Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio - Week #6

[NtoS23]

Unioto and Trace arent last years teams. I think we see some changes over the next 3-4 weeks.

[peake71]

The gym at The Peake tonight was standing room only. Full house and very loud. I like to know what the final count was. Always this way when these two rivals play.

[ZTPMM88]

The gym at The Peake tonight was standing room only. Full house and very loud. I like to know what the final count was. Always this way when these two rivals play.

From my very comfortable seat in Ross County watching the SOSA live stream, there didn't appear to be much "standing room" left either. Love seeing packed gyms for high school basketball games...boys or girls. Makes for such a great atmosphere that quite frankly football cannot duplicate...and I love Friday Night Football in the fall. I know the players involved enjoy the atmosphere as well! Kudos to the Peake and Fairland faithful for showing up as always! I'm sure the York Center will be packed and loud when these two schools meet again in early February!

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Courthouse beats the one team that hadn’t lost close to 30 regular season games in a row. And they only jump up to number 18 when most of the other teams wouldn’t stand a chance against court house. They’re only losses are #1 Jackson(very close game), #3 Circleville and while the score might’ve been a blowout if you were at the game circleville obviously got very hot very early but after that it was neck and neck. And a oakwood team that would smoke most of the teams in SEO. Beating the reigning consensus number #1 team that reigned for 1.5 season has got to at least get you into the top 10.

I hope Washington Courthouse wins as much as possible -- there's a reason why. But your comments about "most of the other teams wouldn't stand a chance against court house" and "a Oakwood team that would smoke most the teams in SEO" are not rational. Truly, Go Blue Lions but there are teams ranked below them that I expect would be able to be your team.

[pfloyd]

I think Marietta and Wheelersburg are both going to end up as top 5 teams, if not top 3 by the end of the season.

Wheelersburg maybe No. 5 or 6 now due to a limited schedule, but they would be solid favorites over several teams ahead of them. As for Marietta, why not top 3 now? Their only losses to teams that nobody else in the East or Southeast would beat. Tigers strength of schedule better than most ahead of them. Ironton I think I'd have a top 5 as well. And finally, I'm taking Peebles by 7 against Eastern Brown, although not confident about that one. This is an opinion board. These are mine for now.

Maybe a week or so early on the Burg playing only 4 games, but any answer as to why Marietta isn’t top 3 — maybe even a case to be made for No. 1? Eastern Brown should get a narrow win Tuesday night. We’ll see.

... Wheelersburg has been moving up my rankings ... Marietta has been moving up my rankings ... I rank over the entirety of the season not just one week or one game ... I'm NOT jumping a team over 14 other teams "just because" ... will they end up in the Elite 8? will they end up at 1,2,3 ? very well could happen ... IF a team IS an Elite 8 team they will prove it over the course of the season ... not just "playing like the #1" team for a game or two ... Marietta has improved as a team for sure ... 8-2 BUT out of their 8 wins only 2 having winning records - Meigs & Fairbank ...the others are 3-5, 3-7, 4-5, 2-9, 2-3, 5-5... they played Steubenville - outstanding team , may win the state in D3 BUT they got soundly beaten by Steubenville 57-29 ... gave WCC a good game in a losing effort ... now Marietta is going to play an 8 game stretch with a few SE District teams from the TVC ... Fort Frye 6-2 twice/Belpre 6-4 are the only teams with winning records ... 6 of the games are at home ... these wins won't push the needle much ... wins ARE wins ... improve the record ... Marietta is in a good/appropriate spot right now imo - take care of business in the next 8 games + East at Marietta is 1-11 ... the only GAMES left on Marietta's schedule are @ New Philly (7-3) and @ John Glenn (7-1) ...

... Both Wheelersburg and Marietta are in my top 10 ... the teams above them play strong league schedules vs strong league teams - they will lose games ... Wheelersburg PLAYS @ #1 Jackson 1/13, vs #16 SW twice, @ #11 Waverly, vs #5 Unioto neutral court, @ #2 Chillicothe ... the burg has opportunities to SHOW on the court they belong in the top 8 ...

... bottom line is teams WILL play their way into the appropriate positions in the rankings imo ... the rankings get tweaked every week with me paying attention to the games prior to the week that IS ... and the games OF the week that IS ...ie. the Burg had a great "week that WAS" winning at HOME over Ironton & Waverly ... the Pirates jumped 10 spots in the rankings ... Marietta jumped 5 spots beating a team no one else plays in OT in Fairbanks then beating Meigs , a SE district team who they were ranked ahead of to begin last week ... Marietta is at 9, Burg is at 10 ...

... glad the rankings are doing what they are intended to do - promoting discussion and disagreement that in itself PROMOTES discussion ...

[Cameron34Crazie34]

West goes to Minford tonight then play 5 games over nine days starting Friday. Home vs. Webster, Hillsboro, and Pt Pleasant before heading to Wheelersburg and then taking on Ironton at Portsmouth HS! Huge stretch of games for my Senators and looking forward to see if they can move up in your rankings! Exciting times on the hardwood on the West Side

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Wheelersburg maybe No. 5 or 6 now due to a limited schedule, but they would be solid favorites over several teams ahead of them. As for Marietta, why not top 3 now? Their only losses to teams that nobody else in the East or Southeast would beat. Tigers strength of schedule better than most ahead of them. Ironton I think I'd have a top 5 as well. And finally, I'm taking Peebles by 7 against Eastern Brown, although not confident about that one. This is an opinion board. These are mine for now.

