Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio Week #8

[tvc_fan]

However teams shooting the higher percentages don't always get the win

For example:
Ken Doll is 7 for 10 from behind the arc...21 points and 70%
Barbie is 10 for 20 behind the arc....30 points at 50%

Barbie wins by 9 points and shot 20% less....LOL

[Bud07]

Fu did not play that bad at Logan . They are a very good team and should do well in the tourney . Give Logan a little credit in the out come because they played well and they executed their game plan . That may have been the case at Alex . On a given night an average team can give a really good team fits . Such things as shooting 70% , where the game is played , injuries, health issues ( everyone dealing with Flu ) changing defenses and momentum stoppers can affect the score. That's why you see upsets . I think VC and FU would be a very good game and hoping to see it in Feb. High school sports are the best and I enjoy the discussions on SEOP. Thanks all and good luck to your teams.

I meant no disrespect to Logan as I mentioned I thought they played their best game of the year. I think they are a really solid team, but FU played horrible defensively and Logan took them out of the game on offense. That is playing bad to me. But again I think Logan has a good team and I think next year they are going to be really tough.

[Ironman92]

However teams shooting the higher percentages don't always get the win

For example:
Ken Doll is 7 for 10 from behind the arc...21 points and 70%
Barbie is 10 for 20 behind the arc....30 points at 50%

Barbie wins by 9 points and shot 20% less....LOL

Either Ken is very turnover prone or Barbie is an offensive rebounding machine

[tvc_fan]

However teams shooting the higher percentages don't always get the win

For example:
Ken Doll is 7 for 10 from behind the arc...21 points and 70%
Barbie is 10 for 20 behind the arc....30 points at 50%

Barbie wins by 9 points and shot 20% less....LOL

Either Ken is very turnover prone or Barbie is an offensive rebounding machine

Offensive rebounds can definitely skew the percentages...lol

[danicalifornia]

Rare Monday score:

Zane Trace 54
Southeastern 52
Overtime

[pfloyd]

Reedsville RT 7 Eastern fell clear of the list this week.

... I have fixed that mistake TVC ... Eastern went 0-2 for the week that was ... sometimes teams get banished when they don't come through with the usual "2 packs of Twizzlers" LOL ... sorry about my mistake ...

[pfloyd]

Cavs back in the top 8!!!! Love to see this and I know they have earned it.

Go Cavs

... I'm a fan of what Coach Huffer & staff are doing in Chillicothe ... I've had the pleasure to the Cavs 3 games this season - when I go I watch all 3 contests each night from the freshmen , jv to the varsity ... I can see the "program" developing ... I really like that JV group and the job the JV coach - Connor Scott is doing with that group - I smile through the entire JV game - those kids truly love to play the game ! the varsity sit behind the bench encouraging the jv & freshmen teams ... good things are happening at the Hatton Gym in 2016-17 !

[CavalierAlum05]

Cavs back in the top 8!!!! Love to see this and I know they have earned it.

Go Cavs

... I'm a fan of what Coach Huffer & staff are doing in Chillicothe ... I've had the pleasure to the Cavs 3 games this season - when I go I watch all 3 contests each night from the freshmen , jv to the varsity ... I can see the "program" developing ... I really like that JV group and the job the JV coach - Connor Scott is doing with that group - I smile through the entire JV game - those kids truly love to play the game ! the varsity sit behind the bench encouraging the jv & freshmen teams ... good things are happening at the Hatton Gym in 2016-17 !

I totally agree. Huffers team change night and day by November to the sectionals. It's truly a credit to his devotion and mentoring of these kids, they really buy in. Things are looking bright again in Chilli. As you said the JV team is NICE and they are led by two freshmen. I am thrilled they are back in the top 8!

[LetsGoPSU]

Chilli has always had the potential to be powerful across the board, looks like they are ready to step up and take it
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[HoopsHotHead]

just an fyi......RV is 6-10 going into tonight's game with the Athens Bulldogs.......

[Noitall]

Not sold on chili being in top 8 with 8&6 record ,barely above 500 ,any team can play s tough schedule and lose hslf their games, other then that the list looks great

[CavalierAlum05]

Not sold on chili being in top 8 with 8&6 record ,barely above 500 ,any team can play s tough schedule and lose hslf their games, other then that the list looks great

No team wants them right now. Just go watch.

[bbjunky81]

Not sold on chili being in top 8 with 8&6 record ,barely above 500 ,any team can play s tough schedule and lose hslf their games, other then that the list looks great

Go take a look at em. They can beat anyone in SE Ohio on any given night

[Noitall]

I feel like any team can beat anyone in any given night but are you saying they ate good enough tobeat fairland,Athens,waterford,on a regular basis I know fairland is ranked at one but the other two are below them.
Not looking for an argument because I have not seen chili ,but have seen the other three I mentioned and they are very good

[bbjunky81]

I feel like any team can beat anyone in any given night but are you saying they ate good enough tobeat fairland,Athens,waterford,on a regular basis I know fairland is ranked at one but the other two are below them.
Not looking for an argument because I have not seen chili ,but have seen the other three I mentioned and they are very good

Chillicothe have VC everything they wanted and more, I'm sure VC doesn't want anything to do with them in the tournament.

