SOC I,II,III Predictions

[danicalifornia]

SW will need to find some scoring help to pick up the slack from Sommer. The guards have to be able to score on occasion, in my opinion, for them to take it a step further than last season.

They should be very strong defensively and Roberts can take over most, if not all, games.

I don’t think scoring will be a problem for the Jeeps. If the starting 5 consists of
Robert’s
Shupert
Barnard
White
Mault
I believe all these guys will get the job done on the offensive side. If you need guys, I think Webster has a bench to go to that has McClintic, and Stephens who can also shoot for the Jeeps. Defensively I think they will be fine as well. These guys will communicate and hustle and do whatever takes to pull out the win. Big expectations for the Jeeps, and I think they know what they are.

... Scoring I feel will NOT be the issue with SW ... as the Jeeps have offense at all of the levels especially when/if Roberts goes down low ... perimeter scoring - check, getting to the rim off the dribble - check, a take over the game offensive player with length/height - check ... the one question mark I have is the "r" word - rebounding - at both ends of the floor ... when the season starts my question mark will be answered by the play on the court ...

I know it was a scrimmage, but SW and Western really struggled to score this morning against a Unioto team that gave up a lot of points to Hillsboro earlier in the week. SW/Unioto were nearly dead even (Unioto +1) and Western didn’t win a quarter overall

[pfloyd]

I don’t think scoring will be a problem for the Jeeps. If the starting 5 consists of
Robert’s
Shupert
Barnard
White
Mault
I believe all these guys will get the job done on the offensive side. If you need guys, I think Webster has a bench to go to that has McClintic, and Stephens who can also shoot for the Jeeps. Defensively I think they will be fine as well. These guys will communicate and hustle and do whatever takes to pull out the win. Big expectations for the Jeeps, and I think they know what they are.

... Scoring I feel will NOT be the issue with SW ... as the Jeeps have offense at all of the levels especially when/if Roberts goes down low ... perimeter scoring - check, getting to the rim off the dribble - check, a take over the game offensive player with length/height - check ... the one question mark I have is the "r" word - rebounding - at both ends of the floor ... when the season starts my question mark will be answered by the play on the court ...

Tyler Sommer. Very large contributor on the glass last year for South Webster. Big loss on multiple levels.

Sommer AND Timothy both were BIG (pun intended) on the boards ...

[tigerfan765]

South Webster and Western scrimmage today and i heard south webster beat them pretty bad

[pfloyd]

South Webster and Western scrimmage today and i heard south webster beat them pretty bad

I believe both Western and South Webster were at Unioto for a 3-way this morning ... hopefully I'll see the video later today ...

[SWBASKETBALL]

South Webster and Western scrimmage today and i heard south webster beat them pretty bad

I believe both Western and South Webster were at Unioto for a 3-way this morning ... hopefully I'll see the video later today ...

Yes it was a 3 way team this morning I was there… Western looks awful. Webster was doing whatever they wanted to do with the basketball. Now Unioto does appear to be physical, but Webster looked pretty good offensively and defensively

[Crazykid33]

... Scoring I feel will NOT be the issue with SW ... as the Jeeps have offense at all of the levels especially when/if Roberts goes down low ... perimeter scoring - check, getting to the rim off the dribble - check, a take over the game offensive player with length/height - check ... the one question mark I have is the "r" word - rebounding - at both ends of the floor ... when the season starts my question mark will be answered by the play on the court ...

Tyler Sommer. Very large contributor on the glass last year for South Webster. Big loss on multiple levels.

Sommer AND Timothy both were BIG (pun intended) on the boards ...

Sommers and Timothy are big losses for the Jeeps, but I think that Shupert and Mault are going to step up big this season for the jeeps.

[val13]

... Scoring I feel will NOT be the issue with SW ... as the Jeeps have offense at all of the levels especially when/if Roberts goes down low ... perimeter scoring - check, getting to the rim off the dribble - check, a take over the game offensive player with length/height - check ... the one question mark I have is the "r" word - rebounding - at both ends of the floor ... when the season starts my question mark will be answered by the play on the court ...

Tyler Sommer. Very large contributor on the glass last year for South Webster. Big loss on multiple levels.

Sommer AND Timothy both were BIG (pun intended) on the boards ...

Yes pfloyd, Timothy was a great athlete in the post. For as great as Webster was last year, I actually thought Timothy was a little under-utilized. Nonetheless, coach Persin led the Jeeps to another deep playoff run to the regional final. Will be good to see coach Persin on the sidelines yet again.