Maybe a week or so early on the Burg playing only 4 games, but any answer as to why Marietta isn’t top 3 — maybe even a case to be made for No. 1? Eastern Brown should get a narrow win Tuesday night. We’ll see.

... Wheelersburg has been moving up my rankings ... Marietta has been moving up my rankings ... I rank over the entirety of the season not just one week or one game ... I'm NOT jumping a team over 14 other teams "just because" ... will they end up in the Elite 8? will they end up at 1,2,3 ? very well could happen ... IF a team IS an Elite 8 team they will prove it over the course of the season ... not just "playing like the #1" team for a game or two ... Marietta has improved as a team for sure ... 8-2 BUT out of their 8 wins only 2 having winning records - Meigs & Fairbank ...the others are 3-5, 3-7, 4-5, 2-9, 2-3, 5-5... they played Steubenville - outstanding team , may win the state in D3 BUT they got soundly beaten by Steubenville 57-29 ... gave WCC a good game in a losing effort ... now Marietta is going to play an 8 game stretch with a few SE District teams from the TVC ... Fort Frye 6-2 twice/Belpre 6-4 are the only teams with winning records ... 6 of the games are at home ... these wins won't push the needle much ... wins ARE wins ... improve the record ... Marietta is in a good/appropriate spot right now imo - take care of business in the next 8 games + East at Marietta is 1-11 ... the only GAMES left on Marietta's schedule are @ New Philly (7-3) and @ John Glenn (7-1) ...

... Both Wheelersburg and Marietta are in my top 10 ... the teams above them play strong league schedules vs strong league teams - they will lose games ... Wheelersburg PLAYS @ #1 Jackson 1/13, vs #16 SW twice, @ #11 Waverly, vs #5 Unioto neutral court, @ #2 Chillicothe ... the burg has opportunities to SHOW on the court they belong in the top 8 ...

... bottom line is teams WILL play their way into the appropriate positions in the rankings imo ... the rankings get tweaked every week with me paying attention to the games prior to the week that IS ... and the games OF the week that IS ...ie. the Burg had a great "week that WAS" winning at HOME over Ironton & Waverly ... the Pirates jumped 10 spots in the rankings ... Marietta jumped 5 spots beating a team no one else plays in OT in Fairbanks then beating Meigs , a SE district team who they were ranked ahead of to begin last week ... Marietta is at 9, Burg is at 10 ...

... glad the rankings are doing what they are intended to do - promoting discussion and disagreement that in itself PROMOTES discussion ...

Marietta was WAY below where they should have been going into week 5, so jumping five spots was nothing. And they beat a team this past week that was undefeated and will probably finish 21-1 in the Central district. Nobody else in the Southeast will play a team like that the rest of the season. Played Wheeling Central Catholic as tough as anyone will all season and the Tigers played Steubenville defensively better than anyone has to date (strangely awful shooting night in the paint for sure) leading to a lop-sided loss. By the way Bloom Carroll has a winning record and was 5-2 when Marietta beat them (you didn't account for them). All things considered, strength of schedule, quality wins and only two home games so far all point to a better ranking than 9th. I won't counter with an analysis of the teams above them but none with the exception of Jackson makes a stronger case in the rankings. Just promoting discussion. Marietta won't move up much from here because their schedule becomes decisively easier, at least in January (two challenging games in February), so they won't get credit for winning. Well, you can't say we don't have vigorous discussion.

[JerkingArmstrong9]

Courthouse beats the one team that hadn’t lost close to 30 regular season games in a row. And they only jump up to number 18 when most of the other teams wouldn’t stand a chance against court house. They’re only losses are #1 Jackson(very close game), #3 Circleville and while the score might’ve been a blowout if you were at the game circleville obviously got very hot very early but after that it was neck and neck. And a oakwood team that would smoke most of the teams in SEO. Beating the reigning consensus number #1 team that reigned for 1.5 season has got to at least get you into the top 10.

I hope Washington Courthouse wins as much as possible -- there's a reason why. But your comments about "most of the other teams wouldn't stand a chance against court house" and "a Oakwood team that would smoke most the teams in SEO" are not rational. Truly, Go Blue Lions but there are teams ranked below them that I expect would be able to be your team.

Not exactly sure what part of it is not rational. They have the best shooter in the FAC who’s averaging 15 while shooting 40% from 3. Noah is a 6’6 do it all point forward who teams have almost no answer for. And the rest of the squad is tough from top to bottom. Not sure what teams you think match up so well against them or would dominate them but once the time comes we will see.

