Wayne County playoff team predictions..
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Old Rider
7 Wooster(8-2) @ 2 Pataskala Licking Heights(9-1)
6 Doylestown(8-2) @ 3 Millbury Lake(10-0)
5 Waynedale(7-3) @ 4 Swanton(9-1)
7 Rossford(8-2) @ 2 Norwayne(9-1)
7 Smithville(7-3) @ 2 Columbia Station(9-1)
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Wcal observer-Licking Heights
-Lake
-Swanton
-Norwayne
-Columbia -
Old Rider
Sorry...I forgot to post my predictions above
Licking Heights
Chippewa
Swanton
Norwayne
Columbia -
RedRider1
LH
Lake
Waynedale
Norwayne
Columbia Station
I think the first 3 (LH/Woo, Chip/Lake, Wwaynedale/Swanton) will all be close games. -
1_beast
Interesting fact: Swanton HC is former Genoa HC Mike Vicars. -
Old Rider
He has made his rounds out there in NW Ohio.1_beast;1761154 wrote:Interesting fact: Swanton HC is former Genoa HC Mike Vicars. -
rrfan
LHOld Rider;1761108 wrote:7 Wooster(8-2) @ 2 Pataskala Licking Heights(9-1)
6 Doylestown(8-2) @ 3 Millbury Lake(10-0)
5 Waynedale(7-3) @ 4 Swanton(9-1)
7 Rossford(8-2) @ 2 Norwayne(9-1)
7 Smithville(7-3) @ 2 Columbia Station(9-1)
Predictions...
Chippewa
Swanton
Norwayne
Columbia -
Old Rider
The drive times for the local teams traveling this week SUCK!! There are so many schools in Ohio with turf now that I think its time for the state to consider dropping the home field advantage. A #1 seed team against an 8 seed is already an advantage...why give them another advantage to be at home? Lets play on a neutral field and see what happens!
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1_beast
The Regions are just ridiculous. A few years ago Hillsdale had to go to SE Ohio 1st round. Now we go to NW Ohio. Arent we actually a NE team? Its crazy! One would think 1st round game would be somewhat close.
Hell next alignment Wayne County may end up in Dayton. -
rrfan
Come on Old Rider! You are getting soft. Are you on the everyone gets a metal committee too. Lol!Old Rider;1761182 wrote:The drive times for the local teams traveling this week SUCK!! There are so many schools in Ohio with turf now that I think its time for the state to consider dropping the home field advantage. A #1 seed team against an 8 seed is already an advantage...why give them another advantage to be at home? Lets play on a neutral field and see what happens! -
Alum01
County goes 4-1, with Wooster the only one coming up short.Old Rider;1761108 wrote:7 Wooster(8-2) @ 2 Pataskala Licking Heights(9-1)
6 Doylestown(8-2) @ 3 Millbury Lake(10-0)
5 Waynedale(7-3) @ 4 Swanton(9-1)
7 Rossford(8-2) @ 2 Norwayne(9-1)
7 Smithville(7-3) @ 2 Columbia Station(9-1)
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Old Rider
No...just think its insane for teams to have to drive 2.5 - 3 hours just because the state grants the higher seed home field advantage. I don't mind the way the regions have been drawn, but why not pick a neutral field (with turf) and let both teams have somewhat similar drive times.rrfan;1761438 wrote:Come on Old Rider! You are getting soft. Are you on the everyone gets a metal committee too. Lol!
Remember in 94' when we played Wauseon at Findlay? That was a neutral site....but we drove 2.5 hours and Wauseon had a 25 minute drive. Thats the crap I am talking about. That may as well been a home game for Wauseon....although I am not complaining about the outcome!!
