89
Zalma	68
Leopold	67
Viburnum	48
St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington)	44
Bell City	42
Marquand-Zion	15
Average	59
District 3 Dora is another state tournament favorite but Eminence recently upset South Iron and will give Dora all they can handle.  Unfortunately for Eminence, the defensive shout-out "shooter!" applies to every Falcon player that touches the rock.
Dora	101
Eminence	94
Newburg	73
Bunker	60
Bakersfield	57
Winona	55
Koshkonong	51
Couch	49
Average	68
District 4 Halfway will get into the state tournament by beating Walnut Grove or Fair Play in the district 4 final but will exit the state tournament in the first round in a weak district.
Halfway	77
Walnut Grove	74
Fair Play	70
Chadwick	68
Bradleyville	61
Lutie	43
Hurley	43
Niangua	10
Average	56
District 5 Another weak district, Golden City has a slight edge over Dadeville, Sheldon and Lockwood.  Don't expect any of these teams in the second round of the state play-down.
Golden City	69
Dadeville	65
Sheldon	65
Lockwood	61
McAuley Catholic Joplin	59
Everton	56
Exeter	47
Bronaugh	32
Average	57
District 6 Lakeland and Montrose lead this district, and one of these teams could get to the quarterfinals of the state tournament due to a weaker middle of the state tournament bracket (districts 5 to 8).
Lakeland	87
Montrose	86
Drexel	70
Ballard	67
Appleton City	64
Rich Hill	55
Miami	51
Northeast Vernon County	49
Hume	28
Average	62
District 7 District 7 champion will most probably be St. Elizabeth although Wheatland, Macks Creek and Weaubleau has an outside shot to upset.  None of these teams go beyond the second round in the state bracket.
St. Elizabeth	83
Wheatland	78
Macks Creek	75
Weaubleau	75
Climax Springs	68
Humansville	53
Hermitage	41
Tuscumbia	40
Average	64
District 8 Concordia is the class of district 8, with Santa Fe and Leeton as dark horses.  Concordia has a good chance to get to the quarterfinals of the state tournament due to the weakness in this part of the bracket.
Concordia	89
Santa Fe	77
Leeton	76
Green Ridge	67
Northwest (Hughesville)	63
La Monte	62
Chilhowee	51
Kingsville	45
Average	66
District 9 Will anyone challenge Chamois in district 9?  Probably not, although Jamestown has an outside chance.  Chamois could make some noise into the state quarterfinals.
Chamois	89
Jamestown	78
Pilot Grove	72
Prairie Home	67
Otterville	58
Missouri School for the Deaf	52
Columbia Independent High School	49
Bunceton	47
Average	64
District 10 Another weaker district, Canton and Community should fight this out although Wellsville-Middleton and North Shelby could surprise.  None of these teams will impress the state tournament field.
Canton	77
Community	74
Wellsville-Middleton	72
North Shelby	70
Madison	59
Higbee	47
Bevier	35
Marion County	18
Average	57
District 11 In a stronger district, Slater, who has been a favorite of mine since they beat my grandsons Larry Hughes Select 2021 team last summer, should slice though this field unless Glasgow makes some noise.  Slater has a good chance to get to the state semi- or final and an outside chance to win the class one title.  Go Wildcats!
Slater	94
Glasgow	88
Meadville	74
Northwestern (Mendon)	74
Keytesville	68
Hale with Bosworth	63
Brunswick	55
Bucklin-Macon County	39
Tina-Avalon	29
Average	70
District 12 La Plata wins this district, but don't expect the Bulldogs to bark beyond the first round of sectionals.
La Plata	81
Green City	70
Linn County	63
Brashear	58
Novinger	57
Grundy County (Galt)	50
Atlanta	50
Newtown-Harris (Newtown)	25
Average	57
District 13 Winston is the class of district 13, with Wellington-Napoleon not to far behind.    The Red Birds could flap into the quarterfinals of state.  Look for a showdown with Jefferson (Conception Junction) in the second round.
Winston	88
Wellington-Napoleon	81
Southwest Livingston County (Ludlow)	64
Braymer	63
Orrick	52
Norborne	41
Hardin-Central	36
Breckenridge	7
Average	54
District 14 Worth County should have no problem winning district 14 but going much further in state will be a big issue for these Keytesville, Missouri Tigers.
Worth County	81
Pattonsburg	70
Mercer	68
North Harrison (Eagleville)	58
Ridgeway with Cainsville	56
Albany	52
Gilman City	33
Tri-County (Jamesport)	30
Average	56
District 15 Mound City is another state tournament dark horse but will have a tough district game with North Andrew.  Assuming they beat them, the undefeated Mound City Panthers could make their way to a state tournament final, with an outside chance of beating Dora or South Iron.   They will have to beat good Jefferson (Conception Junction) and Slater teams to get there.
Mound City	96
North Andrew	89
South Holt	72
Dekalb MO	65
Stewartsville	61
King City	59
Osborn	42
Union Star	38
Average	65
District 16 No one will touch Jefferson (Conception Junction) in district 16.  The question will be,  can Jefferson (CJ) get through tough lower state bracket to face South Iron or Dora in a state final?
Jefferson (Conception Junction)	94
Rock Port	73
Stanberry	69
South Nodaway	66
North Nodaway	59
Northeast Nodaway	48
West Nodaway	47
Nodaway-Holt	20
Average	59