Pfloyd's Elite 8 of Southern/SouthEast Ohio - Pre Season 2018-19

[pfloyd]

... had to circumvent a Lancaster parade road block - trying to keep pfloyd from seeing any basketball before the regular season - to get to Lancaster High School to watch Coach Stiverson/Coach Holbert's Logan Elm Braves take on the Gales of LHS ... no napkin stats, only general observations - I watched and smiled as LE did what you come to expect from a Coach Stiverson/Coach Holbert TEAM - fundamentals, man to man D mixed with a good zone at times ... the youngin's are sophs now, the sophs are juniors ... I was sitting in the stands thinking these KIDS ALREADY have 23 varsity games under their belts ! they will have in the neighborhood of 48 or so varsity games by the time they are SUPPOSED TO BE ready for the varsity ! ... LE = fundmental basketball, high BB IQ players, 4-5 ball handlers, 4-5 three point scorers, 4-5 players who attack the rim ... LE took 4 quarters while Lancaster picked up 2 (the first & 5 th quarters) ... Logan Elm has very little size - will need the size they do have to get tougher in the paint, neither big looks to score down low ... the Braves will be a handful ! ... They seem to lack that hard nosed inside presence - they will miss a Cody Anderson who I thought did an outstanding job bringing along the bench full of youngsters last season with his floor leadership ...

... I smiled the whole time as I saw the fundamentals I like to see - crisp perimeter passing, dribble drives to the rim, perimeter scoring , defensive technique that takes a back seat to no one - bodies on offensive players, redirecting in the paint with bodies/hands , defense leading to transition buckets , quick hands in the passing lanes - ALL are expected when watching a Stiverson/Holbert LE squad ...

Lancaster ? they had the size advantage over LE - it looked like one big not in uniform/on a stationary bike - a couple of perimeter scorers but nothing special ... LHS didn't handle perimeter pressure well - picked a number of times for transition points by LE ... LE was effective in trapping in the 3/4 court ... LHS doesn't have much speed ... will be interesting to see how Logan does vs the Gales or how the Gales do vs Logan ...

... I feel better HEARING THE SQUEAKING OF SHOES/SEEING fundamental basketball ... all is good again ...

[pfloyd]

... Logan Elm 14 year olds from last year's freshmen class on varsity - names that we all will KNOW this year, next year AND the NEXT year ! :

(sophs) Jeremy Wietelmann , Isaac Ward, Jason Sailor, Gabe Chalfin ... Evan Huffman (sr) Jared Harrington (jr) ... very good now, going to be outstanding in the LE program ...

[Ironman92]

Jackson went 4-2 today in scrimmage at Licking Valley and bs Columbus Academy. Big strong teams and lost 1 by 1 in OT

Looking good 8-10 deep

[pfloyd]

... can't get information about the Logan performance at Thomas Worthington last night ... 8 teams participated last night from the OCC & Logan as an independent ...

[Chieftain2009]

... can't get information about the Logan performance at Thomas Worthington last night ... 8 teams participated last night from the OCC & Logan as an independent ...

Logan played very good yesterday against some tough competition. Don't have the exact results for every quarter, but they played very close with Kilbourne, beat Lindon Mckinley, split quarters with Thomas Worthington, won both against Racine Southern and won both against Columbus West.

[pfloyd]

... can't get information about the Logan performance at Thomas Worthington last night ... 8 teams participated last night from the OCC & Logan as an independent ...

Logan played very good yesterday against some tough competition. Don't have the exact results for every quarter, but they played very close with Kilbourne, beat Lindon Mckinley, split quarters with Thomas Worthington, won both against Racine Southern and won both against Columbus West.

... Southern ??? ...

[Chieftain2009]

... can't get information about the Logan performance at Thomas Worthington last night ... 8 teams participated last night from the OCC & Logan as an independent ...

Logan played very good yesterday against some tough competition. Don't have the exact results for every quarter, but they played very close with Kilbourne, beat Lindon Mckinley, split quarters with Thomas Worthington, won both against Racine Southern and won both against Columbus West.

... Southern ??? ...

I heard one team cancelled last minute and they jumped in.

[pfloyd]

Logan played very good yesterday against some tough competition. Don't have the exact results for every quarter, but they played very close with Kilbourne, beat Lindon Mckinley, split quarters with Thomas Worthington, won both against Racine Southern and won both against Columbus West.

... Southern ??? ...

I heard one team cancelled last minute and they jumped in.

... how did Southern look ? size ? shooters?

[Chieftain2009]

... Southern ??? ...

I heard one team cancelled last minute and they jumped in.

... how did Southern look ? size ? shooters?

Wasn't able to attend the scrimmage, just passing on what I was told. Southern scored very little in either quarter they played against Logan. Another poster from Logan might have better knowledge that actually attended.

[pfloyd]

270Hoops.com had this to say about Logan's Bo Myers from last nights TW Super Scrimmage :

"Bo Myers (6'5 WG / Logan / 2019): The Malone commit Myers was by far the most skilled player in the gym and a difficult matchup for anyone. An elite shooter with range for days, Myers scored it in every way on Friday, really impressing on the drive. Myers has a great feel, plays with a good pace and knows how to create separation. Look for him to light it up for the Chieftians this winter before moving onto what should be a great college career. "

[pfloyd]

12 days until tip off !!!

[TVC]

... Southern ??? ...

I heard one team cancelled last minute and they jumped in.

... how did Southern look ? size ? shooters?

I heard Southern played well for being clearly outmatched vs all the D1 schools

[Reds Fan]

what game on opening night is the best one to go out and watch

[Bigbluefan12]

Gallia Academy plays Athens opening night should be a great game

[Ukfanatic]

Athens also plays waverly at piketon on the first Saturday. What a brutal way to start the season.

[mlittle]

Unioto opens with Logan and ZT. Also a pretty tough start to the season

[Ironman92]

Jackson ends @Waverly, @Athens and Chillicothe

[Pa Trojan]

Looking forward to the Trojans vs Southeastern, lets get it started

[pfloyd]

10 days 'til tip off !!!

[mlittle]

Crazy. Can’t believe it’s only 10 days away