I 92’s Rankings and Random Thoughts...Week 11

[Ironman92]

Crazy week and tournament will be the same way.

1. Eastern Brown Warriors....you travel 3 hours to play at Warren Locsl and you dominate the game, you dominate the rankings. (This will be posted before they get home)

2. Warren Local
3. Logan Elm
4. Wheelersburg
5. Fairland
6. Waverly
7. Hillsboro
8. Sheridan

What a strong top 8! 6-8 are all rolling!

9. Jackson
10. Unioto
11. Adena

12. South Point
13. Piketon

14. New Boston
15. Portsmouth West

16. New Lexington
17. Trimble
18. North Adams
19. McClain
20. Fairfield Union
21. Federal Hocking

Several shots to the chin within this group this week

22. Ironton
23. Athens
24. Logan
25. Marietta
26. Vinton County
27. Valley
28. Minford

29. Whiteoak
30. Chesapeake
31. Miami Trace
32. Gallia Academy
33. Coal Grove
34. Ironton St Joe
35. Portsmouth
36. Peebles
37. Zane Trace
38. South Webster
39. Fairfield
40. River Valley
41. Alexander
42. Meigs
43. Chillicothe
44. Wellston
45. Western
46. South Gallia
47. Westfall

48. Waterford
49. Belpre
50. Notre Dame
51. Lynchburg Clay
52. Northwest
53. Paint Valley
54. Washington CH
55. Crooksville
56. Circleville
57. Southeastern
58. Rock Hill
59. Symmes Valley
60. Eastern Pike
61. Huntington
62. Oak Hill
63. West Union
64. Nelsonville
65. Clay
66. Green
67. Southern
68. Manchester
69. Eastern Meigs
70. Miller
71. East

Seeds are out in about 15 hours...will be fun as always

D2 has so many very capable of winning the first round teams...and a mess that could win the 2nd rd as well

D3 not as interesting but a few dynamic teams that could go very far

D4....big boys didn’t look so hot this week. Valley looking good. Whiteoak fire hot.

Chiefs 34
Buccaneers 20

I think I nailed the D2 seedings

Sometimes these high school teams are as hard to predict as a bunch of teenage boys

Calm down Covid....stay away another 6-7 weeks (decades)

Chillicothe ain’t winning the FAC

Eastern Brown bus should be in Adams Co by now....watch out for that Winchester cop

Good Luck this week to the Southern Tornadoes, The Clay Panthers and bus drivers everywhere

Thanks for reading

[danicalifornia]

Good stuff. But, I can’t see Chillicothe being that far above WCH since they both have less wins than the Blue Lions and are responsible for both of WCH’s wins.

[Ironman92]

Good stuff. But, I can’t see Chillicothe being that far above WCH since they both have less wins than the Blue Lions and are responsible for both of WCH’s wins.

But beat Vinton County and played Hillsboro to within 10 2x

[mlittle]

Good stuff. But, I can’t see Chillicothe being that far above WCH since they both have less wins than the Blue Lions and are responsible for both of WCH’s wins.

But beat Vinton County and played Hillsboro to within 10 2x

Hillsboro not that good

[JWICK24]

Wellston behind and Alex team they just beat by almost 20?

[Ironman92]

Good stuff. But, I can’t see Chillicothe being that far above WCH since they both have less wins than the Blue Lions and are responsible for both of WCH’s wins.

But beat Vinton County and played Hillsboro to within 10 2x

Hillsboro not that good

Who’s the bitterest man in the neighborhood?...the bitterest man in the neighborhood

[Ironman92]

Wellston behind and Alex team they just beat by almost 20?

Alex made a nice jump tonight by beating Trimble....THE best win by any TVC Ohio team all season

[Ironman92]

Wellston behind and Alex team they just beat by almost 20?

Yes.

Alexander and Wellston have split...Wellston’s win nicely more convincing but it’s also Wellston’s only decent win.

