Division IV Region 14

• thePITman

  

  The old Division IV Region 14 thread hadn't been posted on since May. What are your thoughts on this year's playoff picture? What can we expect to see? Any new teams that will emerge as playoff contenders? Any teams from last year's playoffs that will drop off?
  
  Division IV Region 14 Teams:
  
  Black River
  Brookside
  Bucyrus
  Chippewa
  Clear Fork
  Clearview
  Eastwood
  Edison
  Elyria Catholic
  Evergreen
  Fostoria
  Galion
  Genoa Area
  Huron
  Keystone
  Lake
  Ontario
  Orrville
  Otsego
  Ottawa-Glandorf
  Paulding
  Port Clinton
  Rossford
  Swanton
  Triway
  Upper Sandusky
  Van Wert
  Wauseon
  Wellington
• thePITman

  

  This Friday Triway takes on Orrville. Both got wins in week 1, Triway blowing out a weak opponent, and Orrville squeaking by a good opponent. Both still have unanswered questions and hope to survive the big test this week, which could play a BIG role in the final regional standings.
  
  In the next week or two, RedRider1 and I will be putting together our spreadsheet like I did last year so around week 7 or 8 we can get some projections and scenarios out. Good luck to all the teams!
• Rocketsfan

  Genoa almost a lock.
  Huron has a better than average chance I'd say.
  Eastwood - same as above
  Port Clinton is much improved and is my dark horse pick. They have to survive the SBC which is going to be tough from 3rd place on down.
• oldschoolreddev

  I saw clearview vs ec. Ec is probably the favorite. Good offense, ok defense, kicker is good. Hc is cocky. I see them in the regional final. Clearview needs a little work. If they can beat Wellington, Columbia, & buckeye they will make it this year. They aren't as bad as the final score indicated.
• karen lotz

  

  Eastwood's loss to Clyde hurts them. A win over Genoa or Patrick Henry would most likely get them in, but without one of those W's, it will be tough.
• CCRolly

  

  My opinion on Orrville is that it's better to catch them early. Come playoff time, they should be clicking on call cylinders.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  My Iron Lock pick for this region..........Chippewa does not make the play offs. Other than that, the region is up for grabs.
  
  But I agree with Rolly, Orrville finds a way to put it all together come Week 11 +
• riders1

  

  6 of the top 13 from last year lost their first game, including #1 Galion, #6 Clear Fork, #8 Eastwood, # 9 Clearview, #12 Black River, and #13 Wellington, This would seem to open it up for teams like Elyria Cath. and Bucyrus who were 10 and 11 last year to make moves into the top 8 this year.
• Classyposter58

  

  I think Genoa looks better than they did last year and I am going to take them and Ottawa Glandorf in the Region Championship
• CCRolly

  

  If History proves true, Genoa shouldn't have to play their Varsity roster until the State Final Four again...
• riders1

  

  Genoa beat Rossford ( 0-10 ) 60 to 0 last year and beat them in game 1 , 57 to 6, so how does that compute to looking better than last year after only 1 game? They only gave up 7 in the 1st 4 games last year , and already have allowed 6 in 1 game!
• karen lotz

  

  riders1;467264 wrote:Genoa beat Rossford ( 0-10 ) 60 to 0 last year and beat them in game 1 , 57 to 6, so how does that compute to looking better than last year after only 1 game? They only gave up 7 in the 1st 4 games last year , and already have allowed 6 in 1 game!

  
  
  Maybe they got new uniforms?
• adog

  Look for Ottawa-Glandorf to be making noise in this region this year
• Sonofanump

  My guess:
  
  Genoa Area
  Elyria Catholic
  Orrville
  Ottawa-Glandorf
  Huron
• RedRider1

  

  Full Week 1 results for R14.
  
  http://www.redridersportsblog.com/p/division-4-region-14-info.html
  
  Ely Catholic, Triway, OG, Genoa, Orrville, Huron are my early picks for 6 of the 8 spots.
• bwcomet89

  I like OG to win this region again. I'd love to be a homer and say Genoa, but Ottawa Glandorf looks stacked. Of any year this one could be their year to win it all. I hope I don't lay a jynx on them, I'd be happy to see them win. They have a lot of big names coming back and they're always good in the trenches. It's a good recipe.
• thePITman

  

  Who does O-G have coming back from last year? I was hoping they graduated some, just in case we have to play them again.
• RedRider1

  

  Brandon Kuhlman - RB
  Kahle - QB
  Reiman - RB
  Peck - TE
• 5knots

  

  Pretty early to tell for the whole region on favorites....should not take long to get a good feel.
  
  How about Division I offers out there in the region? I know Orrville has Max Pirman (DE) going to Indiana but there are probable some other Seniors and maybe even some Juniors who have entertained some DI offers...let's here about them.
• riders1

  

  So after week 2 it looks like 10 to 12 undefeated teams still left. Any surprises so far, or teams loosing unexpectedly?
• 5knots

  

  Early favorite Triway takes one on the chin from Region 14 Orrville. A little shake up at the top....still real early but the loss for Triway and a predominantly DIV schedule remaining means the Titans shouldn't panic but have a narrower margin for error for sure.
• birddog23

  Genoa may not be as tough as the Comet faithful is making them out to be...
• karen lotz

  

  maybe not but they are still good and will be in the playoffs.
• riders1

  

  10 teams left at 2-0, only 2 made it to 10-0 last year, 4 were 8-2 and 2 were 7-3. One each at 8-2 and 7-3 didn't make it in, so we have alot of teams still running for 8 spots and 2 more losses will probably knock out most teams as I see 8-2 being in , but 7-3 will probably kill the chances of most teams, so 8-2 with a good schedule will be required, 7-3 had better have a strong schedule this year as Orrville and Clear Fork did last year with their mostly DI, DII, or DIII opponents on their schedules.
• RedRider1

  

  Orrville with 2 big wins over quality teams so far. We're a team that doesn't need to go 9-1 or 10-0 to make the top 8. 6 or 7 usually does the trick.
  
  No teams in the region play tougher schedules than Elyria Catholic and Orrville.