Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio Week - Official Pre-Season Rankings

[Truth&fiction]

Thanks Vision, Good luck to your team.

[Killer Krossover]

Unioto/WCH/Athens scrimmage: was a good scrimmage for all three and sure all coaches have areas to work on. WCh did play very hard. Athens will be a tough out in the tournament come early spring; they have size and nice consistency; Unioto is as good 1-5 as anyone; I expect that from a Hoops team. I do agree with the post about their 5-10 off bench; who do they turn to? However, their first 5 is as tough as anyone in SE Ohio.

Jackson/S. Point/ Piketon scrimmage:
Jackson definitely missing the injured players. Several players I saw this summer not playing. Too bad because this team played well in summer; tonight the lack of depth showed.

South Point- played hard all night long; struggled early against Piketon's pressure. Their PG is a nice player; they have some strong kids, and I like how hard they play. Truthfully, they remind me of a true South Point team.

Piketon- won first two quarters. They were flying to ball early on when they pressed. Then their legs wore down it appeared, which happens this early in season. They still were without two starters with injuries. Going to be a nice team out of SVC.

Not sure about South Point and Jackson, but did hear them say Piketon will be scrimmaging at Logan Elm on Saturday.

[Chieftain2009]

Like last year, Logan will be headed to Thomas Worthington for a scrimmage on Friday. Last year there was on oodle of Central Ohio teams there, I'm not sure who will be there this year. But, it should be a nice test in a number of scrimmages on Friday for the Chiefs.

[CavalierAlum05]

Let me make some things clear on my earlier statement. It sounded after reading it that I may not 'be sold" on Unioto.

Some back thought:
Unioto is going to win the SVC. They are a very good ball team. Their 1-4 i mentioned could rival anyone in the area really with matchups man to man.
I guess what i was already assuming and jumping to is that anything less than a district title in frenchtown would be a disappointment this year and idk if i see it happening. This stretch of Unioto basketball is a good one. I believe 1 district title? But they yearn for it every year and I think they expect to get there. As they should they are darn good and are consistently in pfloyds top 8.

Idk why i made this post? lol its 7am at work and I'm just getting my coffee. CAN'T wait for round ball! And as our 'rival', i cant wait for 12/22!

[pfloyd]

... Good Stuff everyone ! great to hear about the early scrimmages ... I try to get to a few of the scrimmages - just to see if my "thoughts" on teams are correct ... the team shooting, offenses I don't put a lot of "this is what it will be during the season" emphasis on - the O always gets better when the real tip-off happens ... I DO look at the athletes, the depth of the teams , the fundamentals on both ends, obviously the size, quickness and handles on the guard play ... scrimmages are where the coaches are finding chemistry, looking for those 6,7 & 8 players who will contribute as role players ...

... I'm excited to see the early season match-ups this season - Logan @ the U to open things up on Friday 12/1 then I will stop in to the ZT Tip Off Classic on the way home as Vinton County is opening with Bloom Carroll at 8:30 the same night !

[IronOak]

Love this time of year and watching area teams compete. Just wanted to mention a Scrimmage taking place Saturday: Warren Harding, Kettering Fairmont and Oak Hill will be traveling to Massillion Jackson for early season matchups. Good luck and healthy wishes this season to all area players.

[danicalifornia]

If Minford can find a consistent scorer, I think that they will make a nice rise up the rankings. Good size and excellent ball pressure. Should be a solid team in SOC2 and in D3 this season.

[pfloyd]

Watched the Groveport Madison vs Logan scrimmage this morning at LHS ... Logan looked like they had played in an 8 team scrimmage at Thomas Worthington last night ... looked to have some tired legs ... I was talking and watching at the same time LOL ... in the quarters I watched both teams looked evenly matched GM is very quick with some good perimeter scorers , GM doesn't have size but lots of quick hands/feet at both ends of the floor ... Logan looked sluggish to me both Myers and Landis were able to take advantage of their size and get to the rim ... once you get by Landis ,Myers, Bell x 2 the Chiefs will need to get scoring from the next 3 role players Brooks, Little , Cassady - the potential is there ! all 3 perimeter players (Brook/Little/Cassady) CAN score but haven't figured out WHEN to take it to the rim, when to get THEIR own shot from the outside yet - all three need to be at least a threat, at least to get" print in the scouting reports" or teams will double down on Landis/Myers on the inside forcing those kids to give it up or force bad shots ... not seeing a consistent inside threat or anyone who will be giving solid minutes when Landis goes out - going to need the size off the bench to give good minutes in the paint ...