Alexander won at Meigs by 12, won at River Valley by 19 and beat a very good Trimble team. That win is THE best win by any TVC Ohio team all season.

Not a big gap but the TVC Ohio not too strong and Wellston/Alex/RV/Meigs all pretty close

[mrwonderful]

My top 10 teams
1. Wheelersburg
2.E Brown
3. Logan Elm
4. Waverly
5. Warren Local
6. Sheridan
7. Adena
8. Fairland
9. unioto
10. Jackson

[JWICK24]

Wellston behind and Alex team they just beat by almost 20?

Yes.

Alexander and Wellston have split...Wellston’s win nicely more convincing but it’s also Wellston’s only decent win.

Alexander won at Meigs by 12, won at River Valley by 19 and beat a very good Trimble team. That win is THE best win by any TVC Ohio team all season.

Not a big gap but the TVC Ohio not too strong and Wellston/Alex/RV/Meigs all pretty close

Guess it’s a good thing they caught Trimble coming off a two week quarantine.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Burg just took an L at home and Eastern went literally across the state and whooped up on Warren. Disagree^^^^

[Ironman92]

My top 10 teams
1. Wheelersburg
2.E Brown
3. Logan Elm
4. Waverly
5. Warren Local
6. Sheridan
7. Adena
8. Fairland
9. unioto
10. Jackson

Fun to see other’s opinions

[Ironman92]

Wellston behind and Alex team they just beat by almost 20?

Yes.

Alexander and Wellston have split...Wellston’s win nicely more convincing but it’s also Wellston’s only decent win.

Alexander won at Meigs by 12, won at River Valley by 19 and beat a very good Trimble team. That win is THE best win by any TVC Ohio team all season.

Not a big gap but the TVC Ohio not too strong and Wellston/Alex/RV/Meigs all pretty close

Guess it’s a good thing they caught Trimble coming off a two week quarantine.

So the win doesn’t count? Alexander kids get no credit? Trimble with a bunch of gritty and seasoned athletes and led by a 500 win coach and because of a quarantine that almost every single team has had to endure can no longer play defense? Hard to buy.

Wellston had ONE win over a team in my top 48....ONE, and had Alex lost to Trimble Wellston would have ZERO wins in the top 48. Alexander beat a top 20 team and 2 other wins over top 42 teams...on the road. Wellston has 4 more chances at pretty decent wins. I’ll give them plenty of credit if they can win some of them.

[mlittle]

But beat Vinton County and played Hillsboro to within 10 2x

Hillsboro not that good

Who’s the bitterest man in the neighborhood?...the bitterest man in the neighborhood

Slightly bitter, but you’ll see.

[93Bulldog]

Did two weeks off hurt the Cats? Sure
But it wasnt just that. Coach Skinner has a lot of young players, he didnt really get the opportunity to teach them his system because of all the Covid crap, they didnt even play their first game until almost mid December. New coach, new system, different style of play takes time, games, experience. And, the Spartans have not had their full compliment of players but just a few times, last night being one of them. Injuries, individual Covid issues have kept the team from operating on all 5 cylinders. They had a clear size advantage over the Cats and utilized it to perfection last night, both offensively & defensively. It was a really good game plan by Skinner and he should be credited for that. They also have seemed to simplify the offense compared to when I watched them the last few times. They recognize WHO the players are now and going to them every possession. Only THREE players scored field goals in the entire game, i know that sounds bad, but adapting to what you have is an important part of coaching. Let's see what happens Tuesday versus Vinton County, that will paint a clearer picture of where Alexander stands right now.

