... the first week in 08 saw both
Zanesville and Chillicothe flex their muscle with Zanesville taking a twinbill - beating Jackson and Wheeling Park W.Va on back to back nights while Chillicothe crushed SEOAL opponent Logan 76-41 ...
Huntington (10-0) moved to double figure wins by getting by 2-8 Unioto 49-38 ... last weeks #3's
North Adams and Fairland both added "L's" to their handy dandy pocket schedules with North Adams losing to 8-2 Ripley 69-58 to drop to 11-1 ... Fairland hosted in-league foe South Point in THE game of the WEEK that WAS with the Pointers winning on a last second shot for the 2nd game in a row (both shots by Beau Weed) 72-71 SP over Fairland (9-1) ... #4
Vinton County showed they won't be happy in the 4 spot as the Vikings picked up 2 wins - stopping the Meigs win streak at 3 games 69-57 before going into Waverly to beat the hapless (2-7) Tigers 52-39 to push their own record to 11-1 on the season ... Coach Persin led his
Oak Hill boyz against the South Webster Jeeps with OHHS getting the 59-41 decision to move to a fine 10-1 after week one of 2008 ... one of the most consistent teams in Southern Ohio, the
Wheelersburg Pirates, have continued to improve in ALL phases of the game ... led by seniors Drew Spradlin / Matt Jenkins the Burg is playing outstanding defense giving up less than 40 ppg this past week in their 2 wins (58-38 vs Ports. West/ 71-41 vs Portsmouth HS) ... Coach Barrick's Pirates may be playing the best hoops in Southern Ohio at 8-2 ... last weeks #7
South Point played but one game in the WEEK that WAS but what a game - traveling into Fairland and beating the Dragons on their home court 72-71 ... the Pointers remain undefeated at 9-0 ... last weeks final spot in the Elite 8 was held down by the
Logan Elm Braves ... Coach Stiverson's boyz did what's necessary to remain in the top list - winning ... LE achieved their defensive goal by holding their opponent under 50 ... the Braves beat Amanda 75-48 to hold serve in the Elite 8 ....
... a short recap of last weeks top 8 spot holders ... with the losses we definitely had movement up and down the list ... let's take a look at Pfloyd's Elite 8 after the first week in January ...
Pfloyd's Elite 8 in Southern/SouthEast Ohio
1. Zanesville 10-0 / Chillicothe 7-1
2. Huntington 10-0
3. Vinton County 11-1 / Oak Hill 10-1
4. Wheelersburg 8-2
5. South Point 9-0
6. North Adams 11-1 / Fairland 9-1
7. Logan Elm 7-3
8. Chesapeake 8-1 ... we welcome the 'Peake to the Elite 8 after the Panthers picked up win number 8 in a row on the season beating Coal Grove 76-39 ... will CHS have the staying power to remain in the Elite list ? a BIG test as the Panthers take on current #5 South Point Tuesday night Jan. 8th ...
Treehugger Wannabees ...
Warren 7-2
Greenfield McClain 9-2
Piketon 8-2
Adena 6-3
Federal Hocking 7-3
Washington Courthouse 6-4 ... "the House" played Jonathan Alder last week but I have no results on that one ... b618 says Alder got the W ...
Circleville 7-4
Fairfield Union 7-5
Waterford 6-2
Minford 6-4
Southern 7-4
Alexander 6-4
Western Pike 6-3
Lynchburg Clay 7-3
New Boston 6-2
Symmes Valley 6-3
Ironton 4-4
Northwest 6-4
Rock Hill 5-5
Logan 5-5
Coal Grove 5-5
Portsmouth 5-6
Teams on the End Table ...
Marietta 4-6
Belpre 6-6
Reedsville Eastern 4-5
Portsmouth East 5-5
WhiteOak 5-5
Zane Trace 4-6
West Union 4-7
Unioto 2-8
... as usual please feel free to "trash on the lists" ... correct any mistakes to keep my committee of one - me - accurate ...
