2009 UIL Playoffs

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The playoff brackets for the 2009 season were posted recently.  Region 3 has some interesting paths to the regional tournament because some "districts" are empty now.  They're empty now so that they can be easily filled as more 3A's adopt soccer.

These are the empty districts in our region:  34, 36, 39, and 47.  That will lead to byes for some teams in the first two rounds, and will also mean some teams won't see a higher seed until the later rounds.

One such quirk I noticed is that the runner up AND fourth place finishers in District 33 AND 35 are guaranteed not to see a district champion until the (Fourth Round) Regional Quarter Finals.

Many teams might actually have a much easier path to the regional tournament by finishing second or third!

The brackets also essentially divided the region into a north and south half around houston.  We will be going with the northern half, so our area won't get a chance to see a team like Friendswood, Kingwood Park, Crosby, Angleton, HISD teams, or the "Hwy 59 South" teams until the Regional Final game.

Here's the playoff link.  It's very small, and remember to mark out Districts 34, 36, 39, and 47:

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And here's our region:

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