SOC (Basketball) going to 3 (6 team) divisions (2023-24)

[Tri-StateYouthSports]

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Bad move

[Tartanblue]

This could be interesting.....

[clevelandbrowns#1]

Great move! This allows for the smaller schools to play against the smaller schools. It allows the bigger schools to compete against their talent level and allows the schools who aren’t really good enough to play with the big dogs to play for championships. It’s about the kids not the adults.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Waverly
Burg
Northwest
Minford
West
???? probably Valley ?

Beaver
Oak Hill
SW
Valley
Western
NB???? Green

Clay
East
SV
SG
Isj
ND

[Buzz]

Western, oak hill, northwest, sv, sg, beaver are in the middle I believe. Valley an SW stay in the upper

[mattash]

Maybe?

SOC1
New Boston
Western
Clay
Northwest
Webster
St. Joe

SOC2
Waverly
Burg
West
Valley
Minford
Oak Hill

Soc3
Green
East
Symmes Valley
South Gallia
Eastern
Notre Dame

[bbjunky81]

It is

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
Can’t remember 6th

Then the rest in small division

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Maybe?

SOC1
New Boston
Western
Clay
Northwest
Webster
St. Joe

SOC2
Waverly
Burg
West
Valley
Minford
Oak Hill

Soc3
Green
East
Symmes Valley
South Gallia
Eastern
Notre Dame

I mean SOC1 likely to be dominated by Webster most years, SOC2 still Burg most years, SOC3 Eastern most years.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

It is

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
Can’t remember 6th

Then the rest in small division

Is this fact or your thoughts on it? This looks more like a good middle ground

[bbjunky81]

It is

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
Can’t remember 6th

Then the rest in small division

Is this fact or your thoughts on it? This looks more like a good middle ground

Fact.

[a_c_m]

It is

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
Can’t remember 6th

Then the rest in small division

Could South Gallia be the 6th team in the middle group?

[Jimbobscousin]

It is

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
Can’t remember 6th

Then the rest in small division

Could South Gallia be the 6th team in the middle group?

Yes.

[danicalifornia]

Not a bad idea, especially in basketball.

Would there be any chance that those divisions could be flexible as well?

[BigBlueNation]

Great move! This allows for the smaller schools to play against the smaller schools. It allows the bigger schools to compete against their talent level and allows the schools who aren’t really good enough to play with the big dogs to play for championships. It’s about the kids not the adults.

Very good post.

[HERO]

Upper division

Burg
West
Waverly
Minford
Valley


This is all sports but football

Meeting with OVC this week about football

[HERO]

Bballjunky is correct

[TigerBob]

Good move in my eyes. 9 team leagues with 16 game conference schedules are too big. This allows for a smaller conference schedule, with flexibility for adding more teams as time goes on. Games could still be scheduled across divisions obviously to help fill schedules.

The football piece is intriguing but a lot of stuff at play. I really think a league of Ironton, Wheelersburg, Waverly, Gallia, West, plus 1 more (Portsmouth? Fairland?) that allows the Rock Hills and Northwests of the world a path to winning a league would be good for both conferences, as both are dealing a lot of the same problems. We will see though.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Wheelersburg
Waverly
Minford
Valley
West
South Webster

Oak Hill
Northwest
Eastern
Western
Symmes
South Gallia

New Boston
East
Clay
Notre Dame
Green
St Judy

I’d personally Swap green for Symmes Valley. They’re pretty decent most years.

[TigerBob]

ISJ going to demand SOC3. Ashland and Cabell Midland will prepare them for it.