... I read on facebook that Logan had a solid scrimmage at Thomas Worthington - Eastmoor was there - a good 8 team scrimmage ... THAT will make today's "sluggish" /dead leg look happen LOL - I don't know how kids do it LOL ... BUT I'm glad THEY do it ! love watching these kids play Logan will have a 16-17+ win season imo

[Ironman92]

Just watched Southeastern, Whiteoak, South Gallia play each other 3 quarters each.

Whiteoak was 2-1 vs SE and 3-0 vs SG

Guessing Whiteoak as a high 40’s team in the rankings. Jr guard Traeton Hamilton is a nice all around player. Very athletic.

South Gallia struggled

[Oaktown]

I like your top 8 this year Pfloyd, all very deserving programs. It's good to see our Oaks in the pre-season Top 5.

The Oaks travelled to the home of the Polar Bears of Jackson Massilon today to see how they faired with the big D1 boys from up North.

They held there own winning both quarters against Kettering Fairmont, split quarters with Warren Harding and split quarters with Jackson Massilon.

It's very early, but the Oaks looked pretty good for only their second pre-season outing.

[pfloyd]

Looking forward to catching up with the Oaks early this season Oaktown ... solid team - adding some newcomers who WILL give them much needed depth ... how did the Oak Hill "add ons" do (Darby, Wright, Brate) ?

[Oaktown]

Looking forward to catching up with the Oaks early this season Oaktown ... solid team - adding some newcomers who WILL give them much needed depth ... how did the Oak Hill "add ons" do (Darby, Wright, Brate) ?

Darby is the only new player. I'm not sure where that rumor started about Wright and Brate, but it is false. I sent you a PM with the 2017-18 roster.

[Oaktown]

Darby played extremely well and fits in perfect with the 4 returning senior starters.

[danicalifornia]

Darby played extremely well and fits in perfect with the 4 returning senior starters.

So he can play immediately?

[pfloyd]

Looking forward to catching up with the Oaks early this season Oaktown ... solid team - adding some newcomers who WILL give them much needed depth ... how did the Oak Hill "add ons" do (Darby, Wright, Brate) ?

Darby is the only new player. I'm not sure where that rumor started about Wright and Brate, but it is false. I sent you a PM with the 2017-18 roster.

Thanks Oaktown for setting the record straight on Wright & Brate - I saw it on another thread that these 2 were at Oak Hill ... I will go back to see who posted that so I know not to put much trust into their information ... glad to hear that Darby "fits in" ... getting a 6-5 quality/experienced player is a great pick up ... the Carroll boys are outstanding along with Nathan Hale, Brett Long ... excellent group of athletes & Norm at the controls ...

[Truth&fiction]

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[pfloyd]

Great points Truth&fiction ...

[Pa Trojan]

6-5 quality and experienced, now thats a preety good addition!

[noreply66]

Love reading all the input in all the threads . They are very entertaining and fun to read . Caution to all that read them that if your favorite team or players are not mentioned or fictional statements are made do not get upset. This is a tool for some to promote their agenda and reflect THEIR opinions . It does give us the better teams in SEO and allows us to follow scores and updates on game night . A lot is someones opinion , some is to promote certain teams and some to promote certain players . The TRUTH is there are teams year in and year out that have great success in SEO because they are great programs and that makes good stories . The TRUTH is there are teams on the rise and that makes a good story . Some things that are written there is a lot of TRUTH and some of the things are written that makes a GREAT story is FICTION . Read and enjoy but as fans support YOUR TEAM , fill the Gyms and enjoy the game . High School Basketball is here and SEO is loaded with really good teams and a lot of really good players . Post your thoughts and be accurate . There is no better place to to get stories and updates than SEOP . Thanks to all that make it possible . Good luck to all the Teams in SEO

GREAT POST

[MightyOaksFan]

Looking forward to catching up with the Oaks early this season Oaktown ... solid team - adding some newcomers who WILL give them much needed depth ... how did the Oak Hill "add ons" do (Darby, Wright, Brate) ?

Darby is the only new player. I'm not sure where that rumor started about Wright and Brate, but it is false. I sent you a PM with the 2017-18 roster.

Thanks Oaktown for setting the record straight on Wright & Brate - I saw it on another thread that these 2 were at Oak Hill ... I will go back to see who posted that so I know not to put much trust into their information ... glad to hear that Darby "fits in" ... getting a 6-5 quality/experienced player is a great pick up ... the Carroll boys are outstanding along with Nathan Hale, Brett Long ... excellent group of athletes & Norm at the controls ...

btw, it is Mitchell Hale not Nathan Hale. Just don't want people thinking we added another player.