Southern Ohio Conference Preview

[vballsoccer178]

New Boston Hosts the soccer preview tonight

Here's the lineup:

5:00 St. Joe vs Eastern
6:00 Northwest vs Clay
7:00 Minford vs South Webster
8:00 Burg vs Valley
9:00 West vs New Boston

Thoughts? Predictions? Comments?

[B1OHIO]

Joe over Eastern,New Boston over West, Burg over Valley, North West over Clay, Minford and Webster is a tough call for me Webster is very well coached but lost a lot to graduation, Minford has more tallent but also a new untested coaching staff. I will go with Minford in a close one.

[a_c_m]

Ironton St. Joseph Flyers 0 Beaver Eastern Pike Eagles 0

Scioto Northwest Mohawks 3 Portsmouth Clay Panthers 0

Minford Falcons 3 South Webster Jeeps 1

Wheelersburg Pirates 1 Lucasville Valley Indians 1

New Boston Glenwood Tigers 3 Portsmouth West Senators 1

Good Luck to all area teams!

[Buckeye24]

Thats definitely not the same West team as last year. They led for half of the game before they gave it up late.

[vballsoccer178]

Didn't get to see Eastern & St. Joe

Northwest looked much improved. A solid defense for sure, and a 3-0 win says something for their offense.

Clay seemed to be trying some good things, but mistakes really hurt them.

Minford has a few key players that stood out. Their defense & gk didn't get challenged much so it's hard to tell the full extent of their team.

South Webster also made some mistakes & lacked much on offense. The basic structure seemed to be there but they couldn't keep it together on defense.

Wheelersburg has a few key players that play well (kind of like Minford). I was surprised that they only scored one, but they had many opportunities. Their defense didn't get a lot of pressure until later in the half when some subs were in.

Valley seemed to hold up alright. They still look to have quite a few young players out there mixed in with the returning players who did some good things

Didn't see New Boston & West

It looks like the SOC I will be up for grabs this year as all the teams try to take the championship from South Webster who has had it for 8 consecutive years.

In the SOC II it will be a battle between Minford, Wheelersburg, & Waverly. I'd have to favor Waverly, but Minford & Wheelersburg have always played them well. Northwest could be a team that plays into the mix - maybe not to win it, but help decide who wins

It's going to different with the games across the divisions not counting this year too.

Good luck all teams

[soccerfanatic]

Having seen Minford, Wheelersburg, and Waverly in the preseason, I'd be shocked if Waverly doesn't run away with the SOC II. They're a cut above the other teams this year.

[drrabbit]

Any news on the young man who was transported via ambulance?

[run-n-gun]

I think Eastern will be the surprise this year.
In a scrimmage, they beat Piketon 7-2.
They tied with South Point 1-1 in an actual game I believe.
Then today they defeated Adena on the road 9-2.