The only game that hurts Athens is the first game of the year with the South Webster loss. Alexander (not "albany") has a very good team this year only has two losses so far... and Athens beat Alexander, by the way. With Waverly's relatively weaker schedule compared to the rest of the sectional, Waverly has to make a case for accomplishments in comparison to the district. People can argue till they're blue in the face about strength of schedule, but it's hard to argue head-to-head. What games truly help Waverly make an argument to justify a higher seed in the head-to-head? Chillicothe? Well, Athens beat them too, but did so at Chillicothe's field. Jackson? Athens beat them on the road as well... and Athens beat Waverly in the head-to-head. Will Athens get voted above Waverly? Highly doubt it, but as I said before, I think Unioto, Warren, and Marietta are the three best teams we've played and I agree with danicalifornia that Warren and Marietta will likely fight for #2 and #3.socman wrote:The draw takes into account te entire season. Not just vs teams in the sectional. Athens has had a couple games that will really hurt them. As have chillicothe and warren. As for athens i am referring to albany and south webster.
My main point is that it's a little too early to start predicting #6 for Athens. I think folks got a little too comfortable with the idea of Athens being down there before waiting for the results of some of the games like the Chillicothe one. The only two things that are clear are this: 1. Unioto is the #1 seed. 2. All of the games for #2 on down will be incredibly close, intense games in the first round.