[TheOHIOBully]

Courthouse beats the one team that hadn’t lost close to 30 regular season games in a row. And they only jump up to number 18 when most of the other teams wouldn’t stand a chance against court house. They’re only losses are #1 Jackson(very close game), #3 Circleville and while the score might’ve been a blowout if you were at the game circleville obviously got very hot very early but after that it was neck and neck. And a oakwood team that would smoke most of the teams in SEO. Beating the reigning consensus number #1 team that reigned for 1.5 season has got to at least get you into the top 10.

I’m assuming because 80% of the people in here believe Court House will lose 6 FAC games this year….believe me if they contend for the FAC title they will be bumped up…..and im apart of that 80%….lol

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Let the debate begin:
- Circleville, Unioto, Chesapeake marginally lower
- Ironton, Marietta,Wheelersburg, Logan Elm higher

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

ttt

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Eastern Brown getting it done tonight. Solid.

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Eastern Brown getting it done tonight. Solid.

Eastern Brown 68-67. 29.1 sec left.

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Eastern Brown getting it done tonight. Solid.

Eastern Brown 68-67. 29.1 sec left.

Peebles up 70-68. 16.8 sec left.

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

Eastern Brown 71-70. 9.9 sec left.

[SouthEast Hoops Fan]

71-70 Final.

[Hookshot]

Sounds like a classic at Peebles tonight. Also, Vinton County over Meigs, 58-55. Marauders taking on water.

[scott1297]

Burg beat Valley tonight by 21

[Hoopie74]

71-70 Final.

Seems these two teams have games like this every year . Between the Reserve barn burner and this game left fans and both teams and coaches exhausted. Now my Indians need to breathe and get ready for Fayettville at Fayettville this Friday. Go Indians.

[OldHooper]

Maybe a week or so early on the Burg playing only 4 games, but any answer as to why Marietta isn’t top 3 — maybe even a case to be made for No. 1? Eastern Brown should get a narrow win Tuesday night. We’ll see.

... Wheelersburg has been moving up my rankings ... Marietta has been moving up my rankings ... I rank over the entirety of the season not just one week or one game ... I'm NOT jumping a team over 14 other teams "just because" ... will they end up in the Elite 8? will they end up at 1,2,3 ? very well could happen ... IF a team IS an Elite 8 team they will prove it over the course of the season ... not just "playing like the #1" team for a game or two ... Marietta has improved as a team for sure ... 8-2 BUT out of their 8 wins only 2 having winning records - Meigs & Fairbank ...the others are 3-5, 3-7, 4-5, 2-9, 2-3, 5-5... they played Steubenville - outstanding team , may win the state in D3 BUT they got soundly beaten by Steubenville 57-29 ... gave WCC a good game in a losing effort ... now Marietta is going to play an 8 game stretch with a few SE District teams from the TVC ... Fort Frye 6-2 twice/Belpre 6-4 are the only teams with winning records ... 6 of the games are at home ... these wins won't push the needle much ... wins ARE wins ... improve the record ... Marietta is in a good/appropriate spot right now imo - take care of business in the next 8 games + East at Marietta is 1-11 ... the only GAMES left on Marietta's schedule are @ New Philly (7-3) and @ John Glenn (7-1) ...

... Both Wheelersburg and Marietta are in my top 10 ... the teams above them play strong league schedules vs strong league teams - they will lose games ... Wheelersburg PLAYS @ #1 Jackson 1/13, vs #16 SW twice, @ #11 Waverly, vs #5 Unioto neutral court, @ #2 Chillicothe ... the burg has opportunities to SHOW on the court they belong in the top 8 ...

... bottom line is teams WILL play their way into the appropriate positions in the rankings imo ... the rankings get tweaked every week with me paying attention to the games prior to the week that IS ... and the games OF the week that IS ...ie. the Burg had a great "week that WAS" winning at HOME over Ironton & Waverly ... the Pirates jumped 10 spots in the rankings ... Marietta jumped 5 spots beating a team no one else plays in OT in Fairbanks then beating Meigs , a SE district team who they were ranked ahead of to begin last week ... Marietta is at 9, Burg is at 10 ...

... glad the rankings are doing what they are intended to do - promoting discussion and disagreement that in itself PROMOTES discussion ...

Marietta was WAY below where they should have been going into week 5, so jumping five spots was nothing. And they beat a team this past week that was undefeated and will probably finish 21-1 in the Central district. Nobody else in the Southeast will play a team like that the rest of the season. Played Wheeling Central Catholic as tough as anyone will all season and the Tigers played Steubenville defensively better than anyone has to date (strangely awful shooting night in the paint for sure) leading to a lop-sided loss. By the way Bloom Carroll has a winning record and was 5-2 when Marietta beat them (you didn't account for them). All things considered, strength of schedule, quality wins and only two home games so far all point to a better ranking than 9th. I won't counter with an analysis of the teams above them but none with the exception of Jackson makes a stronger case in the rankings. Just promoting discussion. Marietta won't move up much from here because their schedule becomes decisively easier, at least in January (two challenging games in February), so they won't get credit for winning. Well, you can't say we don't have vigorous discussion.

Actually.. Three other local teams played Wheeling Central Catholic the exact same. Steubenville, Waverly, Marietta - all lost by 10.

Then there’s the Steubenville game itself… You can’t get beat by 30 and call it an off night.