MARCH MADNESS: Local coaches share tournament predictions

By Derrick Forsythe, Record Sports Editor
Posted 11/7/19

DOUG SMITH, WRIGHT CITY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Final Four Teams — Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin and Virginia. Champion — “I’ll go with Duke, because I’m a fan, and I’ll pick with the heart over …

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DOUG SMITH, WRIGHT CITY ATHLETIC DIRECTORFinal Four Teams — Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin and Virginia.Champion — “I’ll go with Duke, because I’m a fan, and I’ll pick with the heart over thebrain. I’m really rooting for any of the 68 teams who are not Kentucky,North Carolina or Kansas.”MIKE UFFMANN, WARRENTON BASKETBALLFinal Four Teams — Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa State and Virginia.Champion — “I’ll go with Kentucky over Iowa State, because Kentucky’s length, athleticism and depth continues to dominate on the college level.”Iowa St over VirginiaBUTCH CLARK, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN BASKETBALLFinal Four Teams — Virginia, Gonzaga, Kentucky and Wisconsin.Champion — “I have Wisconsin ruining Kentucky’s perfect season and playing in the championship against Virginia. Wisconsin wins the title 75-72.”RICH BARTON, WARRENTON GOLFFinal Four Teams — Duke, Arizona, Northern Iowa and Kentucky.Champion — “Kentucky wins it all. Their defense is great, and we all know that defense winschampionships.”RICK HALTEMAN, WRIGHT CITY BASKETBALLFinal Four Teams — Michigan State, Gonzaga, Wisconsin and Kentucky.Champion — “I’m going with Gonzaga, because they have strong play at the point and can score both inside andout. This is the year they break through.”BOBBY SPOONSTER, WARRENTON ACTIVITIES DIRECTORFinal Four Teams — Virginia, Kentucky, Duke and Wisconsin.Champion — “I don’t know of any team in America that can match up with them 1-9. They take one lottery pick off the floor and replace  him with another.”LOCAL COACHES OFFER PREDICTIONSGoogle


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