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... the Week that WAS had everything a high school basketball junkie could want BIG game after big game Warren over Marietta, Chillicothe over Warren, Piketon over Unioto in OT, Vinton Co over Piketon, Peebles over Ripley, Manchester over Ironton, an upset special with Fairfield Union keeping Canal Winchester from winning the MSL outright - doesn't get much better than the Week that WAS ... BUT (and there is always a but) the Week that IS has it's own BIG game(s) - try Portsmouth @ Warren on for size in the last full week of action in the 2010-11 regular season ... it also means that there is but one more edition of the Elite 8 to be posted Monday 2/21/11 (after the Sheridan vs John Glenn game for the MVL title 2/21)...


... Pfloyd Elite 8 in Southern/SouthEast Ohio 2/13/11 ...

1. Chesapeake (16-1) win over Huntington St Joe, win over Fairland (wins OVC Championship)

2. Portsmouth (14-4) win over Gallia Academy

3. Chillicothe (15-3) win over Logan, win over Warren

4. Peebles (17-1) win over St. Patrick, W over Ripley

5. Warren (15-2) win over Marietta, loss to Chillicothe

6. Sheridan (15-2) W over New Lexington, W over West Muskingum

7. Logan Elm (14-4) loss to Hamilton Twp, W over Teays Valley

8. Piketon (16-2) win over Unioto (clinches the SVC Championship), L to Vinton County



... Treehugger Wannabes ...

Manchester (15-3) win over Ironton
Reedsville Eastern (15-2) win over Waterford
Vinton County (14-3) win over Nelsonville York, W over Piketon
Unioto (13-6) win over Zane Trace, loss in OT to Piketon
South Webster (14-3) win over Ports East, win over Waverly
Marietta (13-6) loss to Warren, win over Jackson
Miami Trace (14-3) loss to Greenfield McClain, W over Madison Plains, L to Washington CH
Ironton (12-6) W over the Burg, loss to Manchester
Hillsboro (11-7) win over Eastern Brown, W over Clinton Massie
Huntington (12-7) W over Zane Trace
Wheelersburg (14-5) loss to Ironton, W over Minford
Oak Hill (13-5) L to Lucasville Valley, W over Huntington St. Joe
Washington Courthouse (11-6) W over London, W over Miami Trace
Fairfield Union (9-9) loss to Bloom Carroll, upset W over Canal Winchester
Fairland (12-6) loss to Chesapeake
Symmes Valley (14-3) W over New Boston
Eastern Brown (9-8) loss to Hillsboro, W over Lynchburg Clay
WhiteOak (7-11) loss to Ripley, W over Fayetteville
South Point (10-8) win over Greenup Co. KY, W over Rock Hill
Lucasville Valley (9-9) win over Oak Hill
Southeastern (9-9) win over Ports West, W over Paint Valley
Paint Valley (10-8) win over Western, L to Southeastern
Greenfield McClain (8-10) win over Miami Trace, W over Zane Trace
Meigs (9-10) win over Wahama , L to Athens, W over Wellston
Southern (10-8) win over Trimble, W over South Gallia
Trimble (11-7) loss to Southern, win over South Gallia, W over Belpre
Fairfield Leesburg (8-9) win over Fayetteville
Wahama (12-7) win over Miller, loss to Meigs,
Waverly (7-11) loss to South Webster
Wellston (10-8) win over Ports. East, loss to Jackson, L to Meigs
Circleville (3-15) loss to Canal Winchester, L to Hamilton Twp.
Waterford (10-7) loss to Reedsville Eastern, L to Frontier
Alexander (7-10) win over Nelsonville York
Minford (7-12) W over Rock Hill, L to Wheelersburg
Franklin Furnace Green (12-5) Loss to So. Webster, W over Ports. Clay
Portsmouth Clay (11-8) win over Western Pike, L to Franklin Furnace Green
Northwest (8-10) win over North Adams, L to Ports West
North Adams (5-12) loss to Northwest, L to Ripley
Eastern Pike (10-7) L to Portsmouth East
River Valley (8-10) loss to Rock Hill, W over Coal Grove
Athens (7-11) W over Meigs
South Gallia (8-10) loss to Trimble, L to Southern, W over Miller



... Teams on the End Table ...

Belpre (6-12) win over Federal Hocking, L to Trimble
Gallia Academy (6-12) win over Jackson, loss to Portsmouth
Westfall (7-11) W over Adena
New Lexington (7-11) L to Sheridan
Ironton St. Joe (10-7) win over New Boston
Logan (4-13) Loss to Chillicothe, L to Newark
Nelsonville York (5-13) loss to Alexander, loss to Vinton Co.
Portsmouth Notre Dame (8-11) win over Western


... tried to cut and paste on this week's edition of the Elite 8 IF I "cut" and didn't "paste" a team that SHOULD be on one of the lists let me know LOL ... I have the power to make corrections - given to me by the committee of one - me ...

in one of your first or second elite 8s,,I made a comment, that IF we would be in the top 8...at THE END , of regular season I would be happy.....thats where I want to make this list 8)
thanks for all the time and work you put in,,,it takes a lot to do these things and do it right , like you ..93bulldog,and others do

Did you make it to Peebles for the Ripley game?

jchitwood wasn't able to make the trip, went to Warren right after work on Friday for the Warren vs Chilli game; thought I could do the Peebles RUN on Saturday - I was wrong, totally worn out LOL ... good win for the Peebles boyz heading into the post season ... I believe Manchester has the pleasure to play that Ripley gang this week? another good one in the SHL this week ...

