@hammertime said:

What about 5, 6, 7, 8 yada yada yada?

Glenville is in final also against Loveland(d2)

svsm vs trotwood Madison in d3

mooney vs Clinton massie in d4

Down to the final 4!!!!

Region 1 has Mentor vs. Ed's

Region 2 has Moeller vs. Hilliard Davidson

ironically 1vs. 2 seeds in both regions. The Mentor vs. Ed's sets up to be the game of the week. Both teams have improved from last year.

@the-gipper said:

lol

short of a mir

@the-gipper said:

All the publics alive have a legit shot of defeating the privates.....

That is what we thought about Cleveland Hts. Ah...no.

lol short of miracle they never really had a chance.

the remaining publics though do.

That is what we thought about Cleveland Hts. Ah...no.

@the-gipper said:

No its not a betting line.

Google drew pastuer and you'll see he uses mathematical formulas to come up with a winner for all hs football game statewide.

He averages between 70-82% correct depending on the time of the season.

Div 1 semi-finals this week. No real surprises. In fact there are no real surprises in any Div. yet.

Game of the week is definitely Mentor vs. Iggy Edge to Iggy

Austintown fitch vs Ed's Edge to Ed's

Moeller vs. Colerain Edge to Moe

Hilliard Dav vs Wayne Edge to Hilliard.

The seeding in Region 2 eliminated st. x and elder opening the door for Hilliard and Wayne.

All the publics alive have a legit shot of defeating the privates.....

@hammertime said:

Seriously? They put a betting line on high school games?

@the-gipper said:

Yes, I believe that is the matchup. The game is at Byers field 7:00. The early line is Ed's by 16pts.

@hammertime said:

Is that the matchup this week? Hts. vs. Ed's? I think it would be nice to see Hts. win.

@the-gipper said:

If they are still around in the 3rd quarter it could become interesting. Ed's has come out flat numerous times for the 2nd half.

Cleve hts has speed and the coaching is good.

@hammertime said:

Wadsworth is not. It is somewhat of a bedroom community. But I work in Barberton...which is. As for the Wadsworth game, since my kids are no longer in school, it is not as big a deal. Though I wonder about the seeding. That was a home game for Wadsworth, yet clearly Cleveland Hts was the better team.

Could Cleveland Hts. be a force against the big private schools?

is wadsworth a depressed town??

how did the recession hit you guys? tough loss against Clev. Hts.

It could very well end up with Massilion vs. Glenville for the right to play for the D2 title..

@hammertime said:

Clearly Massillon hasn't been able to keep up when ponying up the cash. It is a depressed town.

@the-gipper said:

that's some funny shit gip....

Massilion has more recruiting violations than anyone in R1Div1

keep whining though, your juice box league is just around the corner.

@hammertime said:

Yea, sure....because they are a public HS, and can't compete with the talent that is recruited by the big parochial schools.

Idjit.

@the-gipper said:

not really. its been awhile since massilion has done much....

@hammertime said:

St. V beat Massillon this year, didn't they?. Isn't that "stepping out of their comfort zone?

tonge in cheek on the SVSM comment, but normally a quality team with highly touted athletes will step out of there comfort zone and face a few D1 or D2 programs.

Mooney does year in and year out. Even a school like Buchtel will challenge themselves with almost certain losses trying to increase the level of play at there program.

@hammertime said:

D1 has the familiar faces.

St. Eds(#1 in the state ) Mentor Iggy these are the top tier teams in region 1 all are capable of winning

Moeller Colerain these are the top teams in region 2 Moeller is very good Colerain has good athletes but is not tested.

(Wadsworth should look forward to getting spanked by Ed's though if they can win their first playoff game)

Div2 -should be Glenvilles year to win a state title now that they are out of Div 1

Div3 SVSM- they have found a nice hiding spot in D3 and will prevail(they prefer not to be challenged)

Div4 -some say Mooney but Kenton disagrees

Div5-7 ??????

You think the private schools need to recruit in order to win.(you offer zero proof and would be surprised to know that public schools are guilty of more recruiting violations than privates)

You have a poor understanding of how private schools keep their doors open.(you think superior athletes are given financial aid based on athletics yet you offer zero proof again.)

The sissification of America is what you propose, you think separating public from private is going to create a level playing field, instead it creates a watered down juice box league that teaches youth that if you can't compete then complain.

As for a possible solution, the numbers of boys at a school now determine what division you compete in. At a private school if you don't carry your weight and show up for class they get rid of you, usually not an issue since the parents are paying for the student and ensures that their child is there learning.

At a public school there is always gonna be the dead beat students who don't contribute or even show up for class yet there still considered in the 'count' used for determining your division.

Odds are quite a few teams could go to a 'fairer' division where they could compete at. by eleiminating the dead weight in the count.(not very realistic I know)

Ohio HS football is top five in the nation and separating public from from private isn't going to improve that number for sure,