Why no tiebreaker?
From The Sun's Pat O'Malley:
If third-ranked Loyola (8-1) defeats Calvert Hall (5-5) on Thanksgiving, the Dons and No. 8 Mount St. Joseph (6-4) would be co-champions of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference. Both teams would finish 4-1 in the conference.
We wrote last week how ridiculous it is that the A Conference doesn't have a championship game like the B Conference to settle it on the field. Instead, the A Conference has had tri and co-champions, even when head-to-head competition could separate the teams.
Mount St. Joseph beat Loyola, 24-7, in the regular season. Therefore, the Gaels should be the 2007 champs. They would be in any other league, except for the A Conference.
Comments
I think the reason is so that Loyola and Calvert Hall don't have to play each other twice in a season and so McDonogh and Gilman don't have to play each other in the same season. Also, since Loyola and CHC play each other on Thanksgiving, the playoff would inevitably extend into December. Hope this helps. Everybody have a great Thanksgiving.
Posted by: James | November 22, 2007 8:50 AM