Warriors repeat - this time outright

6) Rural Retreat - For a last seed, the Indians are fairly stout. Pitchers Travis Sims and Wyatte Pickett have held their own despite losing more than winning. Should the Indians be able to get the bats going like they did in the last meeting with PH (won 10-1) it probably won't matter who they pitch. If the Indians top the Rebels in round one, county-rival GW is next. RR kept it close in the first meeting but was hammered 10-0 at Bob Turner Field in Wytheville. Despite being a 6th seed, the Indians can pack quite a punch depending on their mood and are extremely capable of reaching the finals.

3) Patrick Henry - The mid-season drought that plagued much of PH's season appears to be over. They have won three of their last five, including three district games. Any district win in the 2008 Hogoheegee Baseball edition is a good district win, as all the teams are seemingly even. The third seed team, typically, feels pretty good about the tournament. They get the 6th seed first and the lesser of the two evils between the 1st and 2nd seed next (fact: 2nd seed is always less evil than the 1st). This year, however, anything could happen as the Rebels have managed to split both regular season games between each of the Wythe County schools.

5) Northwood - Much like their 6th seed counterpart, the 5th seeded Panthers are also fickle and moody. Depending on the time of day and the tilt of planet Earth, Northwood can be capable of hanging with Region D power Lebanon, topping Marion twice, and defeating Patrick Henry. Other times, the Panthers struggle to score runs and stop the other team from scoring their own. It would probably be more appropriate if I wrote "Who Knows?" as the write-up for each team but I thought that would be a huge drag. On that note, as for the fate of NW, "Who Knows?". They have Holston first, who they lost to twice in the regular season by three runs each time. Should they get by the Cavs, they face the tournament host, Chilhowie, who has outscored the Panthers 21-1 this year.

4) Holston - The Cavs have been the district's lone consistent team this season. They have beaten both teams below them twice each and have lost to the three teams ahead of them twice apiece. If this holds true, the Cavs are destined to take out NW in the first round and get stalled by the Warriors in the second. However, the Cavs have not been intimidated by the district's top team this season after giving them a good bout in each regular season affair. If any team in the district deserves the title "Darkhorse", the Cavs do.

2) George Wythe - Since having to settle for second place after falling to Chilhowie 7-0 at Warrior Field on May 13, the Maroons have "unleashed the beast" on opponents. GW took care of business against Northwood and Holston by mercy ruling each with a combined 21-1 deficit. Should their momentum continue forward into the tournament, the Roons have an opportunity to avenge a late season loss to PH in the tournament or take on the always dangerous Indians of Rural Retreat. I'm not sure which team Coach Jason Lutrell would rather face, but as his team has shown in their last two games - they're ready to score runs.

1) Chilhowie - Last season the Warriors had to settle for having a HogoOnline Banner that read "Hogoheegee District Co-Champs". Well this season there is no John Battle to worry about and in light of that, Chilhowie repeated as district champs for the second straight season - this time, all by themselves. Chilhowie has won 11 of their last 12 games including 9 straight district bouts. The Warriors' side of the bracket include Northwood and Holston. Chilhowie breezed by Smyth County rival Northwood twice in the regular season, but merely stumbled past Holston. Having a Region C berth sealed and a lot of momentum on their side - the Warriors have a clear shot at running the tournament table.. that is, if they aren't looking too far ahead.