[Ironman92]

Did two weeks off hurt the Cats? Sure
But it wasnt just that. Coach Skinner has a lot of young players, he didnt really get the opportunity to teach them his system because of all the Covid crap, they didnt even play their first game until almost mid December. New coach, new system, different style of play takes time, games, experience. And, the Spartans have not had their full compliment of players but just a few times, last night being one of them. Injuries, individual Covid issues have kept the team from operating on all 5 cylinders. They had a clear size advantage over the Cats and utilized it to perfection last night, both offensively & defensively. It was a really good game plan by Skinner and he should be credited for that. They also have seemed to simplify the offense compared to when I watched them the last few times. They recognize WHO the players are now and going to them every possession. Only THREE players scored field goals in the entire game, i know that sounds bad, but adapting to what you have is an important part of coaching. Let's see what happens Tuesday versus Vinton County, that will paint a clearer picture of where Alexander stands right now.

Covid is sitting at #7 ....dang near every team has had to deal with all that goes with it and has been affected.

[93Bulldog]

I agree I92, Covid has affected everyone.

But I think the "system teams" or "experienced teams" had a slight advantage going into the season - and in the early part - as it was just business as usual for them. The kids at Warren have been running the Maddox offense since they were old enough to dribble a basketball, they can do it in their sleep. Game 1 for Trimble, even after a long football playoff run, hammered Eastern by 30 points and went on to win 5 straight like they were in mid season form. The younger teams, the inexperienced teams, the teams with new coaches have been playing catch-up all season - and if they are lucky enough to play consistently week in and week out - are starting to gain ground and improve. Case in point with Alexander, yes they started late, but they haven't had to quarantine as a team all year, they have quietly played games every week since Dec. 11th.

[petesweaty]

Quarantine is sitting at #7, not covid.

[Ironman92]

Quarantine is sitting at #7, not covid.

However you want to look at it

[wobycat]

Crazy week and tournament will be the same way.

1. Eastern Brown Warriors....you travel 3 hours to play at Warren Locsl and you dominate the game, you dominate the rankings. (This will be posted before they get home)

2. Warren Local
3. Logan Elm
4. Wheelersburg
5. Fairland
6. Waverly
7. Hillsboro
8. Sheridan

What a strong top 8! 6-8 are all rolling!

9. Jackson
10. Unioto
11. Adena

12. South Point
13. Piketon

14. New Boston
15. Portsmouth West

16. New Lexington
17. Trimble
18. North Adams
19. McClain
20. Fairfield Union
21. Federal Hocking

Several shots to the chin within this group this week

22. Ironton
23. Athens
24. Logan
25. Marietta
26. Vinton County
27. Valley
28. Minford

29. Whiteoak
30. Chesapeake
31. Miami Trace
32. Gallia Academy
33. Coal Grove
34. Ironton St Joe
35. Portsmouth
36. Peebles
37. Zane Trace
38. South Webster
39. Fairfield
40. River Valley
41. Alexander
42. Meigs
43. Chillicothe
44. Wellston
45. Western
46. South Gallia
47. Westfall

48. Waterford
49. Belpre
50. Notre Dame
51. Lynchburg Clay
52. Northwest
53. Paint Valley
54. Washington CH
55. Crooksville
56. Circleville
57. Southeastern
58. Rock Hill
59. Symmes Valley
60. Eastern Pike
61. Huntington
62. Oak Hill
63. West Union
64. Nelsonville
65. Clay
66. Green
67. Southern
68. Manchester
69. Eastern Meigs
70. Miller
71. East

Seeds are out in about 15 hours...will be fun as always

D2 has so many very capable of winning the first round teams...and a mess that could win the 2nd rd as well

D3 not as interesting but a few dynamic teams that could go very far

D4....big boys didn’t look so hot this week. Valley looking good. Whiteoak fire hot.

Chiefs 34
Buccaneers 20

I think I nailed the D2 seedings

Sometimes these high school teams are as hard to predict as a bunch of teenage boys

Calm down Covid....stay away another 6-7 weeks (decades)

Chillicothe ain’t winning the FAC

Eastern Brown bus should be in Adams Co by now....watch out for that Winchester cop

Good Luck this week to the Southern Tornadoes, The Clay Panthers and bus drivers everywhere

Thanks for reading

More accurate than Floyd. I’d put burg ahead of warren