In 1972 there were 3 districts in Region D and only the District champions played for Region. The highest seed got a bye(Burton).
LPD
Cumberland
Black Diamond
Unbeaten 10-0 Burton won the LPD, got the bye and played the winner of the Cumberland District Champion vs. the Black Diamond District Champion [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beer1.gif[/img] for the Region D title.
Gotcha, so if the Cumberland or BDD champ had beaten Burton and eventually advanced to the Final they would have played 14 games, correct?
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There were no byes the two district champions with the most power points played for the regional title in region D. From 71-74 pennington won the CD Championship 3 times and made the playoffs 1 time, in 1974.
That's what I thought because I'd never known any team to finish with more than 13 games before they increased the playoff field. Thanks for the clarification.
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Well anyway, they only played 13 games back in the day and Burton can set a record if they win. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/getsmile.tmp007816300.gif[/img]
The first year that "Regional semi-finals" were held was 1976 : 10-0 Clintwood got a bye, then hosted 9-1-1 Pennington, which won in OT.
The first 14-0 teams were '77 champs Parry McCluer & Hampton. 13-0 Clintwood had a bye in '78.
just curious, not trying to stir anything up, but is Burton the first Division 1 team to go three-consecutive times to the State Finals and lose all three?
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