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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?

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.