Chillicothe would keep it close/respectable with Fairland

Chillicothe is better than Athens

Chillicothe beats Waterford 9 out of 10 times.

[Ohio1234]

Chillicothe had a rough start to the season with loses to a good bloom Carroll followed by a loss to Court house since that stretch they have lose by a half court buzzard beater against A good Miami Trace team, a Tough loss to a really good Vinton county team, two Loss to Some of the best best D1 schools in the state in Westerville south and Pickerington Central who both are loaded with D1 commits. During that stretch they have also beaten Logan Elm, Courthouse the second time around by 18, Wilmington, and Marion Franklin by 28, and still have Upper Arlington, another big matchup with Wilmington, Miami Trace and a cherry on top against cross town rival Unioto. In my opinion no one in the area is playing better than Chillicothe right now. They deserve to be in the top 8 and moved to 9-6 tonight with a 21 point win at Greenfield.

[4thgoal]

Wheelersburg is starting to get things going pretty well and move to 9-4 with a 68-55 win at South Webster.

[trojandave]

Last night Portsmouth and Ironton played for the 156th time in series history, and it was absolutely a tale of two halves. The Fighting Tigers led 29-17 at the half and scored the first 4 points of the 3rd quarter to go up 33-17. After that, the Trojans outscored IHS 52-30 to win 69-63 to capture the 90th win by PHS in the series. DJ Eley and Mike Malone led Portsmouth with 19 points apiece, while Kendal Reynolds pitched in 18. The Trojans warmed up from the perimeter in the last 2 quarters, after a frigid first half. I can't recall another Trojan game in which two halves were so different. Sophomore Ethan Wilson of Ironton had an outstanding game with 33 points.

It is hard to predict what Portsmouth (9-4) will do from game to game being a jump shooting team, and last night's game was evident of that.

GO TROJANS!!!

[hawkeyepierce]

So, I guess tvc_fan is trying to make his point that Meigs beat Alexander. Let me ask you this question, since you are always trying to downgrade the Vikings. When your Meigs team played Alexander, did Alexander shoot near 70% from the floor? Did they shoot 50% from 3 point land? Did Ryan Davidson, who averages 4 points a game, go 9/9 and score 23 against you? I doubt it. VC is one of the strongest teams in this area and they do have a chance at making it to the final 4. When you are undefeated, every team comes at you with all they have. Alex, obviously had their best game of the season Friday night. They won on a last second shot. Just shows what a team has to do to beat the Vikings. You have to bring your A game. Anything less and you will lose.

Not anywhere in my post was I saying a thing about us beating Alex, I'm kind of giving Alex a little more credit for more then their shooting percentage, takes defensive pressure and what not to make the other team shoot a worse percentage.

If you read correctly, I wasn't even making Meigs out to look good, possibly why I said we have only beat one team up here (NY) that has a winning record.

They shot 70% so and so was 9/9, Your a great team, maybe after he hit say 4 or 5 adjust and get in his face. Make him alter his shot, force him to pass to someone that is only shooting 70% and not 100%.

Absolutely no disrespect for the Vikings, but give Alex some credit despite shooting 70%, Cause it was VC that couldn't stop it.

tvc_fan spends an awful a lot of time discussing the Vikings. I thinks, he protested too much. I think he is a closet Viking Fan.

First, do you really think that Matt Combs, wouldn't make any adjustments? However, if you had the pleasure to listen to him, he would say he made some mistakes, and there are things he probably could have done differently. As far as the Davidson kid, his last three 3's were over a 6'3" Naylan Yates, contested with a hand in is face, it was just that kind of night. Furthermore, some say that the circus is closing its tent flaps and going away, but I contend it is alive and well in Albany Ohio, so there was that.

The Vikings ARE NOT thinking Final 4 or anything like that. They are taking it one game at a time and dealing with the opponent in front of them. If the Alexander loss taught us anything, you can't take anyone for granted and we are going to get everyone's best shot. Every year the goal is the same, win the league, get to the Convo, after that we will take it as it comes. Just because, this is one of the better teams that Coach Combs has coached, nothing changed, win league, get to the convo. However, getting to the convo in itself, is a task. There are several good teams in the Logan sectional. To make any kind of tournament run, not only do you need to be good, but you have to stay healthy, and have a little bit of luck along the way.

So while you continue to disparage the Vikings with your subtle jabs, back-handed compliments, and innuendos, we will wish your Marauders the best, of course, with the exception on Feburary 3rd.

[vctransplant]

Well said Hawkeyes!