Prediction Recap: Looking back to state semifinal picks and who pulled the upset

High school football teams from Derby, Wichita Northwest and Goddard are moving on from the Wichita area, but how did they perform against preps reporter Hayden Barber’s predictions?

Here is the full recap.

Overall: 2-2

Losses: No. 3 Goddard at No. 1 McPherson, Andale at Pratt

Biggest upset by points: Andale at Pratt

Upsets by seeding: No. 3 Goddard at No. 1 McPherson

Best-picked spread: No. 3 Manhattan at No. 1 Derby (Derby by 21) - Actual: Derby by 18 (3-point difference)

Worst-picked spread: Andale at Pratt (Andale by 7) - Actual: Pratt by 2 (9-point difference)

Average spread difference: 3 points too many

Best-picked total: Andale at Pratt at 49 points - Actual: 40 points (9-point difference)

Worst-picked total: No. 2 Maize at No. 1 Wichita Northwest at 73 points - Actual: 127 points (54-point difference)

Average total difference: 2.5 points too few

No. 3 Manhattan at No. 1 Derby

Predicted: Derby 35, Manhattan 14

Actual: Derby 24, Manhattan 6

No. 2 Maize at No. 1 Wichita Northwest

Predicted: Wichita Northwest 38, Maize 35

Actual: Wichita Northwest 67, Maize 60

No. 3 Goddard at No. 1 McPherson

Predicted: McPherson 24, Goddard 21

Actual: Goddard 15, McPherson 14

Andale at Pratt

Predicted: Andale 28, Pratt 21

Actual: Pratt 21, Andale 19