[SWBASKETBALL]

Does anyone know if the other Jeeps are any good?

It’s hard to say. When a team is from Indiana, and you are from Ohio, it’s hard to compare your schedules because it could be a whole different level of competition. I have the South Webster Jeeps winning this game by 15+.

[Crazykid33]

Does anyone know if the other Jeeps are any good?

It’s hard to say. When a team is from Indiana, and you are from Ohio, it’s hard to compare your schedules because it could be a whole different level of competition. I have the South Webster Jeeps winning this game by 15+.

I was checking them out on Max Preps they don't appear to be that good, but like SWBASKETBALL said it is hard to compare. I think that South Webster however will end up taking this game by 20+

[burgpirater]

Western is in a bad division so they’ll win games but against any good teams they gonna struggle.

Soc 2 really really bad tho so they prob end up round .500 and lose in districts but Haggy can play

[SWBASKETBALL]

Western is in a bad division so they’ll win games but against any good teams they gonna struggle.

Soc 2 really really bad tho so they prob end up round .500 and lose in districts but Haggy can play

Haggey can for sure play, but it can’t just be a one man team. With Western being in D7 they will win some games but if they have to see Webster in the tournament, they might as well not even show up. They will need a lot of improvement before the tournament starts or they ain’t going no where

[The Ghost of Swanker]

What’s the burg gonna do without Lattimore this year?

[SWBASKETBALL]

What’s the burg gonna do without Lattimore this year?

I truly think the burg is gonna suck it up this year. When you have a guy that scores 25+ points a night, you can’t replace that. Yes the pirates will still have Rucker and McGraw, but the pirate team we are gonna see this year, is heavily impacted by the juniors they have. Hopefully Pouty Prater don’t throw water on the floor, or let a dog in the school to try and slow down his opponent because in the end he is just wasting time. The Pirates are gonna be walking the plank this year in the SOC losing to Webster and Minford both times!

[BigBlueNation]

My predictions
Soc lll Minford or South Webster
Soc ll Eastern
Soc l Notre Dame

[pfloyd]

Eastern Pike question; How many basketball players were on the Eastern Pike Football team (congratulations Eagles FB TEAM on a outstanding season)?

[EagleNut14]

I can think of 8 football players off the top of my head that will play varsity. Hoping to see the QB Manley 6’6 Jr. come out and play. He's very raw but has potential to be a very solid player.

[EagleNut14]

I can think of at least 8 football players off the top of my head that will play varsity. Hoping to see the QB Manley 6’6 Jr. come out and play. He's very raw but has potential to be a solid player.

[Tigernation2021]

Eastern Pike question; How many basketball players were on the Eastern Pike Football team (congratulations Eagles FB TEAM on a outstanding season)?

Right around that 7/8 mark should be varsity and really will be the main starters and getting most of the minutes. So, if anyone has seen Eastern play basketball, I probably wouldn't go judging what you seen vs what they might be, on top of Declan Davis transferring in from Piketon who played football this year, you've got 6-6 Manley who is playing raw but athletic as well as 6-3 Peters who's playing as well and he was rotating varsity at Waverly his freshman year. The entire lineup for Eastern will look nothing like what ppl have seen in the scrimmages or summer play.

[pfloyd]

Eastern Pike question; How many basketball players were on the Eastern Pike Football team (congratulations Eagles FB TEAM on a outstanding season)?

Right around that 7/8 mark should be varsity and really will be the main starters and getting most of the minutes. So, if anyone has seen Eastern play basketball, I probably wouldn't go judging what you seen vs what they might be, on top of Declan Davis transferring in from Piketon who played football this year, you've got 6-6 Manley who is playing raw but athletic as well as 6-3 Peters who's playing as well and he was rotating varsity at Waverly his freshman year. The entire lineup for Eastern will look nothing like what ppl have seen in the scrimmages or summer play.

Wow, thanks Tigernation2021 - I was going through my Preseason Rankings looking at who I feel I had ranked too low based on what I've seen in the preseason ... when I got to Coach Leist's Eastern Pike Eagles - I asked myself this same question ... I'm betting Coach Leist is glad to have his team back on the court even if it will take them a few weeks/probably until after Christmas break/the New Year before we get a real feel for what the Eagles will look like as a "Basketball" TEAM ...

Anyone out there feel the Football post season goes to deep into the hoops season? - imo that opening weekend of the football post season with 16 teams per division is one weekend too many (which in my mind means they are allowing too many teams (16) into the post season) ... but that just me ...

[callie11]

Who won the soc 3 last year?