bbjunky81 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 8:32 am
As of today Martin RPI has it
1.) Fairfield
2.) Fed Hock
3.) South Webster
4.) Paint Valley
5.) Green
6.) Eastern Pike
7.) Notre Dame
8.) Waterford
9.) Trimble
10.) Western
11.) Whiteoak
12.) St. Joe
13.) South Gallia
14.) Glenwood
15.) Manchester
16.) Symmes Valley
17.) East
18.) Reedsville Eastern
19.) Southern
20.) Miller
21.) Clay
Most teams will have 2-3 games left before the draw. The draw will be February 5th.
A couple things to keep an eye on:
South Webster plays @ Minford Friday. Will a loss to them hurt them any? Will a win catapult them into the #2 spot?
Notre Dame plays Green at home on the 31st. Will a win switch them places with Green in the bracket? Or at least jump them to #6?
Paint Valley has Westfall Saturday, a loss to them could potentially slide them out of the #4 spot but I don't see them dropping any lower than #5. A win probably keeps them safely at the #4.
Federal Hocking doesn't have any true tough teams left before the draw. Fairfield has lost their leading scorer for the year and has North Adams Friday. Even if they lose I think they're comfortably still #1 and Fed Hock can't jump them.
All of this applies more to Martin RPI because who knows what some of these coaches will vote. But I do believe we're just a couple years away from all districts using Martin RPI so it's good to get the conversation going now.
I do not think a loss to Minford drops SW. I do not think ND win will give them a higher seed over Green(has any heard about Sampson?), but I do think that ND is deserving of the 6 at this moment. Agree with the rest of your post about the seedings this season.
I think if Western is 12-8 at the draw they will end up the 8 over Waterford and Trimble. If they drop one I think they will fall to the 11.
I would say with some of their results of late that Manchester is closer to the 12 than the 15, IMO.