Ain't no lecture tonight.  Here's the All class Missouri girls ratings as of last week.  I have not updated it for last weekend's games so there might be some adjustments after I enter some district scores.

Edited 2/28/2022 3pm  It is the end of Black History Month but is it really?  We keep hearing about Critical Race Theory and these wackos that don't want to teach our kids and grandkids about any history that might embarrass their children.  Well, get this... we only learn from our past and our past included enslaved black folk who were brought to this land with no choice but to slave away their life working in a rice field or under even harsher conditions on a sugar plantation.   You could say that America was built on the backs of people of color and now we have forgotten them.  We don't want to be disturbed or embarrassed by this very real truth.  America is great because of slavery, as repulsive as that sounds.  So we cannot forget our past.  We must study it and learn from it. It is not just slavery that we must learn.  We must learn from Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era after Federal troops were removed from the South in 1874 when blacks were stripped of their newly ga

 District tournaments are just a week away and lower classes have already been seeded.  Coach Bennaka at Smithville contacted me about his seed meeting this weekend and I realized I had not updated the seeding posts since early this year. So down below, you will find links to each boys and girls class.  These might not help you seed your team but the ratings do give a good picture of who should win out and get to the state final. As always. enjoy and let me know in a positive manner if I messed up.  If you can't be polite and helpful, don't bother. Missouri Girl’s Ratings by Class and District Class One     Class Two    Class Three    Class Four    Class Five    Class Six   Missouri Boy’s Ratings by Class and District Class One    Class Two    Class Three     Class Four    Class Five    Class Six

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class Three Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 3 girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Twin Rivers rocks District 2: Scott City prevails District 3: West County Leadwood beats all-comers District 4: St. Pius X Festus challenges West County in a good sectional game after winning district District 5: Duchesne and Elsberry girls fight it out, you pick 'em. District 6:  South Shelby battles Palmyra and wins district District 7:  Hermann ahead of the district 7 pack District 8: Tipton too good for district 8 opponents District 9: Steelville girls might go further than the boys District 10: Licking wins tough district District 11: Strafford edges Skyline

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class  girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Naylor, Neelyville, Campbell, and Hayti all have a shot.  Too close to predict. District 2: Ellington SR rocks district and sectional competition and potential state finalist. District 3: Oran dominates this district District 4:  New Haven stomps district 4 competition District 5: Northeast Cairo wins out district  District 6: You pick... Scotland County Memphis or Schuyler County Lancaster.  You cannot go wrong with either one advancing deep into state bracket. District 7:  Salisbury girls are almost as good as their boys District 8: Santa Fe prevails District 9: Newburg to

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class One Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 1 girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Koshkonong is my pick District 2:  Delta starts a potential state title run but South Iron might be a hurdle District 3:  South Iron starts their state title journey and they don't want to settle for another third place again.  Could be a boys and girls state title parade in Annapolis. District 4: Chadwick girls join their boys with a win here but, like the boys, won't get past South Iron in the sectional District 5: McAuley Catholic Joplin gets a title District 6: Rich Hill and Drexel battle with the "Hill" girls joining their boys in winning District 7:

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class FourBasketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 4 girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Doniphan over Dexter District 2: Park Hills Central girls rock District 3: St. James is a contender for state District 4: Ursuline Academy takes district District 5: Cardinal Ritter edges Vashon District 6: Westminster Academy and John Burroughs are neck and neck.  Coin flip? District 7: St. Charles West girls beat Orchard Farm District 8: Kirksville, Mexico, Macon and Hallsville have a chance.  Taking Kirksville District 9: Southern Boone and Helias could play all night long for this district title. One might win a state title District 10: California here we come Distr

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class Five Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.   The class five and six boys and girls both deal with super districts this year.  With the number of districts cut in half from 16 to 8, there will be more competition and a longer district tournament.  Winners go directly to the state quarterfinals. Here are the Class 5 girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Cape Notre Dame and Farmington in a game to the buzzer.  OT? District 2: Webster Groves ends Lift for Life's dream of another run at the title and goes deep in the tournament. District 3: Whitfield cruises but has to get by Webster to a title run. District 4: Warrenton wins district before season ends District 5: West Plains i

  Corrected 2/15/2021  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class One Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 1 boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Cooter is my pick District 2:  Leopold wins district 2 District 3:  South Iron starts their two-peat state title journey District 4: Chadwick wins here but won't get past South Iron in the sectional District 5: Golden City and Lockwood lock horns.  Golden City is gold. District 6: Rich Hill and Hume battle with the "Hill" winning District 7: Dadeville and Wheaton are in the finale.  Dadeville by two District 8:  Climax Springs ends Macks Creeks dream season District 9: Leeton favored over Northwest Hughesville District 10:  Higbee dominates district 10 Dist

  Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Girl's Class Six Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.   The class five and six boys and girls both deal with super districts this year.  With the number of districts cut in half from 16 to 8, there will be more competition and a longer district tournament.  Winners go directly to the state quarterfinals. Here are the Class 6 girls ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Jackson is the solid favorite District 2: Eureka revenges upset loss to Marquette for another district title for 400 game winner Coach Alsup.  Quarter-final win probable before facing Inc.Word in semi-final? District 3: There is no other Word than Incarnate.  State title unless a comet hits the earth. District 4: Zumwalt West ekes by

Corrected 2/14/2022       Corrected 3102022 Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class Three Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 3 boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Charleston dances through district 1 District 2:  Saxony Lutheran and Kelly go OT in this championship.  The Crusaders beat Kelly by three in mid-season and I will go with them to win again.  Neither can beat Charleston in the Sectional. District 3:  Kingston dominates district 3. District 4: DuBourg has a slight edge over St. Pius X of Festus District 5: Duchesne tops Elsberry for this district final. District 6: Monroe City blows out Highland on their way to a possible final four or state championship. District 7: Hermann tops North Callaway Dist

 Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class Four Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class Four boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Take New Madrid County Central over Cape Notre Dame and run. District 2:  Jobe Bryant and the Park Hill Central Rebels dominate. District 3:  St. James edges Owensville District 4: Confluence Academy spoils another Cinderella run by Lift for Life. District 5: How do you spell Domination...?  V-A-S-H-O-N District 6: MICDS and Whitfield could play three OTs to decide this.  I can't, you can flip your own coin.  Brandon Mitchell-Day might be the difference-maker here. District 7: St. Charles West, Orchard Farm, and Lutheran St. Charles battle for the title.  I sort of like Frankie May an

   Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class Two Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.  Here are the Class 2 boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: South Pemiscot rocks. District 2:  Alton rolls through district 2 to start a journey towards a possible state title. District 3:  Bernie edges Advance in a tight title game. District 4: New Haven comes on strong to just get by Valle Catholic District 5: Northeast Cairo romps through district 5 District 6: Putnam County is too much for Scotland County Memphis District 7: Salisbury wins by six over Harrisburg District 8:  Smithton tops Sacred Heart Sedalia in a close one District 9: Norwood and Gainesville have a great final but it could easily be better than a state final or semi-final game

 Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class Six Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.   The class five and six boys and girls both deal with super districts this year.  With the number of districts cut in half from 16 to 8, there will be more competition and a longer district tournament.  Winners go directly to the state quarterfinals. Here are the Class Six boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: SLUH, led by Saint University recruit Nick Kramer, will take this championship. District 2:  CBC is too much for Parkway West or Eureka but you still have to play the game. District 3:  At the beginning of the season, I thought Pattonville might surprise Chaminade in this district but a one-horse cart (Kellen Thames) does not have a chance agai

 Gramps Braggin' Rights Missouri Boy's Class Five Basketball Ratings by District - 2/10/2021 As I stated earlier, I am not fully caught up on all teams in all classes but with district seeding meetings (some have already occurred) and tournaments right around the corner, I am posting what I have.   The class five and six boys and girls both deal with super districts this year.  With the number of districts cut in half from 16 to 8, there will be more competition and a longer district tournament.  Winners go directly to the state quarterfinals. Here are the Class five boys ratings by district and my comments about each district: District 1: Cape Central seems to have the inside track on this title. District 2:  I expect the Statemen defense to cool off the hot three-point shooters of Vianney but there is that remote possibility that the Golden Griffins prevail. District 3:  A very tough district with Ritter, De Smet, and Westminster Academy but I expect the Spartans and Wildcats

 What is weighting and when do you use it?  I haven't heard from any Lindbergh fans about Monday's Greater Metro Boy's Basketball ratings where Eureka, who has lost three close games to Lindbergh, is rated slightly better than the Flyers.  Why would I do that?  Not because I am their unofficial statistician and have a bias towards the Wildcats.  No, it has to do with season performance, as much as head-to-head competition.  You can find all of my rating blogs HERE This is where statistically modeling team ratings becomes somewhat judgemental and it isn't just Lindbergh and Eureka ratings.  There are approximately 525 girl's teams and 540 boy's teams and there are instances similar to the Flyer-Wildcat scenario in every class of schools.  If I just used raw ratings (the average of every game outcome) and did not put some weight on who defeated whom, the model would not be as good.  So I have to take into account both seasonal performance (consistency against all

 As I mentioned in the Girls post, I am packing for a pacemaker procedure this afternoon at St. Luke's so I will keep this short. How about the MCC conference?  They usually have three teams in the top ten area schools but four?  And the worst team in the Metro Catholic Conference, Vianney, is ranked 11th in the area.  Tough league with great teams.  Hats off to the MCC teams! I have made a few updates on the top teams but need to add some additional late January games for some of the lower teams.  It is really difficult to rate these top teams statistically when they keep knocking each other off from night to night.  It is not like, team A beats team B, team B beats team C and they are in rank order.  No, they make it difficult for me with team A beats team B, team B beats team C and then, team C beats team A.  Makes life difficult for this old statistician. So here are my large and small Greater Metro St. Louis area schools.  I include schools that are an hour drive from Busch St