I would trade spots on Gallipolis and Athens

Lookin good!!!

Floyd ... I'm a bit surprised you kept Piketon at No. 8- yet, left Vinton County off the list? I know the Viking have 3 losses - but from what I have seen - they are a much better team than what we saw during the first half of the season. I think I wrote before the Shriners preview this year that VC would probably need a little time before they show their true colors. That JV team that went (20-0) last season needed a little experience and some time playing together with Lawhead & Ward - now we're beginning to see what the end result may be with that group on the floor.

Last 8 games: (8-0)

@ Zane Trace 57-40
@ Alexander 48-35
vs Athens 61-54
at Shekinah Christian 59-52
vs Meigs 68-52
vs Paint Valley 65-44
@ Nelsonville-York 62-23
@ Piketon 51-48

(Really its the last six games that stand out. Athens isn't a bad team and was in the hunt for a TVC-Ohio title when they met in McArthur. I have been told that Shekinah Christian was no slouch and to beat Meigs - the No. 2 seed in the D-III Athens sectional - 68-52 was fairly impressive. Beating Nelsonville-York 62-23 in the Buckeyes home gymnasium is what caught my eye Floyd - I mean that's almost a 40-point win over a team that actually has some talent on it. Then of course the big win over Piketon on a neutral floor - which should have least put the Vikings in a tie with Piketon for the No. 8 spot.

Its that darn 'BCS instruction school for ranking teams' that you attended years ago Floyd that's got your mind a little whacko ... lol ... And then of course your bias nature toward the 'little guys' (a.k.a the TVC) may have had something to do with it as well ...

Piketon has lost to Zanesville- top 10 in state in Div.2, has only 2 losses- and VC- also Div 2 with 14-3 record. Don't see anything wrong with them being #8 on the list.

Good list pfloyd.

great stuff pfloyd, hope you are feeling well and everything is doing well! Portsmouth-Warren should be another dandy Go Trojans

Not a huge week in the SVC as the tournament looms, but there are a few:

Tomorrow--Paint Valley @ Piketon- PV has struggled as of late, but still has the size to rebound with Piketon, if they can handle the Piketon pressure, then they'll have a chance to stay in the game.

Friday--Zane Trace @ Piketon- ZT played Piketon close at ZT. Also, this could be Piketon's chance to clinch their 1st Gold Ball for an undefeated SVC season.

Friday--Huntington @ Southeastern- Huntington won the 1st meeting by 8, but had no answer for Michael Brown(32) at all. Should be a nice matchup between 2 teams wanting to get rolling before the tournament and possible trip to the Convo.

Other games:
Tuesday: Washington CH @ Adena; Unioto @ Jackson
Friday: Adena @ Unioto; Westfall @ Paint Valley
Saturday: Southeastern @ McClain

Eastern would be on there before vinton county

Peebles travels to North Adams on Tuesday 2/15, and hosts Lynchburg Clay on Friday 2/18 to finish off the regulear season. Oddly enough Peebles will also play the winner of the North Adams -vs-Lynchburg Clay game in the Sectional final at Waverly next Friday 2/25.

King James: Maybe if Eastern wasn't stuck in the Hocking Division and had to play 16 LEAGUE GAMES - I would agree with you ... But in terms of ranking teams (which isn't saying one team is actually better than another) the Eagles just don't have a great resume. They beat Meigs & Manchester - that's their only quility non-league wins. Vinton County beat Fairfield by 25, beat Southeastern by 25, beat Shekinah Christian 59-52, beat Paint Valley by 21, and then knocked off state ranked Piketon Saturday.

And then you got the age old question: Does the Ohio Division present more of a challenge (top-to-bottom) than the Hocking?

2010/2011 Ohio Vs Hocking match-ups.

Athens 50, Trimble 30
Alexander 54, Federal Hocking 26
Alexander 54, Southern 41
Nelsonville-York 58, Federal Hocking 55
Wellston 72, Miller 63
Meigs 48, Southern 41
Meigs 67, Wahama 58

(The only TVC-Hocking wins were Eastern over Meigs in the season opener, Trimble beat Alexander in the season opener & Trimble beat county rival Nelsonville-York by 3 over Christmas break.)

Eastern did beat meigs by 30

And eastern destroyed the hocking as well. Except for southern

Pfloyd hope your feeling great by now, I know it is a long row to hoe. I think the list is dead on as for the VC supporter I hate to say this but the top 7 teams would pound VC and a couple on the wannabees list would also. So feel blessed your in the top 8.

And Eastern lost to a 9-9 Lucasville Valley

and vinton co. lost to a 9-10 meigs that eastern beat by 30.

Great job Pfloyd I was at the Peebles vs Ripley Game great game Peebles could go a little farther this year if they play like that. Trent best game this year Justice is something to watch great job by Andy, Tyler and Jake also AJ off the bench sorry to hear about the Leedy boy Great Job Peebles Indians hope to watch you again soon