… alright high school hoops fans Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line I HATE this time of the year!!! - holiday tournaments where scores aren’t reported, games where the scores are reported WRONG on the AP sites, Ohio teams playing all of the foreign teams from KY and W Va, teams taking the week off, throw in the postponed/cancelled weather related games … too hard to keep track of W’s/L’s records and remain accurate SOOOOOOOOOO with that in mind I am submitting the Elite 8 for the Week that Was Week #4 in Southern/Southeastern Ohio - I BELIEVE that the majority of records ARE IN FACT correct but I also know that I couldn’t find a score for the Circleville vs Westfall, or Miami Trace vs Southeastern of So. Charleston ??? these teams are ranked excluding those game results …
any records that are incorrect will be adjusted, rankings should not change however; I appreciate your patience during the holiday season*
Pfloyd’s Elite 8 of Southern/Southeast Ohio - Week #4
**1. Ironton (6-2)
Warren (5-1)/ Athens (6-1)
Logan Elm (7-1)
Oak Hill (8-0)
Eastern Brown (9-1)
Piketon (7-2)
Lucasville Valley (5-2)
Zane Trace (7-1) / Miami Trace (6-2)**
… Treehugger Wannabes …
Unioto (6-3)
Vinton County (6-2)
Portsmouth Notre Dame (7-1)
South Webster (5-1)
Minford (6-2)
Washington CH (6-3)
Peebles (6-2)
Fairland (6-3)
Eastern Pike (6-2)
Hillsboro (5-2)
Federal Hocking (6-3)
Wheelersburg (5-3)
Nelsonville York (6-2)
Chesapeake (5-3)
North Adams (6-4)
Coal Grove (7-2)
Southeastern (3-4)
Westfall (2-6)
Fairfield Leesburg (4-6)
Huntington (6-4)
Sheridan (4-3)
Whiteoak (4-4)
Marietta (4-4)
Chillicothe (2-7)
Portsmouth (3-7)
Greenfield McClain (4-4)
Paint Valley (4-5)
Portsmouth West (4-3)
Symmes Valley (4-3)
Wellston (5-5)
Portsmouth East (5-2)
Logan (2-4)
Waterford (3-1)
Belpre (3-5)
Gallia Academy (3-5)
Meigs (4-3)
Southern (4-4)
Trimble (4-5)
Fairfield Union (2-5)
Waverly (2-6)
Circleville (3-5)
South Point (4-5)
Portsmouth Clay (2-5)
Manchester (4-5)
Alexander (2-6)
Crooksville (4-3)
South Gallia (3-4)
St Joseph (3-5)
River Valley (2-5)
Rock Hill (2-5)
… Teams on the End Table …
Lynchburg Clay (1-7)
Western Pike (1-7)
Miller (1-6)
Reedsville Eastern (1-6)
New Lexington (1-7)
Northwest (1-6)
Green (1-6)
New Boston (1-5)
Jackson (0-8)
West Union (0-8)
Adena (0-7)
Gonna be very intresting to see how a young Bulldogs team handles things over the next two weeks … their rivalry game @ Nelsonville-York (6-2) Friday should be a doozy … they welcome Floyd’s #2 team, Warren (5-1), to McAfee Gymniasum 4 days later … take on Alexander next Friday before traveling all the way down to Chesapeake the next day to take on Fairland (6-3) at the Beasts Of The Southeast.
… Athens hosts Warren on 1/8 … Athens beat a good River Pilots squad last night at Marietta College 76-71 … the Bulldogs matched the Pilots barrage of 15 treys with 10 threes of their own … AHS played without starter Ryan Leuhrman who was replaced by twin Adam Leuhrman - who in my opinion had his breakout game for Coach Skinner showing he could hit the 15 foot jumper (10 pts) rebounded/blocked shots - the second part of Leuhrman “squared” became a “threat” for the 'dawgs at both ends of the floor … throw in Ibi Watson (fr)(24 points) who does/did it all carrying AHS with 14 1st half points ; (fr) Zacchia Saltzman who took over a quarter on his own as well along with Joey Burrows … Athens is deep - Joey Burrows, Ryan Leuhrman, Adam Leuhrman, Ibi Watson, Zacchia Saltzman, Sawyer Summers, Jared Elmore, Trae Williams … size at all positions, length on the perimeter making their zone more than effective (Ryan Leuhrman), the personnel to play solid man defense with length/quicks/speed/size … last nights “W” showed me the Bulldogs CAN score the ball (76 pts) when they had to - withstanding 15 treys! didn’t lose their composure … on a side note Coach Skinner the last 3 seasons has shown he is at the top of HIS game as well - last night’s coaching performance in the 4th was near perfect …
… I thought last nights performance at MC by Athens warranted the move up - big strides as a TEAM last night by AHS …
a lot of your points Floyd sound eeeerily similar to the fellas comments made on the radio last night … we may have to look to see if any infringement laws were broken here.
well thanks … but I’m not ready to quit my day job or anything just yet … lol … I’m only a ‘filler’ and help out when needed … I’ll leave the broadcasting up to the young guys who have a future in it.
I did make sure I was put on the schedule for one of the LOGAN games though … didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to call a game against my own personal hated rival.
… thanks bman … Happy New Year to you as well … Bloom Carroll dismantled Logan by 18 Saturday night at BC … McGlone is special for BC - should be a dandy LE vs BC …
since I’m already gonna be up 2 diners at BW3’s on Ironman02 … I my as well make it three … lol … what ya say I92 - are you willing to give my pups 12 points playing on their home court?
