SOC (Basketball) going to 3 (6 team) divisions (2023-24)

[Big Blue Nation]

What a joke for one of the largest schools in the SOC to play in the middle division. Move up to where you belong

[Sonny Weaver]

https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/s ... -divisions

Not sure if everyone got to see this or not but here's a rundown of the conferences. Also seems like it wasn't just set by numbers as South Webster wanted to stay in the big division.

The “smallest” schools division will include:
Ironton St. Joseph
Notre Dame
New Boston
Green
East
Clay

The “middle” schools division will include:
Eastern Pike
Western Pike
Symmes Valley
South Gallia
Northwest
Oak Hill

The “largest” schools division will include:
Waverly
Wheelersburg
West
Minford
Valley
South Webster

gosh this is infinitely better than what we had before.

[NW97]

Who was involved in making this decision? Northwest got the shaft when it comes to travel. Nearest opponent is western pike? Parents having to travel to symmes Valley and South Gallia? South Gallia will be hour and a half plus drive for some.

[Sonny Weaver]

Who was involved in making this decision? Northwest got the shaft when it comes to travel. Nearest opponent is western pike? Parents having to travel to symmes Valley and South Gallia? South Gallia will be hour and a half plus drive for some.

maybe the kids will get a chance to wins some ball games though. If you live in McDermott or NW school district, travel just comes with the territory - that's a given.

[NW97]

Who was involved in making this decision? Northwest got the shaft when it comes to travel. Nearest opponent is western pike? Parents having to travel to symmes Valley and South Gallia? South Gallia will be hour and a half plus drive for some.

maybe the kids will get a chance to wins some ball games though. If you live in McDermott or NW school district, travel just comes with the territory - that's a given.

We don't need the move to "win some ball games". We've won a few games in some of these sports already.

[NW97]

And yeah, already have to travel, so why not travel the absolute farthest possible

[Sonny Weaver]

Who was involved in making this decision? Northwest got the shaft when it comes to travel. Nearest opponent is western pike? Parents having to travel to symmes Valley and South Gallia? South Gallia will be hour and a half plus drive for some.

maybe the kids will get a chance to wins some ball games though. If you live in McDermott or NW school district, travel just comes with the territory - that's a given.

We don't need the move to "win some ball games". We've won a few games in some of these sports already.

how many league titles do the Mohawks have in the last 30 years?

[NW97]

Didn't say league titles. But they've been at least middle of the pack in some of these sports. How many league titles does everyone else have besides wheelersburg?

[NW97]

I'm talking all sports moving divisions, boys and girls

[NW97]

They actually have had a handful of titles in the last 30 years

[Sonny Weaver]

I'm talking all sports moving divisions, boys and girls

well, this is a basketball forum and thread, so excuse me for talking about basketball. This move will allow NW to compete for league titles, which I'm sure the kids would rather have - as opposed to saving a couple miles on a bus ride.

[NW97]

Other sports were brought up before in this thread, and it's the only one about this topic, sorry. I am curious what the number of league titles is for each school. I could be wrong, but doesn't oak hill have more than most?

[NW97]

I know Northwest has 1, maybe 2?

[Sonny Weaver]

Tried to find a list of past SOC Basketball Champs online but was unsuccessful.

Here are Burg's SOC Titles tho:

49, 55, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 90, 94, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 07, 08, 10, 11, 19

[transplant]

I don't think they won in 04. Valley won back to back 03 and 04.

[Sonny Weaver]

@mattash you got a list of past SOCII winners in Basketball?

[transplant]

SOUTHERN OHIO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
BOYS BASKETBALL
1979-80 I. Notre Dame
II. Valley & Wheelersburg
1980-81 I. South Webster
II. Wheelersburg
1981-82 I. Clay
II. Wheelersburg
1982-83 I. Eastern
II. Wheelersburg
1984-85 I. Green
II. West
1985-86 I. Eastern
II. Valley
1986-87 I. Green
II. Wheelersburg
1987-88 I. Eastern
II. Wheelersburg
1988-89 I. Eastern
II. Waverly
1989-90 I. East
II. Wheelersburg
1990-91 I. Green
II. Waverly
1991-92 I. East, Green, & New
Boston
II. Waverly
1992-93 I. East
II. Oak Hill
1993-94 I. East
II. Wheelersburg
1994-95 I. East
II. Minford
1995-96 I. East
II. Wheelersburg
1996-97 I. New Boston & Green
II. Wheelersburg
1997-98 I. Green
II. Northwest
1998-99 I. Green
II. Wheelersburg
1999-00 I. Green
II. Wheelersburg
2000-01 I. Eastern
II. Wheelersburg
2001-02 I. Green
II. Wheelersburg
2002-03 I. Symmes Valley, Green, &
East
II. Valley
2003-04 I. East
II. Valley
2004-05 I. Clay
II. South Webster &
Wheelersburg
2005-06 I. Eastern
II. South Webster
2006-07 I. Eastern & Western
II. South Webster &
Wheelersburg

Here is 1979-2007

[Tigernation2021]

Who was involved in making this decision? Northwest got the shaft when it comes to travel. Nearest opponent is western pike? Parents having to travel to symmes Valley and South Gallia? South Gallia will be hour and a half plus drive for some.

Probably should talk to the AD, because South Webster stated they wanted to play in the big division so going off of that I'm guessing Northwest wanted nothing to do with playing the bigger schools even though they're a bigger school. Sounds like the powers to be at Northwest wasn't concerned with the drive time because yeah you guys have couple rough ones in SV and SG.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Northwest scared

[NW97]

Scared of what? Losing? Ha