Its easy to say what could have, would have, and should have happened. There is a lot I don't know, would St. Thomas have made the standings change? Probably. If all teams have had all of their varsity athletes available, would the standings change? Probably. If it were only 5A schools would things be different? Sure. But here is what I do Know... A lot of top 5A schools were at the Derby Invite.... They brought the best squads they had available at the time.... Goddard won very convincingly.... I'm not saying they will win state, but they are the favorites at this point based on their body of work. You don't have to get creative to prove a point.... Good points prove themselves... Congrats Goddard, well done.
Looking at the 5A rankings, SJA has six ranked as finalists. Goddard has two. That's about a 50 point difference for them to make up on the backside. Now they do have four ranked in that backside final to SJA's one. That's about a 30 point comeback. Then add Goddard's three fifth place guys to SJA's one fifth.... and you have a good ole battle looming!!!
Be there in Wichita! I will be cheering for ALL the best kids to reach their goals!
