There wasn’t a lot of room for Cinderella stories in Class 7A in the opening round of the play.

Just three lower-seeded teams won in the opening round and with a majority of the higher-seeded teams moving along in the bracket a number of very interesting second-round matchups have been created.

The class is one where many teams are considered viable for making a run to the state championship game, but when the dust clears after this round some of that instability as to who that might be should be resolved.

First-round predictions: 15-1

Second-round matchups

Richards vs. Hersey : Richards, who is voluntarily playing up to 7A from 6A, drew a postseason staple in the first round but this wasn’t one of Edwardsville’s stronger entries and the Bulldogs weren’t really pushed. Speakin

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