Makes no sense to grant home field advantage in my opinion. -
CCRolly
I think that was Genoa's fans sentiments after the game played at Ashland years ago. -
Old Rider
Yeah...but they deserved to travel that far and then take on on the chin!!CCRolly;1761473 wrote:I think that was Genoa's fans sentiments after the game played at Ashland years ago. -
rrfan
Yes I remember that. I am in favor of making neutral site games even as far as travel distance...but as the old saying goes if you don't want to travel week 1 be in the top four and you will play at home.Old Rider;1761458 wrote:No...just think its insane for teams to have to drive 2.5 - 3 hours just because the state grants the higher seed home field advantage. I don't mind the way the regions have been drawn, but why not pick a neutral field (with turf) and let both teams have somewhat similar drive times.
Remember in 94' when we played Wauseon at Findlay? That was a neutral site....but we drove 2.5 hours and Wauseon had a 25 minute drive. Thats the crap I am talking about. That may as well been a home game for Wauseon....although I am not complaining about the outcome!!
Makes no sense to grant home field advantage in my opinion. -
1_beast
Alum01;1761449 wrote:County goes 4-1, with Wooster the only one coming up short.
I agree here. However the Bears need to contain the QB, He like to run and is mobile, #22 seems to be his go to man along with #11. shut down the freshman RB #23 (near 1000 yds) and slow down #11. Offensively, utilize all the weapons and lull Swanton to sleep before smacking them in the mouth with #32. See the running game and the speed of #26 or the hands of #3, and #10 underneath.
Can NOT lock on #32, as Swanton #11 is about 6'3? and im sure will be covering him. Depends on speed I guess.
This coach runs alot of trick plays as well. DO NOT sleep on special teams, punts, PAT's etc. -
TheWizardWell after the Friday night games....
Chippewa wins 42-35 over Millbury Lake
Rossford beats Norwayne 36-35
Swanton beats Waynedale 38-28
Smithies play Saturday night. -
Classyposter58
Wauseon is much farther than 25 minutes from Findlay lol it's more like an hour.Old Rider;1761458 wrote:No...just think its insane for teams to have to drive 2.5 - 3 hours just because the state grants the higher seed home field advantage. I don't mind the way the regions have been drawn, but why not pick a neutral field (with turf) and let both teams have somewhat similar drive times.
Remember in 94' when we played Wauseon at Findlay? That was a neutral site....but we drove 2.5 hours and Wauseon had a 25 minute drive. Thats the crap I am talking about. That may as well been a home game for Wauseon....although I am not complaining about the outcome!!
Makes no sense to grant home field advantage in my opinion.
Also as a Genoa alum and a head coach at another HS let me add that I have lost tons of respect for Mike Vicars. He steps down at Genoa to "spend more time with his grandkids" and then bolts for the Delta job which is where he left to come to Genoa. Then after a season he leaves there for Swanton lol. You just can't do that to teenagers who see you as a role model IMO -
Old Rider
Well...in 1994 it was only 25 minutes away according to our coaches!Classyposter58;1761543 wrote:Wauseon is much farther than 25 minutes from Findlay lol it's more like an hour. -
Classyposter58
Haha too be fair Google Maps didn't exist back then. But no it's easily a 1 hr 15 minute drive that's about 70 milesOld Rider;1761594 wrote:Well...in 1994 it was only 25 minutes away according to our coaches! -
Old Rider
62.1 miles...1 hr 11 mins. It only took them 25 minutes in 1994 though. Dont know how they did it??Classyposter58;1761596 wrote:Haha too be fair Google Maps didn't exist back then. But no it's easily a 1 hr 15 minute drive that's about 70 miles -
sanitizer
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Kinda like when a coach took grass out of a zip lock bag and dumped it on the floor of an opposing teams visitors locker room and said, "this is OUR home field"! That lead to some epic pep talks that game! Years later we found out that coach just ripped up some grass from the place we were playing!!! LOL! Some coaches will do whatever it takes to get your motor running!Old Rider;1761605 wrote:62.1 miles...1 hr 11 mins. It only took them 25 minutes in 1994 though. Dont know how they did it??