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Football Pundit ‘Chief Nostradamus’ Weighs In On Northview Football, 1A Playoffs

Here’s a look at Friday night’s Northview Chiefs football and District 1A playoff predictions from NorthEscambia.com’s new Northview football pundit -  Chief Nostradamus, “The Cow Pasture Prophet” —

Ok Chiefs football fans, here’s a somewhat murky forecast for the upcoming 1A playoffs.  Things are starting to shape-up, and after this Friday night’s action, the 1A regional semi-final playoff picture will become clear.  So, some of these predictions can and probably will change.  And here it goes.

Let us start in Region 1 where Northview goes to battle Baker this Friday.  With a win by the boys from Bratt, the Chiefs will clinch a second consecutive district title.  In the first playoff round, NHS will host the District 2 runner-up, which should be the looser of the Graceville – Cottondale game on Nov. 2.

The other half of the Region 1’s semi-final bracket will be the District 2 champ, the Graceville – Cottondale winner, verses Freeport; that is if Freeport can hold off Jay Friday night.  Now consider that over the past few weeks Freeport has had back-to-back thrashings at the hands of Northview and Chipley, which in my opinion makes Freeport anything but a shoe in.  Here comes the twist; if somehow Jay manages to purloin a win from Freeport, the District 1 runner-up race will fall into a three-way tailspin.  Landing in a pile at the bottom will be Freeport, Baker, and Jay all locked in a last place tie at 1-2.  If the three-way tie scenario comes to fruition, a shootout among the Gators, Royals, and Bulldogs on Monday, November 5, will have to happen to determine the runner-up.   Now that’s a mouth full.

Head east and on to Region 2 and Districts 3 and 4.  Holmes County looks as if it is the team to beat in this region.  Friday night’s Holmes County – Chipley contest will settle the District 3 champion question and a Blue Devil win secure the 3-1A trophy.  Bozeman is in a solid second place situation in this district and has only a weak South Walton squad left on its schedule.  Unfortunately, the Seahawks have been beat like a drum in the band all year, and there’s not a chance that the fish hawks will pose significant challenge for the Bucks.  Bozeman will dispatch the surfer boys of Santa Rosa Beach in what should be a Bucks rout.

The District 4 race will be officially over Friday night after Liberty County Bulldogs capture the district title after taking a bite out of the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks.  With a Bulldog win, the Blountstown Tigers stroll into the playoffs as the district runner-up.  The Tigers have only lowly West Gadsden remaining on the district schedule, and Blountstown should defeat West Gadsden with ease.

Region 2’s semi-finals looks like a Blountstown road trip to Bonifay’s cow patty littered rodeo stadium in the city to play host Holmes County.  In the other game, the Bozeman Bucks will travel east over into the Eastern Time zone for a clash with the Liberty County Bulldogs in Bristol.

East of Tallahassee is where you’ll find Regions 3 and 4 with their Districts of 5, 6, 7, and 8.  It is from Districts 6 and 7 that the top three 1A teams in the state AP rankings hail from: Union County, Trenton, and Newberry.  Too bad for the North Florida sports writers, but only one of the three good teams has the chance to be in the state finals.

The District 5 champ, Mayo’s Lafayette High School, dethroned the last year’s district title holder and state champion, Jefferson County, in a come from behind fourth quarter thriller win 21-20.  However, Jefferson County is still not out of the playoff hunt, yet.  Jefferson County must win at Hamilton County this week to earn a runner-up playoff berth.  As for Hamilton County, it has had some success on the field as of late.

District 6’s champion is number one in the state, 8-0, Trenton.  Close behind, if you can consider it close, is 6-3 (1-1) Hilliard who was smacked by Trenton 49-6 last Friday night.

Region 3’s semi-final appears to be Hilliard traveling to Lafayette in one match up.  And either an uninspiring 1-7 Jefferson County team or a mediocre 2-7 Hamilton County will play powerhouse Trenton in the other.  When this region shakes out, Trenton should win out and represent Region 3 in the state semi-finals.

In Region 4, the emerging scenario has Union County crowned as the 7-1A champion with Newberry becoming the runner-up.  In District 8, none of the teams appear to be contenders for extended post season play with 2-6 (2-1) Wildwood in line for earning the district title.  4-3 (1-1) T. Dewitt Taylor, 4-4 (1-1) Crescent City, and 0-8 (0-2) The Villages round out this second-rate district.

The predicted field for the regional four semi-finals on Nov. 16 should be Union County at home against the District 8 runner-up Crescent City, and in the other half of the bracket, Newberry will travel to the potential District 8 champion, Wildwood.

Well that’s about it for now Chiefs fans and Friday is coming fast.  Baker is just down the road and a short drive from North Escambia.  I encourage all of us Northview fans to head over Baker and show your support as we watch our awesome Chiefs defeat the Gators this Friday night!